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Table of Contents 

FINANCIAL OPERATIONS 

 

PROFILE OF THE ECONOMY 

Analysis—Summary of Economic Indicators ........................................................................................................................ 3

FEDERAL FISCAL OPERATIONS 

Introduction—Federal Fiscal Operations ............................................................................................................................. 10 

Analysis—Budget Results and Financing of the U.S. Government and Second-Quarter Receipts by Source .................... 11 

FFO-A—Chart: Monthly Receipts and Outlays ................................................................................................................. 13 

FFO-B—Chart: Budget Receipts by Source ........................................................................................................................ 13 

FFO-1—Summary of Fiscal Operations .............................................................................................................................. 14 

FFO-2—On-Budget and Off-Budget Receipts by Source ................................................................................................... 15 

FFO-3—On-Budget and Off-Budget Outlays by Agency ................................................................................................... 17 

FFO-4—Summary of U.S. Government Receipts by Source and Outlays by Agency ........................................................ 19

ACCOUNT OF THE U.S. TREASURY 

Introduction—Source and Availability of the Balance in the Account of the U.S. Treasury .............................................. 20 

UST-1—Elements of Change in Federal Reserve and Tax and Loan Note Account Balances ........................................... 20

FEDERAL DEBT 

Introduction—Federal Debt ................................................................................................................................................. 22 

FD-1—Summary of Federal Debt ....................................................................................................................................... 23 

FD-2—Debt Held by the Public .......................................................................................................................................... 24 

FD-3—Government Account Series .................................................................................................................................... 25 

FD-4—Interest-Bearing Securities Issued by Government Agencies .................................................................................. 26 

FD-5—Maturity Distribution and Average Length of Marketable Interest-Bearing Public Debt Held by 

 Private Investors .................................................................................................................................................... 27 

FD-6—Debt Subject to Statutory Limit ............................................................................................................................... 28 

FD-7—Treasury Holdings of Securities Issued by Government Corporations and Other Agencies ................................... 29

PUBLIC DEBT OPERATIONS 

Introduction—Public Debt Operations ................................................................................................................................ 31 

TREASURY FINANCING ................................................................................................................................................. 31 

PDO-1—Offerings of Regular Weekly Treasury Bills ........................................................................................................ 39 

PDO-2—Offerings of Marketable Securities Other than Regular Weekly Treasury Bills .................................................. 40 

OWNERSHIP OF FEDERAL SECURITIES 

Introduction—Ownership of Federal Securities .................................................................................................................. 41 

OFS-1—Distribution of Federal Securities by Class of Investors and Type of Issues ........................................................ 42 

OFS-2—Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities ................................................................................................ 43

U.S. CURRENCY AND COIN OUTSTANDING AND IN CIRCULATION

Introduction—U.S. Currency and Coin Outstanding and in Circulation ............................................................................. 44 

USCC-1—Amounts Outstanding and in Circulation; Currency, Coins ............................................................................... 44 

USCC-2—Amounts Outstanding and in Circulation; by Denomination, Per Capita Comparative Totals .......................... 45
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INTERNATIONAL STATISTICS 

FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

Introduction—Foreign Currency Positions .......................................................................................................................... 49 

SECTION I—Canadian Dollar Positions 

FCP-I-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants ..................................................................................................... 50 

FCP-I-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants ................................................................................................... 51 

FCP-I-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants .................................................................................................. 51 

SECTION II—Japanese Yen Positions 

FCP-II-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants ................................................................................................... 52 

FCP-II-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants .................................................................................................. 53 

FCP-II-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants ................................................................................................. 53 

SECTION III—Swiss Franc Positions 

FCP-III-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants .................................................................................................. 54 

FCP-III-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants ................................................................................................. 55 

FCP-III-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants ................................................................................................ 55 

SECTION IV—Sterling Positions 

FCP-IV-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants .................................................................................................. 56 

FCP-IV-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants ................................................................................................. 57 

FCP-IV-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants ................................................................................................ 57 

SECTION V—U.S. Dollar Positions 

FCP-V-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants ................................................................................................... 58 

FCP-V-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants .................................................................................................. 59 

FCP-V-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants ................................................................................................. 59 

SECTION VI—Euro Positions 

FCP-VI-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants .................................................................................................. 60 

FCP-VI-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants ................................................................................................. 61 

FCP-VI-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants ................................................................................................ 61 

EXCHANGE STABILIZATION FUND 

Introduction—Exchange Stabilization Fund ........................................................................................................................ 62 

ESF-1—Balance Sheet ........................................................................................................................................................ 62 

ESF-2—Income and Expense .............................................................................................................................................. 63

SPECIAL REPORTS 

TRUST FUNDS 

Introduction—Highway Trust Fund .................................................................................................................................... 67 

TF-6A—Highway Trust Fund; Highway Account, Mass Transit Account ......................................................................... 67

RESEARCH PAPER SERIES ............................................................................................................................................. 68

GLOSSARY ........................................................................................................................................................................ 70 

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Nonquarterly Tables and Reports 

For the convenience of the “Treasury Bulletin” user, nonquarterly tables and reports 

are listed below along with the issues in which they appear. 

Issues 

March June Sept. Dec. 

Federal Fiscal Operations 

 

FFO-5.—Internal Revenue Receipts by State ........................................................... √

FFO-6.—Customs and Border Protection Collection of Duties, Taxes and Fees 

by Districts and Ports ............................................................................... √

 

Special Reports 

 

Financial Report of the United States Government excerpt ...................................... √ 

Trust Fund Reports: 

Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund ............................................................. √ 

Airport and Airway Trust Fund ........................................................................ √ 

Black Lung Disability Trust Fund .................................................................... √ 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund ....................................................................... √ 

Hazardous Substance Superfund ....................................................................... √ 

Highway Trust Fund ......................................................................................... √ 

Inland Waterways Trust Fund ........................................................................... √ 

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund .............................................. √ 

Nuclear Waste Fund .......................................................................................... √ 

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund ........................................................................... √ 

Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund ............................................. √ 

Reforestation Trust Fund .................................................................................. √ 

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund ................................................ √ 

Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund ............... √ 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ........................................................ √ 

Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund ............................... √ 

 
OPERATIONS

Profile of the Economy

Federal Fiscal Operations

Account of the U.S. Treasury

Federal Debt

Public Debt Operations

Ownership of Federal Securities

U.S. Currency and Coin Outstanding

and in Circulation
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Profile of the Economy 

[Source: Office of Macroeconomic Analysis] 

As of May 8, 2015 

Introduction 

U.S. economic growth slowed considerably in early 2015 

due in part to harsh winter weather and other temporary 

influences. Private consumption continued to lead growth, if 

at a much slower pace, but net exports posed a substantial 

drag on economic activity for the second straight quarter as 

lackluster foreign demand weighed on exports. Private 

sector job growth in 2014 was the strongest of any year since 

1997. Employment continued to rise in early 2015, but the 

pace of job growth has moderated from particularly robust 

gains late last year. The unemployment rate edged down to 

5.4 percent in April, to its lowest level since May 2008. 

Inflation remained low, in part reflecting the steep decline in 

energy prices between mid-2014 and early 2015. While 

energy prices have crept higher in the past few months, they 

remain well below year-ago levels and continue to be a net 

positive for growth. 

Although the Administration has taken a number of steps 

in recent years to promote stronger economic growth in the 

near term, it has also pursued deficit reduction measures in 

the interests of the nation’s longer-term growth. Since 2011, 

the budget deficit has been reduced by roughly $4 trillion 

(including the deep cuts imposed by sequestration). The 

federal budget deficit has fallen from a peak of 9.8 percent 

of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in fiscal year 2009 to 2.8 

percent in fiscal year 2014, and is expected to fall slightly 

further on net in the coming fiscal years. 

At its most recent meeting in April 2015, the Federal 

Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) 

announced it would maintain the target range for the federal 

funds rate as well as existing programs for reinvestment of 

principal payments and roll-overs of maturing Treasuries at 

auction. The Committee also observed that it “anticipates 

that it will be appropriate to raise the target range for the 

federal funds rate when it has seen further improvement in 

the labor market and is reasonably confident that inflation 

will move back to its 2 percent objective over the medium 

term.” 

Economic Growth 

Since the current expansion began in mid-2009, the 

economy has grown by 13.6 percent and, as of the first 

quarter of 2015, real GDP was 8.8 percent above its level at 

the end of 2007, when the recession began. According to the 

advance estimate, real GDP rose 0.2 percent at an annual 

rate during the first quarter of 2015, after advancing 2.2 

percent in the fourth quarter. Consumer spending growth 

decelerated in the first quarter but still provided a moderate 

boost to growth along with private inventory accumulation. 

Residential investment growth also slowed but made a small 

contribution to GDP growth. Business fixed investment fell, 

primarily reflecting a sharp decline in spending on mining 

structures in response to lower oil prices. Federal 

Government outlays rose modestly, but State and local 

government spending declined for the first time in four 

quarters. A sharp widening of the trade deficit, as exports 

declined and imports rose, posed a large drag on first quarter 

GDP growth. 

Private domestic final demand (consumption plus private 

fixed investment, considered a better measure of underlying 

private demand because it subtracts out government 

spending, inventory movements, and net exports) grew at a 

1.1 percent annual rate in the first quarter, slowing from the 

fourth quarter’s 4.5 percent pace. Real personal consumption 

expenditures—which account for about 70 percent of 

GDP—rose at a 1.9 percent annual rate in the first quarter, 

decelerating from the 4.4 percent pace in the fourth quarter. 

Growth of consumer spending for both goods and services 

slowed. Altogether, consumption contributed 1.3 percentage 

points to real GDP growth in the first quarter. 

Residential investment—mostly residential homebuilding—advanced 1.3 percent in the first quarter, 

following a 3.8 percent rise in the fourth quarter. Residential 

activity made an essentially flat contribution to first-quarter 

real GDP growth. 

The housing sector began slowing in mid-2013, although 

prices have continued to rise. New residential construction 

activity slowed early in 2015 due in part to harsh winter 

weather in some regions of the country. After reaching a 6-1⁄2 

year high in December 2014, single-family housing starts 

fell 2.7 percent in the year through March to an annual rate 
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of 618,000 units. Single-family starts remain more than 66 

percent below their January 2006 peak, and well below the 

1.1 million unit average observed from 1980 to 2004. 

(Multi-family starts also fell early in 2015, but in contrast 

with single-family starts, have generally remained at their 

pre-recession level.) Sales of new single-family homes rose 

19.4 percent over the year through March to a 481,000 

annual rate. Sales of all existing homes (94 percent of all 

home sales, including single-family, condos and co-ops) rose 

10.4 percent over the year to just under 5.2 million at an 

annual rate in March 2015. House prices have continued to 

rise, albeit at a slower pace in recent months. The FHFA 

purchase-only home price index rose 5.4 percent over the 

year ending in February 2015, down from a peak of 8.3 

percent in the summer of 2013. The Standard and Poor’s 

(S&P)/Case-Shiller composite 20-city home price index rose 

5.0 percent over the year ending in February 2015, down 

from a peak of 13.7 percent in November 2013. Other house 

price measures show a similar pattern of decelerating home 

price appreciation. 

Growth of nonresidential fixed investment—about 12 

percent of GDP—fell by 3.4 percent in the first quarter, 

following a 4.7 percent advance in the fourth quarter and 

strong gains of 9.7 percent and 8.9 percent in the second and 

third quarters of 2014, respectively. The drop in business 

fixed investment spending primarily reflected a plunge in 

business investment for oil exploration in response to the 

steep drop in oil prices since mid-2014. Growth of spending 

on equipment slowed to 0.1 percent in the first quarter from 

0.6 percent in the fourth quarter. Investment in intellectual 

property products—including outlays for software, research 

and development, and entertainment, literary and artistic 

originals—remained solid, growing by 7.8 percent in the 

first quarter after a 10.3 percent advance in the fourth 

quarter. Altogether, nonresidential fixed investment 

subtracted 0.4 percentage point from real GDP growth in the 

first quarter of 2015, after adding 0.6 percentage point in the 

fourth quarter. The negative contribution from business 

fixed investment was more than offset by a pickup in the 

pace of inventory accumulation. The change in private 

inventories contributed 0.7 percentage point to real GDP 

growth in the first quarter, after subtracting 0.1 percentage 

point from real GDP growth in the fourth quarter. 

Exports account for about 13 percent of GDP, while 

imports (which are subtracted from total domestic spending 

to calculate GDP) account for about 17 percent. In the first 

quarter of 2015, exports fell by 7.2 percent and imports rose 

1.8 percent - both exports and imports were likely hampered 

by the West Coast ports labor dispute, which was resolved in 

February. With imports rising and exports declining, the net 

export deficit widened and subtracted 1.3 percentage points 

from GDP growth in the first quarter. In the fourth quarter, 

net exports subtracted 1.0 percentage point from GDP 

growth. 

The current account balance (reflecting international 

trade in goods and services, investment income flows, and 

unilateral transfers) has been in deficit almost continuously 

since the early 1980s and in 2006 reached a record $807 

billion, equivalent to 5.8 percent of GDP. The current 

account deficit narrowed sharply during the recession and to 

$381 billion (2.6 percent of GDP) in 2009. It has widened 

somewhat since then but remains well below its 2006 peak. 

In 2014, the current account deficit stood at $411 billion, or 

2.4 percent of GDP. 

Government purchases—which account for close to 20 

percent of GDP—declined 0.8 percent at an annual rate in 

the first quarter of 2015, following a 1.9 percent decline in 

the fourth quarter of 2014. Although government outlays for 

consumption and investment have fallen in 16 of the past 22 

quarters, increased spending at the state and local level had 

boosted outlays over the past two years. However, in the 

first quarter of 2015, State and local government spending 

fell by 1.5 percent, the first decline in four quarters. State 

and local government spending declined for 10 straight 

quarters from the fourth quarter of 2009 through the fourth 

quarter of 2012-the longest period of falling expenditures at 

this level of government in postwar history—but had risen 

nearly continuously since the first quarter of 2013. Federal 

spending edged up 0.3 percent in the first quarter, following 

a 7.3 percent decline in the fourth quarter. 

Labor Markets 

During the recession (from December 2007 through June 

2009), the economy lost 7.6 million private-sector jobs. Job 

losses continued even after the recovery began, but in 

February 2010 employment began to rise again. Since then, 

through April 2015, private nonfarm payroll employment 

has grown by almost 12 million. Total nonfarm payroll 

employment has increased by 11.7 million during the same 

period. 

Job losses during the recession were spread broadly 

across most sectors but, with the resumption of job growth, 

all of these sectors have added jobs. Since the labor market 

recovery began in early 2010, payrolls in professional and 

business services have risen by nearly 3.1 million, and the 

leisure and hospitality industry’s employment has increased 

by over 2.1 million through April 2015. Employment in the 

manufacturing sector has expanded by 869,000 since early 

2010. A few sectors added jobs throughout the recession and 

still continue to hire new workers: since early 2010, the 

health care and social assistance sector has added an 

additional 1.8 million jobs. On a net basis, the government 

sector also added workers to payrolls during the recession, 

although payrolls began declining late in 2008, and trended 

lower until early 2014. Government employment has 

increased since then but growth has been uneven. From 

February 2010 through April 2015, the government sector’s 

job losses totaled 569,000. Over that same period, State and 

local job losses numbered 429,000, including 365,000 local 

government jobs (of which 271,000 were in local education). 

Over the 12 months through April 2015, State and local 
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governments added a net 58,000 payroll jobs, including 

4,100 jobs in local education. 

The unemployment rate peaked at 10.0 percent in 

October 2009—a 26-year high—and 5.4 percentage points 

above the 4.6 percent average that prevailed during 2006 and 

2007, before the recession began. After October 2009, the 

unemployment rate trended lower, reaching a 7-year low of 

5.4 percent in April 2015. Broader measures of 

unemployment have also declined. The broadest measure, 

which includes workers who are underemployed and those 

who are only marginally attached to the labor force (the U-6 

unemployment rate), reached a record high of 17.1 percent 

in early 2010 (series dates from 1994)—more than double its 

pre-recession average of 8.3 percent. This measure stood at 

10.8 percent in April 2015. The percentage of the 

unemployed who have been out of work for 27 weeks or 

more peaked at an all-time high of 45.5 percent in April 

2010. This measure has since fallen and in April stood at 

29.0 percent, well above readings around 17.5 percent before 

the 2007 recession. 

Inflation 

Headline and core (excluding food and energy) inflation 

rates remain contained, and headline inflation has turned 

negative in recent months due to sharply lower energy 

prices. Headline consumer prices fell 0.1 percent over the 12 

months ending in March 2015, slowing from the 1.5 percent 

year-earlier rise. Energy prices fell 18.3 percent in the year 

through March, contrasting with the 0.4 percent rise in the 

year through March 2014. Food prices rose 2.3 percent over 

the year through March 2015, accelerating from the 1.7 

percent increase in the year through March 2014. On a 12-

month basis, core consumer prices (excluding food and 

energy) rose 1.8 percent through March 2015, edging up 

from the 1.7 percent advance in the year through March 

2014. Core inflation has been roughly stable around this 

level since early 2013. 

Oil and gasoline prices have fallen sharply since mid2014, although in recent weeks, they have begun to move a 

bit higher. The front-month futures price of West Texas 

Intermediate (WTI) crude oil averaged $54.38 per barrel in 

April 2015, nearly $48 below its April 2014 average. The 

retail price of regular gasoline averaged $2.44 per gallon in 

April 2015, $1.22 lower than its year-earlier average. 
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Federal Budget and Debt 

The federal budget deficit declined to $485 billion (2.8 

percent of GDP) in fiscal year 2014, dropping sharply from 

$680 billion (4.1 percent of GDP) in fiscal year 2013. The 

deficit has declined by 7 full percentage points from a peak 

of 9.8 percent in fiscal year 2009, making the past 5 years 

the most rapid period of fiscal consolidation that the United 

States has experienced since the years following the end of 

World War II. The debt-to-GDP ratio was 74.1 percent in 

fiscal year 2014, up from 72.3 percent in fiscal year 2013. 

In December 2014, Congress passed an omnibus bill that 

funded most of the Federal government through the end of 

fiscal year 2015 and a continuing resolution that funded the 

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through March 3, 

2015. Before DHS budget authority expired, however, 

Republicans in Congress allowed a clean appropriations bill 

for DHS to pass without issue. The level of authorized 

spending is consistent with spending caps set in the 

Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, which reduced the automatic 

sequestration required in fiscal year 2015 by $18 billion. 

In February 2015, the Administration released its fiscal 

year 2016 budget, which is designed to lower the budget 

deficit further and put the debt-to-GDP ratio on a declining 

path. The latest budget proposal would replace sequestration 

with targeted spending cuts and loophole closures, pay for 

all new investments, and achieve an additional $1.8 trillion 

in deficit reduction over the 10-year budget horizon. Deficit 

reduction would be achieved primarily through reforms to 

health programs, the tax code, and immigration. Under the 

fiscal year 2016 budget proposal, the budget deficit will 

decline slightly further on net over the next few years, 

stabilizing at 2.5 percent of GDP over the latter half of the 

10-year budget window—well below the 40-year average of 

3.2 percent of GDP. The debt-to-GDP ratio will stabilize at 

75.1 percent in fiscal year 2015 and decline steadily to 73.3 

percent in fiscal year 2025 (the lowest since fiscal year 

2013). The primary deficit is projected to become a primary 

surplus in fiscal year 2022, at which point it will no longer 

be adding to federal debt, and grow through the end of the 

forecast horizon. 

Economic Policy 

Key fiscal and monetary policy actions taken over the 

past few years have aided the recovery. On the fiscal policy 

side, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) 

of 2009 authorized the Federal Government to spend $787 

billion to stimulate domestic demand, an amount that was 

increased to $840 billion to be consistent with the 

President’s Fiscal Year 2012 Budget. This spending 

provided an important boost to economic activity, but the 

Administration also proposed and implemented a variety of 

additional programs to maintain the recovery’s momentum. 

These included an extension and expansion of the first-time 

home buyer tax credit, a new Small Business Jobs and 

Wages Tax Credit, and additional financial support for State 

and local Governments. In December 2010, the 2010 Tax 

Relief Act authorized a 2 percentage point payroll tax cut, 

extensions of unemployment benefits and refundable tax 

credits, and a 2-year extension of the 2001 tax cuts. In late 

December 2011, the 2 percentage point payroll tax cut and 

extended unemployment benefits included in the 2010 tax 

legislation were each extended for 2 additional months. In 

late February 2012, the extension of the payroll tax cut and 

extended unemployment benefits for the remainder of 2012 

were signed into law. 

In January 2013, the ATRA was signed into law. The 

American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (ATRA) 

permanently extended tax cuts for the vast majority of 

Americans and small businesses, extended Emergency 

Unemployment benefits for an additional year, extended a 

variety of other tax cuts and credits, postponed the sequester, 

originally scheduled to take effect on January 1, until March 

1, 2013, and raised tax rates for high-income earners 

(representing about 2 percent of taxpayers). Altogether, the 

ATRA is projected to reduce the deficit by $737 billion over 

the next decade. 

Partly in response to rising financial market stress, as 

well as to signs of more slowing in the broader economy, the 

Federal Reserve began the current cycle of monetary policy 

easing in September 2007. By late 2008, the FOMC had 

lowered the federal funds target interest rate dramatically, 

reducing it to a historically low range of 0 to 0.25 percent at 

the December 2008 FOMC meeting. Beginning with the 

August 2011 meeting, the FOMC also began identifying an 

expected timeframe for maintaining the federal funds rate 

target at “exceptionally low levels.” Initially put at mid2013, the timeframe was extended to “at least late 2014” at 

the January 2012 FOMC meeting, and then to “at least mid2015” at the September 2012 meeting, a timeframe for the 

target range which was maintained at the October 2012 

meeting. At the December 2012 meeting, the FOMC 

implemented numerical thresholds for its policy rate 

guidance. Specifically, the FOMC indicated that it would 

maintain the target range at least as long as the 

unemployment rate remained above 6.5 percent, inflation 

between 1 and 2 years ahead is projected to be no more than 

0.5 percentage point above the FOMC’s 2 percent longer-run 

goal, and long-term inflation expectations remain well 

anchored. At the December 2013 meeting, the FOMC 

commented on the role of the numerical thresholds in 

formulating monetary policy, indicating that, “it will likely 

be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the 

federal funds rate well past the time that the unemployment 

rate declines below 6-1⁄2 percent, especially if projected 

inflation continues to run below the Committee’s longer run 

goal.” At the FOMC meeting in March 2014, the Committee 

replaced the numerical thresholds in favor of qualitative 

guidance, noting it will “assess progress-both realized and 

expected-towards its objectives of maximum employment 

and 2 percent inflation” and that, “it will likely be 

appropriate to maintain the current target range ... for a 
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June 2015 

considerable time after the asset purchase program ends, 

especially if projected inflation continues to run below the 

Committee’s 2 percent longer-run goal, and provided longerterm inflation expectations remain well anchored.” 

At its most recent meeting in April 2015, the FOMC 

maintained the qualitative forward guidance adopted at the 

March 2014 FOMC meeting and also left out any reference to 

a timeframe for maintaining the current target range, which 

was dropped at the January 2015 meeting. The Committee 

also repeated its view, first expressed at the March 2015 

meeting, that, “it will be appropriate to raise the target range 

for the federal funds rate when it has seen further 

improvement in the labor market and is reasonably confident 

that inflation will move back to its 2 percent objective in the 

medium term.” The Committee made no other references to 

timeframe for changes in monetary policy at its April meeting. 

The FOMC added “import prices” to the range of 

information it assesses in determining monetary policy. 

The Federal Reserve significantly expanded its tools to 

increase liquidity in credit markets, and eased lending terms 

to sectors in need of liquidity, including a variety of facilities 

and funds directed at specific financial markets. As of June 

30, 2010, all of these special facilities had expired. At the 

August 2010 FOMC meeting, the Federal Reserve 

announced it would maintain its holdings of securities at 

current levels by reinvesting principal payments from 

agency debt and agency mortgage-backed securities in 

longer-term Treasury securities, and continue rolling over 

the Federal Reserve’s holdings of Treasury securities as they 

mature. At the end of June 2011, the FOMC completed 

purchases of $600 billion of longer-term Treasury securities. 

At the September 2011 meeting, the FOMC announced it 

would extend the average maturity of its holdings (a socalled “twist” operation) by purchasing $400 billion of 

longer-term (6 to 30 years) Treasury securities and selling an 

equal amount of shorter-term (3 years or less) Treasury 

securities, all by the end of June 2012. The Committee also 

announced the reinvestment of principal payments from its 

holdings of agency debt and agency mortgage-backed 

securities into the latter securities. At the June 2012 meeting, 

the FOMC extended and expanded its program to extend the 

average maturity of its holdings (the so-called “twist” 

operation announced in September 2011). At the September 

2012 meeting, the FOMC announced it would increase 

monetary accommodation through $40 billion per month in 

additional purchases of mortgage-backed securities through 

the end of the year. The FOMC announced additional 

monetary accommodation at the December 2012 meeting, 

including the completion of short-term securities sales 

(which drain liquidity) and the continuation of purchases of 

long-term Treasury securities at a rate of $45 billion per 

month beyond the end of 2012. The FOMC also indicated 

that monthly purchases of mortgage-backed securities at a 

pace of $40 billion per month would continue, and affirmed 

its existing policy of reinvesting principal payments. 

At the December 2013 meeting, the FOMC announced a 

tapering of long-term Treasury security purchases and 

mortgage-backed securities purchases of $5 billion each, 

beginning in January 2014. The tapering brought monthly 

purchases to $40 billion and $35 billion, respectively. At 

each subsequent meeting in January, March, April, June, 

July, and September 2014, the Committee announced further 

tapering of asset purchases of $5 billion in each category. At 

its meeting in October 2014, the Committee announced the 

conclusion of its asset purchase program at the end of 

October 2014. 

Financial Markets 

Financial markets have largely recovered from the 

unprecedented strains experienced in the fall of 2008, but 

came under renewed pressure in 2011, as investors 

expressed concerns about slowing economic growth in the 

United States as well as globally, and about strains in debt 

markets in Europe. The concerns persisted in 2012 and 2013, 

and expanded to include ongoing uncertainty about the 

United States fiscal situation and debt ceiling 

brinksmanship. While certain domestic headwinds have 

receded, and concerns have eased about the sovereign debt 

crisis in Europe, prospects for slowing global growth remain 

a concern. Overall, financial conditions in general continue 

to improve. Credit flows have increased substantially since 

early 2009, and in the first quarter of 2015, banks generally 

continued to ease standards and terms across several lending 

categories. Measures of risk tolerance and volatility have all 

improved. 

After plunging 38.5 percent in 2008, the sharpest loss 

since 1931 (when an earlier version of the index, containing 

only 90 stocks, dropped 47 percent), the S&P 500 index rose 

23.5 percent in 2009 and 12.8 percent in 2010. Although the 

index was flat in 2011, it advanced 13.4 percent in 2012 and 

29.6 percent in 2014. Last year, the index gained 11.4 

percent, after rising to, and retreating from, new record 

highs. Thus far in 2015, the index is up about 2.6 percent. 

The S&P Stock Market Volatility Index (VIX), often used as 

a measure of financial market uncertainty, surged to an alltime high of 80 in late October 2008, after hovering in a 

range of 20 to 30 for most of that year. The VIX retreated 

fairly steadily during 2009, ending that year at about 20. 

Since then, the VIX has fluctuated more widely, resurging to 

46 in mid-May 2010 and to that level again in early October 

2011. Since the most recent peak, this index has generally 

trended lower, and stood at about 15.1 as of early May 2015. 

A variety of factors have buffeted long-term Treasury 

interest rates, including flight-to-quality flows in response to 

a variety of specific risk events, as well as supply concerns 

related to funding of the Government’s debt, concern about 

the need for fiscal retrenchment, the downgrade of U.S. 

Treasury debt by rating agency S&P in August 2011, 

periodic concerns about European debt markets and debt 

downgrades in some European countries, and more recently, 

concerns about slowing global growth and geopolitical risks. 
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June 2015 

The yield on the 10-year note traded above the 3 percent 

level during the first half of 2011, but thereafter trended 

lower, reaching a record low of 1.43 percent in late July 

2012. The yield subsequently rose and fluctuated around the 

2 percent mark in early 2013, then fell to about 1.7 percent 

in early May 2013. Thereafter, the yield trended much 

higher, surpassing the 3 percent level in late 2013. Last year, 

the yield declined by nearly 90 basis points, ending the year 

at 2.2 percent, and fell by another 30 basis points, through 

early February 2015. Since then, the yield has trended 

higher, and stood at 2.2 percent as of early May 2015. The 3-

month Treasury bill yield fluctuated in a range from about 

0.05 percent to 0.17 percent for much of 2011 but, between 

August 2011 and January 2012, the yield fluctuated in a 

range of 0.0 percent to 0.02 percent. Since then, the yield has 

fluctuated under 0.1 percent as of early May 2015. The 2- to 

10-year Treasury yield spread, one measure of the steepness 

of the yield curve, widened to 291 basis points in early 

February 2011, then trended noticeably lower, reaching 132 

basis points in mid-November 2012. The spread widened 

again after that, reaching about 270 basis points in 

November 2013, but since then has narrowed significantly, 

and stood at about 160 basis points as of early May 2015. 

Key interest rates on private securities, which spiked in 

response to financial market turbulence in late 2008, have 

since retraced as conditions have stabilized. The spread 

between the 3-month London Inter-bank Offered Rate 

(LIBOR) and the 3-month Treasury bill rate (also known as 

the TED spread, a measure of inter-bank liquidity and credit 

risk) rose to an all-time high of nearly 460 basis points in 

early October 2008. However, improvements in short-term 

credit availability have led to a narrowing of this spread. 

Through early August 2011, the TED spread fluctuated in a 

range from 14 to 25 basis points. Subsequently, this spread 

widened, reaching almost 60 basis points earlier in 2013, 

before narrowing since then to 27 basis points as of early 

May 2015. The spread between the Baa corporate bond yield 

and the 10-year Treasury yield peaked at nearly 620 basis 

points in December 2008. After narrowing on trend in the 

intervening years, and trading below 300 basis points for 

much of 2011, the spread widened above that level again in 

early August 2011 to about 340 basis points. The spread 

remained above 300 basis points for much of 2012, but 

dropped below that level late in the year, where it has 

remained since then. The Baa-10-year spread narrowed to 

213 basis points in April 2014, but thereafter, has widened 

very gradually to 264 basis points as of early May 2015, still 

very high by historical standards. 

Rates for conforming mortgages have trended lower in 

recent years, as have rates for jumbo mortgages, although 

over the summer and fall of 2013, mortgage rates rose 

considerably. The interest rate for a 30-year conforming 

fixed-rate mortgage fell to a record low of 3.31 percent in 

November 2012; starting in May 2013, however, it started 

moving sharply higher. From early May through midSeptember 2013, the rate jumped up by 122 basis points. 

Since then, this rate has eased, falling by 74 basis points 

through the end of 2014 to 3.83 percent. The rate continued 

to trend lower early in 2015 but then started moving higher, 

and stood at 3.68 percent as of late April 2015.Key interest 

rates on private securities, which spiked in response to 

financial market turbulence in late 2008, have since retraced 

as conditions have stabilized. The spread between the 3-

month London Inter-bank Offered Rate (LIBOR) and the 3-

month Treasury bill rate (also known as the TED spread, a 

measure of inter-bank liquidity and credit risk) rose to an alltime high of nearly 460 basis points in early October 2008. 

However, improvements in short-term credit availability 
PROFILE OF THE ECONOMY 9 

June 2015 

have led to a narrowing of this spread. Through early August 

2011, the TED spread fluctuated in a range from 14 to 25 

basis points. Subsequently, this spread widened, reaching 

almost 60 basis points earlier in 2013, before narrowing 

since then to 24 basis points as of early February 2015. The 

spread between the Baa corporate bond yield and the 10-year 

Treasury yield peaked at nearly 620 basis points in 

December 2008. After narrowing on trend in the intervening 

years, and trading below 300 basis points for much of 2011, 

the spread widened above that level again in early August 

2011 to about 340 basis points. The spread remained above 

300 basis points for much of 2012, but dropped below that 

level late in the year, where it has remained since then. The 

Baa-10-year spread narrowed to 213 basis points in April 

2014, but since then, has widened very gradually to 255 

basis points as of early February 2015, still very high by 

historical standards. 

Rates for conforming mortgages have trended lower in 

recent years, as have rates for jumbo mortgages, although 

over the summer and fall of 2013, mortgage rates rose 

considerably. The interest rate for a 30-year conforming 

fixed-rate mortgage fell to a record low of 3.31 percent in 

November 2012; starting in May 2013, however, it started 

moving sharply higher. From early May through midSeptember 2013, the rate jumped up by 122 basis points. 

Since then, this rate has eased, falling by 74 basis points 

through the end of 2014 and another 24 basis points thus far 

in 2015, to 3.59 percent as of early February 2015. 

Foreign Exchange Rates 

The value of the U.S. dollar compared with the 

currencies of seven major trading partners (the euro area 

countries, Japan, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, 

Sweden, and Switzerland) appreciated to a peak level in 

February 2002, and then depreciated significantly over the 

next several years. From its peak in February 2002, to the 

recent low reached in August 2011, the exchange value of 

the dollar compared to an index of these currencies fell by 

about 39 percent. Although the dollar’s exchange value 

against this index remains well below the February 2002 

peak, it has appreciated between August 2011 and April 

2015 by about 32 percent. Since August 2011, the dollar has 

appreciated by about 55 percent against the yen and by about 

32 percent against the euro. Against an index of currencies 

of 19 other important trading partners (including China, 

India, and Mexico), the dollar has appreciated by nearly 14 

percent. 
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INTRODUCTION: Federal Fiscal Operations 

Budget authority usually takes the form of 

appropriations that allow obligations to be incurred and 

payments to be made. Reappropriations are Congressional 

actions that extend the availability of unobligated amounts 

that have expired or would otherwise expire. These are 

counted as new budget authority in the fiscal year of the 

legislation in which the reappropriation act is included, 

regardless of when the amounts were originally appropriated 

or when they would otherwise lapse. 

Obligations generally are liquidated by the issuance of 

checks or the disbursement of cash—outlays. Obligations 

may also be liquidated (and outlays recorded) by the accrual 

of interest on public issues of Treasury debt securities 

(including an increase in redemption value of bonds 

outstanding); or by the issuance of bonds, debentures, notes, 

monetary credits, or electronic payments. 

Refunds of collections generally are treated as 

reductions of collections, whereas payments for earnedincome tax credits in excess of tax liabilities are treated as 

outlays. Outlays during a fiscal year may be for payment of 

obligations incurred in prior years or in the same year. 

Outlays, therefore, flow in part from unexpended balances 

of prior year budget authority and from budget authority 

provided for the year in which the money is spent. Total 

outlays include both budget and off-budget outlays and are 

stated net of offsetting collections. 

Receipts are reported in the tables as either budget 

receipts or offsetting collections. They are collections from 

the public, excluding receipts offset against outlays. These, 

also called governmental receipts, consist mainly of tax 

receipts (including social insurance taxes), receipts from 

court fines, certain licenses, and deposits of earnings by the 

Federal Reserve system. Refunds of receipts are treated as 

deductions from gross receipts. Total Government receipts 

are compared with total outlays in calculating the budget 

surplus or deficit. 

Offsetting collections from other Government accounts 

or the public are of a business-type or market-oriented 

nature. They are classified as either collections credited to 

appropriations or fund accounts, or offsetting receipts (i.e., 

amounts deposited in receipt accounts). The former 

normally can be used without an appropriation act by 

Congress. These occur in two instances: (1) when 

authorized by law, amounts collected for materials or 

services are treated as reimbursements to appropriations. 

For accounting purposes, earned reimbursements are also 

known as revenues. These offsetting collections are netted 

against gross outlays in determining net outlays from such 

appropriations; and (2) in the three types of revolving funds 

(public enterprise, intragovernmental, and trust); offsetting 

collections are netted against spending, and outlays are 

reported as the net amount. 

Offsetting receipts in receipt accounts cannot be used 

without appropriation. They are subdivided into three 

categories: (1) proprietary receipts, or collections from the 

public, offset against outlays by agency and by function; (2) 

intragovernmental transactions, or payments into receipt 

accounts from governmental appropriation or fund accounts. 

They finance operations within and between Government 

agencies and are credited with collections from other 

Government accounts; and (3) offsetting governmental 

receipts that include foreign cash contributions. 

Intrabudgetary transactions are subdivided into three 

categories: (1) interfund transactions—payments are from 

one fund group (either Federal funds or trust funds) to a 

receipt account in the other fund group; (2) Federal 

intrafund transactions—payments and receipts both occur 

within the Federal fund group; and (3) trust intrafund 

transactions—payments and receipts both occur within the 

trust fund group. 

Offsetting receipts are generally deducted from budget 

authority and outlays by function, subfunction, or agency. 

There are four types of receipts, however, that are deducted 

from budget totals as undistributed offsetting receipts. They 

are: (1) agencies’ payments (including payments by offbudget Federal entities) as employers into employees’ 

retirement funds; (2) interest received by trust funds; (3) 

rents and royalties on the Outer Continental Shelf lands; and 

(4) other interest (i.e., that collected on Outer Continental 

Shelf money in deposit funds when such money is 

transferred into the budget). 

The Government has used the unified budget concept set 

forth in the “Report of the President’s Commission on 

Budget Concepts” as a foundation for its budgetary analysis 

and presentation since 1969. The concept calls for the 

budget to include all of the Government’s fiscal transactions 

with the public. Since 1971, however, various laws have 

been enacted removing several Federal entities from (or 

creating them outside of) the budget. Other laws have 

moved certain off-budget Federal entities onto the budget. 

Under current law, the off-budget Federal entities consist of 

the two Social Security trust funds, Federal Old-Age and 

Survivors Insurance and the Federal Disability Insurance 

Trust Fund, and the Postal Service. 

Although an off-budget Federal entity’s receipts, 

outlays, and surplus or deficit ordinarily are not subject to 

targets set by the Congressional resolution, the Balanced 

Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 

[commonly known as the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act as 

amended by the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (2 United 

States Code 900-922)] included off-budget surplus or deficit 

in calculating deficit targets under that act and in calculating 

excess deficit. Partly for this reason, attention has focused 
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on both on- and off-budget receipts, outlays and deficit of 

the Government. 

Tables FFO-1, FFO-2, and FFO-3 are published 

quarterly and cover 5 years of data, estimates for 2 years, 

detail for 13 months, and fiscal year-to-date data. They 

provide a summary of data relating to Federal fiscal 

operations reported by Federal entities and disbursing 

officers, and daily reports from the FRBs. They also detail 

accounting transactions affecting receipts and outlays of the 

Government and off-budget Federal entities and their related 

effect on assets and liabilities of the Government. Data are 

derived from the “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts 

and Outlays of the United States Government.” 

 Table FFO-1 summarizes the amount of total 

receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit, as well as 

transactions in Federal securities, monetary assets, and 

balances in Treasury operating cash. 

 Table FFO-2 includes on- and off-budget receipts 

by source. Amounts represent income taxes, social 

insurance taxes, net contributions for other insurance and 

retirement, excise taxes, estate and gift taxes, customs 

duties, and net miscellaneous receipts. 

 Table FFO-3 details on- and off-budget outlays by 

agency. 

 Table FFO-4 summarizes on- and off-budget 

receipts by source and outlays by function as reported to 

each major fund group classification for the current fiscal 

year to date and prior fiscal year to date. 

 Table FFO-5 summarizes internal revenue receipts 

by states and by type of tax. Amounts reported are 

collections made in a fiscal year. They span several tax 

liability years because they consist of prepayments 

(estimated tax payments and taxes withheld by employers 

for individual income and Social Security taxes), payments 

made with tax returns and subsequent payments made after 

tax returns are due or are filed (that is, payments with 

delinquent returns or on delinquent accounts). 

Amounts are reported based on the primary filing 

address provided by each taxpayer or reporting entity. For 

multistate corporations, the address may reflect only the 

district where such a corporation reported its taxes from a 

principal office rather than other districts where income was 

earned or where individual income and Social Security taxes 

were withheld. In addition, an individual may reside in one 

district and work in another. 

 Table FFO-6 includes customs collection of duties, 

taxes, and fees by districts and ports.

Budget Results and Financing of the U.S. Government 

and Second-Quarter Receipts by Source 

[Source: Office of Tax Analysis, Office of Tax Policy] 

Second-Quarter Receipts 

The following capsule analysis of budget 

receipts, by source, for the second quarter of 

fiscal year 2015 supplements fiscal data reported 

in the March issue of the “Treasury Bulletin.” At 

the time of that issue’s release, not enough data 

were available to analyze adequately collections 

for the quarter. 

Individual income taxes—Individual income tax 

receipts, net of refunds, were $303.8 billion for the second 

quarter of fiscal year 2015. This is an increase of $25.3 

billion over the comparable prior year quarter. Withheld 

receipts increased by $15.6 billion and non-withheld 

receipts increased by $11.1 billion during this period. 

Refunds increased by $1.5 billion over the comparable fiscal 

year 2014 quarter. There was a decrease of $3.5 billion in 

accounting adjustments between individual income tax 

receipts and the Social Security and Medicare trust funds 

over the comparable quarter in fiscal year 2014. 

Corporate income taxes—Net corporate income tax 

receipts were $35.1 billion for the second quarter of fiscal 

year 2015. This is a decrease of $13.2 billion compared to 

the prior year second quarter. The $13.2 billion change is 

comprised of a decrease of $1.7 billion in estimated and 

final payments, and an increase of $11.6 billion in corporate 

refunds. 

Employment taxes and contributions—Employment 

taxes and contributions receipts for the second quarter of 

fiscal year 2015 were $269.0 billion, an increase of $14.7 

billion over the comparable prior year quarter. Receipts to 

the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance, Federal 

Disability Insurance, and Federal Hospital Insurance trust 

funds changed by $9.6 billion, $1.6 billion, and $3.2 billion 

respectively. There was a $11.6 billion accounting 

adjustment for prior years employment tax liabilities made 

in the second quarter of fiscal year 2015, while there was a 

$8.0 billion adjustment in the second quarter of fiscal year 

2014. 

Unemployment insurance—Unemployment insurance 

receipts, net of refunds, for the second quarter of fiscal year 

2015 were $9.8 billion, an increase of $0.1 billion over the 

comparable quarter of fiscal year 2014. Net State taxes 

deposited in the U.S. Treasury decreased by $0.2 billion to 

$5.7 billion. Net Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes 

increased by $0.3 billion to $4.1 billion. 
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Budget Results and Financing of the U.S. Government 

and Second-Quarter Receipts by Source, continued

Contributions for other insurance and retirement—

Contributions for other retirement were $0.9 billion for the 

second quarter of fiscal year 2015. This was a negligible 

change from the comparable quarter of fiscal year 2014. 

Excise taxes—Net excise tax receipts for the second 

quarter of fiscal year 2015 were $19.7 billion, an increase of 

$0.5 billion over the comparable prior year quarter. Total 

excise tax refunds for the quarter were $0.6 billion, an 

increase of $0.1 billion over the comparable prior year 

quarter. 

Estate and gift taxes—Net estate and gift tax receipts 

were $4.0 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. 

These receipts represent an increase of $0.5 billion over the 

same quarter in fiscal year 2014. 

Customs duties—Customs duties net of refunds were 

$8.2 billion for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015. This 

is an increase of $0.2 billion over the comparable prior year 

quarter. 

Miscellaneous receipts—Net miscellaneous receipts 

for the second quarter of fiscal year 2015 were $29.9 billion, 

a decrease of $4.1 billion over the comparable prior year 

quarter. This change is due in part to deposits of earnings by 

Federal Reserve banks decreasing by $7.8 billion.

Total On- and Off-Budget Results and Financing of the U.S. Government 

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

 Second quarter 2015 

 January - March 

 Fiscal year 2015 

 year to date 

Total on- and off-budget results: 

Total receipts ............................................................... 680,317 1,419,799

On-budget receipts .................................................. 471,993 1,047,919

Off-budget receipts .................................................. 208,324 371,880

Total outlays................................................................. 943,124 1,859,273

On-budget outlays.................................................... 732,189 1,493,807

Off-budget outlays.................................................... 210,934 365,465

Total surplus or deficit (-)............................................. -262,806 -439,473

On-budget surplus or deficit (-)................................ -260,197 -445,889

Off-budget surplus or deficit (-)................................ -2,610 6,415

Means of financing: 

Borrowing from the public ............................................ 66,769 307,261

Reduction of operating cash........................................ 123,368 58,217

Other means ................................................................ 72,668 73,993

Total on- and off-budget financing........................... 262,805 439,471

Second-Quarter Net Budget Receipts by Source, Fiscal Year 2015 

[In billions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

Source January February March 

Individual income taxes...................................................... 177.2 40.6 86.0

Corporate income taxes..................................................... 7.5 -2.9 30.5

Employment and general retirement.................................. 95.0 77.2 96.8

Unemployment insurance .................................................. 2.5 6.8 0.5

Contributions for other insurance and retirement .............. 0.3 0.3 0.3

Excise taxes ....................................................................... 6.7 6.4 6.6

Estate and gift taxes .......................................................... 1.3 1.0 1.6

Customs duties .................................................................. 3.0 2.5 2.6

Miscellaneous receipts ....................................................... 13.2 7.4 9.3

Total budget receipts ..................................................... 306.7 139.4 234.2

Note.—Detail may not add to totals due to independent rounding. 
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TABLE FFO-1—Summary of Fiscal Operations 

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

Total on-budget and off-budget results 

Means of 

financing 

– net transactions 

Borrowing from 

the public– 

Federal securities 

Public debt 

securities 

(10) 

Fiscal year 

or month 

Total receipts 

 (1) 

 On-budget

 receipts 

 (2) 

 Off-budget 

 receipts 

 (3) 

Total 

outlays 

(4) 

On-budget 

outlays 

(5) 

Off-budget 

outlays 

(6) 

Total 

surplus or

deficit (-) 

(7) 

On-budget 

surplus or 

deficit (-) 

(8) 

Off-budget 

surplus or

deficit (-) 

(9) 

 

2010 ............................ 2,161,728 1,530,040 631,688 3,455,931 2,901,248 554,683 -1,294,204 -1,371,208 77,004 1,652,342

2011 ............................ 2,302,495 1,736,709 565,787 3,598,086 3,099,477 498,609 -1,295,591 -1,362,769 67,179 1,234,576

2012 ............................ 2,449,092 1,879,592 569,500 3,538,447 3,030,856 507,589 -1,089,353 -1,151,263 61,913 1,286,476

2013 ............................ 2,773,979 2,100,705 673,274 3,454,254 2,820,439 633,815 -680,276 -719,738 39,460 667,974

2014 ............................ 3,020,847 2,285,246 735,602 3,504,199 2,798,105 706,095 -483,353 -512,857 29,507 1,076,474 2015 - Est.................... 3,176,072 2,410,502 765,570 3,758,577 3,005,957 752,620 -582,505 -595,455 12,950 832,105

2016 - Est.................... 3,525,179 2,724,214 800,965 3,999,467 3,201,064 798,403 -474,288 -476,850 2,562 706,431 

2014 - Mar................... 215,846 145,924 69,922 252,741 183,532 69,208 -36,895 -37,608 713 138,111

Apr................... 414,237 335,529 78,708 307,383 245,856 61,527 106,853 89,673 17,181 -92,169

May.................. 199,889 140,789 59,100 329,860 260,468 69,392 -129,971 -119,679 -10,292 8,777

June................. 323,646 255,321 68,325 253,127 228,599 24,528 70,519 26,722 43,798 115,779

July .................. 214,492 159,153 55,340 309,113 247,177 61,937 -94,621 -88,024 -6,597 54,297

Aug .................. 194,248 137,291 56,957 322,925 251,908 71,017 -128,677 -114,616 -14,060 62,244

Sept................. 351,722 290,458 61,264 245,912 176,192 69,720 105,810 114,266 -8,456 73,557

Oct................... 212,719 160,464 52,255 334,432 271,514 62,918 -121,713 -111,050 -10,663 114,972

Nov .................. 191,436 135,169 56,267 248,254 178,516 69,738 -56,818 -43,347 -13,471 67,642

Dec .................. 335,327 280,293 55,034 333,463 311,588 21,875 1,864 -31,295 33,159 135,844

2015 - Jan ................... 306,742 233,755 72,987 324,289 257,510 66,779 -17,546 -23,755 6,208 -56,783

Feb .................. 139,388 79,456 59,932 331,738 259,778 71,960 -192,350 -180,321 -12,028 73,210

Mar .................. 234,187 158,782 75,405 287,097 214,902 72,195 -52,910 -56,120 3,210 -4,729 Fiscal year 2015 to date ... 1,419,799 1,047,919 371,880 1,859,273 1,493,808 365,465 -439,473 -445,888 6,415 330,156

Means of financing—net transactions, continued

Borrowing from the publicFederal securities, continued Cash and monetary assets (deduct) 

Other 

(18) 

Transactions 

not applied 

to year’s 

surplus or 

deficit 

(19) 

Total 

Financing 

(20) 

Fiscal year 

or month 

Agency 

securities 

(11) 

Investments 

 of Government 

accounts 

(12) 

Total 

10+11-12

(13) 

U.S. Treasury 

operating 

cash 

(14) 

Special 

drawing 

rights 

(15) 

Other 

(16) 

Reserve 

position on the 

U.S. quota in 

the IMF 

(deduct) 

 (17) 

 

2010 ...................................... 771 179,044 1,474,069 34,567 -535 -538 -531 -147,277 -375 1,293,454

2011 ...................................... 1,014 125,742 1,109,849 -251,743 -1,535 6,011 9,719 -51,806 - 1,295,591

2012 ...................................... -589 133,641 1,152,249 27,356 -643 5,955 819 -29,408 - 1,089,353

2013 ...................................... 703 -33,340 702,019 2,939 -267 42 -3,658 -23,503 816 680,276

2014 ...................................... -1,234 277,668 797,573 69,916 -1,817 188 -4,994 -359,628 -834 483,348 2015 - Est.............................. 990 106,641 726,454 41,698 - - - -102,251 - 582,505

2016 - Est.............................. -208 104,063 602,161 - - - - -127,873 - 474,288 2014 - Mar............................. -69 11,090 126,952 96,159 -63 128 -671 5,487 - 36,886

Apr............................. -34 23,214 -115,417 6,154 145 483 -535 14,811 - -106,853

May ........................... -98 -26,013 34,692 -119,449 -322 -67 632 -23,927 - 129,971

June .......................... 173 81,576 34,376 110,406 194 619 -334 5,990 - -70,519

July............................ 58 -24,651 79,006 -12,062 -523 -117 -700 2,185 - 94,593

Aug............................ -370 -19,010 80,884 -78,573 -457 -302 317 -31,191 - 128,708

Sept........................... 132 22,589 51,099 109,637 -1,283 30 -719 -49,418 174 -105,810

Oct............................. 185 41,067 74,090 -40,899 -152 254 -4 6,822 - 121,713

Nov............................ 48 2,841 64,849 -9,132 -502 -716 -363 -18,744 - 56,818

Dec............................ 286 34,577 101,553 115,182 -553 -943 -1,162 9,104 - -1,867

2015 - Jan ............................. 14 -19,931 -36,839 -66,638 -1,399 286 -305 -13,673 - 17,544

Feb ............................ -307 -15,391 88,293 -121,885 -83 -1,226 -1,364 -20,524 - 192,327

Mar............................ 50 -19,994 15,315 65,155 -1,000 -865 -2,430 98,455 - 52,910 

Fiscal year 2015 to date ............. 276 23,169 307,261 -58,217 -3,689 -3,210 -5,628 61,440 - 439,445

These estimates are based on the President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, released by the 

Office of Management and Budget on February 2, 2015.

- No transactions. 

Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
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TABLE FFO-2—On-Budget and Off-Budget Receipts by Source 

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

Fiscal year 

or month 

Income taxes 

Social insurance 

and retirement receipts 

 Employment and general retirement 

Old-age, disability, and 

hospital insurance Individual Corporation 

Withheld 

(1) 

Other 

(2) 

Refunds 

(3) 

 Net 

 (4) 

 Gross 

 (5) 

Refunds

(6) 

Net 

 (7) 

Net income 

taxes 

(8) 

 Gross 

 (9) 

 

Refunds 

 (10) 

 Net 

 (11) 

 2010 .................. 880,361 278,223 260,035 898,549 279,880 88,443 191,437 1,089,986 813,505 1,749 811,756

2011 .................. 990,952 338,348 237,827 1,091,473 243,492 62,407 181,085 1,272,559 756,371 2,094 754,276

2012 .................. 1,018,104 352,355 238,251 1,132,207 281,841 39,552 242,290 1,374,497 772,948 2,305 770,643

2013 .................. 1,102,745 443,651 229,992 1,316,405 312,477 38,970 273,505 1,589,910 884,988 2,443 882,545

2014 .................. 1,149,709 476,591 231,733 1,394,567 353,553 32,822 320,729 1,715,296 962,237 2,529 959,708 2015 - Est.......... 1,478,076 - - 1,478,076 341,688 - 341,688 1,819,764 999,428 - 999,428

2016 - Est.......... 1,645,628 - - 1,645,628 473,304 - 473,304 2,118,932 1,046,213 - 1,046,213 2014 - Mar......... 114,609 13,519 56,983 71,145 36,107 3,974 32,133 103,278 89,062 - 89,062

Apr......... 89,239 206,670 57,745 238,164 43,473 4,220 39,253 277,417 102,038 - 102,038

May........ 86,829 6,588 13,473 79,945 9,371 1,339 8,031 87,976 75,188 - 75,188

June....... 89,738 59,518 6,521 142,735 71,648 1,470 70,178 212,913 88,634 - 88,634

July ........ 92,991 8,388 3,662 97,717 10,488 2,208 8,280 105,997 71,647 - 71,647

Aug ........ 86,536 6,135 2,873 89,798 5,291 1,389 3,902 93,700 73,678 - 73,678

Sept....... 94,971 69,298 2,975 161,294 76,042 2,511 73,530 234,824 83,488 2,529 80,959

Oct......... 93,992 21,571 8,902 106,661 14,848 4,619 10,228 116,889 69,910 - 69,910

Nov ........ 87,059 5,937 7,038 85,958 5,491 2,909 2,582 88,540 75,417 - 75,417

Dec ........ 133,918 14,525 3,414 145,029 87,471 3,240 84,231 229,260 74,167 - 74,167

2015 - Jan ......... 103,806 75,228 1,834 177,199 10,458 2,999 7,459 184,658 94,483 - 94,483

Feb ........ 108,211 6,179 73,776 40,614 5,702 8,569 -2,866 37,747 76,505 - 76,505

Mar ........ 121,794 16,082 51,903 85,973 39,698 9,218 30,481 116,453 96,152 - 96,152 Fiscal year 2015 

to date ................ 648,780 139,522 146,867 641,434 163,668 31,554 132,115 773,547 486,634 - 486,634

 

Fiscal year 

or month 

Social insurance and retirement receipts, continued

Employment and general retirement, continued Unemployment insurance Net for other insurance and retirement 

Railroad retirement Net employment 

and general 

retirement 

(15) 

Gross 

(16) 

 Refunds 

 (17) 

 Net un-

 employment 

 insurance 

 (18) 

Federal 

employees 

retirement 

(19) 

Other 

retirement 

(20) 

Total 

(21) 

Gross 

(12) 

Refunds 

(13) 

Net 

(14) 

 

2010 ............................ 4,141 1 4,140 815,896 44,922 99 44,823 4,042 35 4,076

2011 ............................ 4,240 2 4,238 758,515 56,335 95 56,241 4,021 30 4,051

2012 ............................ 4,289 6 4,283 774,926 66,747 99 66,647 3,712 30 3,739

2013 ............................ 4,963 63 4,900 887,445 56,958 149 56,811 3,539 25 3,564

2014 ............................ 5,374 16 5,359 965,067 55,536 142 55,394 3,447 27 3,472 2015 - Est.................... 5,573 - 5,573 1,005,001 56,351 - 56,351 3,635 25 3,660

2016 - Est.................... 5,699 - 5,699 1,051,912 56,260 - 56,260 3,731 23 3,754 2014 - Mar................... 531 25 506 89,569 491 18 473 305 2 308

Apr................... 489 -11 501 102,538 9,616 42 9,574 250 2 252

May ................. 482 2 480 75,668 15,608 17 15,591 309 2 311

June ................ -83 - -83 88,551 1,392 10 1,382 275 3 277

July.................. 524 - 524 72,171 4,413 15 4,398 260 2 262

Aug.................. 476 - 476 74,154 5,590 10 5,580 320 2 321

Sept................. 488 - 488 81,447 820 17 803 314 3 317

Oct................... 485 - 484 70,394 3,187 - 3,187 291 2 293

Nov.................. 452 1 451 75,868 3,218 4 3,214 278 1 279

Dec.................. 456 - 456 74,623 774 5 770 283 2 285

2015 - Jan ................... 512 - 512 94,995 2,523 3 2,519 336 2 338

Feb.................. 705 1 706 77,210 6,834 3 6,831 279 2 281

Mar.................. 646 - 646 96,797 481 27 454 326 2 328 Fiscal year 2015 to date... 3,256 2 3,255 489,887 17,017 42 16,975 1,793 11 1,804

 

See footnotes at end of table. 
FEDERAL FISCAL OPERATIONS 

June 2015 

16 

Fiscal year 

or month 

Excise 

taxes, con. 

Net excise 

taxes 

(35) 

Estate and gift taxes Customs duties 

Net miscellaneous receipts 

Total receipts 

Deposits of 

earnings by 

Federal 

Reserve 

banks 

(42) 

Universal 

service fund

and all 

other 

(43) 

Total 

(44) 

 Gross 

 (36) 

 Refunds 

 (37) 

Net 

(38) 

Gross 

(39) 

Refunds

(40) 

Net 

(41) 

On-budget 

(45) 

Off-budget

(46) 

 

2010 ....................... 66,909 19,751 866 18,885 26,266 969 25,298 75,845 20,010 95,855 1,530,040 631,688

2011 ....................... 72,381 9,079 1,680 7,399 30,697 1,178 29,519 82,546 19,284 101,831 1,736,708 565,787

2012 ....................... 79,062 14,451 477 13,971 32,079 1,774 30,306 81,955 23,991 105,943 1,879,592 569,500

2013 ....................... 84,008 19,830 919 18,910 33,119 1,305 31,814 75,766 25,750 101,514 2,100,706 673,274

2014 ....................... 93,367 20,153 854 19,301 35,348 1,423 33,927 99,233 35,788 135,023 2,285,245 735,602 2015 - Est............... 95,898 19,738 - 19,738 36,762 - 36,762 94,015 44,883 138,898 2,410,502 765,570

2016 - Est............... 112,084 21,340 - 21,340 38,374 - 38,374 77,420 43,103 120,523 2,724,214 800,965 2014 - Mar.............. 6,375 1,208 55 1,152 2,578 104 2,475 8,375 3,840 12,216 145,924 69,922

Apr.............. 7,505 2,484 82 2,402 3,042 157 2,886 9,732 1,930 11,662 335,529 78,708

May ............ 5,697 1,478 47 1,431 2,537 103 2,434 8,331 2,450 10,781 140,789 59,100

June ........... 6,449 1,409 57 1,353 2,697 97 2,600 8,183 1,937 10,120 255,321 68,325

July............. 7,928 2,319 91 2,228 3,487 177 3,310 10,275 7,923 18,198 159,153 55,340

Aug............. 7,110 1,651 112 1,539 3,012 145 2,867 7,353 1,624 8,977 137,291 56,957

Sept............ 20,317 1,651 53 1,599 3,148 124 3,024 7,223 2,168 9,391 290,458 61,264

Oct.............. 5,915 1,476 58 1,418 3,586 101 3,485 9,287 1,849 11,136 160,464 52,255

Nov............. 7,270 1,586 78 1,508 3,088 124 2,964 6,834 4,960 11,794 135,169 56,267

Dec............. 6,567 2,099 109 1,990 2,945 154 2,791 9,296 9,744 19,040 280,293 55,034

2015 - Jan .............. 6,689 1,387 43 1,344 3,151 128 3,023 6,134 7,042 13,176 233,755 72,987

Feb ............. 6,412 1,063 55 1,008 2,656 131 2,525 5,233 2,142 7,374 79,456 59,932

Mar............. 6,559 1,717 74 1,642 2,822 196 2,627 6,676 2,651 9,327 158,782 75,405 Fiscal year 2015 to 

date............................ 39,412 9,328 417 8,910 18,248 834 17,415 43,460 28,388 71,847 1,047,919 371,880 

These estimates are based on the President's Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, released by the 

Office of Management and Budget on February 2, 2015. 

- No transactions. 

Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 

TABLE FFO-2—On-Budget and Off-Budget Receipts by Source, continued 

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

Social 

insurance 

and retirement 

receipts, con. 

Net social 

insurance and 

retirement 

receipts 

(22) 

Excise taxes 

Fiscal year 

or month 

Airport and Airway Trust Fund 

Black Lung Disability 

Trust Fund Highway Trust Fund Miscellaneous 

Gross 

(23) 

Refunds

 (24) 

 Net 

 (25) 

Gross

(26) 

Refunds

(27) 

Net 

(28) 

Gross

(29) 

Refunds

(30) 

 Net 

 (31) 

 Gross 

 (32) 

 Refunds

 (33) 

 Net 

 (34) 

 2010.............................. 864,795 10,632 19 10,613 595 - 595 35,562 569 34,993 27,942 7,234 20,709

2011.............................. 818,807 11,551 18 11,532 623 - 623 36,907 - 36,907 27,510 4,191 23,320

2012.............................. 845,312 12,184 23 12,161 664 - 664 41,159 - 41,159 29,551 4,476 25,076

2013.............................. 947,820 12,677 19 12,658 529 - 529 36,410 - 36,410 38,423 4,015 34,409

2014.............................. 1,023,933 13,467 16 13,451 573 - 573 39,036 - 39,036 44,716 4,405 40,310 2015 - Est ..................... 1,065,012 13,138 - 13,138 568 - 568 39,261 - 39,261 42,931 - 42,931

2016 - Est ..................... 1,111,926 14,699 - 14,699 551 - 551 39,555 - 39,555 57,279 - 57,279 2014 - Mar .................... 90,350 1,284 6 1,279 57 - 57 3,494 - 3,494 1,700 154 1,545

Apr .................... 112,364 1,083 - 1,083 51 - 51 3,057 - 3,057 3,413 98 3,315

May ................... 91,570 1,229 4 1,225 48 - 48 3,371 - 3,371 2,553 1,499 1,054

June .................. 90,211 1,083 - 1,083 33 - 33 2,804 - 2,804 3,335 806 2,529

July.................... 76,831 1,192 - 1,192 46 - 46 3,268 - 3,268 3,531 109 3,422

Aug.................... 80,055 1,141 4 1,136 53 - 53 3,612 - 3,612 2,864 555 2,309

Sept................... 82,567 1,915 2 1,913 74 - 74 5,742 - 5,742 12,891 303 12,589

Oct .................... 73,875 263 - 263 12 - 12 831 - 831 4,867 58 4,809

Nov.................... 79,361 1,295 - 1,295 57 - 57 3,923 - 3,923 2,067 72 1,995

Dec.................... 75,678 1,065 - 1,065 47 - 47 3,223 - 3,223 2,362 130 2,232

2015 - Jan..................... 97,852 1,105 - 1,105 49 - 49 3,344 - 3,344 2,245 53 2,192

Feb.................... 84,321 1,429 9 1,420 51 - 51 3,699 - 3,699 1,728 486 1,241

Mar.................... 97,579 1,131 - 1,131 48 - 48 3,099 - 3,099 2,378 97 2,281 Fiscal year 2015 to date..... 508,666 6,288 9 6,279 264 - 264 18,119 - 18,119 15,647 896 14,750
FEDERAL FISCAL OPERATIONS 

June 2015 

17

TABLE FFO-3—On-Budget and Off-Budget Outlays by Agency 

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

Fiscal year 

or month 

Legislative 

branch 

(1) 

Judicial 

branch 

(2) 

Department of 

Agriculture 

(3) 

Department of 

Commerce

(4) 

Department of

Defense, 

military 

(5) 

 Depart-

 ment of 

Education

 (6) 

 Depart-

 ment of

 Energy

 (7) 

 Depart- 

 ment of 

 Health 

 and 

 Human 

 Services

 (8) 

 Depart-

 ment of 

 Home- 

 land 

 Security 

 (9) 

Department of 

Housing 

and 

Urban 

Development 

(10) 

 Depart- 

 ment of

 the 

 Interior

 (11) 

Department of

Justice

(12) 

 Depart-

 ment of

 Labor

 (13) 

 

2010 ....................... 5,838 7,185 129,454 13,233 666,717 92,858 30,775 854,060 44,455 60,143 13,163 29,558 173,053

2011 ....................... 4,583 7,295 139,394 9,930 678,077 64,271 31,371 891,245 45,744 57,008 13,529 30,518 131,973

2012 ....................... 4,438 7,228 139,712 10,267 650,869 57,248 32,485 848,055 47,423 49,591 12,886 31,161 104,742

2013 ....................... 4,328 7,066 155,897 9,137 607,801 40,910 24,677 886,293 57,220 56,577 9,605 29,740 80,309

2014 ....................... 4,156 6,900 141,806 6,675 578,013 59,609 23,630 936,030 43,259 38,524 11,273 28,617 57,199 2015 - Est............... 4,899 7,567 147,536 9,971 567,702 103,288 30,140 1,012,950 45,685 42,390 13,008 36,087 52,797

2016 - Est............... 4,794 7,724 147,863 10,441 586,478 68,506 28,303 1,092,946 46,155 43,896 14,707 32,463 56,921 2014 - Mar.............. 383 604 10,983 816 44,888 6,161 2,049 59,649 4,022 6,091 1,061 3,305 4,502

Apr.............. 323 542 10,568 668 47,200 5,175 2,023 79,352 3,218 3,197 1,256 2,610 3,884

May............. 337 534 10,018 623 48,891 5,164 1,710 95,432 3,074 1,042 788 1,975 4,376

June............ 325 578 11,255 631 41,759 10,969 1,894 60,220 3,626 3,133 1,180 1,946 3,872

July ............. 353 555 10,290 616 45,860 4,403 1,893 89,266 3,348 2,986 859 2,083 4,436

Aug ............. 332 643 11,470 -561 52,930 6,825 1,661 79,980 3,908 3,190 810 2,450 3,743

Sept ............ 423 628 8,097 845 47,164 1,411 2,640 82,577 4,579 2,805 1,231 3,161 4,678

Oct.............. 377 574 16,186 590 60,908 5,241 2,460 106,457 3,965 2,840 614 -6,301 -24

Nov ............. 337 499 13,827 752 35,829 4,781 1,863 56,317 3,036 3,022 957 2,665 3,295

Dec ............. 376 629 14,279 697 57,218 5,504 2,259 88,603 4,753 2,943 944 8,825 5,265

2015 - Jan .............. 365 662 12,342 735 41,648 4,296 1,874 103,661 3,178 2,744 866 819 5,046

Feb ............. 305 560 10,886 680 42,517 8,712 1,719 78,879 2,770 3,452 1,232 3,575 4,516

Mar ............. 421 610 11,814 954 46,532 6,925 2,208 68,367 4,270 3,286 1,289 3,020 4,190 ` Fiscal year 2015 

 to date ...................... 2,181 3,534 79,334 4,408 284,652 35,459 12,383 502,284 21,972 18,287 5,902 12,603 22,288

 

Fiscal year 

or month 

Department of 

State 

(14) 

Department of 

Transportation 

(15) 

Department 

of the 

Treasury, 

interest on 

Treasury 

debt 

securities 

(gross) 

(16) 

Department 

of the 

Treasury, 

other 

(17) 

Department of 

Veterans 

Affairs 

(18) 

Corps of 

Engineers 

(19) 

Other 

Defense,

civil 

programs

(20) 

Environmental 

Protection 

Agency 

(21) 

Executive 

Office 

of the 

President 

(22) 

General 

Services 

Administration

(23) 

International 

Assistance 

Program

(24) 

 2010 ....................... 23,804 77,751 413,955 30,385 108,275 9,875 54,031 11,007 583 861 20,040

2011 ....................... 24,334 77,302 454,015 82,720 126,917 10,138 54,775 10,770 484 1,889 20,601

2012 ....................... 26,948 75,148 359,240 105,456 124,127 7,777 77,316 12,794 405 1,754 20,060

2013 ....................... 25,928 76,317 415,671 -16,618 138,463 6,301 56,811 9,485 380 -368 19,745

2014 ....................... 27,504 76,154 429,568 17,361 149,074 6,533 57,372 9,400 373 -765 18,609 2015 - Est............... 30,521 80,208 431,591 74,784 160,797 7,463 59,725 8,325 401 -1,178 24,006

2016 - Est............... 30,189 83,932 485,751 94,628 179,869 7,595 63,757 8,627 472 -641 25,866 2014 - Mar.............. 2,361 5,153 26,270 -8,958 8,231 545 460 626 27 -140 1,001

Apr.............. 3,000 6,222 31,100 11,809 12,944 524 3,152 774 34 127 739

May ............ 1,650 4,976 32,081 6,483 17,596 622 8,398 624 30 80 1,687

June ........... 1,824 7,537 97,566 -5,403 6,202 488 495 797 26 -153 2,545

July............. 2,053 7,480 29,261 6,083 11,928 537 4,372 584 31 -35 1,423

Aug............. 1,528 6,722 27,094 4,403 19,118 561 8,685 1,748 40 -319 1,504

Sept............ 4,909 8,650 19,594 -31,322 7,145 560 1,119 690 32 -151 622

Oct.............. 1,933 6,727 8,702 4,563 18,791 682 11,057 835 27 -19 2,078

Nov............. 2,410 5,746 23,427 3,566 5,918 367 761 829 29 -218 2,198

Dec............. 2,601 5,853 86,460 -3,429 18,847 684 10,213 853 33 3 2,319

2015 - Jan .............. 1,742 4,563 15,105 13,092 14,221 513 6,164 803 40 -223 3,631

Feb............. 1,702 4,837 13,153 48,729 12,974 520 5,752 -650 30 -144 2,648

Mar............. 2,339 5,717 13,889 18,697 7,755 574 2,142 609 35 133 2,457 Fiscal year 2015 

 to date...................... 12,727 33,443 160,736 85,218 78,506 3,340 36,089 3,279 194 -468 15,331

 

See footnotes at end of table.
FEDERAL FISCAL OPERATIONS 

June 2015 

18 

TABLE FFO-3—On-Budget and Off-Budget Outlays by Agency, continued 

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

Undistributed offsetting receipts 

Fiscal year 

or month 

National 

Aeronautics

and 

Space 

Administration 

(25) 

National 

Science 

Foundation 

(26) 

Office of 

Personnel 

Management 

(27) 

Small 

Business 

Administration 

(28) 

Social 

Security

Administration 

(29) 

Independent 

agencies

(30) 

Employer 

share, 

employee 

retirement 

(31) 

Interest 

received 

by trust 

funds 

(32) 

Rents 

and 

royalties 

on the 

Outer 

Continental Shelf 

lands 

(33) 

Other 

(34) 

Total outlays 

Onbudget 

(35) 

 Offbudget

 (36) 

 

2010 .................. 18,906 6,720 69,916 6,126 754,182 -3,094 -77,036 -185,764 -4,883 -197 2,901,248 554,684

2011 .................. 17,617 7,146 74,091 6,162 784,194 14,505 -79,681 -188,017 -6,384 -431 3,099,477 498,609

2012 .................. 17,190 7,255 79,456 2,937 821,145 34,007 -83,938 -127,142 -6,606 -12,993 3,030,856 507,589

2013 .................. 16,978 7,418 83,868 473 867,395 25,906 -81,321 -156,676 -8,874 -2,588 2,820,440 633,815

2014 .................. 17,093 7,054 87,919 194 905,807 4,192 -79,349 -158,115 -7,473 - 2,798,103 706,095

 

2015 - Est.......... 18,097 7,082 94,672 -571 953,781 19,707 -83,896 -150,911 -6,422 -43,625 3,005,957 752,620

2016 - Est.......... 18,732 7,487 97,185 990 1,007,599 18,365 -85,936 -146,855 -7,493 -31,849 3,201,064 798,403

 

2014 - Mar......... 1,593 498 7,538 84 71,021 -237 -5,580 -1,725 -541 - 183,532 69,208

Apr......... 1,255 534 8,206 77 75,696 1,558 -5,047 -4,762 -575 - 245,856 61,527

May ....... 1,344 520 6,929 86 80,291 1,813 -5,758 -3,340 -213 - 260,468 69,392

June ...... 1,410 612 6,733 79 76,112 -5,256 -5,316 -72,867 -1,693 - 228,599 24,528

July........ 1,591 697 8,050 74 75,739 2,023 -5,353 -3,668 -703 - 247,177 61,937

Aug........ 1,451 702 6,637 72 80,678 3,105 -5,760 -2,267 -157 - 251,908 71,017

Sept....... 1,570 859 7,673 89 71,956 -1,453 -5,812 -119 -936 - 176,192 69,720

Oct......... 1,415 477 8,202 58 80,641 3,479 -18,819 10,288 -574 - 271,514 62,918

Nov........ 1,330 474 7,066 65 71,862 1,978 -5,325 -1,472 63 - 178,516 69,738

Dec........ 2,329 503 7,358 69 81,620 -1,326 -5,376 -67,500 -946 - 311,588 21,875

2015 - Jan ......... 1,276 483 7,280 64 78,131 4,296 -5,306 242 -64 - 257,510 66,779

Feb ........ 1,208 495 8,317 -1,550 78,007 1,614 -5,963 531 -275 - 259,778 71,960

Mar........ 1,543 538 7,462 85 74,292 -408 -5,950 1,778 -475 - 214,902 72,195

Fiscal year 2015 

to date................ 9,101 2,970 45,685 -1,209 464,553 9,633 -46,739 -56,133 -2,271 - 1,493,808 365,465

These estimates are based on the President’s Fiscal Year 2016 Budget, released by the 

Office of Management and Budget on February 2, 2015. 

- No transactions. 

Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
FEDERAL FISCAL OPERATIONS 

June 2015 

19

TABLE FFO-4—Summary of U.S. Government Receipts by Source and Outlays by Agency, 

March 2015 and Other Periods 

[In millions of dollars. Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service] 

This fiscal year to date Prior fiscal year to date 

Classification 

General 

funds 

(1) 

Management, 

consolidated, 

revolving and 

special funds

(2) 

Trust 

funds 

(3) 

 Total 

 funds 

 (4) 

 General

 funds 

 (5) 

Management, 

consolidated, 

revolving and 

special funds 

(6) 

Trust 

funds 

(7) 

Total 

funds 

(8) 

Budget receipts: 

Individual income taxes............................................... 641,340 95 - 641,434 584,903 11 - 584,914

Corporation income taxes........................................... 132,114 - - 132,114 117,555 - * 117,555

Social insurance and retirement receipts: 

Employment and general retirement (off-budget)... - - 371,880 371,880 - - 355,908 355,908

Employment and general retirement (on-budget)... 8 - 118,000 118,007 - - 114,629 114,629

Unemployment insurance ....................................... -5 - 16,980 16,975 - - 18,066 18,066

Other retirement...................................................... - - 1,804 1,804 - - 1,732 1,732

Excise taxes ................................................................ 13,493 561 25,358 39,412 13,326 634 24,401 38,361

Estate and gift taxes ................................................... 8,911 - - 8,911 8,748 -. - 8,748

Customs duties ........................................................... 11,362 5,273 780 17,416 11,008 5,005 793 16,806

Miscellaneous receipts................................................ 53,467 17,360 1,019 71,847 54,048 10,493 1,353 65,894

Total receipts....................................................... 860,690 23,289 535,821 1,419,800 789,588 16,144 516,881 1,322,613

(On-budget)..................................................... 860,690 23,289 163,941 1,047,920 789,588 16,144 160,973 966,705

(Off-budget)..................................................... - - 371,880 371,880 - - 355,908 355,908

Budget outlays: 

Legislative branch ....................................................... 2,164 14 3 2,181 2,053 16 -4 2,065

Judicial branch ............................................................ 3,802 -179 -89 3,534 3,712 -215 -76 3,420

Department of Agriculture ........................................... 63,003 16,292 40 79,335 62,131 17,543 435 80,108

Department of Commerce........................................... 4,336 34 39 4,409 3,766 75 10 3,851

Department of Defense-military .................................. 285,277 -688 63 284,652 290,747 3,379 84 294,210

Department of Education ............................................ 35,379 80 * 35,459 25,671 -12 1 25,661

Department of Energy................................................. 12,954 -572 * 12,382 12,983 -1,174 * 11,809

Department of Health and Human Services ............... 366,049 -98 136,332 502,283 332,009 -368 117,564 449,205

Department of Homeland Security.............................. 24,029 -2,121 65 21,973 23,092 -1,722 136 21,506

Department of Housing and Urban Development....... 18,520 -234 1 18,287 22,436 -268 5 22,172

Department of the Interior........................................... 5,345 428 129 5,902 4,696 244 209 5,149

Department of Justice ................................................. 11,229 1,416 -41 12,604 13,655 780 -41 14,394

Department of Labor................................................... 3,683 -630 19,236 22,289 9,569 589 22,052 32,210

Department of State.................................................... 11,402 905 420 12,727 11,749 433 360 12,542

Department of Transportation..................................... 5,036 -52 28,459 33,443 16,887 -85 17,767 34,569

Department of the Treasury: 

Interest on the public debt....................................... 160,736 -. - 160,736 192,872 - - 192,872

Other ....................................................................... 86,678 -1,467 7 85,218 25,548 -241 2 25,309

Department of Veterans Affairs .................................. 79,638 -1,596 463 78,505 75,107 -1,438 473 74,142

Corps of Engineers ..................................................... 3,265 253 -179 3,339 3,097 109 36 3,241

Other defense civil programs...................................... 79,653 3,595 -47,159 36,089 77,057 -802 -45,103 31,152

Environmental Protection Agency............................... 5,169 -71 -1,821 3,277 4,904 -94 -626 4,184

Executive Office of the President................................ 195 * * 195 180 * - 180

General Services Administration ................................ 50 -517 - -467 51 -366 - -314

International Assistance Program............................... 15,646 -257 -58 15,331 11,278 -331 -858 10,089

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ........ 9,140 -39 - 9,101 8,479 -9 1 8,470

National Science Foundation...................................... 2,943 32 -4 2,971 3,086 44 1 3,130

Office of Personnel Management ............................... 5,854 -787 40,618 45,685 5,621 -566 38,637 43,691

Small Business Administration ................................... -1,200 -8 - -1,208 -275 -8 * -283

Social Security Administration .................................... 42,145 * 422,407 464,552 38,220 * 407,116 445,336

Other independent agencies....................................... 6,324 -1,999 5,308 9,633 5,987 -6,534 2,950 2,403

Undistributed offsetting receipts: 

Interest .................................................................... - - -56,134 -56,134 - - -71,092 -71,092

Other ....................................................................... -1,688 -7,814 -39,511 -49,010 -3,198 -7,650 -38,654 -49,502

Total outlays........................................................ 1,346,756 3,920 508,594 1,859,273 1,283,168 1,327 451,384 1,735,879

(On-budget)..................................................... 1,346,498 5,316 141,992 1,493,808 1,282,912 2,879 102,113 1,387,904

(Off-budget)..................................................... 258 -1,396 366,602 365,464 256 -1,552 349,271 347,974

Surplus or deficit (-)............................................. -486,066 19,369 27,227 -439,473 -493,580 14,817 65,497 -413,266

(On-budget)..................................................... -485,807 17,974 21,950 -445,888 -493,324 13,265 58,860 -421,199

(Off-budget)..................................................... -259 1,395 5,277 6,415 -256 1,552 6,637 7,934

- No transactions. 

* Less than $500,000. 

Note.—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
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INTRODUCTION: Source and Availability of the 

Balance in the Account of the U.S. Treasury

The Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury’s) operating 

cash is maintained in accounts with the Federal Reserve 

banks (FRBs) and branches, as well as in tax and loan 

accounts in other financial institutions. Major information 

sources include FRBs, Treasury Regional Financial Centers, 

Internal Revenue Service Centers, Bureau of the Fiscal 

Service, and various electronic systems. As the FRB 

accounts are depleted, funds are called in (withdrawn) from 

thousands of tax and loan accounts at financial institutions 

throughout the country. 

Under authority of Public Law 95-147 (codified at 31 

United States Code 323), Treasury implemented a program 

on November 2, 1978, to invest a portion of its operating 

cash in obligations of depositaries maintaining tax and loan 

accounts. Under the Treasury tax and loan (TT&L) 

investment program, depositary financial institutions select 

the manner in which they will participate. Financial 

institutions wishing to retain funds deposited into their tax 

and loan accounts in interest-bearing obligations can 

participate. The program permits Treasury to collect funds 

through financial institutions and to leave the funds in TT&L 

depositaries and in the financial communities in which they 

arise until Treasury needs the funds for its operations. In this 

way, Treasury is able to neutralize the effect of its 

fluctuating operations on TT&L financial institution reserves 

and on the economy. Likewise, those institutions wishing to 

remit the funds to the Treasury account at FRBs do so as 

collector depositaries. 

Deposits to tax and loan accounts occur as customers of 

financial institutions deposit tax payments that the financial 

institutions use to purchase Government securities. In most 

cases, this involves a transfer of funds from a customer’s 

account to the tax and loan account in the same financial 

institution. Also, Treasury can direct the FRBs to invest 

excess funds in tax and loan accounts directly from the 

Treasury account at the FRBs. 

TABLE UST-1—Elements of Change in Federal Reserve 

and Tax and Loan Note Account Balances 1

[In millions of dollars. Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service] 

 Credits and withdrawals

 Federal Reserve accounts

 Credits 2 Tax and loan note accounts

Fiscal year or month 

Received directly 

(1) 

Received through 

remittance option tax 

and loan depositaries 

(2) 

Withdrawals 3 

(3) 

Taxes 4 

(4) 

Withdrawals 

(transfers to Federal 

Reserve accounts) 

(5) 

 

2010 ................................................ 11,016,385 556,403 11,538,208 1,362,591 1,362,604 

2011 ................................................ 10,508,615 592,338 11,352,518 1,366,003 1,366,181 

2012 ................................................ 9,656,367 1,357,452 10,984,657 700,687 702,492 

2013 ................................................ 9,451,987 2,297,190 11,746,237 - -

2014 ................................................ 8,666,563 2,474,752 11,071,400 - -

 2014 - Mar....................................... 665,183 237,948 806,971 - -

Apr....................................... 783,716 249,850 1,027,413 - -

May...................................... 666,537 169,528 955,514 - -

June..................................... 778,049 246,092 913,735 - -

July ...................................... 723,256 175,672 910,992 - -

Aug ...................................... 605,898 163,789 848,260 - -

Sept..................................... 802,207 263,273 955,843 - -

Oct....................................... 729,833 179,592 950,324 - -

Nov ...................................... 565,125 167,747 742,004 - -

Dec ...................................... 775,469 296,938 957,225 - -

2015 - Jan ....................................... 638,787 206,309 911,734 - -

Feb ...................................... 666,742 192,143 980,770 - -

Mar ...................................... 777,976 257,105 969,927 - -

 

See footnotes at end of table. 
ACCOUNT OF THE U.S. TREASURY 

June 2015 

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TABLE UST-1—Elements of Change in Federal Reserve 

and Tax and Loan Note Account Balances, continued 1

[In millions of dollars. Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service] 

Balances

 During period

End of period High Low Average 

Fiscal year 

or month 

Federal 

Reserve 

(6) 

SFP 

(7) 

Tax and 

loan 

note 

accounts 

(8) 

Federal 

Reserve

(9) 

SFP 

(10) 

Tax and 

loan 

note 

accounts

(11) 

Federal 

Reserve 

(12) 

SFP 

(13) 

Tax and 

loan 

note 

accounts 

(14) 

Federal 

Reserve 

(15) 

SFP 

(16) 

Tax and 

loan 

note 

accounts 

(17) 

 

2010 ....................... 107,888 199,962 1,983 186,632 199,965 2,630 3,191 - 62 53,632 115,525 1,957 

2011 ....................... 56,284 - 1,805 147,189 199,964 3,067 3,302 5,000 113 58,431 83,628 1,982 

2012 ....................... 85,446 - - 166,619 - - 13,680 - - 65,396 - -

2013 ....................... 88,386 - - 213,863 - - 11,476 - - 59,950 - -

2014 ....................... 158,302 - - 162,399 - - 17,249 - - 65,510 - -

 

2014 - Mar.............. 142,189 - - 142,189 - - 42,797 - - 78,169 - -

Apr.............. 148,343 - - 150,955 - - 82,458 - - 31,754 - -

May............. 28,894 - - 103,725 - - 55,900 - - 22,950 - -

June............ 139,299 - - 148,000 - - 77,299 - - 26,031 - -

July ............. 127,237 - - 127,237 - - 54,801 - - 66,750 - -

Aug ............. 48,664 - - 83,927 - - 29,547 - - 54,309 - -

Sept............ 158,302 - - 158,302 - - 17,249 - - 78,927 - -

Oct.............. 117,403 - - 133,499 - - 74,726 - - 106,246 - -

Nov ............. 108,270 - - 117,403 - - 71,901 - - 97,081 - -

Dec ............. 223,452 - - 223,452 - - 48,807 - - 129,337 - -

2015 - Jan .............. 156,815 - - 223,452 - - 154,758 - - 175,763 - -

Feb ............. 34,929 - - 191,848 - - 34,929 - - 114,674 - -

Mar ............. 100,084 - - 105,616 - - 27,237 - - 64,222 - -

 

 1 This report does not include Supplementary Financing Program (SFP) balances.

2

 Represents transfers from tax and loan note accounts, proceeds from sales of securities 

other than Government account series, and taxes. 

3

 Represents checks paid, wire transfer payments, drawdowns on letters of credit, 

redemptions of securities other than Government account series, and investment (transfer) 

of excess funds out of this account to the tax and loan note accounts. 

4 Taxes eligible for credit consist of those deposited by taxpayers in the tax and loan 

depositaries as follows: withheld income taxes beginning March 1948; taxes on employers 

and employees under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act beginning January 1950 

and under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act beginning July 1951; a number of excise taxes 

beginning July 1953; estimated corporation income taxes beginning April 1967; all 

corporation income taxes due on or after March 15, 1968; Federal Unemployment Tax Act 

taxes beginning April 1970; and individual estimated income taxes beginning October 1988. 
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INTRODUCTION: Federal Debt 

Treasury securities (i.e., public debt securities) comprise 

most of the Federal debt, with securities issued by other 

Federal agencies accounting for the rest. Tables in this 

section of the “Treasury Bulletin” reflect the total. Further 

detailed information is published in the “Monthly Statement 

of the Public Debt of the United States.” Likewise, 

information on agency securities and on investments of 

Federal Government accounts in Federal securities is 

published in the “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts 

and Outlays of the United States Government.” 

Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service compiles data in 

the “Treasury Bulletin” tables FD-2 and FD-6 from the 

“Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United 

States.” 

 Table FD-1 summarizes the Federal debt by listing 

public debt and agency securities held by the public, 

including the Federal Reserve. It also includes debt held by 

Federal agencies, largely by the Social Security and other 

Federal retirement trust funds. The net unamortized 

premium and discount also are listed by total Federal 

securities, securities held by Government accounts and 

securities held by the public. The difference between the 

outstanding face value of the Federal debt and the net 

unamortized premium and discount is classified as the 

accrual amount. (For greater detail on holdings of Federal 

securities by particular classes of investors, see the 

ownership tables, OFS-1 and OFS-2.) 

 Table FD-2 categorizes by type, that is, marketable 

and nonmarketable, the total public debt securities 

outstanding that are held by the public. 

 In table FD-3, nonmarketable Treasury securities 

held by U.S. Government accounts are summarized by 

issues to particular funds within Government. Many of the 

funds invest in par value special series nonmarketabletes at 

interest rates determined by law. Others invest in marketbased special Treasury securities whose terms mirror those 

of marketable securities. 

 Table FD-4 presents interest-bearing securities 

issued by Government agencies. Federal agency borrowing 

has declined in recent years, in part because the Federal 

Financing Bank has provided financing to other Federal 

agencies. (Federal agency borrowing from Treasury is 

presented in the “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts 

and Outlays of the United States Government.”) 

 Table FD-5 illustrates the average length of 

marketable interest-bearing public debt held by private 

investors and the maturity distribution of that debt. 

In March 1971, Congress enacted a limited exception to 

the amount of bonds with rates greater than 4-1/4 percent 

that could be held by the public. This permitted Treasury to 

offer securities maturing in more than 7 years at current 

market interest rates for the first time since 1965. In March 

1976, the definition of a bond was changed to include those 

securities longer than 10 years to maturity. This exception 

has expanded since 1971, authorizing Treasury to continue 

to issue long-term securities. The ceiling on Treasury bonds 

was repealed on November 10, 1988. 

The volume of privately held Treasury marketable 

securities by maturity class reflects the remaining period to 

maturity of Treasury bills, notes and bonds. The average 

length is comprised of an average of remaining periods to 

maturity, weighted by the amount of each security held by 

private investors. In other words, computations of average 

length exclude Government accounts and the FRBs. 

 In table FD-6, the debt ceiling is compared with the 

outstanding debt subject to limitation by law. The other debt 

category includes Federal debt Congress has designated as 

being subject to the debt ceiling. 

 Table FD-7 details Treasury holdings of securities 

issued by Government corporations and other agencies. 

Certain Federal agencies are authorized to borrow money 

from the Treasury, largely to finance direct loan programs. 

In addition, agencies such as the Bonneville Power 

Administration are authorized to borrow from the Treasury 

to finance capital projects. Treasury, in turn, finances these 

loans by selling Treasury securities to the public. 
FEDERAL DEBT 

June 2015 

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TABLE FD-1—Summary of Federal Debt

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Amount outstanding 

Securities held by 

Government accounts The public 

Total 

(1) 

Public debt 

securities 

(2) 

Agency

securities 

(3) 

Total 

(4) 

Public debt

securities 

(5) 

Agency

securities

(6) 

Total 

(7) 

Public debt 

securities 

(8) 

Agency

securities

(9) 

 

2010............................... 13,585,596 13,561,622 23,974 4,534,014 4,534,011 3 9,051,582 9,027,611 23,971

2011............................... 14,815,328 14,790,340 24,988 4,658,307 4,658,301 6 10,157,021 10,132,039 24,982

2012............................... 16,090,640 16,066,241 24,399 4,791,850 4,791,845 5 11,298,790 11,274,396 24,394

2013............................... 16,763,286 16,738,183 25,103 4,757,211 4,757,205 5 12,006,076 11,980,978 25,098

2014............................... 17,847,931 17,824,071 23,860 5,039,265 5,039,262 3 12,808,666 12,784,809 23,857

 

2014 - Mar ..................... 17,625,235 17,601,227 24,008 4,982,034 4,982,028 5 12,643,201 12,619,199 24,003

Apr ..................... 17,532,411 17,508,437 23,974 5,005,168 5,005,163 5 12,527,243 12,503,274 23,969

May .................... 17,540,825 17,516,958 23,867 4,979,066 4,979,061 5 12,561,759 12,537,897 23,862

June ................... 17,656,646 17,632,606 24,040 5,060,590 5,060,585 5 12,596,056 12,572,021 24,035

July..................... 17,711,236 17,687,137 24,099 5,035,835 5,035,832 3 12,675,401 12,651,305 24,096

Aug..................... 17,772,901 17,749,172 23,729 5,016,743 5,016,740 3 12,756,158 12,732,432 23,726

Sept.................... 17,847,931 17,824,071 23,860 5,039,265 5,039,262 3 12,808,666 12,784,809 23,857

Oct ..................... 17,961,205 17,937,160 24,045 5,080,312 5,080,309 3 12,880,893 12,856,851 24,042

Nov..................... 18,029,642 18,005,549 24,093 5,083,077 5,083,072 5 12,946,565 12,922,477 24,088

Dec..................... 18,165,823 18,141,444 24,379 5,117,631 5,117,626 5 13,048,192 13,023,818 24,374

2015 - Jan ..................... 18,106,687 18,082,294 24,393 5,097,507 5,097,502 5 13,009,180 12,984,792 24,388

Feb..................... 18,179,940 18,155,854 24,086 5,081,983 5,081,978 5 13,097,957 13,073,876 24,081

Mar..................... 18,176,192 18,152,056 24,136 5,061,878 5,061,873 5 13,114,314 13,090,183 24,131 

 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Federal debt securities Securities held by Government accounts Securities held by the public 

Amount 

outstanding 

face value 

(10) 

Net 

unamortized 

premium 

and discount 

 (11) 

Accrual 

 amount 

(12) 

Amount 

outstanding 

face value 

(13) 

Net 

unamortized 

premium 

and discount

(14) 

Accrual 

amount 

(15) 

Amount 

outstanding 

face value 

(16) 

Net 

unamortized 

premium 

and discount

(17) 

Accrual

amount

(18) 

 

2010 ............................... 13,585,596 58,963 13,526,633 4,534,014 25,145 4,508,869 9,051,582 33,818 9,017,764

2011 ............................... 14,815,328 53,105 14,762,223 4,658,307 23,697 4,634,610 10,157,021 29,408 10,127,613

2012 ............................... 16,090,640 42,529 16,048,111 4,791,850 23,592 4,768,258 11,298,790 18,937 11,279,854

2013 ............................... 16,763,286 46,496 16,716,791 4,757,211 22,292 4,734,919 12,006,076 24,203 11,981,872

2014 ............................... 17,847,931 55,907 17,792,023 5,039,265 26,678 5,012,587 12,808,666 29,229 12,779,436

 

2014 - Mar...................... 17,625,235 55,549 17,569,686 4,982,034 27,152 4,954,881 12,643,201 28,397 12,614,805

Apr...................... 17,532,411 54,928 17,477,484 5,005,168 27,074 4,978,095 12,527,243 27,854 12,499,389

May .................... 17,540,825 54,672 17,486,154 4,979,066 26,984 4,952,082 12,561,759 27,688 12,534,072

June ................... 17,656,646 54,540 17,602,106 5,060,590 26,931 5,033,658 12,596,056 27,609 12,568,448

July..................... 17,711,236 54,773 17,656,461 5,035,835 26,827 5,009,008 12,675,401 27,946 12,647,453

Aug..................... 17,772,901 54,566 17,718,335 5,016,743 26,745 4,989,998 12,756,158 27,821 12,728,337

Sept.................... 17,847,931 55,907 17,792,023 5,039,265 26,678 5,012,587 12,808,666 29,229 12,779,436

Oct...................... 17,961,205 54,025 17,907,180 5,080,312 26,658 5,053,654 12,880,893 27,367 12,853,526

Nov..................... 18,029,642 54,771 17,974,870 5,083,077 26,582 5,056,495 12,946,565 28,189 12,918,375

Dec..................... 18,165,823 54,822 18,111,001 5,117,631 26,558 5,091,073 13,048,192 28,264 13,019,929

2015 - Jan ..................... 18,106,687 52,455 18,054,232 5,097,507 26,366 5,071,141 13,009,180 26,090 12,983,090

Feb ..................... 18,179,940 52,806 18,127,134 5,081,983 26,232 5,055,751 13,097,957 26,573 13,071,384

Mar..................... 18,176,192 53,737 18,122,455 5,061,878 26,122 5,035,756 13,114,314 27,615 13,086,699

 
FEDERAL DEBT 

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 Nonmarketable, continued 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

U.S. savings 

securities 

(9) 

Depositary 

compensation 

securities 

(10) 

Foreign 

series 

(11) 

Government 

account series 

(12) 

State and local 

government 

series 

(13) 

Domestic 

series 

(14) 

Other 

(15) 

2010 .......................... 188,796 - 4,186 129,355 193,208 29,995 1,340

2011 .......................... 185,187 - 2,986 151,346 151,831 29,995 1,386

2012 .......................... 183,661 - 2,986 162,880 158,514 29,995 1,380

2013 .......................... 180,022 - 2,986 60,445 124,079 29,995 1,353

2014 .......................... 176,762 - 2,986 196,520 105,668 29,995 1,489

 

2014 - Mar................. 178,372 - 2,986 186,051 108,536 29,995 1,358

Apr................. 178,128 - 2,986 185,732 112,423 29,995 1,376

May ............... 178,000 - 2,986 188,739 112,277 29,995 1,431

June .............. 177,677 - 2,986 186,544 111,858 29,995 1,454

July................ 177,343 - 2,986 190,687 108,822 29,995 1,488

Aug................ 177,030 - 2,986 193,237 105,440 29,995 1,443

Sept............... 176,762 - 2,986 196,520 105,668 29,995 1,489

Oct................. 176,610 - 264 201,682 106,915 29,995 1,563

Nov................ 176,399 - 264 203,272 112,324 29,995 1,560

Dec................ 175,970 - 264 203,968 116,490 29,995 1,625

2015 - Jan ................ 175,638 - 264 203,424 113,684 29,995 1,567

Feb ................ 175,331 - 264 206,692 112,764 29,995 1,528

Mar................ 174,958 - 264 144,796 117,933 29,995 1,530

 

 TABLE FD-2—Debt Held by the Public

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States”] 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Total public 

debt securities 

outstanding 

(1) 

Marketable

Nonmarketable 

Total 

(8) 

Total 

(2) 

 Bills 

 (3) 

Notes 

(4) 

Bonds 

(5) 

Treasury 

inflationprotected 

securities 

(6) 

Floating 

rate 

 notes 

(7) 

 

2010 .......................... 9,022,808 8,475,928 1,783,675 5,252,585 846,054 593,614 - 546,880

2011 .......................... 10,127,031 9,604,300 1,475,557 6,406,983 1,016,407 705,352 - 522,731

2012 .......................... 11,269,586 10,730,170 1,613,026 7,114,960 1,194,715 807,469 - 539,415

2013 .......................... 11,976,279 11,577,400 1,527,909 7,750,336 1,363,114 936,041 - 398,879

2014 .......................... 12,784,971 12,271,552 1,409,628 8,160,196 1,534,069 1,044,676 122,985 513,419

 

2014 - Mar................. 12,619,319 12,112,021 1,650,233 7,986,238 1,450,114 984,436 41,000 507,298

Apr................. 12,503,468 11,992,829 1,457,136 8,027,406 1,463,107 989,179 56,001 510,640

May ............... 12,538,030 12,024,603 1,447,025 8,021,081 1,479,104 1,008,398 68,995 513,427

June .............. 12,572,220 12,061,707 1,386,402 8,082,061 1,492,100 1,019,148 81,995 510,513

July................ 12,651,478 12,140,157 1,408,232 8,116,078 1,505,091 1,013,761 96,995 511,321

Aug................ 12,732,612 12,222,481 1,450,293 8,109,269 1,521,088 1,031,836 109,996 510,130

Sept............... 12,784,971 12,271,552 1,409,628 8,160,196 1,534,069 1,044,676 122,985 513,419

Oct................. 12,857,056 12,340,028 1,412,388 8,192,466 1,547,073 1,050,110 137,991 517,029

Nov................ 12,922,682 12,398,866 1,438,321 8,182,673 1,563,086 1,063,795 150,991 523,816

Dec................ 13,023,951 12,495,638 1,456,692 8,221,366 1,576,087 1,077,503 163,991 528,313

2015 - Jan ................ 12,984,930 12,460,358 1,411,505 8,232,100 1,589,088 1,063,675 163,989 524,572

Feb ................ 13,074,036 12,547,463 1,471,553 8,222,351 1,594,570 1,066,998 191,991 526,574

Mar................ 13,090,399 12,620,923 1,476,540 8,256,666 1,607,585 1,075,141 204,991 469,476
FEDERAL DEBT 

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End of fiscal 

year or month 

Federal 

Old-Age and 

Survivors 

Insurance 

Trust Fund 

(10) 

Federal 

Savings 

and Loan 

Corporation, 

Resolution 

Fund 

(11) 

Federal 

Supplementary 

Medical 

Insurance 

Trust Fund 

(12) 

Highway

Trust 

Fund 

(13) 

National 

Service Life 

Insurance 

Fund 

(14) 

Postal 

Service 

Fund 

(15) 

Railroad 

Retirement 

Account 

(16) 

Unemployment 

Trust 

Fund 

(17) 

Other 

(18) 

 

2010 ..................... 2,399,111 3,388 70,982 24,455 8,161 1,142 506 18,703 759,426

2011 ..................... 2,492,531 3,374 70,446 16,302 7,541 1,207 696 16,030 855,991

2012 ..................... 2,586,697 3,424 69,324 9,970 6,912 1,533 704 20,673 931,045

2013 ..................... 2,655,599 825 67,385 1,957 6,256 2,860 788 29,478 886,731

2014 ..................... 2,712,805 827 68,391 10,696 5,611 5,450 803 35,919 1,110,924

 

2014 - Mar............ 2,678,624 826 78,352 9,885 5,945 4,225 638 29,969 1,095,532

Apr............ 2,695,194 826 76,596 9,852 5,854 5,005 652 27,511 1,100,002

May .......... 2,687,933 826 68,131 9,966 5,780 5,196 584 37,016 1,100,570

June ......... 2,732,025 827 77,336 6,896 5,837 5,429 553 36,063 1,103,301

July........... 2,728,185 827 73,303 4,713 5,760 5,990 649 34,249 1,109,561

Aug........... 2,718,700 827 70,913 12,982 5,675 5,098 553 37,278 1,108,068

Sept.......... 2,712,805 827 68,391 10,696 5,611 5,450 803 35,919 1,110,924

Oct............ 2,706,081 827 60,288 8,538 5,514 5,375 679 34,333 1,194,160

Nov........... 2,695,604 827 69,151 8,857 5,460 5,868 477 37,132 1,198,405

Dec........... 2,729,270 827 69,099 8,321 5,506 7,659 485 34,471 1,190,564

2015 - Jan ........... 2,738,583 827 60,293 8,364 5,430 6,325 688 32,908 1,183,277

Feb ........... 2,729,687 827 61,768 9,083 5,355 6,533 705 37,224 1,185,932

Mar........... 2,733,614 827 70,823 9,222 5,265 6,662 760 34,249 1,122,200

 

 

Note—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 

TABLE FD-3—Government Account Series

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States”] 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Total 

(1) 

Airport and 

Airway 

Trust Fund 

(2) 

Deposit 

Insurance 

Fund 

(3) 

Employees

Life 

Insurance 

Fund 

(4) 

Exchange 

Stabilization 

Fund 

(5) 

Federal 

Disability 

Insurance 

Trust Fund 

(6) 

Federal 

employees 

retirement 

funds 

(7) 

Federal 

Hospital 

Insurance 

Trust Fund 

(8) 

Federal 

Housing 

Administration 

(9) 

 

2010 .................. 4,645,280 7,045 37,441 37,605 20,436 187,222 785,988 279,475 4,194

2011 .................. 4,793,916 8,641 34,926 39,678 22,721 161,965 811,768 245,939 4,160

2012 .................. 4,939,455 10,245 35,248 41,250 22,680 132,345 836,336 228,292 2,777

2013 .................. 4,803,100 11,808 36,864 41,951 22,669 100,791 731,125 206,010 3

2014 .................. 5,212,466 12,759 48,750 43,213 22,649 70,113 861,349 202,207 -

 

2014 - Mar......... 5,143,995 12,182 43,424 42,409 22,661 84,280 835,328 199,715 -

Apr......... 5,166,533 11,867 43,247 42,386 22,662 84,208 830,408 210,263 -

May ....... 5,143,360 11,862 43,686 42,614 22,654 80,757 826,494 199,291 -

June ...... 5,223,926 12,048 46,525 42,649 22,654 80,178 838,923 212,682 -

July........ 5,203,137 12,205 46,321 42,632 22,655 76,674 834,189 205,224 -

Aug........ 5,186,514 12,238 46,568 42,864 22,649 73,046 830,175 198,880 -

Sept....... 5,212,466 12,759 48,750 43,213 22,649 70,113 861,349 202,207 -

Oct......... 5,258,745 13,344 48,922 43,220 22,650 66,533 856,856 191,425 -

Nov........ 5,263,111 13,542 48,732 43,655 22,647 62,896 852,574 197,284 -

Dec........ 5,298,211 13,352 50,739 43,681 22,648 60,311 863,391 197,887 -

2015 - Jan ........ 5,277,355 13,160 50,481 43,823 22,648 58,614 859,307 192,627 -

Feb ........ 5,265,153 13,481 52,011 43,425 22,645 55,465 854,964 186,048 -

Mar........ 5,183,075 13,561 53,226 43,452 22,646 54,401 822,407 189,760 -

 
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TABLE FD-4—Interest-Bearing Securities Issued by Government Agencies

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Total 

outstanding 

(1) 

Department of

Housing and 

Urban 

Development 

Federal Housing 

Administration 

(2) 

Architect 

of the 

Capitol 

(3) 

Other 

independent 

Tennessee 

Valley Authority 

(4) 

National Archives 

and Records 

Administration 

(5) 

Other/Federal 

Communications 

Commission 

(6) 

 

2010 ............................ 23,974 29 139 23,627 180 *

2011 ............................ 24,988 29 133 24,660 166 *

2012 ............................ 24,399 19 128 24,103 151 *

2013 ............................ 25,103 19 130 24,821 134 *

2014 ............................ 23,860 19 105 23,620 116 *

 

2014 - Mar................... 24,008 19 118 23,747 124 *

Apr................... 23,974 19 119 23,712 124 *

May ................. 23,867 19 111 23,613 124 *

June ................ 24,040 19 112 23,785 124 *

July.................. 24,099 19 113 23,842 125 *

Aug.................. 23,729 19 105 23,489 116 *

Sept................. 23,860 19 105 23,620 116 *

Oct................... 24,045 19 106 23,804 116 *

Nov.................. 24,093 19 107 23,851 116 *

Dec.................. 24,379 19 107 24,137 116 *

2015 - Jan ................... 24,393 19 108 24,150 116 *

Feb .................. 24,086 19 94 23,867 106 *

Mar.................. 24,136 19 94 23,917 106 *

 

 

Note—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. * Less than $500,000. 
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TABLE FD-5—Maturity Distribution and Average Length of Marketable 

Interest-Bearing Public Debt Held by Private Investors

[In millions of dollars. Source: Office of Debt Management, Office of the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance] 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Amount 

outstanding 

privately held 

(1) 

Maturity classes 

Within 

1 year 

(2) 

1-5

years 

(3) 

5-10

years 

(4) 

 10-20

 years 

 (5) 

 20 years 

 or more 

 (6) 

Average length

(months) 

(7) 

2010 ............................... 7,676,335 2,479,518 2,955,561 1,529,283 340,861 371,112 57

2011 ............................... 7,951,366 2,503,926 3,084,882 1,543,847 309,151 509,559 60 

2012 ............................... 9,039,954 2,896,780 3,851,873 1,487,726 270,921 532,654 55

2013 ............................... 9,518,102 2,939,037 4,134,968 1,647,954 230,758 565,384 55

2014 ............................... 9,828,787 2,931,581 4,216,746 1,813,563 223,276 643,620 56 

 

2014 - Mar...................... 9,800,825 3,146,575 4,150,514 1,688,634 224,925 590,178 54 

Apr...................... 9,651,168 2,969,417 4,146,535 1,716,264 224,442 594,510 55

May..................... 9,587,683 2,972,329 4,089,558 1,696,790 224,572 604,434 55

June.................... 9,669,966 2,914,531 4,159,795 1,754,323 224,166 617,152 56 

July ..................... 9,728,904 2,931,865 4,168,347 1,780,030 224,116 624,547 56

Aug ..................... 9,719,508 2,979,223 4,133,260 1,748,261 223,770 634,994 56

Sept.................... 9,828,787 2,931,581 4,216,746 1,813,563 223,276 643,620 56 

Oct...................... 9,887,319 2,925,143 4,234,681 1,844,056 222,861 660,578 57

Nov ..................... 9,867,842 2,941,929 4,203,555 1,826,991 218,744 676,623 57

Dec ..................... 10,043,339 2,949,067 4,303,202 1,883,185 218,435 689,450 57 

2015 - Jan ...................... 9,931,147 2,927,280 4,209,167 1,901,699 190,922 702,079 58

Feb ..................... 10,018,464 2,942,990 4,271,689 1,890,514 186,596 726,675 58

Mar ..................... 10,170,539 2,937,164 4,344,809 1,963,151 186,095 739,320 58

 

Note—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
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TABLE FD-6—Debt Subject to Statutory Limit

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States”] 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Statutory debt 

limit 

(1) 

Debt subject to limit Securities outstanding Securities

 not subject

 to limit 

 (7) 

Total 

(2) 

Public debt 

(3) 

Other debt 1 

(4) 

Public debt 

(5) 

Other debt 

(6) 

 

2010 ................................................ 14,294,000 13,510,840 13,510,829 10 13,561,623 10 50,794 

2011 ................................................ 15,194,000 14,746,553 14,746,543 10 14,790,340 10 43,797 

2012 ................................................ 16,394,000 16,027,021 16,027,021 - 16,066,241 - 39,221 

2013 ................................................ 16,699,421 16,699,396 16,699,396 - 16,738,184 - 38,787 

2014 ................................................ - 17,781,107 17,781,107 - 17,824,071 - 42,964 

 

2014 – Mar. 1................................... - 17,554,514 17,554,514 - 17,601,227 - 46,713 

Apr. 1.................................... - 17,462,107 17,462,107 - 17,508,437 - 46,331 

May 1 ................................... - 17,471,505 17,471,505 - 17,516,958 - 45,453 

June 1 .................................. - 17,588,541 17,588,541 - 17,632,606 - 44,066 

July 1.................................... - 17,643,346 17,643,346 - 17,687,137 - 43,792 

Aug. 1................................... - 17,706,419 17,706,419 - 17,749,172 - 42,754 

Sept. 1.................................. - 17,781,107 17,781,107 - 17,824,071 - 42,964 

Oct. 1.................................... - 17,895,836 17,895,836 - 17,937,160 - 41,324 

Nov. 1................................... - 17,964,694 17,964,694 - 18,005,549 - 40,856 

Dec. 1................................... - 18,101,296 18,101,296 - 18,141,444 - 40,148 

2015 – Jan. 1 ................................... - 18,043,707 18,043,707 - 18,082,294 - 38,587 

Feb. 1 ................................... - 18,116,337 18,116,337 - 18,155,854 - 39,517 

Mar. .................................... 18,113,000 18,112,975 18,112,975 - 18,152,056 - 39,081 

 

1 Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3101(b). By the Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act, Public Law 113-83, 

the Statutory Debt Limit has been suspended and shall not apply for the period beginning 

February 15, 2014, and ending on March 15, 2015. 
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TABLE FD-7—Treasury Holdings of Securities Issued 

by Government Corporations and Other Agencies

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Total 

(1) 

Department of Agriculture 

Farm-Service 

Agency 

(2) 

Rural Utilities 

Service 

(3) 

Rural Housing

and Community 

Development 

Service 

(4) 

Rural Business 

and Cooperative 

Development 

Service 

(5) 

Foreign 

Agricultural 

Service 

(6) 

 

2010 ................................................ 881,890 11,284 25,098 18,534 522 1,160

2011 ................................................ 937,923 9,349 24,883 19,438 523 1,163

2012 ................................................ 979,021 9,009 24,759 20,523 495 1,001

2013 ................................................ 1,115,182 12,135 26,069 22,111 554 908

2014 ................................................ 1,223,498 19,064 26,203 22,126 575 748

 

2014 - Mar....................................... 1,210,521 13,468 26,731 22,773 584 908

Apr....................................... 1,216,345 14,119 24,557 22,228 524 908

May ..................................... 1,218,904 14,676 24,700 22,374 529 908

June .................................... 1,261,877 15,812 24,815 21,474 532 908

July...................................... 1,247,887 16,616 24,815 21,474 532 908

Aug...................................... 1,244,084 17,943 26,165 21,975 567 748

Sept..................................... 1,223,498 19,064 26,203 22,126 575 748

Oct....................................... 1,250,405 23,085 26,356 22,368 584 748

Nov...................................... 1,273,563 25,407 26,453 22,505 588 748

Dec...................................... 1,263,372 15,083 26,576 22,661 595 748

2015 - Jan ....................................... 1,299,249 16,044 26,683 22,765 598 748

Feb ...................................... 1,307,733 16,021 26,776 22,850 605 748

Mar...................................... 1,309,438 16,373 26,900 23,066 609 748

 

 Department 

of Energy 

Department of Housing 

and Urban Development 

Department 

of the Treasury 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Department of 

Education 

(7) 

Bonneville Power 

Administration 

(8) 

Federal Housing 

Administration 

(9) 

Other Housing 

programs 

(10) 

Federal 

Financing Bank 

(11) 

 

2010 ................................................ 373,717 2,513 4,749 21 46,809

2011 ................................................ 546,321 2,943 6,032 58 45,257

2012 ................................................ 714,368 3,421 11,527 40 57,134

2013 ................................................ 851,295 3,885 25,940 139 63,061

2014 ................................................ 965,394 4,242 27,528 133 56,528

 

2014 - Mar ...................................... 947,988 4,073 25,940 139 57,169

Apr ...................................... 955,498 4,206 25,940 139 56,896

May ..................................... 955,498 4,250 25,940 139 57,692

June .................................... 999,094 4,287 25,940 139 57,826

July...................................... 984,729 4,314 25,940 140 56,755

Aug...................................... 986,023 4,352 25,940 140 57,036

Sept..................................... 965,394 4,242 27,528 133 56,528

Oct ...................................... 986,246 4,310 27,538 133 56,727

Nov...................................... 1,006,706 4,368 27,538 133 56,196

Dec...................................... 1,006,716 4,398 27,538 133 56,057

2015 - Jan....................................... 1,040,239 4,484 27,538 133 56,260

Feb...................................... 1,048,254 4,569 27,538 133 56,823

Mar...................................... 1,048,257 4,612 27,538 133 56,846

 
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TABLE FD-7—Treasury Holdings of Securities Issued by Government 

Corporations and Other Agencies, continued 

[In millions of dollars. Source: “Monthly Treasury Statement of Receipts and Outlays of the United States Government”] 

End of fiscal 

year or month 

Export-Import 

Bank of the 

United States 

(12) 

Railroad

Retirement 

Board 

(13) 

Small Business 

Administration 

(14) 

Other 

(15) 

 

2010 ...................................... 7,254 3,481 11,752 374,997

2011 ...................................... 8,279 3,484 11,190 259,006

2012 ...................................... 11,301 3,402 7,920 114,117

2013 ...................................... 18,102 3,587 8,088 79,308

2014 ...................................... 21,634 3,532 7,757 68,034

 

2014 - Mar............................. 20,237 5,513 8,374 76,625

Apr............................. 20,352 5,842 8,418 76,718

May ........................... 20,352 6,135 8,857 76,854

June .......................... 21,333 2,554 8,857 78,306

July............................ 21,443 2,899 8,857 78,465

Aug............................ 21,116 3,184 8,857 70,038

Sept........................... 21,634 3,532 7,757 68,034

Oct............................. 21,718 3,879 7,757 68,956

Nov............................ 21,804 4,175 7,757 69,185

Dec............................ 22,062 4,534 7,907 68,364

2015 - Jan ............................. 22,218 4,893 7,951 68,695

Feb ............................ 22,218 5,116 7,916 68,166

Mar............................ 22,796 5,437 8,008 68,115

 

Note—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
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June 2015 

INTRODUCTION: Bureau of the Fiscal Service Operations 

Chapter 31 of Title 31 of the United States Code allows 

the Secretary of Treasury to borrow money by issuing 

Treasury securities. The Secretary determines the terms and 

conditions of issue, conversion, maturity, payment, and 

interest rate. New issues of Treasury notes mature in 2 to 10 

years. Bonds mature in more than 10 years from the issue 

date. Each outstanding marketable security is listed in the 

“Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States.” 

The information in this section of the “Treasury Bulletin” 

pertains only to marketable Treasury securities. 

The Bureau of the Fiscal Service is a new bureau within 

the Treasury Department, formed on October 7, 2012, from 

the consolidation of the Financial Management Service and 

the Bureau of the Public Debt. Our mission is to promote the 

financial integrity and operational efficiency of the U.S. 

government through exceptional accounting, financing, 

collections, payments, and shared services. As one bureau, 

the organization is better positioned to help transform 

financial management and the delivery of shared services in 

the federal government. The bureau will be a valued partner 

for agencies as they work to strengthen their own financial 

management or as they look for a quality service provider 

who can allow them to focus on their missions. 

Table PDO-1 presents the results of weekly auctions of 4-, 

13-, and 26-week bills. Treasury bills mature each Thursday. 

Issues of 4- and 13-week bills are reopenings of 26-week 

bills. High rates on accepted tenders and the dollar value of 

total bids are presented, with the dollar value of awards made 

on both competitive and noncompetitive basis. 

To encourage the participation of individuals and smaller 

institutions, Treasury accepts noncompetitive tenders of up to 

$5 million in each auction of securities. 

Table PDO-2 lists the results of auctions of marketable 

securities, other than weekly bills, in chronological order over 

the past 2 years. Issues of cash management bills also are 

presented. 

Note: On July 31, 2013, Treasury published amendments 

to its marketable securities auction rules to accommodate the 

auction and issuance of Floating Rate Notes (FRNs). An FRN 

is a security that has an interest payment that can change over 

time. Treasury FRNs will be indexed to the most recent 13-

week Treasury bill auction High Rate, which is the highest 

accepted discount rate in a Treasury bill auction. FRNs will 

pay interest quarterly. 

TREASURY FINANCING: JANUARY-MARCH 

[Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Division of Financing Operations]

J A N U A R Y 

Auction of 52-Week Bills 

On December 31, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $25,000 million of 364-day Treasury bills. They were 

issued January 8, and will mature January 7, 2016. The issue 

was to refund $120,001 million of all maturing bills and to 

pay down approximately $17,001 million. Treasury auctioned 

the bills on January 6. Tenders totaled $96,004 million; 

Treasury accepted $25,001 million. That included $123 

million of noncompetitive tenders from the public. The high 

bank discount rate was 0.250 percent. 

Auction of 3-Year Notes 

On January 8, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$24,000 million of 3-year notes. The issue was to refund 

$57,841 million of securities maturing January 15 and to raise 

new cash of approximately $159 million. 

The 3-year notes of Series AH-2018 were dated and issued 

January 15. They are due January 15, 2018, with interest 

payable on July 15 and January 15 until maturity. Treasury set 

an interest rate of 0-7/8 percent after determining which 

tenders were accepted on a yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

eastern time (e.t.) for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 

p.m. e.t. for competitive tenders on January 12. Tenders 

totaled $79,926 million; Treasury accepted $24,000 million. 

All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.926 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.849449. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.926 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 85.18 percent. The 

median yield was 0.900 percent, and the low yield was 0.835 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $52 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$23,949 million. The minimum par amount required for 

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal 

Securities (STRIPS) of notes of Series AH-2018 is $100. 

Auction of 9-Year 10-Month 2-1/4 Percent Notes 

On January 8, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$21,000 million of 9-year 10-month 2-1/4 percent notes. The 

issue was to refund $57,841 million of securities maturing 

January 15 and to raise new cash of approximately $159 

million. 

The 9-year 10-month notes of Series F-2024 were dated 

November 15, 2014 and issued January 15, 2015. They are 
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due November 15, 2024, with interest payable on May 15 and 

November 15 until maturity. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on January 13. Tenders totaled $54,806 

million; Treasury accepted $21,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.930 percent with an 

equivalent price of $102.850862. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.930 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 57.99 percent. The 

median yield was 1.890 percent, and the low yield was 1.810 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $11 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$20,987 million. Accrued interest of $3.79144 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from November 15 to January 15. 

The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of 

Series F-2024 is $100.

Auction of 29-Year 10-Month 3 Percent Bonds 

On January 8, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$13,000 million of 29-year 10-month 3 percent bonds. The 

issue was to refund $57,841 million of securities maturing 

January 15 and to raise new cash of approximately $159 

million. 

The 29-year 10-month bonds of November 2044 were 

dated November 15, 2014, and issued January 15, 2015. They 

are due November 15, 2044, with interest payable on May 15 

and November 15 until maturity. 

Treasury received tenders for the bonds before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on January 14. Tenders totaled $30,225 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 2.430 percent with an 

equivalent price of $112.041418. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 2.430 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 29.89 percent. The 

median yield was 2.374 percent, and the low yield was 2.280 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $3 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$12,997 million. Accrued interest of $5.05525 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from November 15 to January 15. 

The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of bonds of 

November 2044 is $100.

Auction of 10-Year Treasury Inflation-Protected 

Security (TIPS) 

On January 15, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $15,000 million of 10-year TIPS. The issue was to 

raise new cash of approximately $15,000 million. 

The 10-year TIPS of Series A-2025 were dated January 15 

and issued January 30. They are due January 15, 2025, with 

interest payable on July 15 and January 15 until maturity. 

Treasury set an interest rate of 0-1/4 percent after determining 

which tenders were accepted on a yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the TIPS before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on January 22. Tenders totaled $35,795 

million; Treasury accepted $15,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.315 percent with an 

equivalent adjusted price of $99.102886. Treasury accepted in 

full all competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.315 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 74.41 percent. The 

median yield was 0.286 percent, and the low yield was 0.220 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $47 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$14,954 million. Adjusted accrued interest of $0.10332 per 

$1,000 must be paid for the period from January 15 to January 

30. Both the unadjusted price of $99.363218 and the 

unadjusted accrued interest of $0.10359 were adjusted by an 

index ratio of 0.99738, for the period from January 15 to 

January 30. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of 

TIPS of Series A-2025 is $100.

F E B R U A R Y

Auction of 2-Year Floating Rate Notes (FRNs) 

On January 22, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $15,000 million of 2-year FRNs. The issue was to 

refund $77,684 million of securities maturing January 31 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $27,316 million. 

The 2-year FRNs of Series AW-2017 were dated January 

31 and issued February 2. They are due January 31, 2017, 

with interest payable on April 30, July 31, October 31, and 

January 31 until maturity. Treasury set a spread of 0.084 

percent after determining which tenders were accepted on a 

discount margin basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the FRNs before 11:00 a.m. 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 11:30 a.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on January 28. Tenders totaled $55,866 

million; Treasury accepted $15,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high discount margin of 0.084 percent 

with an equivalent price of $100.000000. Treasury accepted in 

full all competitive tenders at discount margins lower than 

0.084 percent. Tenders at the high discount margin were 

allotted 14.18 percent. The median discount margin was 0.080 

percent, and the low discount margin was 0.060 percent. 

Noncompetitive tenders totaled $11 million. Competitive 

tenders accepted from private investors totaled $14,989 
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33

million. Accrued interest of $0.000577784 per $100 must be 

paid for the period from January 31 to February 2.

Auction of 2-Year Notes 

On January 22, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $26,000 million of 2-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $77,684 million of securities maturing January 31 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $27,316 million. 

The 2-year notes of Series AV-2017 were dated January 

31 and issued February 2. They are due January 31, 2017, 

with interest payable on July 31 and January 31 until maturity. 

Treasury set an interest rate of 0-1/2 percent after determining 

which tenders were accepted on a yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on January 28. Tenders totaled $97,218 

million; Treasury accepted $26,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.540 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.920748. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.540 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 75.30 percent. The 

median yield was 0.509 percent, and the low yield was 0.479 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $167 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$25,733 million. Accrued interest of $0.02762 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from January 31 to February 2. 

The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of 

Series AV-2017 is $100.

Auction of 5-Year Notes 

On January 22, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $35,000 million of 5-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $77,684 million of securities maturing January 31 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $27,316 million. 

The 5-year notes of Series U-2020 were dated January 31 

and issued February 2. They are due January 31, 2020, with 

interest payable on July 31 and January 31 until maturity. 

Treasury set an interest rate of 1-1/4 percent after determining 

which tenders were accepted on a yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 11:00 a.m. 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 11:30 a.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on January 29. Tenders totaled $87,178 

million; Treasury accepted $35,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.288 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.816712. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.288 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 16.65 percent. The 

median yield was 1.256 percent, and the low yield was 1.200 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $43 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$34,957 million. Accrued interest of $0.06906 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from January 31 to February 2. 

The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of 

Series U-2020 is $100.

Auction of 7-Year Notes 

On January 22, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $29,000 million of 7-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $77,684 million of securities maturing January 31 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $27,316 million. 

The 7-year notes of Series G-2022 were dated January 31 

and issued February 2. They are due January 31, 2022, with 

interest payable on July 31 and January 31 until maturity. 

Treasury set an interest rate of 1-1/2 percent after determining 

which tenders were accepted on a yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on January 29. Tenders totaled $72,475 

million; Treasury accepted $29,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.590 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.406401. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.590 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 50.39 percent. The 

median yield was 1.555 percent, and the low yield was 1.479 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $13 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$28,982 million. Accrued interest of $0.08287 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from January 31 to February 2. 

The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of 

Series G-2022 is $100.

Auction of 52-Week Bills 

On January 29, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $25,000 million of 364-day Treasury bills. They were 

issued February 5, and will mature February 4, 2016. The 

issue was to refund $97,002 million of all maturing bills and 

to raise new cash of approximately $19,998 million. Treasury 

auctioned the bills on February 3. Tenders totaled $95,328 

million; Treasury accepted $25,000 million. That included 

$180 million of noncompetitive tenders from the public. The 

high bank discount rate was 0.205 percent. 

February Quarterly Financing 

On February 4, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $24,000 million of 3-year notes, $24,000 million of 

10-year notes and $16,000 million of 30-year bonds to refund 

$80,634 million of securities maturing February 15 and to pay 

down approximately $16,634 million. 

The 3-year notes of Series AJ-2018 were dated February 

15 and issued February 17. They are due February 15, 2018, 

with interest payable on August 15 and February 15 until 
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maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 1 percent after 

determining which tenders were accepted on a yield auction 

basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on February 10. Tenders totaled $80,272 

million; Treasury accepted $24,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.050 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.852956. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.050 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 81.56 percent. The 

median yield was 1.020 percent, and the low yield was 0.800 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $62 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$23,838 million. Accrued interest of $0.05525 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from February 15 to February 17. 

In addition to the $24,000 million of tenders accepted in 

the auction process, Treasury accepted $906 thousand from 

Federal Reserve banks (FRBs) for their own accounts. The 

minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series 

AJ-2018 is $100. 

The 10-year notes of Series B-2025 were dated February 

15 and issued February 17. They are due February 15, 2025, 

with interest payable on August 15 and February 15 until 

maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 2 percent after 

determining which tenders were accepted on a yield auction 

basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on February 11. Tenders totaled $62,959 

million; Treasury accepted $24,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 2.000 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.999892. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 2.000 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 88.15 percent. The 

median yield was 1.970 percent, and the low yield was 1.900 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $36 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$23,961 million. Accrued interest of $0.11050 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from February 15 to February 17. 

In addition to the $24,000 million of tenders accepted in 

the auction process, Treasury accepted $906 thousand from 

FRBs for their own accounts. The minimum par amount 

required for STRIPS of notes of Series B-2025 is $100. 

 The 30-year bonds of February 2045 were dated February 

15 and issued February 17. They are due February 15, 2045, 

with interest payable on August 15 and February 15 until 

maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 2-1/2 percent after 

determining which tenders were accepted on a yield auction 

basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the bonds before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on February 12. Tenders totaled $36,131 

million; Treasury accepted $16,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 2.560 percent with an 

equivalent price of $98.748902. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 2.560 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 3.44 percent. The 

median yield was 2.506 percent, and the low yield was 2.410 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $20 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$15,978 million. Accrued interest of $0.13812 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from February 15 to February 17. 

In addition to the $16,000 million of tenders accepted in 

the auction process, Treasury accepted $604 thousand from 

FRBs for their own accounts. The minimum par amount 

required for STRIPS of bonds of February 2045 is $100. 

Auction of 30-Year TIPS 

On February 12, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $9,000 million of 30-year TIPS. The issue was to raise 

new cash of approximately $22,000 million. 

The 30-year TIPS of February 2045 were dated February 

15 and issued February 27. They are due February 15, 2045, 

with interest payable on August 15 and February 15 until 

maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 0-3/4 percent after 

determining which tenders were accepted on a yield auction 

basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the TIPS before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on February 19. Tenders totaled $21,847 

million; Treasury accepted $9,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.842 percent with an 

equivalent adjusted price of $97.329701. Treasury accepted in 

full all competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.842 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 30.83 percent. The 

median yield was 0.779 percent, and the low yield was 0.650 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $17 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$8,983 million. Adjusted accrued interest of $0.24801 per 

$1,000 must be paid for the period from February 15 to 

February 27. Both the unadjusted price of $97.567766 and the 

unadjusted accrued interest of $0.24862 were adjusted by an 

index ratio of 0.99756, for the period from February 15 to 

February 27. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS 

of TIPS of February 2045 is $100.

 
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Auction of 1-Year 11-Month 0.084 Percent FRNs 

On February 19, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $13,000 million of 1-year 11-month 0.084 percent 

FRNs. The issue was to raise new cash of approximately 

$22,000 million. 

The 1-year 11-month FRNs of Series AW-2017 were 

dated January 31 and issued February 27. They are due 

January 31, 2017, with interest payable on April 30, July 31, 

October 31, and January 31 until maturity. 

Treasury received tenders for the FRNs before 11:00 a.m. 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 11:30 a.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on February 25. Tenders totaled $55,664 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high discount margin of 0.084 percent 

with an equivalent price of $99.999999. Treasury accepted in 

full all competitive tenders at discount margins lower than 

0.084 percent. Tenders at the high discount margin were 

allotted 38.60 percent. The median discount margin was 0.081 

percent, and the low discount margin was 0.060 percent. 

Noncompetitive tenders totaled $9 million. Competitive 

tenders accepted from private investors totaled $12,991 

million. Accrued interest of $0.007619514 per $100 must be 

paid for the period from January 31 to February 27.

M A R C H 

Auction of 2-Year Notes 

On February 19, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $26,000 million of 2-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $78,033 million of securities maturing February 28 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $11,967 million. 

The 2-year notes of Series AX-2017 were dated February 

28 and issued March 2. They are due February 28, 2017, with 

interest payable on the last calendar days of August and 

February until maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 0-1/2 

percent after determining which tenders were accepted on a 

yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on February 24. Tenders totaled $89,668 

million; Treasury accepted $26,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.603 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.796087. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.603 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 14.52 percent. The 

median yield was 0.580 percent, and the low yield was 0.539 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $173 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$25,727 million. Accrued interest of $0.02717 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from February 28 to March 2. The 

minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series 

AX-2017 is $100.

Auction of 5-Year Notes 

On February 19, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $35,000 million of 5-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $78,033 million of securities maturing February 28 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $11,967 million. 

The 5-year notes of Series V-2020 were dated February 28 

and issued March 2. They are due February 29, 2020, with 

interest payable on the last calendar days of August and 

February until maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 1-3/8 

percent after determining which tenders were accepted on a 

yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on February 25. Tenders totaled $88,853 

million; Treasury accepted $35,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.480 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.496222. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.480 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 64.14 percent. The 

median yield was 1.440 percent, and the low yield was 1.400 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $60 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$34,940 million. Accrued interest of $0.07473 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from February 28 to March 2. The 

minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series 

V-2020 is $100.

Auction of 7-Year Notes 

On February 19, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $29,000 million of 7-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $78,033 million of securities maturing February 28 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $11,967 million. 

The 7-year notes of Series H-2022 were dated February 28 

and issued March 2. They are due February 28, 2022, with 

interest payable on the last calendar days of August and 

February until maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 1-3/4 

percent after determining which tenders were accepted on a 

yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on February 26. Tenders totaled $68,688 

million; Treasury accepted $29,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.834 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.450849. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.834 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 54.12 percent. The 

median yield was 1.780 percent, and the low yield was 1.710 
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percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $10 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$28,990 million. Accrued interest of $0.09511 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from February 28 to March 2. The 

minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series 

H-2022 is $100.

Auction of 52-Week Bills 

On February 26, 2015, Treasury announced it would 

auction $25,000 million of 364-day Treasury bills. They were 

issued March 5, and will mature March 3, 2016. The issue 

was to refund $112,992 million of all maturing bills and to 

pay down approximately $5,992 million. Treasury auctioned 

the bills on March 3. Tenders totaled $97,794 million; 

Treasury accepted $25,000 million. That included $158 

million of noncompetitive tenders from the public. The high 

bank discount rate was 0.260 percent. 

Auction of 3-Year Notes 

On March 5, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$24,000 million of 3-year notes. The issue was to refund 

$34,221 million of securities maturing March 15 and to raise 

new cash of approximately $23,779 million. 

The 3-year notes of Series AK-2018 were dated March 15 

and issued March 16. They are due March 15, 2018, with 

interest payable on September 15 and March 15 until 

maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 1 percent after 

determining which tenders were accepted on a yield auction 

basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on March 10. Tenders totaled $79,916 

million; Treasury accepted $24,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.104 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.694198. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.104 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 91.74 percent. The 

median yield was 1.080 percent, and the low yield was 0.900 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $88 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$23,812 million. Accrued interest of $0.02717 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from March 15 to March 16. The 

minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series 

AK-2018 is $100.

Auction of 9-Year 11-Month 2 Percent Notes 

On March 5, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$21,000 million of 9-year 11-month 2 percent notes. The issue 

was to refund $34,221 million of securities maturing March 

15 and to raise new cash of approximately $23,779 million. 

The 9-year 11-month notes of Series B-2025 were dated 

February 15 and issued March 16. They are due February 15, 

2025, with interest payable on August 15 and February 15 

until maturity. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on March 11. Tenders totaled $55,576 

million; Treasury accepted $21,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 2.139 percent with an 

equivalent price of $98.762062. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 2.139 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 43.25 percent. The 

median yield was 2.105 percent, and the low yield was 1.990 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $22 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$20,978 million. Accrued interest of $1.60221 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from February 15 to March 16. 

The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of 

Series B-2025 is $100.

Auction of 29-Year 11-Month 2-1/2 Percent Bonds 

On March 5, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$13,000 million of 29-year 11-month 2-1/2 percent bonds. 

The issue was to refund $34,221 million of securities 

maturing March 15 and to raise new cash of approximately 

$23,779 million. 

The 29-year 11-month bonds of February 2045 were dated 

February 15 and issued March 16. They are due February 15, 

2045, with interest payable on August 15 and February 15 

until maturity. 

Treasury received tenders for the bonds before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on March 12. Tenders totaled $28,306 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 2.681 percent with an 

equivalent price of $96.289689. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 2.681 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 98.37 percent. The 

median yield was 2.622 percent, and the low yield was 2.510 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $11 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$12,989 million. Accrued interest of $2.00276 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from February 15 to March 16. 

The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of bonds of 

February 2045 is $100.

Auction of 1-Year 10-Month 0.084 Percent FRNs 

On March 19, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$13,000 million of 1-year 10-month 0.084 percent FRNs. The 

issue was to raise new cash of approximately $13,000 million. 
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The 1-year 10-month FRNs of Series AW-2017 were 

dated January 31 and issued March 27. They are due January 

31, 2017, with interest payable on April 30, July 31, October 

31, and January 31 until maturity. 

Treasury received tenders for the FRNs before 11:00 a.m. 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 11:30 a.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on March 25. Tenders totaled $56,401 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high discount margin of 0.085 percent 

with an equivalent price of $99.998123. Treasury accepted in 

full all competitive tenders at discount margins lower than 

0.085 percent. Tenders at the high discount margin were 

allotted 91.17 percent. The median discount margin was 0.080 

percent, and the low discount margin was 0.060 percent. 

Noncompetitive tenders totaled $6 million. Competitive 

tenders accepted from private investors totaled $12,995 

million. Accrued interest of $0.015902978 per $100 must be 

paid for the period from January 31 to March 27.

Auction of 9-Year 10-Month 0-1/4 Percent TIPS 

On March 12, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$13,000 million of 9-year 10-month 0-1/4 percent TIPS. The 

issue was to refund $78,420 million of securities maturing 

March 31 and to raise new cash of approximately $24,580 

million. 

The 9-year 10-month TIPS of Series A-2025 were dated 

January 15 and issued March 31. They are due January 15, 

2025, with interest payable on July 15 and January 15 until 

maturity. 

Treasury received tenders for the TIPS before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on March 19. Tenders totaled $31,637 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.200 percent with an 

equivalent adjusted price of $99.164241. Treasury accepted in 

full all competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.200 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 23.25 percent. The 

median yield was 0.160 percent, and the low yield was 0.100 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $15 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$12,985 million. Adjusted accrued interest of $0.51115 per 

$1,000 must be paid for the period from January 15 to March 

31. Both the unadjusted price of $100.484609 and the 

unadjusted accrued interest of $0.51796 were adjusted by an 

index ratio of 0.98686, for the period from January 15 to 

March 31. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of 

TIPS of Series A-2025 is $100.

Auction of 2-Year Notes 

On March 19, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$26,000 million of 2-year notes. The issue was to refund 

$78,420 million of securities maturing March 31 and to raise 

new cash of approximately $24,580 million. 

The 2-year notes of Series AY-2017 were dated and issued 

March 31. They are due March 31, 2017, with interest payable 

on September 30 and March 31 until maturity. Treasury set an 

interest rate of 0-1/2 percent after determining which tenders 

were accepted on a yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on March 24. Tenders totaled $89,873 

million; Treasury accepted $26,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.598 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.805456. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.598 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 19.33 percent. The 

median yield was 0.560 percent, and the low yield was 0.500 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $157 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$25,743 million. The minimum par amount required for 

STRIPS of notes of Series AY-2017 is $100.

Auction of 5-Year Notes 

On March 19, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$35,000 million of 5-year notes. The issue was to refund 

$78,420 million of securities maturing March 31 and to raise 

new cash of approximately $24,580 million. 

The 5-year notes of Series W-2020 were dated and issued 

March 31. They are due March 31, 2020, with interest payable 

on September 30 and March 31 until maturity. Treasury set an 

interest rate of 1-3/8 percent after determining which tenders 

were accepted on a yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on March 25. Tenders totaled $82,141 

million; Treasury accepted $35,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.387 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.942226. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.387 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 49.67 percent. The 

median yield was 1.338 percent, and the low yield was 1.270 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $35 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$34,865 million. The minimum par amount required for 

STRIPS of notes of Series W-2020 is $100.

 
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Auction of 7-Year Notes 

On March 19, 2015, Treasury announced it would auction 

$29,000 million of 7-year notes. The issue was to refund 

$78,420 million of securities maturing March 31 and to raise 

new cash of approximately $24,580 million. 

The 7-year notes of Series J-2022 were dated and issued 

March 31. They are due March 31, 2022, with interest payable 

on September 30 and March 31 until maturity. Treasury set an 

interest rate of 1-3/4 percent after determining which tenders 

were accepted on a yield auction basis. 

Treasury received tenders for the notes before 12:00 noon 

e.t. for noncompetitive tenders and before 1:00 p.m. e.t. for 

competitive tenders on March 26. Tenders totaled $67,197 

million; Treasury accepted $29,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.792 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.724848. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.792 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 35.96 percent. The 

median yield was 1.735 percent, and the low yield was 1.650 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $13 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$28,987 million. The minimum par amount required for 

STRIPS of notes of Series J-2022 is $100.
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TABLE PDO-1—Offerings of Regular Weekly Treasury Bills 

[In millions of dollars. Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Division of Financing Operations] 

 On total competitive bids accepted 

Issue date 

Description of new issue Amounts of bids accepted 

High 

price per 

hundred 

(7) 

High 

discount 

rate 

(percent) 

(8) 

High investment rate 

(percent) 4

(9) 

Maturity 

 date 

(1) 

Number 

of days to 

maturity 1

(2) 

Amount

of bids 

tendered 

(3) 

Total 

amount 2

(4) 

On

competitive

basis 

(5) 

On noncompetitive 

basis 3

 (6) 

Regular weekly: 

(4 week, 13 week, and 26 week) 

 

 2015 - Jan. 02 ................. 2015 - Jan. 29 27 110,164.0 30,000.1 28,892.3 244.2 99.998875 0.015 0.015

 Apr. 20 90 94,587.8 24,000.0 22,644.1 365.7 99.990000 0.040 0.041

 July 02 181 94,584.6 24,000.5 22,731.0 275.1 99.934639 0.130 0.132

Jan. 08................. Feb. 05 28 112,956.7 30,000.5 29,742.5 258.0 99.999222 0.010 0.010

 Apr. 09 91 99,698.3 24,000.1 23,626.1 374.0 99.992417 0.030 0.030

 July 09 182 109,727.4 24,001.1 23,248.7 351.4 99.944389 0.110 0.112

Jan. 15................. Feb. 12 28 115,163.9 30,000.5 29,735.7 264.8 99.998833 0.015 0.015

 Apr. 16 91 102,060.7 24,000.1 23,326.9 473.2 99.993681 0.025 0.025

 July 16 182 101,258.0 24,000.1 23,465.0 359.0 99.957028 0.085 0.086

Jan. 22................. Feb. 19 28 112,088.2 30,000.7 29,731.6 269.0 99.999611 0.005 0.005

 Apr. 23 91 103,507.3 24,000.2 23,627.1 373.0 99.993681 0.025 0.025

 July 23 182 100,371.1 24,000.4 23,263.9 460.5 99.962083 0.075 0.076

Jan. 29................. Feb. 26 28 113,449.6 30,000.9 28,802.6 208.7 99.998444 0.020 0.020

 Apr. 30 91 106,961.9 24,000.4 22,617.5 382.9 99.994944 0.020 0.020

 July 30 182 102,330.2 24,000.6 22,752.0 372.6 99.962083 0.075 0.076

Feb. 05 ................ Mar. 05 28 151,427.4 40,001.4 39,597.8 303.6 99.998444 0.020 0.020

 May 07 91 107,399.1 26,000.1 25,448.0 352.1 99.996208 0.015 0.015

 Aug. 06 182 109,295.8 26,000.4 25,015.7 358.7 99.967139 0.065 0.066

Feb. 12 ................ Mar. 12 28 157,944.0 40,001.4 39,738.7 262.7 99.998833 0.015 0.015

 May 14 91 115,312.2 26,000.3 25,496.6 403.7 99.994944 0.020 0.020

 Aug. 13 182 115,152.3 26,000.1 25,025.8 398.3 99.957028 0.085 0.086

Feb. 19 ................ Mar. 19 28 150,114.4 40,000.1 39,747.8 252.3 99.999222 0.010 0.010

 May 21 91 107,294.8 26,000.7 25,507.2 393.4 99.996208 0.015 0.015

 Aug. 20 182 114,180.7 26,000.0 25,127.5 416.5 99.967139 0.065 0.066

Feb. 26 ................ Mar. 26 28 147,357.7 40,000.2 38,787.6 254.6 99.998833 0.015 0.015

 May 28 91 109,380.6 26,000.1 24,696.8 354.4 99.994944 0.020 0.020

 Aug. 27 182 109,689.7 26,000.6 24,705.1 322.3 99.967139 0.065 0.066

Mar. 05 ................ Apr. 02 28 121,411.7 30,000.2 29,705.0 295.2 99.999611 0.005 0.005

 June 04 91 111,732.0 26,000.1 25,445.5 354.6 99.996208 0.015 0.015

 Sept. 03 182 108,266.3 26,000.3 25,334.7 289.5 99.962083 0.075 0.076

Mar. 12 ................ Apr. 09 28 137,189.8 40,001.0 39,713.3 287.7 99.998833 0.015 0.015

 June 11 91 108,763.4 26,000.5 25,627.4 373.2 99.996208 0.015 0.015

 Sept. 10 182 103,023.9 26,000.9 25,289.7 335.2 99.951972 0.095 0.097

Mar. 19 ................ Apr. 16 28 142,779.9 40,000.6 39,756.8 243.8 99.996111 0.050 0.051

 June 18 91 95,884.7 26,000.3 25,528.9 371.4 99.989889 0.040 0.041

 Sept. 17 182 93,326.0 26,000.3 25,424.3 300.0 99.926694 0.145 0.148

Mar. 26 ................ Apr.23 28 138,033.2 40,000.3 38,940.0 231.3 99.998444 0.020 0.020

 June 25 91 90,803.9 24,000.1 22,706.9 387.8 99.994944 0.020 0.020

 Sept. 24 182 89,340.3 24,000.2 22,818.2 356.0 99.946917 0.105 0.107

 

1

 All 4-week and 13-week bills represent additional issues of bills with an original maturity 

of 26 weeks or 52 weeks. Certain 26-week bills represent additional issues of bills with an 

original maturity of 52 weeks. 

2

 Includes amount awarded to the Federal Reserve System. 

3

 Tenders for $5 million or less from any one bidder are accepted in full at the high 

price of accepted competitive bids. All Treasury Marketable auctions are conducted 

in a single-price format as of November 2, 1998. 

4

 Equivalent coupon-issue yield. 
BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE OPERATIONS 

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TABLE PDO-2—Offerings of Marketable Securities 

Other than Regular Weekly Treasury Bills 

[In millions of dollars. Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Division of Financing Operations] 

Auction date 

Issue date 

(1) 

 Description of securities 1

(2) 

Period to final maturity 

(years, months, days) 2

(3) 

Amount 

tendered 

(4) 

Amount 

accepted 3, 4

(5) 

Accepted 

yield/discount 

margin and 

equivalent price 

for notes and 

bonds 

(6) 

 

01/06/15 01/08/15 0.250% bill—01/07/16 364d 96,004 25,001 

01/12/15 01/15/15 0.875% note—01/15/18-AH 3y 79,926 24,000 0.926 - 99.849449 

01/13/15 01/15/15 2.250% note—11/15/24 -F 9y 10m 54,806 21,000 1.930 -102.850862 

01/14/15 01/15/15 3.000% bond—11/15/44 29y 10m 30,225 13,000 2.430 -112.041418 

01/22/15 01/30/15 0.250% TIPS—01/15/25-A 10y 35,795 15,000 0.315 - 99.102886 

01/28/15 02/02/15 0.084% FRN—01/31/17-AW 2y 55,866 15,000 0.084 -100.000000 

01/28/15 02/02/15 0.500% note—01/31/17-AV 2y 97,218 26,000 0.540 - 99.920748 

01/29/15 02/02/15 1.250% note—01/31/20-U 5y 87,178 35,000 1.288 - 99.816712 

01/29/15 02/02/15 1.500% note—01/31/22-G 7y 72,475 29,000 1.590 - 99.406401 

02/03/15 02/05/15 0.205% bill—02/04/16 364d 95,328 25,000 

02/10/15 02/17/15 1.000% note—02/15/18-AJ 3y 80,273 24,001 1.050 - 99.852956 

02/11/15 02/17/15 2.000% note—02/15/25-B 10y 62,960 24,001 2.000 - 99.999892 

02/12/15 02/17/15 2.500% bond—02/15/45 30y 36,132 16,001 2.560 - 98.748902 

02/19/15 02/27/15 0.750% TIPS—02/15/45 30y 21,847 9,000 0.842 - 97.329701 

02/24/15 03/02/15 0.500% note—02/28/17-AX 2y 89,668 26,000 0.603 - 99.796087 

02/25/15 02/27/15 0.084% FRN—01/31/17-AW 1y 11m 55,664 13,000 0.084 - 99.999999 

02/25/15 03/02/15 1.375% note—02/29/20-V 5y 88,853 35,000 1.480 - 99.496222 

02/26/15 03/02/15 1.750% note—02/28/22-H 7y 68,688 29,000 1.834 - 99.450849 

03/03/15 03/05/15 0.260% bill—03/03/16 364d 97,794 25,000 

03/10/15 03/16/15 1.000% note—03/15/18-AK 3y 79,916 24,000 1.104 - 99.694198 

03/11/15 03/16/15 2.000% note—02/15/25-B 9y 11m 55,576 21,000 2.139 - 98.762062 

03/12/15 03/16/15 2.500% bond—02/15/45 29y 11m 28,306 13,000 2.681 - 96.289689 

03/19/15 03/31/15 0.250% TIPS—01/15/25-A 9y 10m 31,637 13,000 0.200 - 99.164241 

03/24/15 03/31/15 0.500% note—03/31/17-AY 2y 89,873 26,000 0.598 - 99.805456 

03/25/15 03/27/15 0.084% FRN—01/31/17-AW 1y 10m 56,401 13,000 0.085 - 99.998123 

03/25/15 03/31/15 1.375% note—03/31/20-W 5y 82,141 35,000 1.387 - 99.942226 

03/26/15 03/31/15 1.750% note—03/31/22-J 7y 67,197 29,000 1.792 - 99.724848 

 

 1

 Currently, all issues are sold at auction. For bill issues, the rate shown is the high bank 

discount rate. For note and bond issues, the rate shown is the interest rate. For details of 

bill offerings, see table PDO-1. As of October 1, 1997, all Treasury issues of notes and 

bonds are eligible for STRIPS. 

2

 From date of additional issue in case of a reopening. 

3

 In reopenings, the amount accepted is in addition to the amount of original offerings. 

4

 Includes securities issued to the Federal Reserve System; and to foreign and international 

monetary authorities, whether in exchange for maturing securities or for new cash. 

Note—Amounts listed as tendered and accepted are amounts tendered and awarded on 

auction day. 
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INTRODUCTION: Ownership of Federal Securities 

Federal securities presented in the following tables are 

public debt securities such as savings bonds, bills, notes, and 

bonds that the Treasury issues. The tables also detail debt 

issued by other Federal agencies under special financing 

authorities. [See the Federal debt (FD) tables for a more 

complete description of the Federal debt.] 

Effective January 1, 2001, Treasury’s Bureau of the 

Fiscal Service revised formats, titles, and column headings 

in the “Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United 

States,” Table I: Summary of Treasury Securities 

Outstanding and Table II: Statutory Debt Limit. These 

changes should reduce confusion and bring the publication 

more in line with the public’s use of terms. 

Treasury’s Bureau of the Fiscal Service compiles data in 

the “Treasury Bulletin” table OFS-1 from the “Monthly 

Statement of the Public Debt of the United States.” Effective 

June 2001, Bureau of the Fiscal Service revised procedures 

and categories in this table to agree with the Bureau of the 

Fiscal Service’s publication changes. 

 Table OFS-1 presents Treasury marketable and 

nonmarketable securities and debt issued by other Federal 

agencies held by Government accounts, the FRBs, and 

private investors. Social Security and Federal retirement 

trust fund investments comprise much of the Government 

account holdings. 

The FRBs acquire Treasury securities in the market as a 

means of executing monetary policy. 

 Table OFS-2 presents the estimated ownership of 

U.S. Treasury securities. Information is primarily obtained 

from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors Flow of Funds 

data, Table L209. State, local, and foreign holdings include 

special issues of nonmarketable securities to municipal 

entities and foreign official accounts. They also include 

municipal, foreign official, and private holdings of 

marketable Treasury securities. (See footnotes to the table 

for description of investor categories.) 
OWNERSHIP OF FEDERAL SECURITIES 

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TABLE OFS-1—Distribution of Federal Securities by Class of Investors and Type of Issues 

[In millions of dollars. Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service] 

End of 

fiscal year 

or month 

 Total 

 Federal 

 securities 

 outstanding 

 (1) 

Public debt securities 

Held by U.S. Government accounts Public issues

held by Federal

Reserve banks

(6) 

 Total

 outstanding

 (2) 

Total 

(3) 

 Marketable 

 (4) 

Nonmarketable 

(5) 

 

2010 ................................................ 13,585,596 13,561,622 4,534,014 - 4,534,014 909,910

2011 ................................................ 14,815,328 14,790,340 4,658,307 - 4,658,307 1,689,186

2012 ................................................ 16,090,640 16,066,241 4,791,850 - 4,791,850 1,744,275

2013 ................................................ 16,763,286 16,738,183 4,757,211 - 4,757,211 2,315,023

2014 ................................................ 17,847,931 17,824,071 5,039,265 - 5,039,265 2,767,288

 

2014 - Mar....................................... 17,625,235 17,601,227 4,982,034 - 4,982,034 2,614,640

Apr....................................... 17,532,411 17,508,437 5,005,168 - 5,005,168 2,623,234

May...................................... 17,540,825 17,516,958 4,979,066 - 4,979,066 2,677,695

June..................................... 17,656,646 17,632,606 5,060,590 - 5,060,590 2,705,869

July ...................................... 17,711,236 17,687,137 5,035,835 - 5,035,835 2,728,964

Aug ...................................... 17,772,901 17,749,172 5,016,743 - 5,016,743 2,747,849

Sept..................................... 17,847,931 17,824,071 5,039,265 - 5,039,265 2,767,288

Oct....................................... 17,961,205 17,937,160 5,080,309 - 5,080,309 2,801,510

Nov ...................................... 18,029,642 18,005,549 5,083,072 - 5,083,072 2,788,984

Dec ...................................... 18,165,823 18,141,444 5,117,626 - 5,117,626 2,793,384

2015 - Jan ....................................... 18,106,687 18,082,294 5,097,507 - 5,097,507 2,796,026

Feb ...................................... 18,179,940 18,155,854 5,081,983 - 5,081,983 2,797,128

Mar ...................................... 18,176,192 18,152,056 5,061,878 - 5,061,878 2,797,509

 

 Public debt securities, continued Agency securities 1

End of 

fiscal year 

or month 

Held by private investors 

Total 

outstanding 

 (10) 

Held by 

private 

investors 

(11) 

Held by 

Government 

accounts 

(12) 

Total 

(7) 

Marketable 

(8) 

 Nonmarketable 

 (9) 

2010 ................................................ 8,117,698 7,588,415 529,284 23,974 23,971 3

2011 ................................................ 8,442,847 7,935,360 507,488 24,988 24,982 5

2012 ................................................ 9,530,116 9,005,483 524,634 24,399 24,394 5

2013 ................................................ 9,665,949 9,281,132 384,818 25,103 25,098 5

2014 ................................................ 10,017,518 9,526,925 490,594 23,860 23,857 3

 

2014 - Mar....................................... 10,004,553 9,520,852 483,701 24,008 24,003 5

Apr....................................... 9,880,035 9,393,268 486,767 23,974 23,969 5

May...................................... 9,860,197 9,370,722 489,476 23,867 23,862 5

June..................................... 9,866,147 9,378,348 487,799 24,040 24,035 5

July ...................................... 9,922,338 9,433,907 488,430 24,099 24,096 3

Aug ...................................... 9,984,580 9,497,422 487,158 23,729 23,726 3

Sept..................................... 10,017,518 9,526,925 490,594 23,860 23,857 3

Oct....................................... 10,055,341 9,561,064 494,277 24,045 24,042 3

Nov ...................................... 10,133,493 9,632,417 501,076 24,093 24,088 5

Dec ...................................... 10,230,434 9,725,010 505,424 24,379 24,374 5

2015 - Jan ....................................... 10,188,761 9,687,271 501,490 24,393 24,388 5

Feb ...................................... 10,276,743 9,773,197 503,546 24,086 24,081 5

Mar ...................................... 10,292,669 9,846,298 446,371 24,136 24,131 5

 

 1 Table has been revised to show separate amounts for Agency Securities to include 

Held by Private Investors and Held by Government Accounts. 

Note—Public issues held by the Federal Reserve banks have been revised to include 

Ginnie Mae and exclude the following Government-Sponsored Enterprises: Federal 

National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and the Federal 

Home Loan Bank System.
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TABLE OFS-2—Estimated Ownership of U.S. Treasury Securities 

[In billions of dollars. Source: Office of Debt Management, Office of the Under Secretary for Domestic Finance] 

 

SOMA and 

Intragovernmental 

Holdings 2,3

(2) 

 Pension funds 3 

End of month 

Total 

public 

debt 1

(1) 

Total 

privately 

held 

(3) 

 Depository 

 institutions 4, 5

 (4) 

U.S.

savings

bonds 6

(5) 

 Private 7

 (6) 

State and

local 

governments

 (7) 

 Insurance 

 compa- 

 nies 4

 (8) 

Mutual 

funds 4, 8

(9) 

 State and 

 local 

 govern- 

 ments 4

 (10) 

 Foreign

 and inter-

 national 9

 (11) 

Other 

 investors 10

 (12) 

 

2015 - Mar......... 18,152 7,521 10,631 n.a. 175 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

2014 - Dec......... 18,141 7,579 10,563 518 176 530 257 282 1,146 601 6,156 895

 Sept........ 17,824 7,491 10,333 471 177 518 244 279 1,104 582 6,070 889

 June ....... 17,633 7,461 10,172 407 178 506 236 273 1,063 588 6,019 902

 Mar......... 17,601 7,302 10,300 368 178 499 209 268 1,127 584 5,948 1,118

2013 - Dec......... 17,352 7,205 10,147 321 179 493 203 264 1,126 584 5,793 1,184

 Sept........ 16,738 6,834 9,904 293 180 367 202 262 1,099 583 5,653 1,265

 June ....... 16,738 6,773 9,965 300 181 456 199 263 1,086 611 5,595 1,273

 Mar......... 16,772 6,657 10,115 339 182 453 192 267 1,108 608 5,725 1,242

2012 - Dec......... 16,433 6,524 9,909 348 182 444 187 271 1,038 599 5,574 1,266

 Sept........ 16,066 6,447 9,619 338 184 429 183 270 989 590 5,476 1,160

 June ....... 15,855 6,476 9,380 303 185 413 182 269 972 581 5,311 1,165

 Mar......... 15,582 6,397 9,185 317 185 398 179 271 977 561 5,145 1,152

2011 - Dec......... 15,223 6,440 8,783 280 185 387 168 272 902 559 5,007 1,022

 Sept........ 14,790 6,328 8,462 294 185 371 162 260 819 558 4,912 901

 June ....... 14,343 6,220 8,123 279 186 252 164 255 776 573 4,691 947

 Mar......... 14,270 5,959 8,311 321 187 346 164 254 756 585 4,481 1,218

2010 - Dec......... 14,025 5,656 8,369 319 188 337 159 248 720 596 4,436 1,366

 Sept........ 13,562 5,350 8,211 323 189 327 150 241 671 587 4,324 1,399

 June ....... 13,202 5,345 7,857 266 190 316 150 232 677 584 4,070 1,372

 Mar......... 12,773 5,260 7,513 269 190 304 154 226 678 585 3,878 1,229

2009 - Dec......... 12,311 5,277 7,034 202 191 296 151 222 669 586 3,685 1,032

 Sept........ 11,910 5,127 6,783 198 192 286 146 210 669 584 3,571 928

 June ....... 11,545 5,027 6,518 141 194 282 145 200 712 589 3,461 797

 Mar......... 11,127 4,785 6,342 126 194 273 137 191 721 588 3,266 847

2008 - Dec......... 10,700 4,806 5,893 105 194 260 130 171 758 601 3,077 597

 Sept........ 10,025 4,693 5,332 130 194 253 137 163 631 614 2,802 407

 June ....... 9,492 4,686 4,806 113 195 244 135 159 440 635 2,587 297

 Mar......... 9,438 4,695 4,743 125 195 240 135 152 467 646 2,506 276

2007 - Dec......... 9,229 4,834 4,396 130 196 229 144 142 344 648 2,353 210

 Sept........ 9,008 4,738 4,270 120 197 225 153 155 293 643 2,235 248

 June ....... 8,868 4,715 4,153 110 199 221 162 169 258 638 2,192 204

 Mar......... 8,850 4,577 4,273 120 200 220 156 185 263 608 2,195 325

2006 - Dec......... 8,680 4,558 4,122 115 202 216 153 198 248 571 2,103 316

 Sept........ 8,507 4,433 4,074 114 204 202 149 197 234 542 2,025 407

 June ....... 8,420 4,389 4,031 119 205 192 150 196 243 532 1,978 416

 Mar......... 8,371 4,257 4,114 113 206 186 153 200 254 516 2,082 404

2005 - Dec......... 8,170 4,200 3,971 129 205 184 154 202 254 512 2,034 295

 Sept........ 7,933 4,068 3,865 134 204 184 161 201 247 494 1,930 312

 June ....... 7,836 4,034 3,803 136 204 180 166 195 249 461 1,878 334

 Mar......... 7,777 3,922 3,855 149 204 177 157 193 264 429 1,952 329

1

 Source: “Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States (MSPD).” Face 

value. 

2

 Sources: Federal Reserve Bulletin, Table 1.18, Federal Reserve banks, statement of 

condition, for System Open Market Accounts; and the U.S. Treasury MSPD for 

intragovernmental holdings. Federal Reserve holdings exclude Treasury securities held 

under repurchase agreements. 

3

As of February 2005, the debt held by Government Accounts was renamed to 

Intragovernmental holdings. 

4

 Source: Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Flow of Funds Table L.209. 

5

 Includes U.S. chartered depository institutions, foreign banking offices in the United 

States, banks in U.S. affiliated areas, credit unions, and bank holding companies. 

6

 Sources: “Monthly Statement of the Public Debt of the United States from January 1996. 

Federal Reserve Board of Governors, Flow of Funds Table L. 209 from January 1977 

through December 1995. Includes myRA as of December 2014. Current accrual value. 

7 Includes U.S. Treasury securities held by the Federal Employees Retirement System 

Thrift Savings Plan "G Fund."

8

Includes money market mutual funds, mutual funds, and closed-end investment 

companies.

9

Source: Federal Reserve Board Treasury International Capital Survey. Includes 

nonmarketable foreign series, Treasury securities, and Treasury deposit funds. Excludes 

Treasury securities held under repurchase agreements in custody accounts at the Federal 

Reserve Bank of New York. For additional information, see: 

http://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/tic/pages/index.aspx. 

10 Includes individuals, Government-sponsored enterprises, brokers and dealers, bank 

personal trusts and estates, corporate and non-corporate businesses, and other investors. 
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INTRODUCTION: U.S. Currency and Coin Outstanding and in Circulation 

The U.S. Currency and Coin Outstanding and in 

Circulation (USCC) statement informs the public of the total 

face value of currency and coin used as a medium of 

exchange that is in circulation at the end of a given 

accounting month. The statement defines the total amount of 

currency and coin outstanding and the portion deemed to be 

in circulation. It includes some old and current rare issues 

that do not circulate or that may do so to a limited extent. 

Treasury includes them in the statement because the issues 

were originally intended for general circulation. 

The USCC statement provides a description of the 

various issues of paper money. It also gives an estimated 

average of currency and coin held by each individual, using 

estimates of population from the Bureau of the Census. 

USCC information has been published by Treasury since 

1888, and was published separately until 1983, when it was 

incorporated into the “Treasury Bulletin.” The USCC comes 

from monthly reports compiled by Treasury offices, U.S. 

Mint offices, the Federal Reserve banks (FRBs), and the 

Federal Reserve Board. 

TABLE USCC-1—Amounts Outstanding and in Circulation, March 31, 2015 

[Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service] 

Currency 

Total 

currency 

and coin 

(1) 

Total currency 

(2) 

Federal Reserve notes 1

(3) 

U.S. notes 

(4) 

Currency no

longer issued

(5) 

Amounts outstanding .............................. $1,544,251,208,395 $1,498,059,917,030 $1,497,579,869,124 $239,988,966 $240,058,940

Less amounts held by: 

The Treasury....................................... 316,092,649 57,215,085 56,990,293 7,505 217,287

FRBs ................................................... 184,990,078,912 183,156,890,463 183,156,879,572 - 10,891

Amounts in circulation............................. $1,358,945,036,834 $1,314,845,811,482 $1,314,365,999,259 $239,981,461 $239,830,762

Coins 2

Total 

(1) 

Dollars 2, 3 

(2) 

Fractional

coins 

(3) 

 

Amounts outstanding .............................. $46,191,291,365 $6,529,558,110 $39,661,733,255

Less amounts held by: 

The Treasury....................................... 258,877,564 73,573,564 185,304,000

FRBs ................................................... 1,833,188,449 1,330,248,152 502,940,297 

Amounts in circulation............................. $44,099,225,352 $5,125,736,394 $38,973,488,958 

See footnotes following table USCC-2. 
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TABLE USCC-2—Amounts Outstanding and in Circulation, March 31, 2015 

[Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service] 

Currency in circulation by denomination 

Total 

(1) 

Federal Reserve notes 1 

(2) 

U.S. notes 

(3) 

Currency no

longer issued 

(4) 

$1 ................................................................................ $10,921,251,382 $10,780,216,091 $143,503 $140,891,788

$2 ................................................................................ 2,182,048,310 2,050,275,288 131,760,618 12,404

$5 ................................................................................ 12,884,405,170 12,751,795,720 108,056,110 24,553,340

$10 .............................................................................. 18,444,225,100 18,423,946,540 6,300 20,272,260

$20 .............................................................................. 160,791,618,920 160,771,516,020 3,840 20,099,060

$50 .............................................................................. 76,198,130,400 76,186,640,200 500 11,489,700

$100 ............................................................................ 1,033,111,525,100 1,033,089,563,900 - 4 21,961,200

$500 ............................................................................ 142,017,500 141,823,500 5,500 188,500

$1,000 ......................................................................... 165,364,000 165,152,000 5,000 207,000

$5,000 ......................................................................... 1,765,000 1,710,000 - 55,000

$10,000 ....................................................................... 3,460,000 3,360,000 - 100,000

Fractional notes 5 ........................................................ 600 - 90 510 

Total currency ......................................................... $1,314,845,811,482 $1,314,365,999,259 $239,981,461 $239,830,762 

Comparative totals of currency and coins in circulation—selected dates 

 Amounts (in millions) 

 (1) 

 Per capita 6 

 (2) 

Mar. 31, 2015 ....................................................................................... 1,358,945 4,237

Feb. 28, 2015 ....................................................................................... 1,351,154 4,215

 Jan. 31, 2015 ....................................................................................... 1,329,395 4,150

Sept. 30, 2005...................................................................................... 766,487 2,578

Sept. 30, 2000...................................................................................... 568,614 2,061

Sept. 30, 1995...................................................................................... 409,272 1,553

Sept. 30, 1990...................................................................................... 278,903 1,105

Sept. 30, 1985...................................................................................... 187,337 782

Sept. 30, 1980...................................................................................... 129,916 581

June 30, 1975 ...................................................................................... 81,196 380

June 30, 1970 ...................................................................................... 54,351 265

June 30, 1965 ...................................................................................... 39,719 204

June 30, 1960 ...................................................................................... 32,064 177

June 30, 1955 ...................................................................................... 30,229 183

1

 Issued on or after July 1, 1929. 

2

 Excludes coins sold to collectors at premium prices. 

3

 Includes $481,781,898 in standard silver dollars. 

4

 Represents current FRB adjustment.

5 Represents value of certain partial denominations not presented for redemption. 

6 Based on Bureau of the Census’ estimates of population.
ForeignCurrencyPositions

ExchangeStabilizationFund
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INTRODUCTION: Foreign Currency Positions

The “Treasury Bulletin” reports foreign currency 

holdings of large foreign exchange market participants. 

These reports provide information on positions in derivative 

instruments, such as foreign exchange futures and options 

that are increasingly used in establishing foreign exchange 

positions but were not covered in the old reports. 

The information is based on reports of large foreign 

exchange market participants on holdings of five major 

foreign currencies (Canadian dollar, Japanese yen, Swiss 

franc, pound sterling, and euro) and the U.S. dollar. 

Positions in the U.S. dollar, which have been collected since 

January 1999, are intended to approximate “all other” 

currency positions of reporting institutions. U.S.-based 

businesses file a consolidated report for their domestic and 

foreign subsidiaries, branches, and agencies. U.S. 

subsidiaries of foreign entities file only for themselves, not 

for their foreign parents. Filing is required by law (31 United 

States Code 5315; 31 Code of Federal Regulations 128, 

Subpart C). 

Weekly and monthly reports must be filed throughout the 

calendar year by major foreign exchange market 

participants, which are defined as market participants with 

more than $50 billion equivalent in foreign exchange 

contracts on the last business day of any calendar quarter 

during the previous year (end March, September, September, 

or December). Such contracts include the amounts of foreign 

exchange spot contracts bought and sold, foreign exchange 

forward contracts bought and sold, foreign exchange futures 

bought and sold, and one half the notional amount of foreign 

exchange options bought and sold. 

A quarterly report must be filed throughout the calendar 

year by each foreign exchange market participant that had 

more than $5 billion equivalent in foreign exchange 

contracts on the last business day of any quarter the previous 

year (end March, June, September, or December). 

This information is published in six sections 

corresponding to each of the major currencies covered by the 

reports. Tables I-1 through VI-1 present the currency data 

reported weekly by major market participants. Tables I-2 

through VI-2 present more detailed currency data of major 

market participants, based on monthly reports. Tables I-3 

through VI-3 present quarterly consolidated currency data 

reported by large market participants that do not file weekly 

reports. The information in the tables referenced above is 

based on the reports referenced in this Introduction: Foreign 

Currency Positions and is not audited by the Federal Reserve 

banks or the Treasury Department. 

Principal exchanged under cross-currency interest rate 

swaps is reported as part of purchases or sales of foreign 

exchange. Such principal also was noted separately on 

monthly and quarterly reports through December 1998, 

when this practice was discontinued. The net options 

position, or the net delta-equivalent value of an options 

position, is an estimate of the relationship between an 

option’s value and an equivalent currency hedge. The delta 

equivalent value is defined as the product of the first partial 

derivative of an option valuation formula (with respect to the 

price of the underlying currency) multiplied by the notional 

principal of the contract. 
FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

June 2015

50 

SECTION I—Canadian Dollar Positions 

TABLE FCP-I-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of Canadian dollars. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward and future contracts Net options 

 positions 

(3) 

Exchange 

rate 

(Canadian 

dollars per 

U.S. dollar)

(4) 

Purchased

(1) 

Sold

(2) 

10/01/2014 ............................................................. 803,421 805,974 n.a. 1.1171

10/08/2014 ............................................................. 824,784 831,791 n.a. 1.1181

10/15/2014 ............................................................. 870,383 879,664 n.a. 1.1291

10/22/2014 ............................................................. 843,276 849,272 n.a. 1.1218

10/29/2014 ............................................................. 866,811 869,583 1,659 1.1135

 

11/05/2014 ............................................................. 918,992 927,466 1,623 1.1377

11/12/2014 ............................................................. 908,225 915,171 881 1.1284

11/19/2014 ............................................................. 911,523 919,286 1,007 1.1349

11/26/2014 ............................................................. 949,660 956,144 404 1.1236

 

12/03/2014 ............................................................. 984,557 992,290 n.a. 1.1359

12/10/2014 ............................................................. 1,028,997 1,041,873 530 1.1479

12/17/2014 ............................................................. 893,203 909,553 -453 1.1629

12/24/2014 ............................................................. 832,081 834,245 n.a. 1.1621

12/31/2014 ............................................................. 877,792 875,174 585 1.1601

 

01/07/2015 ............................................................. 911,021 914,940 n.a. 1.1851

01/14/2015 ............................................................. 938,766 944,375 n.a. 1.1957

01/21/2015 ............................................................. 973,059 976,051 n.a. 1.2377

01/28/2015 ............................................................. 997,964 1,000,385 n.a. 1.2452

 

02/04/2015 ............................................................. 1,031,554 1,031,400 n.a. 1.2550

02/11/2015 ............................................................. 1,022,670 1,026,623 n.a. 1.2635

02/18/2015 ............................................................. 1,008,856 1,019,456 n.a. 1.2456

02/25/2015 ............................................................. 1,102,090 1,113,162 n.a. 1.2418

 

03/04/2015 ............................................................. 1,064,384 1,074,686 n.a. 1.2439

03/11/2015 ............................................................. 1,097,215 1,113,741 59 1.2763

03/18/2015 ............................................................. 977,452 991,911 -534 1.2771

03/25/2015 ............................................................. 935,798 953,035 -63 1.2513
FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

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SECTION I—Canadian Dollar Positions, continued 

TABLE FCP-I-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of Canadian dollars. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions Exchange rate 

(Canadian 

dollars per 

U.S. dollar) 

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta

equivalent

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written

(6) 

Bought

(7) 

Written 

(8) 

 

2012 - Dec................... 723,826 727,471 195,584 177,964 43,124 45,411 52,812 54,827 -821 0.9958

2013 - Dec................... 777,944 787,202 166,469 162,808 62,802 75,543 122,082 97,404 529 1.0637

2014 - Apr ................... 826,830 838,293 187,014 177,480 80,744 119,337 197,093 145,732 n.a. 1.0956

May.................. 883,112 890,841 181,911 174,084 75,488 96,604 153,676 118,874 n.a. 1.0867

June................. 694,486 701,319 170,182 159,872 71,295 86,991 129,595 103,689 n.a. 1.0676

July .................. 786,827 791,847 183,800 165,407 60,121 76,776 123,441 98,495 2,213 1.0889

Aug .................. 834,851 833,872 179,413 170,421 77,154 100,777 139,332 110,806 n.a. 1.0858

Sept................. 810,294 813,233 174,245 165,970 87,379 103,061 139,352 118,074 n.a. 1.1207

Oct................... 907,905 912,287 180,276 173,316 90,374 93,794 123,757 107,918 1,464 1.1272

Nov .................. 965,490 966,028 185,210 176,756 94,695 95,487 125,095 109,979 358 1.1426

Dec .................. 879,089 876,285 187,421 177,769 65,824 64,872 98,283 87,318 585 1.1601

2015 - Jan ................... 1,046,960 1,045,591 185,750 181,430 79,723 83,456 140,877 125,889 1,014 1.2716

Feb .................. 1,044,263 1,057,878 188,838 185,461 85,817 120,259 201,081 156,626 400 1.2506

Mar .................. 969,850 987,457 177,478 165,360 80,663 96,352 194,511 167,785 n.a. 1.2681

 

TABLE FCP-I-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants 

[In millions of Canadian dollars. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions Exchange rate

(Canadian 

dollars per 

U.S. dollar) 

(10) 

Calls Puts 

Net delta 

equivalent 

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets 

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought 

(5) 

Written 

(6) 

Bought 

(7) 

 Written 

 (8) 

 

2011 - Dec................... 18,977 33,319 77,674 38,291 695 544 n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.0168

2012 - Mar................... 16,450 30,333 90,621 44,773 534 565 1,408 465 n.a. 0.9990

June.................. 22,308 34,176 85,248 45,946 n.a. 474 1,753 1,833 n.a. 1.0190

Sept.................. 21,078 33,681 90,487 47,000 n.a. n.a. 1,400 1,157 n.a. 0.9837

Dec................... 19,395 30,069 73,597 45,414 n.a. n.a. 869 662 n.a. 0.9958

2013 - Mar................... 17,015 32,402 88,822 53,718 276 467 3,545 2,502 n.a. 1.0174

June ................. 20,876 43,404 88,990 55,033 737 673 10,749 7,496 n.a. 1.0513

Sept.................. 17,533 35,119 97,416 56,050 n.a. 1,285 2,216 3,397 n.a. 1.0284

Dec................... 18,183 37,339 94,712 50,955 n.a. 1,831 5,630 4,362 52 1.0637

2014 - Mar................... 21,444 36,135 101,443 56,942 n.a. n.a. 3,387 1,551 n.a. 1.1053

June ................. 21,667 33,156 97,105 51,228 889 2,655 4,060 1,024 n.a. 1.0676

Sept.................. 18,169 32,087 90,562 45,183 1,383 1,513 2,417 1,363 n.a. 1.1207

Dec................... 19,305 34,650 88,114 46,563 n.a. n.a. 1,007 n.a. -14 1.1601

 
FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

June 2015

52 

SECTION II—Japanese Yen Positions 

TABLE FCP-II-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In billions of Japanese yen. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Exchange 

rate 

(Japanese 

yen per 

U.S. dollar)

Report date (4) 

Spot, forward and future contracts 

Net options positions 

(3) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

10/01/2014 .............................................................. 518,950 519,113 581 109.30

10/08/2014 .............................................................. 499,369 500,974 n.a. 108.41

10/15/2014 .............................................................. 506,280 508,521 284 106.06

10/22/2014 .............................................................. 483,245 485,734 518 107.32

10/29/2014 .............................................................. 496,656 498,694 361 108.10

 

11/05/2014 .............................................................. 548,568 549,272 -73 114.62

11/12/2014 .............................................................. 543,763 544,520 -772 115.42

11/19/2014 .............................................................. 553,053 554,837 -591 117.70

11/26/2014 .............................................................. 559,074 561,472 -71 117.60

 

12/03/2014 .............................................................. 580,874 575,494 389 119.82

12/10/2014 .............................................................. 621,497 621,753 396 118.50

12/17/2014 .............................................................. 557,508 558,621 n.a. 117.64

12/24/2014 .............................................................. 506,324 510,200 n.a. 120.45

12/31/2014 .............................................................. 509,528 513,509 n.a. 119.85

 

01/07/2015 .............................................................. 522,515 525,250 n.a. 119.52

01/14/2015 .............................................................. 542,447 546,401 n.a. 116.78

01/21/2015 .............................................................. 523,232 526,940 n.a. 117.86

01/28/2015 .............................................................. 515,755 519,362 n.a. 117.74

 

02/04/2015 .............................................................. 519,742 522,473 n.a. 117.58

02/11/2015 .............................................................. 530,831 534,659 n.a. 120.38

02/18/2015 .............................................................. 507,820 511,143 n.a. 119.19

02/25/2015 .............................................................. 531,556 534,851 n.a. 118.88

 

03/04/2015 .............................................................. 512,120 514,327 n.a. 119.76

03/11/2015 .............................................................. 538,460 552,022 n.a. 121.50

03/18/2015 .............................................................. 489,230 490,893 429 120.92

03/25/2015 .............................................................. 478,064 486,652 n.a. 119.37
FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

June 2015 

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SECTION II—Japanese Yen Positions, continued 

TABLE FCP-II-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In billions of Japanese yen. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions Exchange rate

(Japanese yen 

per U.S. dollar)

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta

equivalent

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets 

(3) 

Liabilities 

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written 

(6) 

Bought 

(7) 

 Written 

 (8) 

 

2012 - Dec.................. 364,964 399,781 83,896 78,585 36,393 40,545 70,462 66,147 -131 86.64

2013 - Dec.................. 367,919 373,026 100,854 95,824 49,695 56,375 91,674 85,364 424 105.25

2014 - Apr .................. 398,306 401,341 114,137 110,163 45,429 49,676 80,355 76,310 401 102.14

May................. 399,370 402,060 116,050 112,350 45,824 49,419 74,493 75,452 419 101.77

June................ 371,892 374,360 120,032 116,297 41,152 42,167 65,063 65,661 531 101.28

July ................. 426,003 425,485 118,976 116,019 42,093 45,483 71,078 70,439 662 102.75

Aug ................. 440,100 439,467 118,471 116,438 45,527 53,282 85,054 79,346 362 104.00

Sept................ 522,242 522,347 124,831 118,421 46,863 61,952 107,905 95,070 135 109.66

Oct.................. 559,360 561,631 125,205 120,038 52,242 66,476 111,126 100,345 -94 112.09

Nov ................. 557,705 559,850 128,604 122,178 58,810 74,852 116,125 116,244 55 118.70

Dec ................. 509,719 513,666 131,861 125,050 51,990 64,690 106,981 97,813 n.a. 119.85

2015 - Jan ................. 519,744 526,405 141,156 132,490 52,806 64,934 104,249 95,838 n.a. 117.44

Feb ................. 522,839 528,240 139,709 130,456 52,826 61,621 92,123 86,724 n.a. 119.72

Mar ................. 496,406 502,244 139,626 129,204 51,460 61,986 91,358 83,671 n.a. 119.96

 

TABLE FCP-II-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants 

[In billions of Japanese yen. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions Exchange rate

(Japanese yen 

per U.S. dollar)

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta 

equivalent 

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets 

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written

(6) 

Bought

(7) 

 Written 

 (8) 

 

2011 - Dec................... 2,937 4,203 5,090 2,553 n.a. 314 447 129 12 76.98

2012 - Mar................... 3,466 4,683 7,764 2,811 180 325 1,274 982 16 82.41

June.................. 4,081 5,603 6,045 2,285 47 276 749 499 17 79.81

Sept.................. 3,610 4,018 5,481 2,227 n.a. 279 689 336 -4 77.92

Dec................... 3,576 5,481 5,971 2,412 230 358 1,853 1,175 -47 86.64

2013 - Mar................... 3,089 5,704 9,256 4,631 n.a. 825 2,923 1,779 24 94.16

June ................. 4,222 5,249 9,282 4,576 541 1,048 2,640 1,828 63 99.21

Sept.................. 4,488 5,487 9,447 4,507 n.a. 906 2,077 1,561 24 98.29

Dec................... 4,238 5,807 10,272 4,750 n.a. 965 2,510 1,335 75 105.25

2014 - Mar................... 5,230 5,873 9,331 4,487 n.a. 426 1,093 236 n.a. 102.98

June ................. 5,610 5,618 9,157 4,533 n.a. 574 1,618 642 14 101.28

Sept.................. 7,634 9,271 7,646 3,167 79 434 2,030 1,097 n.a. 109.66

Dec................... 5,502 5,805 7,566 3,323 208 584 1,750 1,055 n.a. 119.85

 
FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

June 2015

54 

SECTION III—Swiss Franc Positions 

TABLE FCP-III-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of Swiss francs. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

 Exchange 

rate (Swiss 

francs per 

U.S. dollar)

Report date (4) 

Spot, forward and future contracts 

Net options positions 

(3) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

10/01/2014 .............................................................. 987,586 1,010,508 n.a. 0.9566

10/08/2014 .............................................................. 966,710 989,000 n.a. 0.9564

10/15/2014 .............................................................. 958,393 979,343 1,925 0.9444

10/22/2014 .............................................................. 958,153 980,155 2,175 0.9530

10/29/2014 .............................................................. 983,744 1,000,198 n.a. 0.9452

 

11/05/2014 .............................................................. 986,315 1,006,907 1,029 0.9640

11/12/2014 .............................................................. 1,016,267 1,034,782 1,067 0.9650

11/19/2014 .............................................................. 1,059,407 1,074,124 n.a. 0.9572

11/26/2014 .............................................................. 1,036,713 1,048,965 n.a. 0.9614

 

12/03/2014 .............................................................. 1,091,492 1,106,850 n.a. 0.9779

12/10/2014 .............................................................. 1,159,330 1,177,069 n.a. 0.9680

12/17/2014 .............................................................. 1,087,162 1,110,864 n.a. 0.9679

12/24/2014 .............................................................. 1,006,904 1,029,890 n.a. 0.9865

12/31/2014 .............................................................. 938,111 959,756 n.a. 0.9934

 

01/07/2015 .............................................................. 1,062,206 1,087,032 n.a. 1.0160

01/14/2015 .............................................................. 1,066,456 1,088,982 n.a. 1.0172

01/21/2015 .............................................................. 1,104,920 1,127,452 n.a. 0.8596

01/28/2015 .............................................................. 1,064,053 1,084,847 n.a. 0.9055

 

02/04/2015 .............................................................. 1,074,343 1,095,146 n.a. 0.9238

02/11/2015 .............................................................. 1,083,091 1,107,468 n.a. 0.9288

02/18/2015 .............................................................. 1,070,337 1,097,612 n.a. 0.9446

02/25/2015 .............................................................. 1,099,279 1,122,978 n.a. 0.9496

 

03/04/2015 .............................................................. 1,012,007 1,041,018 n.a. 0.9640

03/11/2015 .............................................................. 1,027,559 1,053,685 n.a. 1.0074

03/18/2015 .............................................................. 910,547 940,241 n.a. 0.9952

03/25/2015 .............................................................. 949,355 984,082 n.a. 0.9574
FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

June 2015 

55

SECTION III—Swiss Franc Positions, continued 

TABLE FCP-III-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of Swiss francs. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions Exchange rate

(Swiss francs per 

U.S. dollar) 

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta

equivalent

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

 Sold 

 (2) 

Assets 

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written

(6) 

Bought

(7) 

Written 

(8) 

 

2012 - Dec................... 654,579 683,540 158,819 85,852 86,352 88,023 102,871 101,876 -670 0.9155

2013 - Dec................... 615,640 639,211 96,480 74,020 105,112 115,954 139,453 127,568 -472 0.8904

2014 - Apr ................... 638,284 661,267 89,126 76,012 111,172 117,678 132,568 124,290 237 0.8800

May.................. 741,970 767,831 91,720 80,882 104,000 107,856 129,545 124,623 174 0.8944

June................. 667,942 693,701 90,417 76,740 99,558 101,007 124,092 121,083 293 0.8868

July .................. 686,257 709,976 92,150 78,393 92,929 92,916 113,986 113,879 -90 0.9086

Aug .................. 777,720 802,334 94,620 84,848 88,647 91,109 116,961 111,726 735 0.9174

Sept................. 943,077 967,602 96,069 86,696 106,316 118,683 158,968 147,036 n.a. 0.9554

Oct................... 984,226 1,002,956 83,034 72,897 109,321 129,100 169,627 153,748 1,595 0.9623

Nov .................. 1,037,613 1,052,538 80,422 68,196 119,997 140,321 195,387 175,232 n.a. 0.9658

Dec .................. 938,663 960,288 82,865 69,347 103,936 121,455 172,573 155,099 n.a. 0.9934

2015 - Jan .................. 1,062,834 1,083,503 100,999 79,947 101,269 121,608 182,608 154,886 n.a. 0.9210

Feb .................. 1,032,801 1,061,698 94,413 72,964 93,590 115,849 171,122 145,948 n.a. 0.9513

Mar .................. 992,767 1,027,712 99,698 79,129 91,124 109,679 154,659 136,442 n.a. 0.9712

 

TABLE FCP-III-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants 

[In millions of Swiss francs. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions Exchange rate

(Swiss francs per 

U.S. dollar) 

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta 

equivalent 

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written

(6) 

Bought

(7) 

Written 

(8) 

 

2011 - Dec................... 12,282 19,706 48,877 8,420 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.9374

2012 - Mar................... 11,411 18,791 58,909 9,829 n.a. 1,872 4,637 4,153 n.a. 0.9026

June.................. 13,949 14,899 48,392 9,618 1,289 1,531 n.a n.a. 4 0.9485

Sept.................. 13,646 14,961 n.a. 8,085 n.a. n.a. 944 1,286 8 0.9400

Dec................... 14,365 16,096 n.a. 8,884 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.9155

2013 - Mar................... 16,520 21,737 n.a. 9,348 430 1,234 3,684 n.a. -54 0.9490

June ................. 17,279 17,163 n.a. 9,609 730 1,144 5,802 4,085 n.a. 0.9450

Sept.................. 15,013 13,051 91,002 12,620 n.a. n.a. 3,891 2,400 n.a. 0.9041

Dec................... 22,699 23,164 n.a. 9,538 n.a. n.a. 1,951 n.a. n.a. 0.8904

2014 - Mar................... 17,733 17,832 99,179 8,969 n.a. n.a. 1,012 290 -2 0.8840

June ................. 18,171 18,716 101,064 9,373 n.a. n.a. 721 299 n.a. 0.8868

Sept.................. 21,854 22,229 87,336 12,811 n.a. n.a. n.a. 980 -319 0.9554

Dec................... 23,311 27,049 97,170 12,324 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. -71 0.9934

 
FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

June 2015

56 

SECTION IV—Sterling Positions 

TABLE FCP-IV-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of pounds sterling. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

 Exchange

rate (U.S. 

dollars per 

pound) 

Report date (4) 

Spot, forward and future contracts 

Net options positions 

(3) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

10/01/2014 .............................................................. 1,821,372 1,888,832 n.a. 1.6216

10/08/2014 .............................................................. 1,703,069 1,769,630 n.a. 1.6068

10/15/2014 .............................................................. 1,789,476 1,859,284 n.a. 1.5959

10/22/2014 .............................................................. 1,751,930 1,815,174 158 1.6070

10/29/2014 .............................................................. 1,839,503 1,909,449 n.a. 1.6149

 

11/05/2014 .............................................................. 1,854,259 1,925,734 n.a. 1.5984

11/12/2014 .............................................................. 1,828,653 1,900,484 n.a. 1.5815

11/19/2014 .............................................................. 1,875,857 1,948,992 n.a. 1.5670

11/26/2014 .............................................................. 1,910,842 1,979,713 n.a. 1.5787

 

12/03/2014 .............................................................. 1,935,496 2,004,844 232 1.5700

12/10/2014 .............................................................. 1,945,838 2,017,882 n.a. 1.5689

12/17/2014 .............................................................. 1,866,988 1,931,857 n.a. 1.5652

12/24/2014 .............................................................. 1,725,384 1,791,593 -193 1.5549

12/31/2014 .............................................................. 1,739,318 1,801,821 -267 1.5578

 

01/07/2015 .............................................................. 1,787,865 1,852,040 n.a. 1.5073

01/14/2015 .............................................................. 1,811,263 1,876,109 -101 1.5234

01/21/2015 .............................................................. 1,750,108 1,816,659 -79 1.5118

01/28/2015 .............................................................. 1,806,302 1,865,430 262 1.5165

 

02/04/2015 .............................................................. 1,797,109 1,857,577 890 1.5209

02/11/2015 .............................................................. 1,787,956 1,858,226 n.a. 1.5232

02/18/2015 .............................................................. 1,811,647 1,870,065 565 1.5430

02/25/2015 .............................................................. 1,878,056 1,938,792 697 1.5499

 

03/04/2015 .............................................................. 1,816,772 1,875,352 n.a. 1.5266

03/11/2015 .............................................................. 1,907,546 1,968,160 n.a. 1.4945

03/18/2015 .............................................................. 1,835,773 1,903,992 623 1.4686

03/25/2015 .............................................................. 1,776,587 1,850,235 n.a. 1.4915
FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

June 2015 

57

SECTION IV—Sterling Positions, continued 

TABLE FCP-IV-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of pounds sterling. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions Exchange rate 

(U.S. dollars 

per pound) 

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta

equivalent

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets 

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written

(6) 

Bought

(7) 

Written 

(8) 

 

2012 - Dec................... 1,457,283 1,438,257 658,674 554,948 46,300 45,013 48,575 51,867 n.a. 1.6262

2013 - Dec................... 1,560,072 1,549,461 558,331 482,587 68,177 65,277 71,494 73,631 -179 1.6574

2014 - Apr ................... 1,589,094 1,627,658 572,100 509,187 72,469 65,071 70,286 73,247 n.a. 1.6883

May.................. 1,613,365 1,650,996 591,678 529,625 74,659 66,929 71,334 74,809 n.a. 1.6764

June................. 1,634,473 1,684,469 567,878 500,200 83,234 77,758 67,771 74,082 n.a. 1.7105

July .................. 1,707,276 1,755,448 581,413 515,736 87,574 84,636 73,915 73,125 4 1.6889

Aug .................. 1,709,145 1,762,656 628,268 562,617 96,965 88,901 79,816 85,829 n.a. 1.6585

Sept................. 1,784,416 1,846,607 609,105 533,491 128,322 130,021 120,503 116,823 -75 1.6220

Oct................... 1,850,742 1,923,021 601,389 533,155 102,498 94,097 95,450 100,734 n.a. 1.5999

Nov .................. 1,885,791 1,956,089 631,850 569,463 97,509 91,540 95,628 94,189 n.a. 1.5638

Dec .................. 1,742,921 1,805,223 656,785 591,052 82,825 76,549 80,689 83,838 -267 1.5578

2015 - Jan .................. 1,833,963 1,895,119 711,663 636,710 102,425 98,174 104,486 100,432 n.a. 1.5026

Feb .................. 1,870,098 1,931,921 682,900 617,766 103,893 101,110 108,866 104,986 n.a. 1.5439

Mar .................. 1,834,680 1,906,618 724,126 657,852 102,214 111,168 140,130 125,350 n.a. 1.4850

 

TABLE FCP-IV-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants 

[In millions of pounds sterling. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions Exchange rate 

(U.S. dollars 

per pound) 

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta 

equivalent 

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets 

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written

(6) 

Bought

(7) 

Written 

(8) 

 

2011 - Dec................... 11,774 12,622 127,285 29,650 n.a. n.a. n.a. 657 74 1.5537

2012 - Mar................... 14,740 12,296 127,456 32,805 705 347 2,298 623 5 1.5985

June.................. 11,790 11,560 165,914 47,081 668 429 2,271 570 16 1.5686

Sept.................. 16,441 15,379 147,991 33,874 n.a. n.a. 2,046 409 -18 1.6132

Dec................... 18,837 16,899 57,032 32,581 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 1.6262

2013 - Mar................... 22,023 21,376 68,646 38,456 332 497 3,585 856 -12 1.5193

June ................. 25,286 23,953 66,608 37,013 714 977 3,877 1,328 39 1.5210

Sept.................. 23,881 18,501 149,903 36,241 1,006 1,145 n.a. 1,287 155 1.6179

Dec................... 34,365 29,425 156,665 38,670 1,861 n.a. 2,360 1,364 172 1.6574

2014 - Mar................... 24,285 20,785 159,297 38,963 n.a. n.a. n.a. 404 - 1.6675

June ................. 28,368 25,905 159,804 38,384 1,384 1,249 2,379 719 193 1.7105

Sept.................. 20,806 20,658 141,445 26,649 n.a. n.a. 3,425 891 n.a. 1.6220

Dec................... 21,226 23,443 144,220 29,675 n.a. n.a. 3,485 797 n.a. 1.5578

 
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SECTION V—U.S. Dollar Positions 

TABLE FCP-V-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of U.S. dollars. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward and future contracts Net options 

 positions 

(3) 

Exchange 

 rate 

(4) 

Purchased

(1) 

Sold

(2) 

10/01/2014 ............................................................ 24,099,632 23,147,918 1,834 n.a.

10/08/2014 ............................................................ 23,143,053 22,121,200 -9,088 n.a.

10/15/2014 ............................................................ 23,468,769 22,387,522 -9,471 n.a.

10/22/2014 ............................................................ 22,987,919 21,943,334 -10,020 n.a.

10/29/2014 ............................................................ 23,655,103 22,609,249 -2,606 n.a.

 

11/05/2014 ............................................................ 24,099,901 22,930,792 -197 n.a.

11/12/2014 ............................................................ 24,378,897 23,091,940 9,751 n.a.

11/19/2014 ............................................................ 24,321,292 23,245,943 4,486 n.a.

11/26/2014 ............................................................ 24,940,735 23,786,708 -8,765 n.a.

 

12/03/2014 ............................................................ 24,984,113 23,867,059 -10,559 n.a.

12/10/2014 ............................................................ 26,058,868 24,863,025 -15,428 n.a.

12/17/2014 ............................................................ 24,273,140 23,021,803 -16,104 n.a.

12/24/2014 ............................................................ 22,408,487 21,107,952 -23,229 n.a.

12/31/2014 ............................................................ 22,348,975 21,174,302 -16,981 n.a.

 

01/07/2015 ............................................................ 22,861,883 21,757,515 -15,672 n.a.

01/14/2015 ............................................................ 23,415,774 22,272,200 n.a. n.a.

01/21/2015 ............................................................ 22,936,144 21,914,445 -13,091 n.a.

01/28/2015 ............................................................ 23,394,721 22,422,522 -13,253 n.a.

 

02/04/2015 ............................................................ 23,336,672 22,637,232 -10,243 n.a.

02/11/2015 ............................................................ 23,350,123 22,400,037 -14,425 n.a.

02/18/2015 ............................................................ 23,125,653 22,160,533 -9,729 n.a.

02/25/2015 ............................................................ 24,469,956 23,470,340 -8,931 n.a.

 

03/04/2015 ............................................................ 23,445,270 22,437,767 -12,060 n.a.

03/11/2015 ............................................................ 24,616,912 23,623,764 -16,884 n.a.

03/18/2015 ............................................................ 22,533,108 21,547,180 n.a. n.a.

03/25/2015 ............................................................ 22,354,963 21,349,126 -11,835 n.a.
FOREIGN CURRENCY POSITIONS 

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SECTION V—U.S. Dollar Positions, continued 

TABLE FCP-V-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of U.S. dollars. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions 

Calls Puts Net delta 

equivalent 

(9) 

Exchange

rate 

(10) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets 

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written

(6) 

Bought

(7) 

Written 

(8) 

 

2012 - Dec.............. 17,398,629 16,771,084 - - 1,550,821 2,000,809 1,229,560 1,766,978 1,689 n.a.

2013 - Dec.............. 18,146,995 17,569,818 - - 1,682,472 1,649,879 1,356,942 1,366,251 2,182 n.a.

2014 - Apr .............. 20,663,726 20,246,029 - - 2,002,515 1,932,893 1,592,645 1,623,781 -3,761 n.a.

May............. 21,355,442 20,987,395 - - 2,020,727 2,045,230 1,690,764 1,674,350 -3,442 n.a.

June............ 20,300,584 19,980,368 - - 1,814,706 1,894,272 1,633,942 1,544,038 -2,410 n.a.

July ............. 21,736,557 21,288,388 - - 1,887,469 1,948,436 1,652,654 1,583,431 -198 n.a.

Aug ............. 22,005,945 21,381,467 - - 2,154,705 2,115,655 1,763,294 1,797,630 -3,437 n.a.

Sept............ 23,496,185 22,581,012 - - 2,647,702 2,509,731 1,908,541 2,062,566 2,232 n.a.

Oct.............. 24,604,461 23,490,801 - - 2,650,599 2,572,127 1,984,882 2,066,205 1,918 n.a.

Nov ............. 24,509,787 23,393,347 - - 2,817,275 2,676,251 2,091,576 2,126,612 -9,378 n.a.

Dec ............. 22,305,315 21,191,645 - - 2,398,557 2,286,289 1,665,023 1,794,615 -16,957 n.a.

2015 - Jan ............. 23,475,533 22,541,761 - - 2,573,211 2,340,447 1,623,925 1,843,806 -5,516 n.a.

Feb ............. 24,085,573 23,085,586 - - 2,586,689 2,300,965 1,583,539 1,848,882 -11,244 n.a.

Mar ............. 22,919,753 21,943,692 - - 2,671,283 2,338,677 1,625,575 1,930,310 -11,248 n.a.

 

TABLE FCP-V-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants 

[In millions of U.S. dollars. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions 

Exchange 

rate 

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta 

equivalent 

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

 Written

 (6) 

 Bought

 (7) 

Written 

(8) 

 

2011 - Dec................... 280,638 237,104 - - 29,815 11,500 18,618 19,252 -1,380 n.a.

2012 - Mar................... 288,754 266,557 - - 30,838 21,200 24,943 21,699 210 n.a.

June.................. 302,534 263,951 - - 36,184 22,751 13,751 15,998 n.a. n.a.

Sept.................. 271,014 297,070 - - 25,109 13,575 20,027 16,847 n.a. n.a.

Dec................... 316,746 316,764 - - 33,820 24,090 27,325 11,864 n.a. n.a.

2013 - Mar................... 326,700 307,558 - - 57,680 33,599 20,709 21,604 n.a. n.a.

June ................. 324,857 305,608 - - 98,395 64,260 25,319 25,299 1,863 n.a.

Sept.................. 277,343 315,420 - - 57,525 36,377 28,655 25,091 n.a. n.a.

Dec................... 357,382 377,984 - - 54,936 34,030 34,942 35,389 4,121 n.a.

2014 - Mar................... 391,996 400,511 - - 36,072 18,155 20,269 16,834 n.a. n.a.

June ................. 410,486 415,011 - - 55,388 29,165 19,908 25,091 3,101 n.a.

Sept.................. 451,879 398,009 - - 75,533 41,418 21,919 24,328 10,370 n.a.

Dec................... 426,213 362,519 - - 51,981 31,791 15,481 18,513 13,101 n.a.

 
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SECTION VI—Euro Positions 

TABLE FCP-VI-1—Weekly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of euros. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Exchange 

rate 

(Euros per 

U.S. dollar)

Report date (4) 

Spot, forward and future contracts 

Net options positions 

(3) 

Purchased

(1) 

Sold

(2) 

10/01/2014 ......................................................................... 6,465,699 6,594,583 -3,181 0.7925

10/08/2014 ......................................................................... 6,160,636 6,290,753 n.a. 0.7885

10/15/2014 ......................................................................... 6,271,912 6,410,861 n.a. 0.7826

10/22/2014 ......................................................................... 6,106,157 6,254,655 n.a. 0.7900

10/29/2014 ......................................................................... 6,231,244 6,379,848 n.a. 0.7836

 

11/05/2014 ......................................................................... 6,321,954 6,443,958 1,012 0.8008

11/12/2014 ......................................................................... 6,359,585 6,512,433 -4,320 0.8028

11/19/2014 ......................................................................... 6,424,029 6,576,936 97 0.7969

11/26/2014 ......................................................................... 6,653,671 6,807,821 1,668 0.7998

 

12/03/2014 ......................................................................... 6,617,520 6,785,291 1,419 0.8127

12/10/2014 ......................................................................... 6,870,695 7,023,784 n.a. 0.8048

12/17/2014 ......................................................................... 6,439,356 6,603,926 n.a. 0.8061

12/24/2014 ......................................................................... 5,910,534 6,064,603 n.a. 0.8205

12/31/2014 ......................................................................... 6,014,021 6,161,699 2,704 0.8264

 

01/07/2015 ......................................................................... 6,347,075 6,505,308 818 0.8460

01/14/2015 ......................................................................... 6,554,885 6,716,572 n.a. 0.8470

01/21/2015 ......................................................................... 6,481,396 6,646,005 456 0.8633

01/28/2015 ......................................................................... 6,680,783 6,838,135 1,434 0.8817

 

02/04/2015 ......................................................................... 6,607,931 6,744,829 31 0.8758

02/11/2015 ......................................................................... 6,617,428 6,750,511 1,226 0.8850

02/18/2015 ......................................................................... 6,532,791 6,686,215 333 0.8817

02/25/2015 ......................................................................... 7,026,887 7,176,000 1,280 0.8801

 

03/04/2015 ......................................................................... 6,870,022 7,043,469 430 0.9033

03/11/2015 ......................................................................... 7,565,926 7,728,542 n.a. 0.9455

03/18/2015 ......................................................................... 6,951,134 7,112,758 n.a. 0.9396

03/25/2015 ......................................................................... 6,747,775 6,878,524 n.a. 0.9102
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SECTION VI—Euro Positions, continued 

TABLE FCP-VI-2—Monthly Report of Major Market Participants 

[In millions of euros. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions 

Exchange 

rate 

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta

equivalent

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets 

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written

(6) 

Bought

(7) 

Written 

(8) 

 

2012 - Dec................... 4,742,320 4,617,740 2,124,942 1,995,883 345,564 383,059 431,599 400,556 -3,395 0.7584

2013 - Dec................... 4,986,374 5,023,973 1,899,825 1,777,323 334,550 358,527 391,263 369,449 6,489 0.7257

2014 - Apr ................... 5,672,169 5,839,535 2,094,261 1,992,879 362,862 402,773 466,083 424,616 n.a. 0.7210

May.................. 5,825,019 5,977,474 2,181,676 2,099,824 400,716 444,910 538,799 481,920 339 0.7331

June................. 5,561,008 5,700,084 2,092,362 2,016,410 398,835 426,618 504,708 470,519 n.a. 0.7305

July .................. 5,870,531 6,003,367 2,071,909 2,010,125 376,651 411,835 514,818 469,191 1,140 0.7468

Aug .................. 5,862,175 5,997,545 2,187,561 2,118,042 391,364 463,040 607,985 522,052 n.a. 0.7605

Sept................. 6,285,865 6,423,098 2,094,588 2,025,027 482,825 575,298 793,728 697,207 -1,767 0.7919

Oct................... 6,403,683 6,557,283 2,042,302 2,006,355 501,148 584,688 804,117 707,441 2,343 0.7981

Nov .................. 6,437,428 6,600,765 2,076,213 2,039,709 505,294 579,375 783,922 708,797 3,257 0.8040

Dec .................. 6,024,590 6,170,955 2,085,291 2,033,445 451,487 500,726 678,531 639,243 2,694 0.8264

2015 - Jan .................. 6,676,422 6,810,657 2,228,848 2,163,764 527,142 625,058 845,395 734,690 n.a. 0.8857

Feb .................. 7,099,931 7,235,413 2,281,059 2,208,866 516,926 594,807 849,522 748,689 n.a. 0.8931

Mar .................. 6,840,458 6,982,452 2,376,658 2,309,050 551,282 644,428 885,934 758,875 n.a. 0.9310

 

TABLE FCP-VI-3—Quarterly Report of Large Market Participants 

[In millions of euros. Source: Treasury Foreign Currency Reporting] 

Report date 

Spot, forward 

and future contracts 

Foreign currency 

denominated 

Options positions 

Exchange 

rate 

(10) 

Calls Puts Net delta

equivalent

(9) 

Purchased 

(1) 

Sold 

(2) 

Assets 

(3) 

Liabilities

(4) 

Bought

(5) 

Written

(6) 

Bought

(7) 

Written 

(8) 

 

2011 - Dec................... 68,457 76,675 275,793 110,758 8,485 4,847 6,131 8,070 -909 0.7708

2012 - Mar................... 78,078 82,647 318,663 135,064 10,420 4,907 9,969 11,105 70 0.7500

June.................. 73,202 69,492 494,312 209,043 15,867 7,315 13,923 12,535 n.a. 0.7894

Sept.................. 88,373 76,674 274,639 123,965 9,525 4,526 6,688 6,407 28 0.7778

Dec................... 69,920 61,111 202,499 120,619 8,126 2,152 3,662 n.a. 8 0.7584

2013 - Mar................... 86,922 82,911 226,324 238,669 7,953 6,697 11,137 6,602 n.a. 0.7803

June ................. 80,198 71,480 225,064 138,339 10,852 5,750 15,771 12,375 313 0.7686

Sept.................. 72,099 68,918 327,873 157,426 11,714 4,796 7,815 5,601 818 0.7388

Dec................... 93,606 107,641 295,577 138,564 8,848 3,866 7,004 6,196 939 0.7257

2014 - Mar................... 85,631 68,576 310,459 141,879 9,177 n.a. 6,401 3,759 765 0.7258

June ................. 87,524 82,833 316,606 144,278 10,618 8,050 17,830 10,795 -711 0.7305

Sept.................. 85,151 85,789 296,682 134,512 11,689 7,447 26,460 13,124 -3,326 0.7919

Dec................... 96,616 96,711 268,375 131,351 9,582 7,056 21,719 8,809 n.a. 0.8264

 
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INTRODUCTION: Exchange Stabilization Fund

To stabilize the exchange value of the dollar, the 

Exchange Stabilization Fund -ESF was established pursuant 

to chapter 6, section 10 of the Gold Reserve Act of January 

30, 1934 -codified at 31 United States Code 5302, which 

authorized establishment of a Treasury fund to be operated 

under the exclusive control of the Secretary, with approval 

of the President. 

Subsequent amendment of the Gold Reserve Act 

modified the original purpose somewhat to reflect 

termination of the fixed exchange rate system. 

Resources of the fund include dollar balances, partially 

invested in U.S. Government securities, special drawing

rights -SDRs, and balances of foreign currencies. Principal 

sources of income -+ or loss -- for the fund are profits -+ or 

losses -- on SDRs and foreign exchange, as well as interest 

earned on assets. 

 Table ESF-1 presents the assets, liabilities, and 

capital of the fund. The figures are in U.S. dollars or their 

equivalents based on current exchange rates computed 

according to the accrual method of accounting. The capital 

account represents the original capital appropriated to the fund 

by Congress of $2 billion, minus a subsequent transfer of $1.8 

billion to pay for the initial U.S. quota subscription to the 

International Monetary Fund. Gains and losses are reflected in 

the cumulative net income -+ or loss -- account. 

 Table ESF-2 shows the results of operations by 

quarter. Figures are in U.S. dollars or their equivalents 

computed according to the accrual method. “Profit -+ or loss 

-- on foreign exchange” includes realized profits or losses. 

“Adjustment for change in valuation of SDR holdings and 

allocations” reflects net gain or loss on revaluation of SDR 

holdings and allocations for the quarter. 

TABLE ESF-1—Balances as of Dec. 31, 2014, and Mar. 31, 2015 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management] 

Assets, liabilities, and capital Dec. 31, 2014 

Jan. 1, 2015, 

through 

Mar. 31, 2015 Mar. 31, 2015 

Assets 

U.S. dollars: 

Held with Treasury: 

U.S. Government securities............................................. 22,647,576 -1,681 22,645,895 

Special drawing rights 1 ........................................................... 51,940,969 -2,482,324 49,458,645 

Foreign exchange and securities: 

European euro ..................................................................... 13,179,508 -1,466,178 11,713,330 

Japanese yen....................................................................... 7,795,328 -12,623 7,782,705 

Accounts receivable................................................................. 86,971 -11,583 75,388

Total assets.......................................................................... 95,650,352 -3,974,389 91,675,963

Liabilities and capital 

Current liabilities: 

Accounts payable................................................................. 4,438 -348 4,090

Total current liabilities ...................................................... 4,438 -348 4,090

Other liabilities: 

SDR certificates ................................................................... 5,200,000 - 5,200,000 

SDR allocations ................................................................... 51,165,712 -2,448,083 48,717,629 

Unearned revenue .............................................................. - - -

Total other liabilities ......................................................... 56,365,712 -2,448,083 53,917,629

Capital: 

Capital account .................................................................... 200,000 - 200,000 

Net income (+) or loss (-) (see Table ESF-2) ...................... -1,301,409 -1,509,170 -2,810,579

Total capital...................................................................... 39,280,202 -1,525,958 37,754,244

Total liabilities and capital............................................ 95,650,352 -3,974,389 91,675,963

See footnote on the following page. 
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TABLE ESF-2—Income and Expense 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management] 

Current quarter

Jan. 1, 2015, 

through 

Mar. 31, 2015 

Fiscal year to date

Oct. 1, 2014, 

through 

Mar. 31, 2015 

Income and expense 

 Profit (+) or loss(-) on: 

Foreign exchange ........................................................................ -1,484,212 -2,785,108

Adjustment for change in valuation 

 of SDR holdings and allocations 1 .............................................. -37,158 -55,220

Interest (+) or net charges (-) on: 

SDRs............................................................................................ 94 183

U.S. Government securities......................................................... 1,139 2,806

Foreign exchange ........................................................................ 10,967 26,760

Income from operations ............................................................... -1,509,170 -2,810,579

Net income (+) or loss (-)............................................................. -1,509,170 -2,810,579

1

 Beginning July 1974, the International Monetary Fund adopted a technique for valuing the 

SDRs based on a weighted average of exchange rates for the currencies of selected 

member countries. The U.S. SDR holdings and allocations are valued on this basis 

beginning July 1974. 

Note—Annual balance sheets for fiscal years 1934 through 1940 appeared in the 1940 

“Annual Report of the Secretary of the Treasury” and those for succeeding years 

appeared in subsequent reports through 1980. Quarterly balance sheets beginning with 

December 31, 1938, have been published in the “Treasury Bulletin.” Data from inception 

to September 30, 1978, may be found on the statements published in the January 1979 

“Treasury Bulletin.” 
Trust Funds
TRUST FUNDS 

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TABLE TF-6A—Highway Trust Fund 

The following information is released according to the 

provisions of the Byrd Amendment [codified at 26 United 

States Code 9503(d)] and represents data concerning the 

Highway Trust Fund. The figure described as “unfunded 

authorizations” is the latest estimate received from the DOT. 

The 48-month revenue estimates for the highway and 

mass transit accounts, respectively, include the latest 

estimates received from Treasury’s Office of Tax Analysis 

for excise taxes, net of refunds. They represent net highway 

receipts for those periods. 

Highway Account 

[In billions of dollars. Source: DOT] 

Commitments (unobligated balances plus unpaid obligations, fiscal year 2016) .............................................................................................................. 52

less: 

Cash balance (fiscal year 2016) ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

Unfunded authorizations (fiscal year 2016)........................................................................................................................................................................ 41

48-month revenue estimate (fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020)............................................................................................................................ 135

Mass Transit Account 

[In billions of dollars. Source: DOT] 

Commitments (unobligated balances plus unpaid obligations, fiscal year 2016) .............................................................................................................. 16

less: 

Cash balance (fiscal year 2016) ......................................................................................................................................................................................... -

Unfunded authorizations (fiscal year 2016)........................................................................................................................................................................ 16

48-month revenue estimate (fiscal years 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020)........................................................................................................................... 25

Note—Detail may not add due to rounding. Note—Figures reflect authorizations through May 31, 2015. 
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John S. Greenlees. December 1990. 

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Gillingham, and John S. Greenlees. February 1991. 

9102. “Social Security and the Public Debt.” James E. Duggan. October 1991. 

9201. “Issues in Eastern European Social Security Reform.” John C. Hambor. June 1992. 

9202. “Life-Health Insurance Markets.” John S. Greenlees and James E. Duggan. July 1992. 

9203. “Property-Casualty Insurance Markets.” Lucy Huffman and David Bernstein. August 1992. 

9301. “The Bank-Reported Data in the U.S. Balance of Payments: Basic Features and an Assessment of their Reliability.” 

Michael Cayton. February 1993. 

9302. “The Returns Paid to Early Social Security Cohorts.” James E. Duggan, Robert Gillingham, and John S. Greenlees. 

April 1993. 

9303. “Distributional Effects of Social Security: The Notch Issue Revisited.” James E. Duggan, Robert Gillingham, and John 

S. Greenlees. Revised April 1995. 

9501. “Progressive Returns to Social Security? An Answer from Social Security Records.” James E. Duggan, Robert 

Gillingham, and John S. Greenlees. November 1995. 

9701. “Housing Bias in the CPI and Its Effects on the Budget Deficit and Social Security Trust Fund.” James E. Duggan, 

Robert Gillingham, and John S. Greenlees. January 1997. 

9702. “An Improved Method for Estimating the Total Taxable Resources of the States.” Michael Compson and John 

Navratil. December 1997. 

2001-01. “Some Regulatory and Institutional Barriers to Congestion Pricing at Airports.” Edward Murphy and John D. 

Worth. May 2001. 

2001-02. “Actuarial Nonequivalence in Early and Delayed Social Security Benefit Claims.” James E. Duggan and 

Christopher J. Soares. June 2001. 
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2003-01. “Annuity Risk: Volatility and Inflation Exposure in Payments from Immediate Life Annuities.” Christopher J. 

Soares and Mark Warshawsky. January 2003. 

2005-01. “Possible Alternatives to the Medicare Trustees’ Long-Term Projections of Health Spending.” Jason D. Brown and 

Ralph M. Monaco. January 2005. 

2005-02. “The Long-Term Real Interest Rate for Social Security.” James A. Girola. March 2005. 

2006-01. “Implications of Returns on Treasury Inflation-Indexed Securities for Projections of the Long-Term Real Interest 

Rate.” James A. Girola. March 2006. 

2007-01. “Mortality and Lifetime Income Evidence from Social Security Records.” James E. Duggan, Robert Gillingham, 

and John S. Greenlees. December 2006. 

2007-02. “The Impact of Post-9/11 Visa Policies on Travel to the United States.” Brent Neiman and Phillip L. Swagel. 

June 2007. 

2008-01. “Prefunding Social Security Benefits to Achieve Intergenerational Fairness: Can It Be Done in the Social Security 

Trust Fund?” Randall P. Mariger. December 2008. 

2008-02. “Do Social Security Surpluses Pay Down Publicly Held Debt? Evidence from Budget Data.” Randall P. Mariger. 

December 2008. 

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Glossary 

With References to Applicable Sections and Tables 

Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service 

Amounts outstanding and in circulation (USCC)—Includes 

all issues by the Bureau of the Mint purposely intended as a 

medium of exchange. Coins sold by the Bureau of the Mint at 

premium prices are excluded; however, uncirculated coin sets 

sold at face value plus handling charge are included. 

Average discount rate (PDO-1, -2)—In Treasury bill auctions, 

purchasers tender competitive bids on a discount rate basis. 

The average discount rate is the weighted, or adjusted, 

average of all bids accepted in the auction. 

Budget authority (“Federal Fiscal Operations”)—Congress 

passes laws giving budget authority to Government entities, 

which gives the agencies the power to spend Federal funds. 

Congress can stipulate various criteria for the spending of 

these funds. For example, Congress can stipulate that a given 

agency must spend within a specific year, number of years, or 

any time in the future. 

The basic forms of budget authority are appropriations, 

authority to borrow, contract authority, and authority to 

obligate and expend offsetting receipts and collections. The 

period of time during which Congress makes funds available 

may be specified as 1-year, multiple-year, or no-year. The 

available amount may be classified as either definite or 

indefinite; a specific amount or an unspecified amount can 

be made available. Authority also may be classified as 

current or permanent. Permanent authority requires no 

current action by Congress. 

Budget deficit—The total, cumulative amount by which 

budget outlays (spending) exceed budget receipts (income). 

Cash management bills (PDO-1)—Marketable Treasury 

bills of irregular maturity lengths, sold periodically to fund 

short-term cash needs of Treasury. Their sale, having higher 

minimum and multiple purchase requirements than those of 

other issues, is generally restricted to competitive bidders. 

Competitive tenders (“Treasury Financing Operations”)—

A bid to purchase a stated amount of one issue of Treasury 

securities at a specified yield or discount. The bid is accepted 

if it is within the range accepted in the auction. (See 

Noncompetitive tenders.) 

Currency no longer issued (USCC)—Old and new series 

gold and silver certificates, Federal Reserve notes, national 

bank notes, and 1890 Series Treasury notes. 

Debt outstanding subject to limitation (FD-6)—The debt 

incurred by the Treasury subject to the statutory limit set by 

Congress. Until World War I, a specific amount of debt was 

authorized to each separate security issue. Beginning with the 

Second Liberty Loan Act of 1917, the nature of the limitation 

was modified until, in 1941, it developed into an overall limit 

on the outstanding Federal debt. As of March 2015, the debt 

limit was $18,113,000 million; the limit may change from 

year to year. 

Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3101(b): By the Temporary Debt 

Limit Extension Act, Public Law 113-83, the Statutory Debt 

Limit was suspended and did not apply for the period 

beginning February 15, 2014, and ending March 15, 2015. 

Discount—The interest deducted in advance when purchasing 

notes or bonds. (See Accrued discount.) 

Discount rate (PDO-1)—The difference between par value 

and the actual purchase price paid, annualized over a 360-day 

year. Because this rate is less than the actual yield (couponequivalent rate), the yield should be used in any comparison 

with coupon issue securities. 

Dollar coins (USCC)—Include standard silver and nonsilver 

coins. 

Domestic series (FD-2)—Nonmarketable, interest- and noninterest-bearing securities issued periodically by Treasury to 

the Resolution Funding Corporation (RFC) for investment of 

funds authorized under section 21B of the Federal Home Loan 

Bank Act (12 United States Code 1441b). 

Federal intrafund transactions (“Federal Fiscal Operations”)—Intrabudgetary transactions in which payments and 

receipts both occur within the same Federal fund group 

(Federal funds or trust funds). 

Federal Reserve notes (USCC)—Issues by the U.S. 

Government to the public through the Federal Reserve banks 

and their member banks. They represent money owed by the 

Government to the public. Currently, the item “Federal 

Reserve notes—amounts outstanding” consists of new series 

issues. The Federal Reserve note is the only class of currency 

currently issued. 

Foreign-targeted issue (PDO-2)—Foreign-targeted issues 

were notes sold between October 1984 and February 1986 to 

foreign institutions, foreign branches of U.S. institutions, 

foreign central banks or monetary authorities, or to 

international organizations in which the United States held 

membership. Sold as companion issues, they could be 

converted to domestic (normal) Treasury notes with the same 

maturity and interest rates. Interest was paid annually. 

Fractional coins (USCC)—Coins minted in denominations 

of 50, 25, and 10 cents, and minor coins (5 cents and 1 cent). 
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Government account series (FD-2)—Certain trust fund 

statutes require the Secretary of the Treasury to apply monies 

held by these funds toward the issuance of nonmarketable 

special securities. These securities are sold directly by 

Treasury to a specific Government agency, trust fund, or 

account. Their rate is based on an average of market yields on 

outstanding Treasury obligations, and they may be redeemed 

at the option of the holder. Roughly 80 percent of these are 

issued to five holders: the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 

Insurance Trust Fund; the civil service retirement and 

disability fund; the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund; the 

military retirement fund; and the Unemployment Trust Fund. 

Interfund transactions (“Federal Fiscal Operations”)—

Transactions in which payments are made from one fund 

group (either Federal funds or trust funds) to a receipt account 

in another group. 

International Monetary Fund transactions (“Exchange 

Stabilization Fund”, ESF-1)—(IMF) Established by the 

United Nations, the IMF promotes international trade, stability 

of exchange, and monetary cooperation. Members are allowed 

to draw from the fund. 

Intrabudgetary transactions (“Federal Fiscal Operations”)—

These occur when payment and receipt both occur within the 

budget, or when payment is made from off-budget Federal 

entities whose budget authority and outlays are excluded from 

the budget totals. 

Noncompetitive tenders (“Treasury Financing Operations”)—This is a tender or bid to purchase a stated par 

amount of securities at the highest yield or discount rate 

awarded to competitive bidders for a single-price auction. 

Obligations (“Federal Fiscal Operations”)—An unpaid 

commitment to acquire goods or services. 

Off-budget Federal entities (“Federal Fiscal Operations”)—

Federally owned and controlled entities whose transactions are 

excluded from the budget totals under provisions of law. Their 

receipts, outlays, and surplus or deficit are not included in 

budget receipts, outlays, or deficits. Their budget authority is 

not included in totals of the budget. 

Outlays (“Federal Fiscal Operations”)—Payments on 

obligations in the form of cash, checks, the issuance of bonds 

or notes, or the maturing of interest coupons. 

Par value—The face value of bonds or notes, including 

interest. 

Quarterly financing (“Treasury Financing Operations”)—

Treasury has historically offered packages of several 

“coupon” security issues on the 15th of February, May, 

August, and November, or on the next working day. These 

issues currently consist of a 3-year note, a 10-year note, and a 

30-year bond. Treasury sometimes offers additional amounts 

of outstanding long-term notes or bonds, rather than selling 

new security issues. (See Reopening.) 

Receipts (“Federal Fiscal Operations”)—Funds collected 

from selling land, capital, or services, as well as collections 

from the public (budget receipts), such as taxes, fines, duties, 

and fees. 

Reopening (PDO-2)—The offer for sale of additional 

amounts of outstanding issues, rather than an entirely new 

issue. A reopened issue will always have the same maturity 

date, CUSIP-number, and interest rate as the original issue. 

Special drawing rights (“Exchange Stabilization Fund,” 

ESF-1)—International assets created by IMF that serve to 

increase international liquidity and provide additional 

international reserves. SDRs may be purchased and sold 

among eligible holders through IMF. (See IMF.) 

SDR allocations are the counterpart to SDRs issued by 

IMF based on members’ quotas in IMF. Although shown in 

Exchange Stabilization Fund (ESF) statements as liabilities, 

they must be redeemed by ESF only in the event of 

liquidation of, or U.S. withdrawal from, the SDR department 

of IMF or cancellation of SDRs. 

SDR certificates are issued to the Federal Reserve 

System against SDRs when SDRs are legalized as money. 

Proceeds of monetization are deposited into an ESF account 

at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. 

Spot (“Foreign Currency Positions”)—Due for receipt or 

delivery within 2 workdays. 

State and local government series (SLGS) (FD-2)—Special 

nonmarketable certificates, notes, and bonds offered to State 

and local governments as a means to invest proceeds from 

their own tax-exempt financing. Interest rates and maturities 

comply with IRS arbitrage provisions. SLGS are offered in 

both time deposit and demand deposit forms. Time deposit 

certificates have maturities of up to 1 year. Notes mature in 1 

to 10 years and bonds mature in more than 10 years. Demand 

deposit securities are 1-day certificates rolled over with a rate 

adjustment daily. 

Statutory debt limit (FD-6)—By Act of Congress there is a 

limit, either temporary or permanent, on the amount of public 

debt that may be outstanding. When this limit is reached, 

Treasury may not sell new debt issues until Congress 

increases or extends the limit. For a detailed listing of changes 

in the limit since 1941, see the Budget of the United States 

Government. (See debt outstanding subject to limitation.) 

STRIPS (PDO-2)—Separate Trading of Registered Interest 

and Principal Securities. Long-term notes and bonds may be 

divided into principal and interest-paying components, which 

may be transferred and sold in amounts as small as $1,000. 

STRIPS are sold at auction at a minimum par amount, varying 

for each issue. The amount is an arithmetic function of the 

issue’s interest rate. 
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Treasury bills—The shortest term Federal security (maturity 

dates normally varying from 3 to 12 months), are sold at a 

discount. 

Trust fund transaction (“Federal Fiscal Operations”)—

An intrabudgetary transaction in which both payments and 

receipts occur within the same trust fund group. 

United States—Includes the 50 States, District of Columbia, 

Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Midway 

Island, Virgin Islands, Wake Island, and all other territories 

and possessions. 

U.S. notes (USCC)—Legal tender notes of five different 

issues: 1862 ($5-$1,000 notes); 1862 ($1-$2 notes); 1863 ($5-

$1,000 notes); 1863 ($1-$10,000 notes); and 1901 ($10 notes). 
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