MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES

AUGUST 31, 2003
(Details may not add to totals)

TABLE I -- SUMMARY OF TREASURY SECURITIES OUTSTANDING, AUGUST 31, 2003

(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................          961,642                    31                961,674
  Notes.......................................        1,749,631                    47              1,749,678
  Bonds.......................................          576,601                   310                576,910
  Inflation-Indexed Notes.....................          119,905                     0                119,905
  Inflation-Indexed Bonds.....................           46,034                     0                 46,034
Total Marketable  a...........................        3,453,812        1          388              3,454,201

Nonmarketable:
  Depositary Compensation Securities..........           44,701                     0                 44,701
  Domestic Series.............................           29,995                     0                 29,995
  Foreign Series..............................           11,107                     0                 11,107
  R.E.A. Series...............................                1                     0                      1
  State and Local Government Series...........          149,855                     0                149,855
  United States Savings Securities............          200,773                     0                200,773
  Government Account Series...................           53,365             2,841,793              2,895,158
  Other.......................................            4,250                     0                  4,250
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          494,047             2,841,793              3,335,840

Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        3,947,860             2,842,181              6,790,041
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, AUGUST 31, 2003
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                                              Amount Outstanding
                                              Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Debt Subject to Limit:
  Public Debt Outstanding.....................        3,947,860             2,842,181              6,790,041
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              516                     0                    516
    Unamortized Discount  2...................           33,203                12,793                 45,997
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        3,914,140             2,829,387              6,743,528

  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  3               247                     0                    247

  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        3,914,388             2,829,387              6,743,775
  Statutory Debt Limit  4.................................................................         7,384,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.........................................................           640,225







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THE BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT