MONTHLY STATEMENT OF THE PUBLIC DEBT
OF THE UNITED STATES

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

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

(Millions of dollars)
                                              Amount Outstanding
Title                                         Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Marketable:
  Bills.......................................          928,768                    30                928,799
  Notes.......................................        1,905,725                    47              1,905,772
  Bonds.......................................          564,186                   232                564,418
  Inflation-Indexed Notes.....................          129,829                     0                129,829
  Inflation-Indexed Bonds.....................           46,364                     0                 46,364
Total Marketable  a...........................        3,574,873        1          310              3,575,182

Nonmarketable:
  Depositary Compensation Securities..........           18,812                     0                 18,812
  Domestic Series.............................           29,995                     0                 29,995
  Foreign Series..............................            9,702                     0                  9,702
  R.E.A. Series...............................                1                     0                      1
  State and Local Government Series...........          149,189                     0                149,189
  United States Savings Securities............          203,862                     0                203,862
  Government Account Series...................           53,569             2,953,411              3,006,980
  Other.......................................            4,241                     0                  4,241
Total Nonmarketable  b........................          469,371             2,953,411              3,422,782

Total Public Debt Outstanding.................        4,044,244             2,953,720   18         6,997,964   18
TABLE II -- STATUTORY DEBT LIMIT, DECEMBER 31, 2003
.
                                              Amount Outstanding
                                              Debt Held             Intragovernmental     Totals
                                              By the Public         Holdings
Debt Subject to Limit:
  Public Debt Outstanding.....................        4,044,244             2,953,720              6,997,964
  Less Amounts Not Subject to Limit:
    Other Debt Not Subject to Limit...........              515                     0                    515
    Unamortized Discount  2...................           31,848                12,984                 44,832
  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,011,881             2,940,736              6,952,617

  Other Debt Subject to Limit:
    Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies  3               276                     0                    276

  Total Public Debt Subject to Limit..........        4,012,157             2,940,736              6,952,893
  Statutory Debt Limit  4.................................................................         7,384,000
  Balance of Statutory Debt Limit.........................................................           431,107







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THE BUREAU OF THE PUBLIC DEBT