WASHINGTON (AP) - Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.
Total public debt subject to limit Sept. 24 15,978,942 Statutory debt limit 16,394,000 Total public debt outstanding Sept. 24 16,017,841 Operating balance Sept. 24 79,661 Interest fiscal year 2012 through August 233,789 Interest same period 2011 233,620 Deficit fiscal year 2012 through August 1,164,373 Deficit same period 2011 1,234,045 Receipts fiscal year 2012 through August 2,187,527 Receipts same period 2011 2,062,342 Outlays fiscal year 2012 through August 3,351,900 Outlays same period 2011 3,296,387 Gold assets in September 11,041
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