Schedules of Federal Debt
Introduction
The Schedules of Federal Debt dataset provides monthly and fiscal year-to-date changes in federal debt. It shows increases (borrowing) and decreases (repayments) in debt. The data notes whether the debt is debt held by the public or intragovernmental holdings. These two categories are further broken down into principal debt, accrued interest payable, and net unamortized premiums/discounts. All figures are rounded to the nearest million.
Reports and Files
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Dataset Properties
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| Schedules of Federal Debt by Month | record_date | Record Date | The date that data was published. | DATE | 1 |
| Schedules of Federal Debt by Month | debt_holder_type | Debt Holder Type | Indicates whether the debt is held by the public or part of intragovernmental holdings. | STRING | 1 |
| Schedules of Federal Debt by Month | security_class1_desc | Security Class 1 Description | Tier one of a two-tier hierarchy for categorizing federal debt. | STRING | 0 |
| Schedules of Federal Debt by Month | security_class2_desc | Security Class 2 Description | Tier two of a two-tier hierarchy for categorizing federal debt. | STRING | 1 |
| Schedules of Federal Debt by Month | principal_mil_amt | Principal Amount in Millions | Principal amount is the face value of federal debt. It is the amount borrowed or the amount still owed without interest. All figures are rounded to the nearest million. | CURRENCY0 | 0 |
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Notes & Known Limitations
Total Public Debt Outstanding Disclaimer
There are six datasets on Fiscal Data which include the national debt, which is referred to as Total Public Debt Outstanding (TPDO). TPDO is the sum of Debt Held by the Public and Intragovernmental (Intragov) Holdings. Some datasets include debt issued by the Federal Financing Bank (FFB). The datasets listed below only include debt issued by the Treasury Department. The list below provides information on where there are differences in debt calculations related to the national debt.
Debt to the Penny contains TPDO, as well as a breakout of Debt Held by the Public and Intragov Holdings. In this dataset, Intragov Holdings includes debt issued by the FFB.
Historical Debt Outstanding contains TPDO, but no breakout of Debt Held by the Public and Intragov Holdings. In this dataset, TPDO includes debt issued by the FFB.
Daily Treasury Statement (DTS) contains Debt Held by the Public and Intragov Holdings, but does not aggregate these two categories into TPDO. In this dataset, Intragov Holdings includes debt issued by the FFB. Dollar values for Debt Held by the Public and Intragov Holdings are rounded in millions to cohere with other data in the dataset. Please note that the published reports on the Fiscal Service site contain TPDO values.
Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS) contains TPDO, as well as a breakout of Debt Held by the Public and Intragov Holdings. In this dataset, Intragov Holdings includes debt issued by the FFB.
Monthly Statement of the Public Debt (MSPD) contains TPDO, as well as a breakout of Debt Held by the Public and Intragov Holdings. In this dataset, Intragov Holdings includes debt issued by the FFB. Dollar values are rounded in millions to cohere with other data in the dataset.
Schedules of Federal Debt contains Debt Held by the Public and Intragov Holdings, but does not aggregate these two categories into TPDO. In this dataset, Intragov Holdings do not include debt issued by the FFB. Dollar values are rounded in millions to cohere with other data in the dataset.
End Total Public Debt Outstanding Disclaimer
All values are rounded to the nearest million. Some columns in this dataset overlap with the U.S. Treasury Monthly Statement of the Public Debt (MSPD), Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS), and Debt to the Penny datasets. Debt issued by the Federal Financing Bank (FFB) is included in the intragovernmental holdings and total public debt outstanding on the MSPD, but not in the Schedules of Federal Debt because it is not debt managed by the Bureau of the Fiscal Service. The difference between these datasets is equal to the amount of Federal Financing Bank securities outstanding. The full version of Notes is included in the audited Schedules of Federal Debt prepared at the end of the fiscal year (September 30). For informational purposes, the tables and numbers of the Notes are published each month. These standards meet the requirements for the Consolidated Financial Statements according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Total Public Debt Outstanding = Debt Held by the Public + Intragovernmental Holdings
This dataset does not explicitly state the Total Public Debt Outstanding. It does contain Debt Held by the Public and Intragovernmental Holdings which sum to Total Public Debt Outstanding.
Please note that Total Public Debt Outstanding may be calculated differently within different datasets. See those datasets Notes & Known Limitations section for more details.
API Quick Guide
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