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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 First-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

BUREAU OF THE FISCAL SERVICE OPERATIONS 

Introduction—Bureau of the Fiscal Service 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 

FINANCIAL REPORT OF THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, EXCERPT 

Introduction—Financial Report Excerpt .............................................................................................................................. 67 

Financial Report Excerpt ..................................................................................................................................................... 68 

TRUST FUNDS 

Introduction—Airport and Airway Trust Fund .................................................................................................................... 86 

TF-1—Airport and Airway Trust Fund ............................................................................................................................... 87 

Introduction—Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund .......................................................... 88 

TF-2—Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund...................................................................... 89 
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Introduction—Black Lung Disability Trust Fund ................................................................................................................ 90 

TF-3—Black Lung Disability Trust Fund ........................................................................................................................... 91 

Introduction—Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund .................................................................................................................. 92 

TF-4—Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund .............................................................................................................................. 92 

Introduction—Hazardous Substance Superfund .................................................................................................................. 94 

TF-5—Hazardous Substance Superfund .............................................................................................................................. 94 

Introduction—Highway Trust Fund .................................................................................................................................... 96 

TF-6—Highway Trust Fund ................................................................................................................................................ 97 

Introduction—Highway Trust Fund .................................................................................................................................... 99 

TF-6A—Highway Trust Fund; Highway Account, Mass Transit Account ......................................................................... 99 

Introduction—Inland Waterways Trust Fund .................................................................................................................... 100 

TF-7—Inland Waterways Trust Fund ................................................................................................................................ 100 

Introduction—Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund ........................................................................................ 101 

TF-8—Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund ................................................................................................... 101 

Introduction—Nuclear Waste Fund ................................................................................................................................... 102 

TF-9—Nuclear Waste Fund ............................................................................................................................................... 102 

TF-A—Chart: Major Trust Funds, Interest on Investments ............................................................................................... 103 

TF-B—Chart: Major Trust Funds, Receipts and Expenses................................................................................................ 103 

Introduction—Reforestation Trust Fund ............................................................................................................................ 104 

TF-10—Reforestation Trust Fund ..................................................................................................................................... 104 

Introduction— Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Safety Trust Fund ............................................................................. 105 

TF-11—Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Safety Trust Fund ........................................................................................ 106 

Introduction—Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund ..................................................................................................................... 107 

TF-12—Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund .............................................................................................................................. 108 

Introduction—Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ................................................................................................. 109 

TF-13—Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund ........................................................................................................... 109 

Introduction—Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund ........................................................................ 110 

TF-14—Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund ................................................................................. 110 

Introduction— Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund ..................................................................................................... 111 

TF-15—Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund ................................................................................................................ 111

Introduction— Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund ..................................................................................... 113

TF-16—Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund ................................................................................................ 113

 

RESEARCH PAPER SERIES ........................................................................................................................................... 115

GLOSSARY ...................................................................................................................................................................... 117

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rounding; p = Preliminary; n.a. = Not available; r = Revised. 
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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 February 6, 2015 

Introduction 

The economy continued to strengthen in the fourth 

quarter of 2014, with real GDP expanding at a solid, if 

somewhat slower pace following very rapid growth in the 

second and third quarters of last year. The composition of 

growth remained favorable in the fourth quarter, featuring 

the fastest quarterly gain in personal consumption 

expenditures since early 2006. The pace of job creation has 

picked up sharply in the past few months, and as of January 

2015, the economy had added 11.8 million jobs to private 

sector payrolls since job growth resumed in early 2010; 

private-sector job growth in 2014 was the strongest of any 

year since 1997. The unemployment rate stood at 5.7 

percent, 4.3 percentage points below the October 2009 peak 

of 10.0 percent. In the housing sector, sales and construction 

have picked up a bit in recent months, as home price 

increases have slowed and as mortgage rates have declined. 

Lower energy prices over the past several months have also 

been a net positive for growth, by boosting consumer 

incomes and lowering production costs, and have 

contributed to a moderation in inflation as well. 

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 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 January 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 can be patient 

in beginning to normalize the stance of monetary policy.” 

Economic Growth 

Since the current expansion began in mid-2009, the 

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

quarter of 2014, 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 2.6 percent at an annual 

rate during the fourth quarter of 2014, after advancing by 5.0 

percent in the third quarter. Consumer spending growth 

accelerated to its fastest pace in over 8 years, and residential 

investment growth picked up slightly. Private inventory 

accumulation provided a notable boost to growth while 

growth in business fixed investment slowed. Federal 

Government outlays declined, reflecting a pull-back in 

defense spending after a surge in the third quarter. State and 

local government spending grew for the third straight 

quarter, however. A sharp widening of the trade deficit, as 

export growth slowed and imports grew much more rapidly, 

posed a large drag on fourth quarter GDP growth, after net 

exports made a large positive contribution in the third 

quarter. Consensus forecasts currently put real GDP growth 

in the first quarter of 2015 at a 2.7 percent annual rate. 

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 

3.9 percent annual rate in the fourth quarter, comparable to 

the third quarter’s 4.1 percent pace. Real personal 

consumption expenditures—which account for about 70 

percent of GDP—rose at a 4.3 percent annual rate in the 

fourth quarter, accelerating from the 3.2 percent rise in the 

third quarter. Purchases of goods and services both 

accelerated in the fourth quarter. Altogether, consumption 

added 2.9 percentage points to real GDP growth in the latest 

quarter. 

Residential investment—mostly residential homebuilding—advanced 4.1 percent in the fourth quarter, 

following a 3.2 percent rise in the third quarter and stronger 

growth of 8.8 percent in the second quarter. Residential 

activity added just over 0.1 percentage point to fourthquarter real GDP growth. 

The housing sector began slowing in mid-2013, although 

prices have continued to rise. New residential construction 
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activity has picked up recently and in December 2014, 

single-family housing starts reached an annual rate of 

728,000 units, the highest level since March 2008. However, 

single-family starts remain nearly 60 percent below their 

January 2006 peak, and well below the 1.1 million unit 

average observed from 1980 to 2004. (Multi-family starts, in 

contrast, have recovered to their pre-recession level.) Sales 

of new single-family homes increased 8.8 percent during 

2014 and in December reached 481,000 at an annual rate. 

Sales of all existing homes (94 percent of all home sales, 

including single-family, condos and co-ops) rose 3.5 percent 

over the year to just over 5.0 million at an annual rate in 

December 2014. Last summer and fall, a slowing in the pace 

of sales had pushed inventory-sales ratios up somewhat, but 

more recently, ratios have declined again, and are 

approaching historical norms. Relative to sales, there was a 

5.5-month supply of new homes on the market in December 

and a 4.4-month supply of existing homes for sale. House 

prices have continued to rise, albeit at a slower pace in 

recent months. The FHFA purchase-only home price index 

rose 5.3 percent over the year ending in November 2014, 

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 4.3 percent over the year ending in 

November 2014, down from a peak of 13.7 percent in 

November 2013. Other house price measures show a similar 

pattern of decelerating home price appreciation. The fourth 

quarter of 2014 Pulsenomics/Zillow Home Price 

Expectations Survey suggests home price appreciation will 

slow further in 2015. 

Growth of nonresidential fixed investment—about 12 

percent of GDP—slowed to 1.9 percent in the fourth quarter 

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

third quarters, respectively. The deceleration in business 

fixed investment spending primarily reflected slower growth 

in outlays for equipment, which fell by 1.9 percent in the 

fourth quarter, following solid gains of roughly 11 percent 

each in the second and third quarters. Growth of spending on 

structures slowed to 2.6 percent in the fourth quarter from 

4.8 percent in the third quarter. Investment in intellectual 

property products—including outlays for software, research 

and development, and entertainment, literary and artistic 

originals—was still solid, growing by 7.1 percent in the 

fourth quarter after an 8.8 percent advance in the third 

quarter. Altogether, nonresidential fixed investment added 

0.2 percentage point to real GDP growth in the fourth 

quarter of 2014, compared with a 1.1 percentage point 

contribution in the third quarter. The change in private 

inventories contributed 0.8 percentage point to real GDP 

growth in the fourth quarter, after making essentially no 

contribution in the third 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 fourth 

quarter of 2014, exports rose 2.8 percent and imports 

advanced 8.9 percent. With imports rising much faster than 

exports, the net export deficit widened. Net exports 

subtracted 1.0 percentage point from GDP growth in the 

fourth quarter, after adding 0.8 percentage point to growth in 

the third quarter. 

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 in 

2009 stood at $381 billion (2.6 percent of GDP). It has 

widened somewhat since then but remains well below its 

2006 peak. As of the third quarter of 2014, the current 

account deficit stood at $401 billion, or 2.3 percent of GDP. 

Government purchases—which account for close to 20 

percent of GDP—declined 2.2 percent at an annual rate in 

the fourth quarter of 2014, reversing from a 4.4 percent 

advance in the third quarter. Although government outlays 

for consumption and investment have fallen in 15 of the past 

21 quarters, they have risen in four of the most recent eight 

quarters mainly due to increased spending at the state and 

local level. In the most recent quarter, State and local 

government spending rose 1.3 percent, after rising by 1.1 

percent in the third quarter and 3.4 percent in the second 

quarter. 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 historybut risen nearly continuously since the first quarter of 2013. 

Following seven straight quarters of decline, Federal 

spending jumped 9.9 percent in the third quarter, reflecting a 

surge in defense spending, but federal outlays declined 7.5 

percent 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 January 2015, total nonfarm payroll employment 

has grown by about 11.2 million. In the private sector, 

employment has increased by 11.8 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 more than 2.9 million, and 

the leisure and hospitality industry’s employment has 

increased by over 2.0 million through January 2015. 

Employment in the manufacturing sector has expanded by 

877,000 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 1.7 million jobs. 

On a net basis, the government sector also added workers to 
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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 

January 2015, the government sector’s job losses totaled 

585,000. Over that same period, State and local job losses 

numbered 438,000, including 368,000 local government jobs 

(of which 262,000 were in local education). Over the 12 

months through January 2015, State and local governments 

added a net 86,000 payroll jobs, including 30,000 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 6 1⁄2 year low 

of 5.6 percent in December 2014, before rising to 5.7 percent 

in January 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 

11.3 percent in January 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 January stood at 

31.5 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 slowed in 

recent months due to steep drops in energy prices. Headline 

consumer prices rose 0.8 percent over the 12 months ending 

in December 2014, slower than the 1.5 percent year-earlier 

rise. Energy prices fell 10.6 percent in the year through 

December, contrasting with the 0.5 percent rise in the year 

through December 2013. Food prices rose 3.4 percent over 

the year through December 2014, more than triple the 1.1 

percent increase in the year through December 2013. On a 

12-month basis, core consumer prices (excluding food and 

energy) rose 1.6 percent through December 2014, edging 

down from the 1.7 percent advance in the year through 

December 2013. 

Oil and gasoline prices have fallen sharply in the past 

several months. The front-month futures price of West 

Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude oil averaged $47.33 per 

barrel in January 2015, more than $47 below its January 

2014 average and the lowest monthly average since early 

2009. The retail price of regular gasoline averaged $2.12 per 

gallon in January 2015, $1.20 lower than its year-earlier 

average, and its lowest monthly average since spring 2009. 

In early February 2015, prices for oil and gasoline edged up 

a bit. 

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 

to fund most of the Federal government through fiscal 

year 2015, which began October 1, 2014. However, 
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March 2015 

appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security, 

which is responsible for enforcing immigration policy, will 

expire on February 27, 2015. 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 American Taxpayer Relief Act of 

2012 (ATRA) was signed into law. The 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 
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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 

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 January 2015, the FOMC 

maintained the qualitative forward guidance adopted at the 

March FOMC meeting, although it dropped its reference to 

the timeframe for maintaining the current target range. The 

FOMC reiterated the clarifications first offered in its 

December statement that, given its current assessment of 

economic and financial developments, “it can be patient in 

beginning to normalize the stance of monetary policy,” and 

also repeated that the pace of progress in reaching the 

Committee’s objectives would likely impact the anticipated 

timeframe before the federal funds rate target is increased. 

The FOMC also added “international developments” 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 fourth quarter of 2014, 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 down about 0.2 

percent. The S&P Stock Market Volatility Index (VIX), 

often used as a measure of financial market uncertainty, 

surged to an all-time 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 17.3 as of 

early February 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 
8 PROFILE OF THE ECONOMY 

March 2015 

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. 

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, and in early 

2015, fell below the 2 percent mark again, and stood at 1.95 

percent as of early February. 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 February 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, reaching 

130 basis points as of early February 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 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, 
PROFILE OF THE ECONOMY 9 

March 2015 

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 January 

2015 by about 27 percent. Over the longer timeframe, the 

dollar depreciated by about 42 percent against the yen and 

by 39 percent against the euro. In the period since August 

2011 through January 2015, the dollar has appreciated by 

nearly 54 percent against the yen and by about 23 percent 

against the euro. Against an index of currencies of 19 other 

important trading partners (including China, India, and 

Mexico), the dollar depreciated about 10 percent over the 

longer timeframe, and has appreciated by roughly 13 percent 

against this basket between August 2011 and January 2015. 
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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 earned-income 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 on both on- and 

off-budget receipts, outlays and deficit of the Government. 
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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 First-Quarter Receipts by Source 

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

First-Quarter Receipts 

The following capsule analysis of budget 

receipts, by source, for the first quarter of fiscal 

year 2015 supplements fiscal data reported in the 

December 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 $337.6 billion for the first 

quarter of fiscal year 2015. This is an increase of $31.2 

billion over the comparable prior year quarter. Withheld 

receipts increased by $23.7 billion and non-withheld receipts 

increased by $8.4 billion during this period. Refunds 

increased by $0.9 billion over the comparable fiscal year 

2014 quarter. There was an increase of $4.6 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 $97.0 billion for the first quarter of fiscal year 

2015. This is an increase of $27.8 billion compared to the 

prior year first quarter. The $27.8 billion change is 

comprised of an increase of $28.1 billion in estimated and 

final payments, and an increase of $0.3 billion in corporate 

refunds. 

Employment taxes and contributions—Employment 

taxes and contributions receipts for the first quarter of fiscal 

year 2015 were $220.9 billion, an increase of $4.7 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 $4.0 billion, $0.7 billion, and -$0.1 billion 

respectively. There was a -$6.6 billion accounting adjustment for prior years employment tax liabilities made in the 

first quarter of fiscal year 2015, while there was a -$2.0 

billion adjustment in the first quarter of fiscal year 2014. 

Unemployment insurance—Unemployment insurance 

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

2015 were $7.2 billion, a decrease of $1.2 billion over the 

comparable quarter of fiscal year 2014. Net State taxes 

deposited in the U.S. Treasury decreased by $1.3 billion to 

$6.5 billion. Net Federal Unemployment Tax Act taxes did 

not change significantly from $0.7 billion. 
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Budget Results and Financing of the U.S. Government 

and First-Quarter Receipts by Source, continued

Contributions for other insurance and retirement—

Contributions for other retirement were $0.9 billion for the 

first 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 first 

quarter of fiscal year 2015 were $19.8 billion, an increase of 

$0.5 billion over the comparable prior year quarter. Total 

excise tax refunds for the quarter were $0.3 billion, a 

decrease of $0.3 billion over the comparable prior year 

quarter. 

Estate and gift taxes—Net estate and gift tax receipts 

were $4.9 billion for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. 

These receipts represent a decrease of $0.4 billion over the 

same quarter in fiscal year 2014. 

Customs duties—Customs duties net of refunds were 

$9.2 billion for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015. This is 

an increase of $0.4 billion over the comparable prior year 

quarter. 

Miscellaneous receipts—Net miscellaneous receipts 

for the first quarter of fiscal year 2015 were $42.0 billion, an 

increase of $9.9 billion over the comparable prior year 

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

Federal Reserve banks increasing by $3.1 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”] 

 First quarter 2015 

 October – December 

 Fiscal year 2015 

 year to date 

Total on- and off-budget results: 

Total receipts ............................................................... 739,482 739,482

On-budget receipts .................................................. 575,926 575,926

Off-budget receipts .................................................. 163,556 163,556

Total outlays................................................................. 916,146 916,146

On-budget outlays.................................................... 761,615 761,615

Off-budget outlays.................................................... 154,531 154,531

Total surplus or deficit (-)............................................. -176,664 -176,664

On-budget surplus or deficit (-)................................ -185,689 -185,689

Off-budget surplus or deficit (-)................................ 9,025 9,025

Means of financing: 

Borrowing from the public ............................................ 240,492 240,492

Reduction of operating cash........................................ -65,151 -65,151

Other means ................................................................ 1,322 1,322

Total on- and off-budget financing........................... 176,663 176,663

Fourth-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 October November December 

Individual income taxes...................................................... 106.7 86.0 145.0

Corporate income taxes..................................................... 10.2 2.6 84.2

Employment and general retirement.................................. 70.4 75.9 74.6

Unemployment insurance .................................................. 3.2 3.2 0.8

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

Excise taxes ....................................................................... 5.9 7.3 6.6

Estate and gift taxes .......................................................... 1.4 1.5 2.0

Customs duties .................................................................. 3.5 3.0 2.8

Miscellaneous receipts ....................................................... 11.1 11.8 19.0

Total budget receipts ..................................................... 212.7 191.4 335.3

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 

2013 - Dec................... 285,041 230,051 54,990 231,821 214,255 17,566 53,220 15,796 37,424 134,373

2014 - Jan ................... 295,997 226,228 69,769 306,247 244,403 61,844 -10,250 -18,174 7,925 -59,756

Feb .................. 144,349 86,974 57,375 337,880 269,430 68,450 -193,531 -182,456 -11,075 169,772

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 55,034 333,460 311,585 21,875 1,867 -31,292 33,159 135,844 Fiscal year 2015 to date ... 739,482 575,926 163,556 916,146 761,615 154,531 -176,664 -185,689 9,025 318,458

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 2013 - Dec ............................ -175 60,555 73,643 128,966 172 231 -942 1,564 - -53,220

2014 - Jan ............................. -197 -11,435 -48,518 -73,826 -208 217 1 -15,048 - 10,250

Feb ............................ -218 -14,007 183,562 -42,544 481 -392 -302 -32,787 - 193,532

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 

Fiscal year 2015 to date ............. 519 78,485 240,492 65,151 -1,207 -1,405 -1,529 -2,818 - 176,664

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 2013 - Dec......... 117,835 10,481 3,708 124,608 65,063 2,776 62,287 186,895 75,378 - 75,378

2014 - Jan ......... 102,930 67,188 730 169,388 10,681 2,534 8,147 177,535 90,392 - 90,392

Feb ........ 100,643 5,659 68,347 37,956 10,738 2,723 8,015 45,971 73,232 - 73,232

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 Fiscal year 2015 

to date ................ 314,969 42,033 19,354 337,648 107,810 10,768 97,041 434,689 219,494 - 219,494

 

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 2013 - Dec .................. 442 - 442 75,820 478 6 472 272 1 273

2014 - Jan ................... 496 - 496 90,888 5,501 4 5,497 264 2 266

Feb.................. 632 - 632 73,864 3,694 - 3,694 317 2 319

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 Fiscal year 2015 to date... 1,393 1 1,391 220,885 7,179 9 7,171 852 5 857

 

See footnotes at end of table. 
FEDERAL FISCAL OPERATIONS 

March 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 2013 - Dec ............. 6,418 1,500 94 1,406 2,942 109 2,833 7,091 3,833 10,924 230,050 54,990

2014 - Jan .............. 6,540 1,281 33 1,248 3,115 115 3,000 8,617 2,407 11,024 226,228 69,769

Feb ............. 6,238 1,136 75 1,062 2,568 84 2,484 8,853 1,865 10,718 86,974 57,375

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 Fiscal year 2015 to 

date............................ 19,752 5,161 245 4,916 9,619 379 9,240 25,417 16,553 41,970 575,926 163,556 

These estimates are based on the President's Fiscal Year 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 2013 - Dec .................... 76,565 1,024 - 1,024 48 - 48 3,141 - 3,141 2,433 227 2,206

2014 - Jan..................... 96,651 967 - 967 45 - 45 2,965 - 2,965 2,648 85 2,562

Feb.................... 77,877 1,117 - 1,117 52 - 52 3,162 - 3,162 2,188 281 1,907

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 Fiscal year 2015 to date..... 228,914 2,623 - 2,623 116 - 116 7,977 - 7,977 9,296 260 9,036
FEDERAL FISCAL OPERATIONS 

March 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 2013 - Dec.............. 329 532 13,882 669 49,890 5,620 2,192 58,709 3,674 3,226 435 1,889 6,888

2014 - Jan .............. 340 677 12,424 615 50,472 760 1,783 93,186 3,573 3,255 834 2,316 6,063

Feb ............. 311 501 11,050 614 44,361 4,760 1,644 72,231 3,045 3,301 667 1,551 5,118

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 57,216 5,504 2,259 88,603 4,753 2,943 944 8,825 5,265 ` Fiscal year 2015 

 to date ...................... 1,090 1,702 44,292 2,039 153,953 15,526 6,582 251,377 11,754 8,805 2,515 5,189 8,536

 

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 2013 - Dec ............. 2,362 6,425 87,712 -36,745 11,647 513 5,986 613 29 -158 2,461

2014 - Jan .............. 1,689 4,685 19,499 2,995 13,200 474 5,347 823 39 64 1,130

Feb............. 1,424 4,861 21,266 63,438 11,983 455 4,844 601 29 -134 3,298

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 Fiscal year 2015 

 to date...................... 6,944 18,326 118,589 4,700 43,556 1,733 22,031 2,517 89 -234 6,595

 

See footnotes at end of table.
FEDERAL FISCAL OPERATIONS 

March 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

 

2013 - Dec ........ 1,880 480 6,652 81 74,058 -3,365 -5,240 -70,528 -980 - 214,254 17,566

2014 - Jan ......... 1,160 486 7,766 76 74,749 3,270 -5,636 -1,337 -531 - 244,403 61,844

Feb ........ 1,252 510 6,857 -709 74,759 1,199 -5,240 -1,487 -481 - 269,430 68,450

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 - 311,585 21,875

Fiscal year 2015 

to date................ 5,074 1,454 22,626 192 234,123 4,131 -29,520 -58,684 -1,457 - 761,615 154,531

 

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 

March 2015 

19

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

December 2014 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............................................... 337,567 81 - 337,648 306,381 45 - 306,426

Corporation income taxes........................................... 97,042 - - 97,042 69,260 - - 69,260

Social insurance and retirement receipts: 

Employment and general retirement (off-budget)... - - 163,556 163,556 - - 158,842 158,842

Employment and general retirement (on-budget)... -14 - 57,343 57,329 25 - 57,350 57,375

Unemployment insurance ....................................... 10 - 7,161 7,171 149 - 8,252 8,401

Other retirement...................................................... - - 858 858 - - 839 839

Excise taxes ................................................................ 8,467 258 11,026 19,752 8,048 313 10,848 19,208

Estate and gift taxes ................................................... 4,916 - - 4,916 5,287 - - 5,287

Customs duties ........................................................... 6,045 2,772 424 9,240 5,809 2,615 423 8,847

Miscellaneous receipts................................................ 33,425 8,462 83 41,970 26,668 4,734 535 31,936

Total receipts....................................................... 487,458 11,573 240,451 739,482 421,628 7,706 237,088 666,421

(On-budget)..................................................... 487,458 11,573 76,895 575,926 421,628 7,706 78,246 507,579

(Off-budget)..................................................... - - 163,556 163,556 - - 158,842 158,842

Budget outlays: 

Legislative branch ....................................................... 1,079 7 4 1,090 1,007 20 3 1,030

Judicial branch ............................................................ 1,623 80 -1 1,701 1,648 43 -53 1,638

Department of Agriculture ........................................... 32,262 11,995 36 44,293 31,716 13,699 237 45,652

Department of Commerce........................................... 2,014 -9 33 2,039 1,741 60 5 1,806

Department of Defense-military .................................. 154,377 -430 6 153,953 153,409 1,010 71 154,490

Department of Education ............................................ 15,516 10 * 15,525 13,937 42 1 13,980

Department of Energy................................................. 6,667 -86 * 6,581 6,792 -460 * 6,332

Department of Health and Human Services ............... 181,874 -262 69,765 251,377 164,646 527 58,964 224,137

Department of Homeland Security.............................. 12,827 -1,125 53 11,754 11,829 -983 19 10,865

Department of Housing and Urban Development....... 8,932 -126 * 8,805 9,636 -114 3 9,524

Department of the Interior........................................... 2,261 248 5 2,514 2,409 78 101 2,588

Department of Justice ................................................. 5,659 -410 -59 5,189 6,368 913 -59 7,222

Department of Labor................................................... 1,449 -1,665 8,752 8,536 6,561 43 9,923 16,528

Department of State.................................................... 6,351 366 226 6,944 6,898 -19 189 7,067

Department of Transportation..................................... 2,468 -2 15,861 18,327 15,128 -36 4,778 19,870

Department of the Treasury: 

Interest on the public debt....................................... 118,589 - - 118,589 125,838 - - 125,838

Other ....................................................................... 5,300 -607 7 4,700 -32,441 274 * -32,167

Department of Veterans Affairs .................................. 44,123 -794 226 43,555 41,296 -781 212 40,727

Corps of Engineers ..................................................... 1,685 206 -157 1,733 1,569 168 31 1,767

Other defense civil programs...................................... 79,612 -434 -57,147 22,031 77,166 -1,814 -54,851 20,501

Environmental Protection Agency............................... 2,416 39 61 2,516 2,243 26 -136 2,133

Executive Office of the President................................ 89 * * 89 86 * - 86

General Services Administration ................................ 34 -267 - -233 11 -114 - -104

International Assistance Program............................... 6,528 -92 159 6,595 5,574 -84 -831 4,659

National Aeronautics and Space Administration ........ 5,062 12 * 5,074 4,460 4 * 4,465

National Science Foundation...................................... 1,448 13 -7 1,454 1,609 21 7 1,637

Office of Personnel Management ............................... 2,901 -386 20,112 22,627 2,779 -795 19,546 21,530

Small Business Administration ................................... 199 -6 - 193 266 * - 266

Social Security Administration .................................... 25,738 * 208,385 234,122 21,161 -14 203,660 224,807

Other independent agencies....................................... 3,390 -2,218 2,960 4,131 3,139 -5,709 740 -1,830

Undistributed offsetting receipts: 

Interest .................................................................... - - -58,684 -58,684 - - -66,544 -66,544

Other ....................................................................... -589 -8,097 -22,290 -30,977 -654 -8,640 -22,197 -31,492

Total outlays........................................................ 731,881 -4,038 188,303 916,146 687,825 -2,635 153,821 839,011

(On-budget)..................................................... 731,831 -1,791 31,575 761,615 687,750 -1,154 3,943 690,540

(Off-budget)..................................................... 50 -2,247 156,726 154,530 75 -1,481 149,877 148,471

Surplus or deficit (-)............................................. -244,423 15,611 52,148 -176,664 -266,198 10,340 83,267 -172,590

(On-budget)..................................................... -244,373 13,364 45,318 -185,690 -266,123 8,860 74,302 -182,961

(Off-budget)..................................................... -50 2,247 6,829 9,025 -75 1,481 8,965 10,371

- 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 - -

 2013 - Dec.............................. 790,907 257,396 919,337 - -

2014 - Jan .............................. 697,799 201,482 973,107 - -

Feb ............................. 704,769 183,522 930,834 - -

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 - -

 

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

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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 - -

 

2013 - Dec.............. 162,399 - - 162,399 - - 20,065 - - 68,305 - -

2014 - Jan .............. 88,573 - - 162,399 - - 68,961 - - 93,059 - -

Feb ............. 46,029 - - 88,573 - - 21,331 - - 48,450 - -

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 - -

 

 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 

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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

 

2013 - Dec ..................... 17,376,462 17,351,970 24,492 4,996,782 4,996,776 5 12,379,680 12,355,194 24,487

2014 - Jan...................... 17,317,315 17,293,020 24,295 4,985,299 4,985,294 5 12,332,016 12,307,726 24,290

Feb..................... 17,487,306 17,463,229 24,077 4,971,041 4,971,036 5 12,516,265 12,492,193 24,072

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 

 

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

 

2013 - Dec ..................... 17,376,462 54,420 17,322,042 4,996,782 27,548 4,969,234 12,379,680 26,872 12,352,809

2014 - Jan ...................... 17,317,315 55,224 17,262,090 4,985,299 27,500 4,957,798 12,332,016 27,724 12,304,291

Feb ..................... 17,487,306 55,662 17,431,644 4,971,041 27,250 4,943,791 12,516,265 28,412 12,487,853

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

 
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

 

2013 - Dec ................ 179,226 - 2,986 179,999 115,488 29,995 1,440

2014 - Jan ................. 178,859 - 2,986 182,465 110,348 29,995 1,420

Feb ................ 178,679 - 2,986 184,273 107,175 29,995 1,386

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

 

 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

 

2013 - Dec ................ 12,355,427 11,846,292 1,590,563 7,875,065 1,408,110 972,555 - 509,134

2014 - Jan ................. 12,308,143 11,802,070 1,484,438 7,922,464 1,421,110 959,058 15,000 506,073

Feb ................ 12,492,550 11,988,056 1,612,321 7,942,678 1,437,113 967,944 28,000 504,494

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
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

 

2013 - Dec ........... 2,674,490 826 74,882 10,020 6,179 4,350 455 27,845 1,091,736

2014 - Jan ............ 2,684,148 826 67,954 9,083 6,109 3,858 737 26,255 1,091,927

Feb ........... 2,676,216 826 69,777 9,819 6,035 4,180 809 29,468 1,093,642

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

 

 

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 -

 

2013 - Dec ........ 5,152,908 12,650 40,682 42,145 22,667 90,723 848,005 205,250 3

2014 - Jan ......... 5,143,596 12,571 40,343 42,202 22,667 89,430 843,830 201,653 3

Feb ........ 5,131,071 12,366 41,487 42,394 22,660 86,073 839,427 195,892 -

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 -

 
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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 *

 

2013 - Dec .................. 24,492 19 132 24,207 134 *

2014 - Jan ................... 24,295 19 133 24,009 134 *

Feb .................. 24,077 19 126 23,808 124 *

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 *

 

 

Note—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. * Less than $500,000. 
FEDERAL DEBT 

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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 

 

2013 - Dec...................... 9,645,574 3,039,316 4,134,538 1,671,970 227,589 572,162 54 

2014 - Jan ...................... 9,565,688 2,942,227 4,146,056 1,678,072 226,498 572,835 54

Feb ..................... 9,713,076 3,099,149 4,144,108 1,655,880 225,820 588,119 54

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

 

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

March 2015

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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 

 

2013 - Dec. 1 .......................... - 17,303,558 17,303,558 - 17,351,971 - 48,413 

2014 - Jan. 1 ........................... - 17,245,687 17,245,687 - 17,293,020 - 47,333 

Feb. 2 .......................... - 17,416,282 17,416,282 - 17,463,229 - 46,947 

Mar. 2 .......................... - 17,554,514 17,554,514 - 17,601,227 - 46,713 

Apr. 2........................... - 17,462,107 17,462,107 - 17,508,437 - 46,331 

May 2 .......................... - 17,471,505 17,471,505 - 17,516,958 - 45,453 

June 2 ......................... - 17,588,541 17,588,541 - 17,632,606 - 44,066 

July 2........................... - 17,643,346 17,643,346 - 17,687,137 - 43,792 

Aug. 2.......................... - 17,706,419 17,706,419 - 17,749,172 - 42,754 

Sept. 2......................... - 17,781,107 17,781,107 - 17,824,071 - 42,964 

Oct. 2........................... - 17,895,836 17,895,836 - 17,937,160 - 41,324 

Nov. 2.......................... - 17,964,694 17,964,694 - 18,005,549 - 40,856 

Dec. 2.......................... - 18,101,296 18,101,296 - 18,141,444 - 40,148 

 

1 Pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3101(b). By the Continuing Appropriations Act of 2014, Public Law 

113-46, the Statutory Debt Limit has been suspended and shall not apply for the period 

beginning October 17, 2013, and ending on February 7, 2014. 

2 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. 
FEDERAL DEBT 

March 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

 

2013 - Dec ............................. 1,155,980 13,289 26,436 22,467 572 908

2014 - Jan .............................. 1,192,962 13,962 26,539 22,593 576 908

Feb ............................. 1,195,821 13,794 26,634 22,689 581 908

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

 

 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

 

2013 - Dec ............................. 899,477 4,065 25,940 139 55,354

2014 - Jan.............................. 934,743 4,073 25,940 139 55,667

Feb............................. 934,743 4,073 25,940 139 57,313

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

 
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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

 

2013 - Dec ............................ 18,957 4,568 8,391 75,417

2014 - Jan ............................. 18,957 4,919 8,391 75,554

Feb ............................ 19,717 5,185 8,391 75,713

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

 

Note—For the Department of Housing and Urban Development, other HUD Housing 

Programs were reclassified from “Other” to “Other Housing Programs” for fiscal year 2009 

through the current fiscal year to date. 

Note—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
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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: OCTOBER-DECEMBER 

[Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Division of Financing Operations]

O C T O B E R 

Auction of 3-Year Notes 

On October 2, 2014, Treasury announced it would auction 

$27,000 million of 3-year notes. The issue was to refund 

$32,000 million of securities maturing October 15 and to raise 

new cash of approximately $29,000 million. 

The 3-year notes of Series AS-2017 were dated and issued 

October 15. They are due October 15, 2017, with interest 

payable on April 15 and October 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 October 7. Tenders totaled 

$92,419 million; Treasury accepted $27,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.994 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.649129. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.994 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 73.69 percent. The 

median yield was 0.975 percent, and the low yield was 0.890 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $60 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$26,840 million. The minimum par amount required for 

Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal 

Securities (STRIPS) of notes of Series AS-2017 is $100. 

Auction of 9-Year 10-Month 2-3/8 Percent Notes 

On October 2, 2014, Treasury announced it would auction 

$21,000 million of 9-year 10-month 2-3/8 percent notes. The 

issue was to refund $32,000 million of securities maturing 

October 15 and to raise new cash of approximately $29,000 

million. 

The 9-year 10-month notes of Series E-2024 were dated 

August 15 and issued October 15. They are due August 15, 

2024, with interest payable on February 15 and August 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 October 8. Tenders totaled $52,985 

million; Treasury accepted $21,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 2.381 percent with an equivalent 

price of $99.944558. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 2.381 percent. Tenders at the 

high yield were allotted 6.04 percent. The median yield was 
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TREASURY FINANCING: OCTOBER-DECEMBER, continued 

March 2015 

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2.340 percent, and the low yield was 2.250 percent. 

Noncompetitive tenders totaled $16 million. Competitive 

tenders accepted from private investors totaled $20,984 

million. Accrued interest of $3.93682 per $1,000 must be paid 

for the period from August 15 to October 15. The minimum 

par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series E-2024 is 

$100. 

Auction of 29-Year 10-Month 3-1/8 Percent Bonds 

On October 2, 2014, Treasury announced it would auction 

$13,000 million of 29-year 10-month 3-1/8 percent bonds. 

The issue was to refund $32,000 million of securities 

maturing October 15 and to raise new cash of approximately 

$29,000 million. 

The 29-year 10-month bonds of August 2044 were dated 

August 15 and issued October 15. They are due August 15, 

2044, with interest payable on February 15 and August 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 October 9. Tenders totaled $31,255 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 3.074 percent with an equivalent 

price of $100.986092. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 3.074 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 94.39 percent. The 

median yield was 3.040 percent, and the low yield was 2.970 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $2 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$12,993 million. Accrued interest of $5.18003 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from August 15 to October 15. 

The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of bonds of 

August 2044 is $100. 

52-Week Bills 

On October 9, 2014, Treasury announced it would auction 

$25,000 million of 364-day Treasury bills. They were issued 

October 16, and will mature October 15, 2015. The issue was 

to refund $100,004 million of all maturing bills and to raise 

new cash of approximately $8,996 million. Treasury 

auctioned the bills on October 15. Tenders totaled $96,422 

million; Treasury accepted $25,001 million. That included 

$151 million of noncompetitive tenders from the public. The 

high bank discount rate was 0.100 percent. 

Auction of 29-Year 4-Month 1-3/8 Percent Treasury 

Inflation-Protected Security (TIPS) 

On October 16, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $7,000 million of 29-year 4-month 1-3/8 percent 

TIPS. The issue was to refund $77,009 million of securities 

maturing October 31 and to raise new cash of approximately 

$37,991 million. 

The 29-year 4-month TIPS of February 2044 were dated 

August 15 and issued October 31. They are due February 15, 

2044, with interest payable on February 15 and August 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 October 23. Tenders totaled $16,023 

million; Treasury accepted $7,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 0.985 percent with an equivalent 

adjusted price of $112.167585. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.985 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 92.20 percent. The 

median yield was 0.929 percent, and the low yield was 0.849 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $18 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$6,982 million. Adjusted accrued interest of $2.93636 per 

$1,000 must be paid for the period from August 15 to October 

31. Both the unadjusted price of $109.901418 and the 

unadjusted accrued interest of $2.87704 were adjusted by an 

index ratio of 1.02062, for the period from August 15 to 

October 31. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS 

of TIPS of February 2044 is $100. 

Auction of 2-Year Notes 

On October 23, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $29,000 million of 2-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $77,009 million of securities maturing October 31 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $37,991 million. 

The 2-year notes of Series BG-2016 were dated and issued 

October 31. They are due October 31, 2016, with interest 

payable on April 30 and October 31 until maturity. Treasury 

set an interest rate of 0-3/8 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 October 28. Tenders totaled $90,290 

million; Treasury accepted $29,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 0.425 percent with an equivalent 

price of $99.900529. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 0.425 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 10.98 percent. The median yield was 0.404 

percent, and the low yield was 0.369 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $169 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $28,731 million. The minimum 

par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series BG-2016 

is $100. 
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TREASURY FINANCING: OCTOBER-DECEMBER, continued 

March 2015 

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Auction of 2-Year Floating Rate Notes (FRN) 

On October 23, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $15,000 million of 2-year FRNs. The issue was to 

refund $77,009 million of securities maturing October 31 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $37,991 million. 

The 2-year FRNs of Series BH-2016 were dated and 

issued October 31. They are due October 31, 2016, with 

interest payable on January 31, May 31, July 31 and October 

31 until maturity. Treasury set a spread of 0.053 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 October 29. Tenders totaled $53,653 

million; Treasury accepted $15,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high discount margin of 0.053 percent with an 

equivalent price of $100.000000. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at discount margins lower than 0.053 

percent. Tenders at the high discount margin were allotted 

10.62 percent. The median discount margin was 0.050 

percent, and the low discount margin was 0.035 percent. 

Noncompetitive tenders totaled $18 million. Competitive 

tenders accepted from private investors totaled $14,982 

million. 

Auction of 5-Year Notes 

On October 23, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $35,000 million of 5-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $77,009 million of securities maturing October 31 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $37,991 million. 

The 5-year notes of Series AE-2019 were dated and issued 

October 31. They are due October 31, 2019, with interest 

payable on April 30 and October 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 October 29. Tenders totaled $82,647 

million; Treasury accepted $35,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 1.567 percent with an equivalent 

price of $99.678995. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 1.567 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 66.90 percent. The median yield was 1.526 

percent, and the low yield was 1.450 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $58 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $34,942 million. The minimum 

par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series AE-2019 

is $100. 

Auction of 7-Year Notes 

On October 23, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $29,000 million of 7-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $77,009 million of securities maturing October 31 and 

to raise new cash of approximately $37,991 million. 

The 7-year notes of Series R-2021 were dated and issued 

October 31. They are due October 31, 2021, with interest 

payable on April 30 and October 31 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 October 30. Tenders totaled $70,043 

million; Treasury accepted $29,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 2.018 percent with an equivalent 

price of $99.883043. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 2.018 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 95.02 percent. The median yield was 1.980 

percent, and the low yield was 1.919 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $12 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $28,988 million. The minimum 

par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series R-2021 is 

$100. 

N O V E M B E R 

52-Week Bills 

On November 6, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $25,000 million of 364-day Treasury bills. They were 

issued November 13, and will mature November 12, 2015. 

The issue was to refund $110,001 million of all maturing bills 

and to raise new cash of approximately $6,999 million. 

Treasury auctioned the bills on November 12. Tenders totaled 

$89,706 million; Treasury accepted $25,001 million. That 

included $123 million of noncompetitive tenders from the 

public. The high bank discount rate was 0.140 percent. 

November Quarterly Financing 

On November 5, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $26,000 million of 3-year notes, $24,000 million of 

10-year notes and $16,000 million of 30-year bonds to refund 

$59,833 million of securities maturing November 15 and to 

raise new cash of approximately $6,167 million. 

The 3-year notes of Series AT-2017 were dated November 

15 and issued November 17. They are due November 15, 

2017, with interest payable on May 15 and November 15 until 

maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 0-7/8 percent after 

determining which tenders were accepted on a yield auction 

basis. 
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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 November 10. Tenders totaled $82,771 

million; Treasury accepted $26,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 0.998 percent with an equivalent 

price of $99.637993. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 0.998 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 31.48 percent. The median yield was 0.964 

percent, and the low yield was 0.900 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $62 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $25,838 million. Accrued 

interest of $0.04834 per $1,000 must be paid for the period 

from November 15 to November 17. 

In addition to the $26,000 million of tenders accepted in 

the auction process, Treasury accepted $35 million from 

Federal Reserve banks (FRBs) for their own accounts. The 

minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series 

AT-2017 is $100. 

The 10-year notes of Series F-2024 were dated November 

15 and issued November 17. They are due November 15, 

2024, with interest payable on May 15 and November 15 until 

maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 2-1/4 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 November 12. Tenders totaled $60,525 

million; Treasury accepted $24,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 2.365 percent with an equivalent 

price of $98.981554. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 2.365 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 33.00 percent. The median yield was 2.328 

percent, and the low yield was 2.250 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $49 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $23,931 million. Accrued 

interest of $0.12431 per $1,000 must be paid for the period 

from November 15 to November 17. 

In addition to the $24,000 million of tenders accepted in 

the auction process, Treasury accepted $32 million from FRBs 

for their own accounts. The minimum par amount required for 

STRIPS of notes of Series F-2024 is $100. 

The 30-year bonds of November 2044 were dated 

November 15 and issued November 17. They are due 

November 15, 2044, with interest payable on May 15 and 

November 15 until maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 3 

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 November 13. Tenders totaled $36,674 

million; Treasury accepted $16,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 3.092 percent with an equivalent 

price of $98.209695. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 3.092 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 85.89 percent. The median yield was 3.045 

percent, and the low yield was 2.950 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $10 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $15,980 million. Accrued 

interest of $0.16575 per $1,000 must be paid for the period 

from November 15 to November 17. 

In addition to the $16,000 million of tenders accepted in 

the auction process, Treasury accepted $21 million from FRBs 

for their own accounts. The minimum par amount required for 

STRIPS of bonds of November 2044 is $100. 

Auction of 9-Year 8-Month 0-1/8 Percent TIPS 

On November 13, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $13,000 million of 9-year 8-month 0-1/8 percent 

TIPS. The issue was to raise new cash of approximately 

$26,000 million. 

The 9-year 8-month TIPS of Series D-2024 were dated 

July 15 and issued November 28. They are due July 15, 2024, 

with interest payable on January 15 and July 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 November 20. Tenders totaled $33,417 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.497 percent with an 

equivalent adjusted price of $96.736675. Treasury accepted in 

full all competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.497 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 9.86 percent. The 

median yield was 0.449 percent, and the low yield was 0.300 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $11 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$12,989 million. Adjusted accrued interest of $0.46306 per 

$1,000 must be paid for the period from July 15 to November 

28. Both the unadjusted price of $96.506026 and the 

unadjusted accrued interest of $0.46196 were adjusted by an 

index ratio of 1.00239, for the period from July 15 to 

November 28. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS 

of TIPS of Series D-2024 is $100. 

Auction of 1-Year 11-Month 0.053 Percent FRN 

On November 20, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $13,000 million of 1-year 11-month 0.053 percent 

FRNs. The issue was to raise new cash of approximately 

$26,000 million. 

The 1-year 11-month FRNs of Series BH-2016 were dated 

October 31 and issued November 28. They are due October 

31, 2016, with interest payable on January 31, May 31, July 

31 and October 31 until maturity. 
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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 November 25. Tenders totaled $52,045 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high discount margin of 0.068 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.970737. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at discount margins lower than 0.068 

percent. Tenders at the high discount margin were allotted 

93.99 percent. The median discount margin was 0.065 

percent, and the low discount margin was 0.050 percent. 

Noncompetitive tenders totaled $8 million. Competitive 

tenders accepted from private investors totaled $12,992 

million. Accrued interest of $0.005913998 per $100 must be 

paid for the period from October 31 to November 28. 

D E C E M B E R 

Auction of 2-Year Notes 

On November 20, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $28,000 million of 2-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $78,261 million of securities maturing November 30 

and to raise new cash of approximately $13,739 million. 

The 2-year notes of Series BJ-2016 were dated November 

30 and issued December 1. They are due November 30, 2016, 

with interest payable on May 31 and November 30 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 November 24. Tenders totaled 

$103,979 million; Treasury accepted $28,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 0.542 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.916676. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.542 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 0.26 percent. The 

median yield was 0.520 percent, and the low yield was 0.490 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $147 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$27,753 million. Accrued interest of $0.01374 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from November 30 to December 

1. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of 

Series BJ-2016 is $100. 

Auction of 5-Year Notes 

On November 20, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $35,000 million of 5-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $78,261 million of securities maturing November 30 

and to raise new cash of approximately $13,739 million. 

The 5-year notes of Series AF-2019 were dated November 

30 and issued December 1. They are due November 30, 2019, 

with interest payable on May 31 and November 30 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 November 25. Tenders totaled 

$101,795 million; Treasury accepted $35,000 million. All 

noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were 

allotted securities at the high yield of 1.595 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.545394. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 1.595 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 11.77 percent. The 

median yield was 1.575 percent, and the low yield was 1.500 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $54 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$34,946 million. Accrued interest of $0.04121 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from November 30 to December 

1. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of 

Series AF-2019 is $100. 

Auction of 7-Year Notes 

On November 20, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $29,000 million of 7-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $78,261 million of securities maturing November 30 

and to raise new cash of approximately $13,739 million. 

The 7-year notes of Series S-2021 were dated November 

30 and issued December 1. They are due November 30, 2021, 

with interest payable on May 31 and November 30 until 

maturity. Treasury set an interest rate of 1-7/8 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 November 26. Tenders totaled $76,409 

million; Treasury accepted $29,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 1.960 percent with an equivalent 

price of $99.446691. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 1.960 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 23.39 percent. The median yield was 1.922 

percent, and the low yield was 1.850 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $22 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $28,978 million. Accrued 

interest of $0.05151 per $1,000 must be paid for the period 

from November 30 to December 1. The minimum par amount 

required for STRIPS of notes of Series S-2021 is $100. 
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52-Week Bills 

On December 4, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $25,000 million of 364-day Treasury bills. They were 

issued December 11, and will mature December 10, 2015. The 

issue was to refund $113,999 million of all maturing bills and 

to raise new cash of approximately $11,001 million. Treasury 

auctioned the bills on December 9. Tenders totaled $86,058 

million; Treasury accepted $25,000 million. That included 

$157 million of noncompetitive tenders from the public. The 

high bank discount rate was 0.210 percent. 

Auction of 3-Year Notes 

On December 4, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $25,000 million of 3-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $33,170 million of securities maturing December 15 

and to raise new cash of approximately $25,830 million. 

The 3-year notes of Series AU-2017 were dated and issued 

December 15. They are due December 15, 2017, with interest 

payable on June 15 and December 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 December 9. Tenders totaled $80,990 

million; Treasury accepted $25,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 1.066 percent with an equivalent 

price of $99.805642. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 1.066 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 95.33 percent. The median yield was 1.040 

percent, and the low yield was 0.965 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $66 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $24,834 million. The minimum 

par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series AU-2017 

is $100. 

Auction of 9-Year 11-Month 2-1/4 Percent Notes 

On December 4, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $21,000 million of 9-year 11-month 2-1/4 percent 

notes. The issue was to refund $33,170 million of securities 

maturing December 15 and to raise new cash of approximately $25,830 million. 

The 9-year 11-month notes of Series F-2024 were dated 

November 15 and issued December 15. They are 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 December 10. Tenders totaled $62,277 

million; Treasury accepted $21,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 2.214 percent with an equivalent 

price of $100.317269. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 2.214 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 94.97 percent. The 

median yield was 2.179 percent, and the low yield was 2.100 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $40 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$20,960 million. Accrued interest of $1.86464 per $1,000 

must be paid for the period from November 15 to December 

15. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of notes of 

Series F-2024 is $100. 

Auction of 29-Year 11-Month 3 Percent Bonds 

On December 4, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $13,000 million of 29-year 11-month 3 percent bonds. 

The issue was to refund $33,170 million of securities 

maturing December 15 and to raise new cash of approximately $25,830 million. 

The 29-year 11-month bonds of November 2044 were 

dated November 15 and issued December 15. 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 December 11. Tenders totaled $35,911 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 2.848 percent with an equivalent 

price of $103.043970. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 2.848 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 90.67 percent. The 

median yield was 2.819 percent, and the low yield was 2.748 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $6 million. Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled $12,994 

million. Accrued interest of $2.48619 per $1,000 must be paid 

for the period from November 15 to December 15. The 

minimum par amount required for STRIPS of bonds of 

November 2044 is $100. 

Auction of 1-Year 10-Month 0.053 Percent FRN 

On December 18, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $13,000 million of 1-year 10-month 0.053 percent 

FRNs. The issue was to raise new cash of approximately 

$13,000 million. 

The 1-year 10-month FRNs of Series BH-2016 were dated 

October 31 and issued December 26. They are due October 

31, 2016, with interest payable on January 31, May 31, July 

31 and October 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 December 23. Tenders totaled $37,658 

million; Treasury accepted $13,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 
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securities at the high discount margin of 0.110 percent with an 

equivalent price of $99.893288. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at discount margins lower than 0.110 

percent. Tenders at the high discount margin were allotted 

30.24 percent. The median discount margin was 0.092 

percent, and the low discount margin was 0.065 percent. 

Noncompetitive tenders totaled $6 million. Competitive 

tenders accepted from private investors totaled $12,994 

million. Accrued interest of $0.012216936 per $100 must be 

paid for the period from October 31 to December 26. 

Auction of 4-Year 4-Month 0-1/8 Percent TIPS 

On December 11, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $16,000 million of 4-year 4-month 0-1/8 percent 

TIPS. The issue was to refund $78,244 million of securities 

maturing December 31 and to raise new cash of 

approximately $28,756 million. 

The 4-year 4-month TIPS of Series X-2019 were dated 

October 15 and issued December 31. They are due April 15, 

2019, with interest payable on April 15 and October 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 December 18. Tenders totaled $37,987 

million; Treasury accepted $16,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 0.395 percent with an equivalent 

adjusted price of $100.174592. Treasury accepted in full all 

competitive tenders at yields lower than 0.395 percent. 

Tenders at the high yield were allotted 10.56 percent. The 

median yield was 0.330 percent, and the low yield was 0.200 

percent. Noncompetitive tenders totaled $35 million. 

Competitive tenders accepted from private investors totaled 

$15,965 million. Adjusted accrued interest of $0.26796 per 

$1,000 must be paid for the period from October 15 to 

December 31. Both the unadjusted price of $98.852928 and 

the unadjusted accrued interest of $0.26442 were adjusted by 

an index ratio of 1.01337, for the period from October 15 to 

December 31. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS 

of TIPS of Series X-2019 is $100. 

Auction of 2-Year Notes 

On December 18, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $27,000 million of 2-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $78,244 million of securities maturing December 31 

and to raise new cash of approximately $28,756 million. 

The 2-year notes of Series BK-2016 were dated and issued 

December 31. They are due December 31, 2016, with interest 

payable on June 30 and December 31 until maturity. Treasury 

set an interest rate of 0-5/8 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 December 22. Tenders totaled $86,629 

million; Treasury accepted $27,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 0.703 percent with an equivalent 

price of $99.845361. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 0.703 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 62.93 percent. The median yield was 0.677 

percent, and the low yield was 0.638 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $142 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $26,758 million. The minimum 

par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series BK-2016 

is $100. 

Auction of 5-Year Notes 

On December 18, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $35,000 million of 5-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $78,244 million of securities maturing December 31 

and to raise new cash of approximately $28,756 million. 

The 5-year notes of Series AG-2019 were dated and issued 

December 31. They are due December 31, 2019, with interest 

payable on June 30 and December 31 until maturity. Treasury 

set an interest rate of 1-5/8 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 December 23. Tenders totaled $83,704 

million; Treasury accepted $35,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 1.739 percent with an equivalent 

price of $99.456337. Treasury accepted in full all competitive 

tenders at yields lower than 1.739 percent. Tenders at the high 

yield were allotted 42.17 percent. The median yield was 1.695 

percent, and the low yield was 1.630 percent. Noncompetitive 

tenders totaled $37 million. Competitive tenders accepted 

from private investors totaled $34,963 million. The minimum 

par amount required for STRIPS of notes of Series AG-2019 

is $100. 

Auction of 7-Year Notes 

On December 18, 2014, Treasury announced it would 

auction $29,000 million of 7-year notes. The issue was to 

refund $78,244 million of securities maturing December 31 

and to raise new cash of approximately $28,756 million. 

The 7-year notes of Series T-2021 were dated and issued 

December 31. They are due December 31, 2021, with interest 

payable on June 30 and December 31 until maturity. Treasury 

set an interest rate of 2-1/8 percent after determining which 

tenders were accepted on a yield auction basis. 
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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 December 24. Tenders totaled $69,245 

million; Treasury accepted $29,000 million. All noncompetitive and successful competitive bidders were allotted 

securities at the high yield of 2.125 percent with an equivalent 

price of $100.000000. Treasury accepted in full all competitive tenders at yields lower than 2.125 percent. Tenders at 

the high yield were allotted 53.86 percent. The median yield 

was 2.087 percent, and the low yield was 2.010 percent. 

Noncompetitive tenders totaled $10 million. Competitive 

tenders accepted from private investors totaled $28,990 

million. The minimum par amount required for STRIPS of 

notes of Series T-2021 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) 

 

 2014 - Oct. 02 ................. 2014 - Oct. 30 28 113,232.5 30,000.3 29,778.0 222.3 99.998444 0.020 0.020

 2015 - Jan. 02 92 100,034.2 24,000.3 23,307.1 443.2 99.996167 0.015 0.015

 Apr. 02 182 103,306.5 24,000.1 23,206.9 317.3 99.979778 0.040 0.041

Oct. 09................. 2014 - Nov. 06 28 145,846.0 32,002.1 31,767.5 234.6 99.999222 0.010 0.010

 2015 - Jan. 08 91 121,248.6 24,000.6 23,539.1 411.5 99.996208 0.015 0.015

 Apr. 09 182 110,916.1 24,001.2 23,168.2 357.0 99.979778 0.040 0.041

Oct. 16................. 2014 - Nov. 13 28 121,515.6 33,000.9 32,739.8 261.2 99.998833 0.015 0.015

 2015 - Jan. 15 91 104,003.9 24,000.7 23,504.1 396.6 99.997472 0.010 0.010

 Apr. 16 182 116,730.8 27,000.8 26,183.5 341.2 99.979778 0.040 0.041

Oct. 23................. 2014 - Nov. 20 28 136,659.9 34,002.0 33,758.1 243.9 99.997667 0.030 0.030

 2015 - Jan. 22 91 110,459.3 24,000.8 23,598.4 402.4 99.994944 0.020 0.020

 Apr. 23 182 117,351.5 30,000.6 29,339.1 315.0 99.974722 0.050 0.051

Oct. 30................. 2014 - Nov. 28 29 136,542.8 34,000.4 33,213.5 217.6 99.998389 0.020 0.020

 2015 - Jan. 29 91 115,893.9 24,000.2 22,843.8 369.6 99.994944 0.020 0.020

 Apr. 30 182 121,015.4 30,000.1 28,741.7 282.4 99.972194 0.055 0.056

Nov. 06 ................ 2014 - Dec. 04 28 144,895.4 36,002.6 35,744.4 258.2 99.997278 0.035 0.035

 2015 - Feb. 05 91 112,044.3 24,000.6 23,555.3 345.3 99.994944 0.020 0.020

 May 07 182 125,759.7 30,000.5 29,205.5 319.0 99.969667 0.060 0.061

Nov. 13 ................ 2014 - Dec. 11 28 153,756.5 40,000.9 39,729.8 271.2 99.996500 0.045 0.046

 2015 - Feb. 12 91 111,482.5 24,000.2 23,488.2 412.0 99.993681 0.025 0.025

 May 14 182 107,248.8 28,000.4 27,187.9 336.4 99.969667 0.060 0.061

Nov. 20 ................ 2014 - Dec. 18 28 140,572.8 40,000.3 39,746.7 253.6 99.997278 0.035 0.035

 2015 - Feb. 19 91 108,076.6 24,000.4 23,489.4 410.9 99.993681 0.025 0.025

 May 21 182 107,320.7 28,000.8 27,363.4 361.4 99.964611 0.070 0.071

Nov. 28 ................ 2014 - Dec. 26 28 145,803.1 40,000.6 38,773.7 233.6 99.995333 0.060 0.061

 2015 - Feb. 26 90 102,660.6 24,001.1 22,668.7 390.5 99.995000 0.020 0.020

 May 28 181 112,854.4 28,000.2 26,659.6 349.0 99.964806 0.070 0.071

Dec. 04 ................ 2015 - Jan. 02 29 187,441.9 50,000.1 49,732.9 267.2 99.997583 0.030 0.030

 Mar. 05 91 112,019.7 24,000.1 23,451.1 349.1 99.993681 0.025 0.025

 June 04 182 109,537.0 26,001.2 25,334.5 290.7 99.962083 0.075 0.076

Dec 11 ................. 2015 - Jan. 08 28 176,161.1 50,001.0 49,721.7 279.3 99.996889 0.040 0.041

 Mar. 12 91 108,132.2 24,000.4 23,571.4 428.9 99.993681 0.025 0.025

 June 11 182 109,165.7 26,000.1 25,349.0 375.2 99.954500 0.090 0.091

Dec. 18 ................ 2015 - Jan. 15 28 131,363.4 40,000.1 39,751.6 248.5 99.998444 0.020 0.020

 Mar. 19 91 95,636.1 24,000.5 23,513.7 386.8 99.991153 0.035 0.035

 June 18 182 99,186.5 26,000.1 25,371.9 352.1 99.944389 0.110 0.112

Dec. 26 ................ 2015 - Jan. 22 27 112,211.7 30,000.4 29,772.8 227.6 99.999250 0.010 0.010

 Mar. 26 90 92,020.4 24,000.3 23,496.8 403.4 99.986250 0.055 0.056

 June 25 181 89,844.3 24,000.2 23,279.3 344.8 99.922069 0.155 0.157

 

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) 

 

10/07/14 10/15/14 0.875% note—10/15/17-AS 3y 92,419 27,000 0.994 - 99.649129 

10/08/14 10/15/14 2.375% note—08/15/24-E 9y 10m 52,985 21,000 2.381 - 99.944558 

10/09/14 10/15/14 3.125% bond—08/15/44 29y 10m 31,255 13,000 3.074 - 100.986092 

10/15/14 10/16/14 0.100% bill—10/15/15 364d 96,422 25,001 

10/23/14 10/31/14 1.375% TIPS—02/15/44 29y 4m 16,023 7,000 0.985 - 112.167585 

10/28/14 10/31/14 0.375% note—10/31/16-BG 2y 90,290 29,000 0.425 - 99.900529 

10/29/14 10/31/14 0.053% FRN—10/31/16-BH 2y 53,653 15,000 0.053 - 100.000000 

10/29/14 10/31/14 1.500% note—10/31/19-AE 5y 82,647 35,000 1.567 - 99.678995 

10/30/14 10/31/14 2.000% note—10/31/21-R 7y 70,043 29,000 2.018 - 99.883043 

11/10/14 11/17/14 0.875% note—11/15/17-AT 3y 82,806 26,035 0.998 - 99.637993 

11/12/14 11/13/14 0.140% bill—11/12/15 364d 89,706 25,001 

11/12/14 11/17/14 2.250% note—11/15/24-F 10y 60,557 24,032 2.365 - 98.981554 

11/13/14 11/17/14 3.000% bond—11/15/44 30y 36,696 16,021 3.092 - 98.209695 

11/20/14 11/28/14 0.125% TIPS—07/15/24-D 9y 8m 33,417 13,000 0.497 - 96.736675 

11/24/14 12/01/14 0.500% note—11/30/16-BJ 2y 103,979 28,000 0.542 - 99.916676 

11/25/14 11/28/14 0.053% FRN—10/31/16-BH 1y 11m 52,045 13,000 0.068 - 99.970737 

11/25/14 12/01/14 1.500% note—11/30/19-AF 5y 101,795 35,000 1.595 - 99.545394 

11/26/14 12/01/14 1.875% note—11/30/21-S 7y 76,409 29,000 1.960 - 99.446691 

12/09/14 12/11/14 0.210% bill—12/10/15 364d 86,058 25,000 

12/09/14 12/15/14 1.000% note—12/15/17-AU 3y 80,990 25,000 1.066 - 99.805642 

12/10/14 12/15/14 2.250% note—11/15/24-F 9y 11m 62,277 21,000 2.214 - 100.317269 

12/11/14 12/15/14 3.000% bond—11/15/44 29y 11m 35,911 13,000 2.848 - 103.043970 

12/18/14 12/31/14 0.125% TIPS—04/15/19-X 4y 4m 37,987 16,000 0.395 - 100.174592 

12/22/14 12/31/14 0.625% note—12/31/16-BK 2y 86,629 27,000 0.703 - 99.845361 

12/23/14 12/26/14 0.053% FRN—10/31/16-BH 1y 10m 37,658 13,000 0.110 - 99.893288 

12/23/14 12/31/14 1.625% note—12/31/19-AG 5y 83,704 35,000 1.739 - 99.456337 

12/24/14 12/31/14 2.125% note—12/31/21-T 7y 69,245 29,000 2.125 - 100.000000 

 

 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

 

2013 - Dec....................................... 17,376,463 17,351,971 4,996,782 - 4,996,782 2,484,411

2014 - Jan ....................................... 17,317,315 17,293,020 4,985,299 - 4,985,299 2,583,457

Feb ...................................... 17,487,306 17,463,229 4,971,041 - 4,971,041 2,573,719

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

 

 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

 

2013 - Dec....................................... 9,870,778 9,385,023 485,755 24,492 24,487 5

2014 - Jan ....................................... 9,724,264 9,241,865 482,399 24,295 24,290 5

Feb ...................................... 9,918,469 9,437,724 480,745 24,077 24,072 5

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

 

 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.
OWNERSHIP OF FEDERAL SECURITIES 

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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) 

 

2014 - Dec......... 18,141 7,579 10,563 n.a. 176 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.

 Sept........ 17,824 7,491 10,333 466 177 517 249 279 1,102 573 6,066 903

 June ....... 17,633 7,461 10,172 407 178 506 236 273 1,063 584 6,012 914

 Mar......... 17,601 7,302 10,300 368 178 499 209 268 1,127 594 5,948 1,109

2013 - Dec......... 17,352 7,205 10,147 321 179 492 203 264 1,126 594 5,793 1,174

 Sept........ 16,738 6,834 9,904 293 180 367 202 262 1,099 592 5,653 1,256

 June ....... 16,738 6,773 9,965 300 181 456 199 263 1,086 620 5,595 1,264

 Mar......... 16,772 6,657 10,115 339 182 453 192 267 1,108 617 5,725 1,232

2012 - Dec......... 16,433 6,524 9,909 348 182 444 187 271 1,038 608 5,574 1,257

 Sept........ 16,066 6,447 9,619 338 184 429 183 270 989 598 5,476 1,152

 June ....... 15,855 6,476 9,380 303 185 413 182 269 972 589 5,311 1,156

 Mar......... 15,582 6,397 9,185 317 185 398 179 271 977 567 5,145 1,146

2011 - Dec......... 15,223 6,440 8,783 280 185 387 168 272 902 562 5,007 1,020

 Sept........ 14,790 6,328 8,462 294 185 371 162 260 819 558 4,912 901

 June ....... 14,343 6,220 8,123 279 186 252 164 255 776 569 4,691 951

 Mar......... 14,270 5,959 8,311 321 187 346 164 254 756 582 4,481 1,220

2010 - Dec......... 14,025 5,656 8,369 319 188 337 159 248 720 593 4,436 1,368

 Sept........ 13,562 5,350 8,211 323 189 327 150 241 671 585 4,324 1,401

 June ....... 13,202 5,345 7,857 266 190 316 150 232 677 583 4,070 1,373

 Mar......... 12,773 5,260 7,513 269 190 304 154 226 678 584 3,878 1,230

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

2004 - Dec......... 7,596 3,906 3,691 133 204 173 149 188 256 405 1,849 331

 Sept........ 7,379 3,772 3,607 146 204 174 140 183 249 393 1,795 323

 June ....... 7,274 3,743 3,532 168 205 173 135 175 252 390 1,735 299

 Mar......... 7,131 3,628 3,503 173 204 170 144 172 275 373 1,670 322

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 U.S., 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. 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, December 31, 2014 

[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 .............................. $1,515,855,843,719 $1,470,034,622,354 $1,469,554,346,728 $240,042,566 $240,233,060

Less amounts held by: 

The Treasury....................................... 271,633,563 66,313,004 66,096,964 7,505 208,535

FRBs ................................................... 172,701,923,032 170,828,867,064 170,828,861,797 - 5,267

Amounts in circulation............................. $1,342,882,287,124 $1,299,139,442,286 $1,298,659,387,967 $240,035,061 $240,019,258

Coins 2

Total 

(1) 

Dollars 2, 3 

(2) 

Fractional

coins 

(3) 

 

Amounts outstanding .............................. $45,821,221,365 $6,492,738,110 $39,328,483,255

Less amounts held by: 

The Treasury....................................... 205,320,559 69,390,559 135,930,000

FRBs ................................................... 1,873,055,968 1,340,726,899 532,329,069 

Amounts in circulation............................. $43,742,844,838 $5,082,620,652 $38,660,224,186 

See footnotes following table USCC-2. 
U.S. CURRENCY AND COIN OUTSTANDING AND IN CIRCULATION 

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TABLE USCC-2—Amounts Outstanding and in Circulation, December 31, 2014 

[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 ................................................................................ $11,037,056,806 $10,895,966,451 $143,503 $140,946,852

$2 ................................................................................ 2,178,577,200 2,046,779,676 131,785,018 12,506

$5 ................................................................................ 13,117,575,730 12,984,843,420 108,085,310 24,647,000

$10 .............................................................................. 18,886,097,600 18,865,793,370 6,300 20,297,930

$20 .............................................................................. 162,173,580,800 162,153,476,700 3,840 20,100,260

$50 .............................................................................. 76,932,154,350 76,920,661,650 500 11,492,200

$100 ............................................................................ 1,014,501,789,700 1,014,479,818,700 -4 21,971,000

$500 ............................................................................ 142,018,500 141,824,000 5,500 189,000

$1,000 ......................................................................... 165,366,000 165,154,000 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 ......................................................... $1,299,139,442,286 $1,298,659,387,967 $240,035,061 $240,019,258 

Comparative totals of currency and coins in circulation—selected dates 

 Amounts (in millions) 

 (1) 

 Per capita 6 

 (2) 

Dec. 31, 2014....................................................................................... 1,342,882 4,194

Nov. 30, 2014....................................................................................... 1,317,464 4,124

 Oct. 31, 2014 ....................................................................................... 1,299,907 4,071

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, September, 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. 
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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) 

07/09/2014 ............................................................. 783,239 791,976 n.a. 1.0648

07/16/2014 ............................................................. 826,092 832,111 n.a. 1.0749

07/23/2014 ............................................................. 817,749 821,909 2,170 1.0739

07/30/2014 ............................................................. 861,077 864,133 1,290 1.0908

08/06/2014 ............................................................. 855,805 860,155 1,475 1.0926

08/13/2014 ............................................................. 777,202 777,581 n.a. 1.0929

08/20/2014 ............................................................. 784,568 786,680 n.a. 1.0944

08/27/2014 ............................................................. 847,505 849,091 n.a. 1.0890

09/03/2014 ............................................................. 848,891 847,445 n.a. 1.0872

09/10/2014 ............................................................. 871,544 873,364 n.a. 1.0954

09/17/2014 ............................................................. 778,299 782,437 n.a. 1.0951

09/24/2014 ............................................................. 781,979 784,767 n.a. 1.1088

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
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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................... 777,944 787,202 166,401 162,751 62,802 75,543 122,082 97,404 529 1.0637

2014 - Jan ................... 856,974 869,545 174,051 170,691 78,237 106,228 181,725 142,894 -1,465 1.1116

Feb .................. 1,025,076 1,042,688 174,931 174,189 111,650 n.a 326,115 183,259 n.a 1.1075

Mar .................. 827,390 846,563 176,128 169,073 92,738 n.a 237,420 166,465 1,154 1.1053

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 .................. 832,380 831,175 170,953 170,351 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 .................. 962,326 964,155 177,429 176,667 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

 

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

 
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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) 

07/09/2014 .............................................................. 382,746 383,799 507 101.70

07/16/2014 .............................................................. 389,678 389,792 548 101.69

07/23/2014 .............................................................. 400,692 400,728 688 101.50

07/30/2014 .............................................................. 428,760 428,635 763 102.90

08/06/2014 .............................................................. 430,127 429,402 495 102.34

08/13/2014 .............................................................. 417,454 417,166 629 102.48

08/20/2014 .............................................................. 429,724 429,321 572 103.36

08/27/2014 .............................................................. 445,644 445,909 785 103.98

09/03/2014 .............................................................. 460,855 460,498 609 104.88

09/10/2014 .............................................................. 493,232 493,558 688 106.76

09/17/2014 .............................................................. 460,603 460,818 911 107.58

09/24/2014 .............................................................. 518,756 518,391 550 108.92

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
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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.................. 367,919 373,026 100,797 95,769 49,695 56,375 91,674 85,364 424 105.25

2014 - Jan .................. 397,470 403,477 104,840 99,328 51,969 54,380 83,989 81,682 -74 102.28

Feb ................. 461,722 468,884 107,634 99,697 63,130 71,166 100,172 91,446 -286 102.08

Mar ................. 375,417 384,912 115,872 111,364 48,596 54,546 86,912 83,708 241 102.98

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 ................. 438,043 438,739 116,614 116,403 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 ................. 555,590 559,089 126,684 122,135 58,810 74,852 116,125 116,244 54 118.70

Dec ................. 509,719 513,666 131,861 125,050 51,990 64,690 106,981 97,813 n.a. 119.85

 

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

 
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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) 

07/09/2014 .............................................................. 658,743 686,267 n.a 0.8918

07/16/2014 .............................................................. 690,302 717,696 253 0.8984

07/23/2014 .............................................................. 685,042 708,613 325 0.9024

07/30/2014 .............................................................. 736,598 758,731 -235 0.9096

08/06/2014 .............................................................. 738,232 761,641 n.a 0.9095

08/13/2014 .............................................................. 721,628 745,743 280 0.9079

08/20/2014 .............................................................. 751,303 772,251 556 0.9116

08/27/2014 .............................................................. 819,246 841,914 1,572 0.9148

09/03/2014 .............................................................. 846,495 871,039 1,525 0.9186

09/10/2014 .............................................................. 965,154 985,260 1,008 0.9382

09/17/2014 .............................................................. 925,236 944,629 1,037 0.9346

09/24/2014 .............................................................. 930,826 951,805 n.a 0.9446

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
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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 - Jan ................... 647,116 662,322 76,848 66,911 104,024 115,059 147,820 135,027 491 0.9052

Feb .................. 792,268 816,328 87,395 82,431 128,979 143,581 165,170 146,168 999 0.8810

Mar .................. 625,017 647,851 90,871 82,101 113,016 121,604 137,693 124,748 406 0.8840

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 .................. 777,323 801,464 92,468 84,806 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 .................. 1,037,052 1,051,999 78,268 68,166 119,997 140,321 195,387 175,232 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

 

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

 
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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) 

07/09/2014 .............................................................. 1,661,613 1,694,167 n.a 1.7130

07/16/2014 .............................................................. 1,689,362 1,729,443 n.a 1.7131

07/23/2014 .............................................................. 1,701,616 1,738,535 80 1.7036

07/30/2014 .............................................................. 1,739,130 1,774,630 n.a 1.6903

08/06/2014 .............................................................. 1,699,105 1,729,388 179 1.6833

08/13/2014 .............................................................. 1,719,700 1,756,377 n.a 1.6696

08/20/2014 .............................................................. 1,790,417 1,830,362 n.a 1.6633

08/27/2014 .............................................................. 1,769,859 1,813,299 n.a 1.6573

09/03/2014 .............................................................. 1,810,771 1,859,084 n.a 1.6451

09/10/2014 .............................................................. 1,962,817 2,015,378 n.a 1.6134

09/17/2014 .............................................................. 1,799,419 1,859,224 n.a 1.6329

09/24/2014 .............................................................. 1,755,719 1,812,207 n.a 1.6344

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
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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 - Jan ................... 1,491,258 1,530,242 570,558 498,872 78,824 74,948 75,333 77,369 -489 1.6450

Feb .................. 1,845,939 1,902,508 597,352 524,608 132,278 118,816 112,176 119,714 n.a. 1.6750

Mar .................. 1,498,599 1,549,608 583,184 512,524 69,539 65,488 73,722 73,222 205 1.6675

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 .................. 1,706,083 1,758,390 615,250 562,513 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 .................. 1,882,537 1,950,903 617,844 569,417 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

 

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 n.a. 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

 
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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) 

07/09/2014 ............................................................ 20,473,954 20,160,598 143 n.a.

07/16/2014 ............................................................ 20,888,276 20,565,738 -2,244 n.a.

07/23/2014 ............................................................ 21,173,183 20,796,135 -4,867 n.a.

07/30/2014 ............................................................ 22,119,976 21,692,025 -3,363 n.a.

08/06/2014 ............................................................ 21,888,709 21,424,318 2,324 n.a.

08/13/2014 ............................................................ 21,622,621 21,103,774 740 n.a.

08/20/2014 ............................................................ 21,849,345 21,285,859 -2,059 n.a.

08/27/2014 ............................................................ 22,757,398 22,097,845 -8,957 n.a.

09/03/2014 ............................................................ 22,910,336 22,227,620 -10,008 n.a.

09/10/2014 ............................................................ 24,255,189 23,504,763 -4,356 n.a.

09/17/2014 ............................................................ 22,661,998 21,829,722 -12,977 n.a.

09/24/2014 ............................................................ 22,775,213 21,865,451 -11,375 n.a.

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.
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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 - Jan .............. 19,549,105 19,044,413 - - 1,848,963 1,787,475 1,450,916 1,478,975 5,094 n.a.

Feb ............. 23,516,044 22,975,832 - - 2,516,914 2,342,500 2,050,898 2,175,360 n.a. n.a.

Mar ............. 19,657,934 19,154,240 - - 2,064,374 1,973,285 1,593,679 1,674,181 -5,287 n.a.

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 ............. 21,979,052 21,344,518 - - 2,154,705 2,115,655 1,763,294 1,797,630 -3,550 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 ............. 24,483,127 23,355,332 - - 2,817,275 2,676,251 2,091,576 2,126,612 -9,559 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.

 

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.

 
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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) 

07/09/2014 ......................................................................... 5,548,844 5,686,947 n.a. 0.7337

07/16/2014 ......................................................................... 5,704,245 5,847,512 4,112 0.7391

07/23/2014 ......................................................................... 5,750,387 5,898,878 4,391 0.7428

07/30/2014 ......................................................................... 5,953,638 6,090,035 4,159 0.7475

08/06/2014 ......................................................................... 5,898,637 6,024,593 2,312 0.7488

08/13/2014 ......................................................................... 5,801,080 5,925,726 1,809 0.7481

08/20/2014 ......................................................................... 5,758,136 5,882,115 3,520 0.7528

08/27/2014 ......................................................................... 6,074,333 6,198,860 4,761 0.7580

09/03/2014 ......................................................................... 6,032,274 6,180,256 7,010 0.7613

09/10/2014 ......................................................................... 6,479,311 6,612,666 4,001 0.7747

09/17/2014 ......................................................................... 6,111,720 6,231,801 10,080 0.7717

09/24/2014 ......................................................................... 5,989,549 6,116,217 7,051 0.7820

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
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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 1,777,324 334,550 358,527 391,263 369,449 6,489 0.7257

2014 - Jan ................... 5,263,912 5,449,092 1,963,677 1,859,483 336,154 373,180 436,250 401,424 n.a. 0.7407

Feb .................. 6,367,027 6,556,690 2,021,394 1,906,032 435,158 510,859 578,141 485,902 n.a. 0.7243

Mar .................. 5,274,433 5,435,306 2,043,785 1,943,464 348,190 375,528 443,155 405,460 n.a. 0.7258

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 .................. 5,853,943 5,988,679 2,160,951 2,117,758 391,364 463,040 607,985 522,052 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 .................. 6,429,123 6,591,947 2,048,757 2,039,476 505,294 579,375 783,922 708,797 3,253 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

 

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

 
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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 Sept. 30, 2014, and Dec. 31, 2014 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management] 

Assets, liabilities, and capital Sept. 30, 2014 

Oct. 1, 2014, 

through 

Dec. 31, 2014 Dec. 31, 2014 

Assets 

U.S. dollars: 

Held with Treasury: 

U.S. Government securities............................................. 22,649,209 -1,633 22,647,576 

Special drawing rights 1 ........................................................... 53,148,237 -1,207,268 51,940,969 

Foreign exchange and securities: 

European euro ..................................................................... 13,763,669 -584,161 13,179,508 

Japanese yen....................................................................... 8,509,688 -714,360 7,795,328 

Accounts receivable................................................................. 74,562 12,409 86,971

Total assets.......................................................................... 98,145,365 -2,495,013 95,650,352

Liabilities and capital 

Current liabilities: 

Accounts payable................................................................. 5,432 -994 4,438

Total current liabilities ...................................................... 5,432 -994 4,438

Other liabilities: 

SDR certificates ................................................................... 5,200,000 - 5,200,000 

SDR allocations ................................................................... 52,358,322 -1,192,610 51,165,712 

Unearned revenue .............................................................. - - -

Total other liabilities ......................................................... 57,558,322 -1,192,610 56,365,712

Capital: 

Capital account .................................................................... 200,000 - 200,000 

Net income -+ or loss -- -see Table ESF-2.......................... -1,904,159 602,750 -1,301,409

Total capital...................................................................... 40,581,611 -1,301,409 39,280,202

Total liabilities and capital............................................ 98,145,365 -2,495,013 95,650,352

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

Oct. 1, 2014, 

through 

Dec. 31, 2014 

Fiscal year to date

Oct. 1, 2014, 

through 

Dec. 31, 2014 

Income and expense 

 Profit -+ or loss -- on: 

Foreign exchange ........................................................................ -1,300,896 -1,300,896

Adjustment for change in valuation 

 of SDR holdings and allocations 1 .............................................. -18,602 -18,602

Interest -+ or net charges -- on: 

SDRs............................................................................................ 89 89

U.S. Government securities......................................................... 1,667 1,667

Foreign exchange ........................................................................ 15,793 15,793

Income from operations ............................................................... -1,301,409 -1,301,409

Net income -+ or loss -- ............................................................... -1,301,409 -1,301,409

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.” 
Financial Report of the

United States Government

Excerpt

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INTRODUCTION: Financial Report of the United States Government

The following pages are excerpted from the 2014 

Financial Report of the United States Government (Financial 

Report). The report and accompanying information, prepared 

and published annually by the Financial Management Service, 

are modeled after corporate-type reports and are developed on 

an accrual basis of accounting. 

The excerpts represent some of the most noteworthy 

information contained in the Financial Report. Data for the 

Financial Report are compiled from Federal program agency 

accounting systems Governmentwide. Treasury also presents 

a management discussion and analysis, the customary notes 

to the financial statements, a section on stewardship 

information, and supplemental information in the complete 

document. 

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) is required 

by law to audit the Financial Report. GAO’s report, as well 

as the complete Financial Report, can be accessed easily 

through the internet at www.fms.treas.gov/fr. 
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March 2015 

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Financial Statements 

of the United States Government 

for the Years Ended September 30, 2014, 

and 2013 

Statements of Net Cost 

These statements present the net cost of the United States Government (Government)1 operations for fiscal years 2014 

and 2013, including the operations related to funds from dedicated collections (funds financed by specifically identified 

revenues, often supplemented by other financing sources, which remain available over time). The Government’s fiscal year 

begins October 1 and ends September 30. Costs and earned revenues are categorized on the Statement of Net Cost by 

significant entity, providing greater accountability by showing the relationship of the agencies’ net cost to the 

governmentwide net cost. Costs and earned revenues are presented in this Financial Report by significant entity on an 

accrual basis, while the budget presents costs and revenues by obligations and receipts, generally on a cash basis. The focus 

of the budget of the United States is by agency. Budgets are prepared, defended, and monitored by agency. In reporting by 

agency, we are assisting the external users in assessing the budget integrity, operating performance, stewardship, and systems 

and controls of the Government. 

These statements contain the following four components: 

 Gross cost—is the full cost of all the departments and entities excluding (gain)/loss from changes in assumptions. 

These costs are assigned on a cause-and-effect basis, or reasonably allocated to the corresponding departments and 

entities. 

 Earned revenue—is exchange revenue resulting from the Government providing goods and services to the public at 

a price. 

 (Gain)/loss from changes in assumptions—is the gain or loss from changes in long-term assumptions used to 

measure the liabilities reported for federal civilian and military employee pensions, other post-employment benefits, 

and other retirement benefits, including veterans’ compensation. 

 Net cost—is computed by subtracting earned revenue from gross cost, adjusted by the (gain)/loss from changes in 

assumptions. 

Individual agency net cost amounts will differ from the agency’s financial statements primarily because of allocations 

of Office of Personnel Management (OPM) benefit program costs and intragovernmental eliminations, as adjusted for 

buy/sell cost, buy/sell revenues, and imputed costs. Because of its specific function, most of the costs originally associated 

with OPM have been allocated to their user agencies for governmentwide reporting purposes. The remaining costs for OPM 

on the Statements of Net Cost are the administrative operating costs, the expenses from prior costs from health and pension 

plan amendments, and the actuarial gains and losses, if applicable. With regard to intragovernmental buy/sell costs and 

related revenues, the amounts recognized by each agency are added to, and subtracted from, respectively, the individual 

agency non-federal net cost amounts. Because of the specific functions of the General Services Administration (GSA), as the 

primary provider of goods and services to federal agencies, once GSA’s net cost is adjusted for its intragovernmental buy/sell 

costs and related revenues, the remaining costs for GSA on the Statements of Net Cost are its administrative operating costs. 

In addition, the intragovernmental imputed costs recognized for the receipt of goods and services, financed in whole or part 

by the providing agencies, are added to the individual agency non-federal net cost amounts. The interest on securities issued 

by the Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and held by the public is reported on Treasury’s financial statements, but, 

because of its importance and the dollar amounts involved, it is reported separately in these statements. 

 

 1 For purposes of this document, “Government” refers to the U.S. Government. 
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Statements of Operations and Changes in Net Position 

These statements report the results of Government operations, net operating costs, which include the results of 

operations for funds from dedicated collections. They include nonexchange revenues which are generated from transactions 

that do not require a Government entity to give value directly in exchange for the inflow of resources. The Government does 

not “earn” the nonexchange revenue. These are generated principally by the Government’s sovereign power to tax, levy 

duties, and assess fines and penalties. These statements also include the net cost reported in the Statement of Net Cost. They

further include certain adjustments and unreconciled transactions that affect the net position. 

Revenue 

Inflows of resources to the government that the government demands or that it receives by donations are identified as 

nonexchange revenue. The inflows that it demands include individual income tax and tax withholdings, excise taxes, 

corporation income taxes, unemployment taxes, custom duties, and estate and gift taxes. The nonexchange revenue is 

recognized when collected and adjusted for the change in net measurable and legally collectable amounts receivable. 

Individual income tax and tax withholdings include Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)/Self-Employment 

Contributions Act (SECA) taxes and other taxes. 

Excise taxes consist of taxes collected for various items, such as airline tickets, gasoline products, distilled spirits and 

imported liquor, tobacco, firearms, and other items. 

Other taxes and receipts include Federal Reserve Banks (FRBs) earnings, tax related fines, penalties and interest, and 

railroad retirement taxes. 

Miscellaneous earned revenues consist of earned revenues received from the public with virtually no associated cost. 

These revenues include rents and royalties on the Outer Continental Shelf Lands resulting from the leasing and development 

of mineral resources on public lands. 

Generally, funds from dedicated collections are financed by specifically identified revenues, provided to the 

government by non-federal sources, often supplemented by other financing sources, which remain available over time. These 

specifically identified revenues and other financing sources are required by statute to be used for designated activities, 

benefits or purposes, and must be accounted for separately from the Government’s general revenue. See Note 22—Funds 

from Dedicated Collections for detailed information. 

Intragovernmental interest represents interest earned from the investment of surplus dedicated collections, which 

finance the deficit spending of all other fund’s non-dedicated operations. These investments are recorded as 

intragovernmental debt holdings and are included in Note 12—Federal Debt Securities Held by the Public and Accrued 

Interest, in the table titled Intragovernmental Debt Holdings: Federal Debt Securities Held as Investments by Government 

Accounts. These interest earnings and the associated investments are eliminated in the consolidation process. 

Net Cost of Government Operations 

The net cost of Government operations—gross cost (including gains/losses from changes in assumptions) less earned 

revenue—flows through from the Statements of Net Cost. The net cost associated with funds from dedicated collections 

activities is separately reported. 

Intragovernmental Transfers 

Intragovernmental transfers reflect budgetary and other financing sources for funds from dedicated collections, 

excluding financing sources related to nonexchange revenues, intragovernmental interest, and miscellaneous revenues. These 

intragovernmental transfers include appropriations, transfers, and other financing sources. These amounts are labeled as 

“other changes in fund balance” in Note 22—Funds from Dedicated Collections. Some transfers reflect amounts required by 

statute to be transferred from the General Fund of the Treasury to funds from dedicated collections. For Supplementary 

Medical Insurance (SMI), transfers from the General Fund of the Treasury financed 75 percent and 73 percent of 2014 

program costs to Part B and D, respectively. 
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Unmatched Transactions and Balances 

Unmatched transactions and balances are adjustments needed to bring the change in net position into balance due 

primarily to unreconciled intragovernmental differences and unreconciled General Fund differences. See Note 1.T—

Unmatched Transactions and Balances for detailed information. 

The unmatched transactions and balances are included in net operating cost to make the sum of net operating costs and 

prior period adjustments for the year equal to the change in the net position balance. 

Net Operating Cost 

 The net operating cost equals revenue less net cost of Government operations (that flows from the Statement of Net 

Cost) adjusted by unmatched transactions and balances (see Note 1.T). 

Net Position, Beginning of Period 

The net position, beginning of period, reflects the amount reported on the prior year’s balance sheet as of the end of that 

fiscal year. The net position for funds from dedicated collections is shown separately. 

Prior-period adjustments are revisions to the beginning net position presented on the prior year financial statements due 

to corrections of material errors or certain changes in accounting principles. See Note 19—Prior Period Adjustments for 

detailed information. 

Net Position, End of Period 

The net position, end of period, reflects the amount as of the end of the fiscal year. The net position for funds from 

dedicated collections is shown separately.

Reconciliations of Net Operating Cost and Unified Budget 

Deficit 

These statements reconcile the results of operations (net operating cost) on the Statements of Operations and Changes in 

Net Position to the unified budget deficit. The premise of the reconciliation is that the accrual and budgetary accounting bases 

share transaction data. 

Receipts and outlays in the budget are measured primarily on a cash basis and differ from the accrual basis of 

accounting used in the Financial Report. Refer to Note 1.B—Basis of Accounting and Revenue Recognition for details. 

These statements begin with the net results of operations (net operating cost) and report activities where the bases of 

accounting for the components of net operating cost and the unified budget deficit differ. 

Components of Net Operating Cost Not Part of the 

Budget Deficit 

This information includes the operating components, such as the changes in benefits payable for veterans, military 

and civilian employees, environmental and disposal liabilities, and depreciation expense, not included in the budget 

results. 
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Components of the Budget Deficit Not Part of 

Net Operating Cost 

This information includes the budget components, such as capitalized fixed assets (that are recorded as outlays in the 

budget when purchased and reflected in net operating cost through depreciation expense over the useful life of the asset) and 

increases in other assets that are not included in the operating results. 

Statements of Changes in Cash Balance from Unified Budget 

and Other Activities 

The primary purpose of these statements is to report how the annual unified budget deficit relates to the change in the 

Government’s cash and other monetary assets, as well as debt held by the public. It explains why the unified budget deficit 

normally would not result in an equivalent change in the Government’s cash and other monetary assets. 

These statements reconcile the unified budget deficit to the change in cash and other monetary assets during the fiscal 

year. They also serve to explain how the budget deficits were financed. A budget deficit is the result of outlays (expenditures) 

exceeding receipts (revenue) during a particular fiscal year. 

The budget deficit is primarily financed through borrowings from the public. Other transactions, such as the payment 

of interest on debt held by the public, also require cash disbursements and are not part of the deficit. Additionally, the 

budget deficit includes certain amounts that are recognized in the budget, but will be disbursed in a future period, or are 

adjustments that did not affect the cash balance. These amounts include interest accrued on debt issued by Treasury and 

held by the public, as well as subsidy income related to direct and guaranteed loans. 

These statements show the adjustments for non-cash outlays included in the budget, and items affecting the cash 

balance not included in the budget, to explain the change in cash and other monetary assets.

Balance Sheets 

The balance sheets show the Government’s assets, liabilities, and net position. When combined with stewardship 

information, this information presents a more comprehensive understanding of the Government’s financial position. The net 

position for funds from dedicated collections is shown separately. 

Assets 

Assets included on the balance sheets are resources of the Government that remain available to meet future needs. The 

most significant assets that are reported on the balance sheets are loans receivable, net; property, plant, and equipment 

(PP&E), net; inventories and related property, net; and cash and other monetary assets. There are, however, other significant 

resources available to the Government that extend beyond the assets presented in these balance sheets. Those resources 

include Stewardship Land and Heritage Assets in addition to the Government’s sovereign powers to tax and set monetary 

policy. 

Liabilities and Net Position 

Liabilities are obligations of the Government resulting from prior actions that will require financial resources. The most 

significant liabilities reported on the balance sheets are federal debt securities held by the public and accrued interest, and

federal employee and veteran benefits payable. Liabilities also include environmental and disposal liabilities, benefits due 

and payable, as well as insurance and guarantee program liabilities. 
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As with reported assets, the Government’s responsibilities, policy commitments, and contingencies are much broader 

than these reported balance sheet liabilities. They include the social insurance programs reported in the Statements of Social 

Insurance and disclosed in the Required Supplementary Information (RSI) —Social Insurance section, the fiscal long-term 

projections of non-interest spending disclosed in the RSI—Statement of Fiscal Projections for the United States Government 

section, and a wide range of other programs under which the Government provides benefits and services to the people of this 

Nation, as well as certain future loss contingencies. 

The Government has entered into contractual commitments requiring the future use of financial resources and has 

unresolved contingencies where existing conditions, situations, or circumstances create uncertainty about future losses. 

Commitments and contingencies that do not meet the criteria for recognition as liabilities on the balance sheets, but for which

there is at least a reasonable possibility that losses have been incurred, are disclosed in Note 20—Contingencies and Note 

21—Commitments. 

The collection of certain taxes and other revenue is credited to the corresponding funds from dedicated collections that 

will use these funds to meet a particular Government purpose. If the collections from taxes and other sources exceed the 

payments to the beneficiaries, the excess revenue is invested in Treasury securities or deposited in Treasury’s General Fund; 

therefore, the trust fund balances do not represent cash. An explanation of the trust funds for social insurance is included in

Note 22—Funds from Dedicated Collections. That note also contains information about trust fund receipts, disbursements, 

and assets. 

Due to its sovereign power to tax and borrow, and the country’s wide economic base, the Government has unique access 

to financial resources through generating tax revenues and issuing federal debt securities. This provides the Government with 

the ability to meet present obligations and those that are anticipated from future operations, and are not reflected in net 

position. 

The net position is the residual difference between assets and liabilities and is the cumulative results of operations since 

inception. For detailed components that comprise the net position, refer to the section Statement of Operations and Changes 

in Net Position.

Statements of Social Insurance and Changes in Social 

Insurance Amounts 

The Statements of Social Insurance provide estimates of the status of the most significant social insurance programs: 

Social Security, Medicare, Railroad Retirement, and Black Lung. They are administered by the Social Security 

Administration (SSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), and 

the Department of Labor (DOL), respectively. The estimates are actuarial present values2

 of the projections and are based on 

the economic and demographic assumptions representing the trustees’ reasonable estimates as set forth in the relevant Social 

Security and Medicare trustees’ reports as well as in the agency financial reports of HHS, SSA, and DOL (Black Lung) and 

in the relevant agency performance and accountability report for the RRB. The projections are based on the continuation of 

program provisions contained in current law, with exceptions in regard to (1) the sustainable growth rate (SGR) formula for 

physician fee schedule payment under Medicare Part B, where current law requires implementation of a 21 percent reduction 

in Medicare payment rates for physician services in April 2015, and (2) payment reductions that would result from the 

projected depletion of the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance (Part A) trust funds; under current law, payments 

would be reduced to levels that could be covered by tax revenues when the Social Security and Medicare Hospital Insurance 

(Part A) trust funds are depleted. It is a virtual certainty that lawmakers will override the required reduction in Medicare 

physician payment rates as they have for every year beginning with 2003. For this reason, the income, expenditures, and 

assets for Medicare Part B reflect a projected baseline, which includes an override of the provisions of the SGR, and an 

assumed annual increase in the physician fee schedule equal to the average SGR override over the 10-year period ending 

March 31, 2015. The projections do not represent either a policy recommendation or a prediction of legislative outcomes. 

The magnitude and complexity of social insurance programs, coupled with the extreme sensitivity of projections relating to 

the many assumptions of the programs, produce a wide range of possible results. In preparing the Statements of Social 

Insurance, Government management considers and selects assumptions and data that it believes provide a reasonable basis 

for the assertions in the statements. However, because of the large number of factors that affect the Statements of Social 

 

 2 Present values recognize that a dollar paid or collected in the future is worth less than a dollar today, because a dollar today could be invested and 

earn interest. To calculate a present value, future amounts are thus reduced using an assumed interest rate, and those reduced amounts are summed. 
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Insurance plus the fact that such assumptions are inherently subject to substantial uncertainty (arising from the 

likelihood of future events, significant uncertainties, and contingencies), there will be differences between the estimates in the 

Statements of Social Insurance and the actual results, and those differences may be material. Note 24—Social Insurance 

describes the social insurance programs, reports long-range estimates that can be used to assess the financial condition of the

programs, and explains some of the factors that impact the various programs. The Statements of Changes in Social Insurance 

Amounts reconcile the change between the current valuation period and the prior valuation period 
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United States Government 

Statement of Net Cost 

for the Year Ended September 30, 2014 (Gain)/Loss 

 from 

 Gross Earned Changes in Net 

(In billions of dollars) Cost Revenue Subtotal Assumptions Cost 

 

 Department of Health and Human Services .... 1,029.5 78.1 951.4 0.1 951.5

 Social Security Administration ......................... 906.8 0.4 906.4 - 906.4

 Department of Defense .................................... 716.9 61.5 655.4 6.9 662.3

 Interest on Treasury Securities Held by the 260.0 - 260.0 - 260.0

 Department of Veterans Affairs ....................... 207.4 4.3 203.1 (22.1) 181.0

 Department of Agriculture ................................ 150.5 9.3 141.2 - 141.2

 Department of the Treasury ............................. 182.9 79.9 103.0 - 103.0

 Office of Personnel Management .................... 85.3 19.5 65.8 21.3 87.1

 Department of Transportation .......................... 77.2 0.9 76.3 - 76.3

 Department of Education ................................. 80.9 24.8 56.1 - 56.1

 Department of Labor ........................................ 53.6 - 53.6 - 53.6

 Department of Energy ...................................... 57.0 5.0 52.0 - 52.0

 Department of Homeland Security................... 58.1 10.3 47.8 (1.3) 46.5

 Department of Housing and Urban 44.4 1.6 42.8 - 42.8

 Department of Justice ...................................... 33.0 1.7 31.3 - 31.3

 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ............ 38.5 11.2 27.3 - 27.3

 Department of State ......................................... 30.6 3.8 26.8 (1.4) 25.4

 National Aeronautics and Space 18.4 0.2 18.2 - 18.2

 Department of the Interior ................................ 18.7 2.4 16.3 - 16.3

 Agency for International Development ............ 11.7 - 11.7 - 11.7

 Federal Communications Commission ............ 9.3 0.4 8.9 - 8.9

 Department of Commerce ............................... 12.0 3.2 8.8 - 8.8

 Environmental Protection Agency.................... 8.9 0.5 8.4 - 8.4

 Railroad Retirement Board .............................. 13.9 5.6 8.3 - 8.3

 National Science Foundation ........................... 7.2 - 7.2 - 7.2

 U.S. Postal Service .......................................... 73.6 66.9 6.7 - 6.7

 Millennium Challenge Corporation ................... 1.0 - 1.0 - 1.0

 Smithsonian Institution ..................................... 0.7 - 0.7 - 0.7

 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ............. 1.0 0.8 0.2 - 0.2

 General Services Administration ..................... 0.7 0.6 0.1 - 0.1

 Export-Import Bank of the United States ......... 1.1 1.1 - - - 

 Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation .... - 0.2 (0.2) - (0.2)

 Overseas Private Investments Corporation ..... (0.3) 0.1 (0.4) - (0.4)

 Securities and Exchange Commission ............ 1.4 1.9 (0.5) - (0.5)

 Tennessee Valley Authority ............................. 10.5 11.1 (0.6) - (0.6)

 Small Business Administration ........................ (0.3) 0.4 (0.7) - (0.7)

 National Credit Union Administration ............... (1.2) 0.1 (1.3) - (1.3)

 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ........... (4.4) 8.8 (13.2) - (13.2)

 All other entities ............................................... 54.9 1.3 53.6 - 53.6

 Total ............................................................ 4,251.4 417.9 3,833.5 3.5 3,837.0

 
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 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

United States Government 

 Statement of Net Cost 

 for the Year Ended September 30, 2013 (Gain)/Loss 

 from 

 Gross Earned Changes in Net 

 (In billions of dollars) Cost Revenue Subtotal Assumptions Cost 

 

 Department of Health and Human Services................ 968.4 72.9 895.5 0.2 895.7 

 Social Security Administration .................................... 867.4 0.4 867.0 - 867.0 

 Department of Defense ............................................... 685.1 44.9 640.2 (62.8) 577.4 

 Interest on Treasury Securities Held by the Public ..... 247.6 - 247.6 - 247.6 

 Department of Veterans Affairs ................................... 243.3 4.5 238.8 114.1 352.9 

 Department of Agriculture ........................................... 147.6 7.5 140.1 - 140.1 

 Department of the Treasury ........................................ 75.3 103.5 (28.2) - (28.2) 

 Office of Personnel Management ............................... 67.3 19.2 48.1 81.9 130.0 

 Department of Transportation ..................................... 77.3 0.9 76.4 - 76.4 

 Department of Education ............................................ 32.9 23.2 9.7 - 9.7 

 Department of Labor ................................................... 80.1 - 80.1 - 80.1 

 Department of Energy ................................................. 38.5 4.3 34.2 - 34.2 

 Department of Homeland Security .............................. 70.7 9.7 61.0 (2.4) 58.6 

 Department of Housing and Urban Development ....... 42.6 1.5 41.1 - 41.1 

 Department of Justice ................................................. 31.8 1.3 30.5 - 30.5 

 Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation ....................... 9.1 9.4 (0.3) - (0.3) 

 Department of State .................................................... 29.4 4.2 25.2 0.4 25.6 

 National Aeronautics and Space Administration ......... 18.1 0.2 17.9 - 17.9 

 Department of the Interior ........................................... 16.9 2.7 14.2 - 14.2 

 Agency for International Development ........................ 10.6 0.2 10.4 - 10.4 

 Federal Communications Commission ....................... 9.9 0.4 9.5 - 9.5 

 Department of Commerce ........................................... 11.1 2.9 8.2 - 8.2 

 Environmental Protection Agency ............................... 9.8 0.5 9.3 - 9.3 

 Railroad Retirement Board ......................................... 13.5 4.2 9.3 - 9.3 

 National Science Foundation ...................................... 7.1 - 7.1 - 7.1 

 U.S. Postal Service ..................................................... 72.4 66.3 6.1 - 6.1 

 Millennium Challenge Corporation .............................. 1.7 - 1.7 - 1.7 

 Smithsonian Institution ................................................ 0.8 - 0.8 - 0.8 

 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission ........................ 1.0 0.8 0.2 - 0.2 

 General Services Administration ................................. 0.1 0.7 (0.6) - (0.6) 

 Export-Import Bank of the United States .................... 1.1 1.0 0.1 - 0.1 

 Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation ................ - 0.1 (0.1) - (0.1) 

 Overseas Private Investments Corporation ................ 0.3 0.1 0.2 - 0.2 

 Securities and Exchange Commission ....................... 1.3 1.8 (0.5) - (0.5) 

 Tennessee Valley Authority ........................................ 10.7 11.0 (0.3) (0.2) (0.5) 

 Small Business Administration .................................... 0.7 0.4 0.3 - 0.3 

 National Credit Union Administration .......................... (1.8) 0.9 (2.7) - (2.7) 

 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ...................... (2.9) 12.7 (15.6) - (15.6) 

 All other entities .......................................................... 44.1 1.2 42.9 - 42.9 

 Total .................................................................. 3,940.9 415.5 3,525.4 131.2 3,656.6 

 

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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United States Government

Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Position 

for the Year Ended September 30, 2014 

 

 Funds other than Funds from 

 those from Dedicated 

 Dedicated Collections

 Collections (Note 22) 

 (Combined) (Combined) Eliminations Consolidated

(In billions of dollars) 2014 

 

Revenue (Note 18): 

 Individual income tax and tax withholdings ....... 1,374.0 979.0 - 2,353.0 

 Corporation income taxes ................................. 317.8 - - 317.8 

 Excise taxes ...................................................... 38.6 56.3 - 94.9 

 Unemployment taxes ......................................... - 52.6 - 52.6 

 Customs duties ................................................. 32.9 - - 32.9 

 Estate and gift taxes .......................................... 19.3 - - 19.3 

 Other taxes and receipts ................................... 125.8 50.8 - 176.6 

 Miscellaneous earned revenues ........................ 14.0 5.0 - 19.0 

 Intragovernmental interest ................................. - 113.8 (113.8) - 

 Total Revenue ................................................... 1,922.4 1,257.5 (113.8) 3,066.1 

 

Net Cost of Government Operations:

 Net cost ............................................................. 2,333.2 1,503.8 - 3,837.0 

 Intragovernmental interest ................................. 113.8 - (113.8) - 

 Total net cost ..................................................... 2,447.0 1,503.8 (113.8) 3,837.0 

 

Intragovernmental transfers .............................. (299.9) 299.9 - - 

 

Unmatched transactions and balances 

 (Note 1.T) ......................................................... (20.4) - - (20.4)

 

Net operating (cost)/revenue ............................. (844.9) 53.6 - (791.3)

 

Net position, beginning of period ..................... (20,053.0) 3,143.7 - (16,909.3)

 Prior period adjustments–changes in 

 accounting principles (Note 19 and 22) ......... (0.4) 0.3 - (0.1)

 Net operating (cost)/revenue ............................. (844.9) 53.6 - (791.3)

Net position, end of period ................................ (20,898.3) 3,197.6 - (17,700.7)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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United States Government

Statement of Operations and Changes in Net Position 

for the Year Ended September 30, 2013 

 

 Funds other than Funds from 

 those from Dedicated 

 Dedicated Collections

 Collections (Note 22) 

 (Combined) (Combined) Eliminations Consolidated

(In billions of dollars) 2013 

 

Revenue (Note 18): 

 Individual income tax and tax withholdings ........ 1,294.0 902.4 - 2,196.4 

 Corporation income taxes .................................. 270.4 - - 270.4 

 Excise taxes ....................................................... 32.8 52.8 - 85.6 

 Unemployment taxes .......................................... - 54.0 - 54.0 

 Customs duties .................................................. 30.6 - - 30.6 

 Estate and gift taxes ........................................... 18.8 - - 18.8 

 Other taxes and receipts .................................... 139.7 36.4 (0.6) 175.5 

 Miscellaneous earned revenues ......................... 7.0 4.2 - 11.2 

 Intragovernmental interest .................................. - 119.6 (119.6) - 

 Total Revenue .................................................... 1,793.3 1,169.4 (120.2) 2,842.5 

 

Net Cost of Government Operations:

 Net cost .............................................................. 2,175.2 1,482.0 (0.6) 3,656.6 

 Intragovernmental interest .................................. 119.6 - (119.6) - 

 Total net cost ...................................................... 2,294.8 1,482.0 (120.2) 3,656.6 

 

Intragovernmental transfers ................................ (307.6) 307.6 - - 

 

Unmatched transactions and balances 

 (Note 1.T) .......................................................... 9.0 - - 9.0 

 

Net operating (cost)/revenue ............................... (800.1) (5.0) - (805.1)

 

Net position, beginning of period ....................... (19,248.8) 3,147.8 - (16,101.0)

 Prior period adjustments–changes in 

 accounting principles (Note 19 and 22) .......... (4.1) 0.9 - (3.2)

 Net operating (cost)/revenue .............................. (800.1) (5.0) - (805.1)

Net position, end of period .................................. (20,053.0) 3,143.7 - (16,909.3)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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United States Government

Reconciliations of Net Operating Cost and Unified Budget Deficit 

for the Year Ended September 30, 2014, and 2013 

(In billions of dollars) 2014 2013 

Net operating cost .......................................................................................................... (791.3) (805.1)

Components of net operating cost not part of the budget deficit:

Increase/(Decrease) in liability for military employee benefits (Note 13): 

 Military pension liabilities ............................................................................................. 40.9 42.2 

 Military health liabilities ............................................................................................... 12.9 (85.7)

 Other military benefits ................................................................................................. (0.9) (0.4)

 Liability for military employee benefits ........................................................................ 52.9 (43.9)

Increase/(Decrease) in liability for veteran's compensation (Note 13) ..................... 32.3 213.2 

Increase/(Decrease) in liabilities for civilian employee benefits (Note 13):

 Civilian pension liabilities ............................................................................................ 37.3 95.6 

 Civilian health liabilities ............................................................................................... 10.1 (1.4)

 Other civilian benefits .................................................................................................. 1.7 0.8 

 Liabilities for civilian employee benefits ...................................................................... 49.1 95.0 

Increase/(Decrease) in environmental and disposal liabilities (Note 14):

 Energy's environmental and disposal liabilities ........................................................... 19.6 11.8 

 All others' environmental and disposal liabilities ......................................................... 0.4 (1.7)

 Environmental and disposal liabilities ......................................................................... 20.0 10.1 

Property, plant, and equipment depreciation expense ..................................................... 67.7 62.1 

Property, plant, and equipment disposals and revaluations ............................................ 4.8 (36.2)

Increase/(Decrease) in benefits due and payable ............................................................ 17.3 8.1 

Increase/(Decrease) in insurance and guarantee program liabilities ............................... 28.3 (26.4)

Increase/(Decrease) in other liabilities ............................................................................. 7.3 (20.9)

Increase/(Decrease) in accounts payable ........................................................................ 2.8 1.0 

(Increase)/Decrease in net accounts and taxes receivable ............................................. (0.8) 8.0 

Agencies year end upward/(downward) credit reform subsidy re-estimates .................... 24.5 1.6 

Increase/(Decrease) in liabilities to Government-Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) ........... - (9.0)

Unrealized Valuation Loss/(Gain) on investments in GSEs ............................................. 44.4 (30.9)

Components of the budget deficit that are not part of 

net operating cost: 

 Capitalized property, plant, and equipment: 

 Department of Defense .................................................................................................. (27.7) (37.0)

 All other agencies .......................................................................................................... (26.4) (30.6)

 Total capitalized property, plant, and equipment ........................................................ (54.1) (67.6)

Effect of prior year agencies (upward)/downward credit reform subsidy re-estimates .... (1.6) (24.6)

(Increase)/Decrease in inventory ...................................................................................... (7.3) (12.1)

(Increase)/Decrease in debt and equity securities ........................................................... (7.6) 2.4 

(Increase)/Decrease in other assets ................................................................................. - (5.2)

Credit reform and other loan activities .............................................................................. 13.1 (1.4)

All other reconciling items ................................................................................................. 14.8 1.5 

Unified budget deficit (483.4) (680.3)

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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United States Government

Statements of Changes in Cash Balance from Unified Budget and Other Activities 

for the Years Ended September 30, 2014, and 2013 

 

(In billions of dollars) 2014 2013 

 

Unified budget deficit ................................................................ (483.4) (680.3)

 

Adjustments for Noncash Outlays Included in the budget:

 

 Interest accrued by Treasury on debt held by the public .......... 255.5 242.7 

 Agencies year end credit reform subsidy re-estimates .............. (22.9) 23.0 

 Subsidy (income) (Notes 4 and 5) ............................................. (10.3) (75.3)

 Subtotal ................................................................................... 222.3 190.4 

 

Items Affecting the Cash Balance Not Included in the 

budget: 

Net Transactions from financing activity:

 Borrowings from the public ....................................................... 7,475.8 8,145.4 

 Repayment of debt held by the public ...................................... (6,672.0) (7,444.0)

 Agency securities ....................................................................... (1.2) 0.7 

 Effect of Uninvested principal from the Thrift Savings Plan 

 (TSP) G Fund on Financing Activity .......................................... (119.9) 119.9 

 Subtotal ................................................................................... 682.7 822.0 

Transactions from monetary and other activity: 

Interest paid by Treasury on debt held by the public ................ (252.9) (248.7)

 Net loan receivable and equity investments activity .................. (104.3) (93.9)

 Allocations of special drawing rights .......................................... (1.8) (0.2)

 Other .......................................................................................... (4.0) 10.8 

 Subtotal ................................................................................... (363.0) (332.0)

 

Cash and other monetary assets: (Note 2)

 Increase in Cash and other monetary assets ............................ 58.6 0.1 

 Balance, beginning of period ..................................................... 206.3 206.2 

 Balance, end of period ............................................................... 264.9 206.3 

 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

 

For budgetary purposes, the effect of the year end downward re-estimates (reduction of net outlays) and upward re-estimates 

(increase of net outlays) is not recognized until the subsequent fiscal year. 
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Balance Sheets 

as of September 30, 2014, and 2013 

 

 

(In billions of dollars) 2014 2013 

Assets: 

 Cash and other monetary assets (Note 2) ...................................................... 264.9 206.3 

 Accounts and taxes receivable, net (Note 3) .................................................. 104.0 103.2 

 Loans receivable, net (Note 4) ........................................................................ 1,123.5 1,022.3 

 TARP direct loans and equity investments, net (Note 5) ................................ 2.2 17.9 

 Inventories and related property, net (Note 6) ................................................ 318.4 311.1 

 Property, plant and equipment, net (Note 7) ................................................... 878.3 896.7 

 Debt and equity securities (Note 8) ................................................................ 115.4 107.8 

 Investments in GSEs (Note 9) ........................................................................ 95.8 140.2 

 Other assets (Note 10) .................................................................................... 162.8 162.8 

 Total assets .................................................................................................. 3,065.3 2,968.3 

 Stewardship land and heritage assets (Note 25) 

Liabilities: 

 Accounts payable (Note 11)............................................................................ 69.0 66.2 

 Federal debt securities held by the public and accrued interest (Note 12) .... 12,833.6 12,028.4 

 Federal employee and veteran benefits payable (Note 13) ............................ 6,672.6 6,538.3 

 Environmental and disposal liabilities (Note 14) ............................................. 369.1 349.1 

 Benefits due and payable (Note 15) ............................................................... 191.6 174.3 

 Insurance and guarantee program liabilities (Note 16) .................................. 168.2 139.9 

 Loan guarantee liabilities (Note 4) .................................................................. 52.8 59.2 

 Other liabilities (Note 17) ................................................................................ 409.1 522.2 

 Total liabilities ............................................................................................... 20,766.0 19,877.6 

 Contingencies (Note 20) and Commitments (Note 21) 

Net Position: 

 Funds from Dedicated Collections (Note 22) .................................................. 3,197.6 3,143.7 

 Funds other than those from Dedicated Collections ....................................... (20,898.3) (20,053.0) 

 Total net position .......................................................................................... (17,700.7) (16,909.3) 

 Total liabilities and net position .................................................................... 3,065.3 2,968.3 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Statements of Social Insurance (Note 24) 

Present Value of Long-Range (75 Years, except Black Lung) Actuarial Projections 

(In billions of dollars) 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 

 Federal Old-age, Survivors and Disability Insurance (Social 

Security):14 

 Revenue (Contributions and Dedicated Taxes) from: 

 Participants who have attained eligibility age (age 62 and over) ............... 984 908 847 726 672 

 Participants who have not attained eligibility age ................................ 25,391 24,591 22,703 20,734 19,914 

 Future participants ............................................................................... 24,594 23,419 21,649 20,144 19,532 

 All current and future participants ..................................................... 50,969 48,918 45,198 41,603 40,118 

 Expenditures for Scheduled Future Benefits for: 

 Participants who have attained eligibility age (age 62 and over) ............... (11,852) (11,021) (9,834) (8,618) (8,096)

 Participants who have not attained eligibility age ................................ (42,419) (40,591) (37,753) (34,042) (32,225)

 Future participants ............................................................................... (10,028) (9,600) (8,890) (8,100) (7,744)

 All current and future participants ..................................................... (64,299) (61,212) (56,477) (50,760) (48,065)

 Present value of future expenditures in excess of future 

 revenue ............................................................................................ (13,330)1 (12,294)2 (11,278)3 (9,157)4 (7,947)5

Federal Hospital Insurance (Medicare Part A):14 

 Revenue (Contributions and Dedicated Taxes) from:

 Participants who have attained eligibility age (age 65 and over) ............... 332 301 302 262 248 

 Participants who have not attained eligibility age ................................ 8,398 8,147 7,929 7,581 7,216 

 Future participants ............................................................................... 7,812 7,744 7,367 7,260 6,944 

 All current and future participants ..................................................... 16,542 16,192 15,598 15,104 14,408 

 Expenditures for Scheduled Future Benefits for:

 Participants who have attained eligibility age (age 65 and over) ......... (3,484) (3,422) (3,369) (2,923) (2,648)

 Participants who have not attained eligibility age ................................ (14,117) (14,629) (14,919) (12,887) (12,032)

 Future participants ............................................................................... (2,764) (2,913) (2,891) (2,546) (2,411)

 All current and future participants ..................................................... (20,365) (20,964) (21,179) (18,356) (17,091)

 Present value of future expenditures in excess of future 

 revenue ............................................................................................ (3,823)1 (4,772)2 (5,581)3 (3,252)4 (2,683)5

Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance (Medicare Part B):14 

 Revenue (Premiums) from:

 Participants who have attained eligibility age (age 65 and over) ............... 763 701 635 570 538 

 Participants who have not attained eligibility age ................................ 4,548 4,073 3,826 3,651 3,460 

 Future participants ............................................................................... 1,145 944 884 865 839 

 All current and future participants ..................................................... 6,456 5,718 5,344 5,086 4,836 

 Expenditures for Scheduled Future Benefits for:

 Participants who have attained eligibility age (age 65 and over) ............... (3,171) (2,887) (2,646) (2,343) (2,166)

 Participants who have not attained eligibility age ................................ (17,003) (15,075) (14,303) (13,489) (12,587)

 Future participants ............................................................................... (4,137) (3,415) (3,211) (3,108) (2,984)

 All current and future participants ..................................................... (24,311) (21,377) (20,159) (18,940) (17,737)

 Present value of future expenditures in excess of future 

 revenue 6

 .......................................................................................... (17,856)1 (15,659)2 (14,815)3 (13,854)4 (12,901)5

 

Totals may not equal the sum of components due to rounding. 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Statements of Social Insurance (Note 24), continued 

Present Value of Long-Range (75 Years, except Black Lung) Actuarial Projections 

(In billions of dollars) 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010

 

Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance (Medicare Part D):14

 Revenue (Premiums and State Transfers) from:

 Participants who have attained eligibility age (age 65 and over) ..... 209 184 179 173 165

 Participants who have not attained eligibility age ............................ 1,596 1,491 1,510 1,608 1,626

 Future participants ........................................................................... 703 665 661 703 694

 All current and future participants ................................................. 2,508 2,340 2,349 2,484 2,486

 Expenditures for Scheduled Future Benefits for:

 Participants who have attained eligibility age (age 65 and over) ..... (775) (722) (694) (695) (646)

 Participants who have not attained eligibility age ............................ (5,928) (5,871) (5,866) (6,438) (6,355)

 Future participants ........................................................................... (2,609) (2,617) (2,568) (2,817) (2,714)

 All current and future participants ................................................. (9,312) (9,211) (9,128) (9,950) (9,715)

 Present value of future expenditures in excess of future 

 revenue 6

 ...................................................................................... (6,804)1 (6,871)2 (6,778)3 (7,466)4 (7,229)5

 

Railroad Retirement:

 Revenue (Contributions and Dedicated Taxes) from:

 Participants who have attained eligibility ......................................... 8 7 7 6 5

 Participants who have not attained eligibility ................................... 63 60 56 46 47

 Future participants ........................................................................... 78 79 78 65 66

 All current and future participants ................................................. 149 146 141 117 118

 Expenditures for Scheduled Future Benefits for:

 Participants who have attained eligibility ......................................... (126) (123) (119) (109) (105)

 Participants who have not attained eligibility ................................... (97) (96) (95) (86) (88)

 Future participants ........................................................................... (34) (34) (34) (28) (27)

 All current and future participants ................................................. (257) (253) (248) (223) (220)

 Present value of future expenditures in excess of future 

 revenue 7

 ...................................................................................... (108)1 (107)2 (107)3 (106)4 (103)5

 

Black Lung (Part C):

 Present value of future revenue in excess of future 

 expenditures 8

 ................................................................................. 59 510 511 512 613

 

Total present value of future expenditures in excess of future 

 revenue .............................................................................................. (41,916) (39,698) (38,554) (33,830) (30,857)

Totals may not equal the sum of components due to rounding. 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 
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Statements of Social Insurance (Note 24), continued 

Present Value of Long-Range (75 Years, except Black Lung) Actuarial Projections

 

(In billions of dollars) 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 

Social Insurance Summary14 

 Participants who have attained eligibility age: Revenue (e.g., contributions and dedicated taxes) ......................... 2,296 2,101 1,970 1,737 1,628 Expenditures for scheduled future benefits ..................................... (19,408) (18,175) (16,662) (14,688) (13,661) Present value of future expenditures in excess of future revenue ........................................................................... (17,112) (16,074) (14,692) (12,951) (12,033) Participants who have not attained eligibility age: Revenue (e.g., contributions and dedicated taxes) ......................... 39,996 38,362 36,024 33,620 32,263 Expenditures for scheduled future benefits ..................................... (79,564) (76,262) (72,936) (66,942) (63,287) Present value of future expenditures in excess of future revenue ........................................................................... (39,568) (37,900) (36,912) (33,322) (31,024) 

 Closed-group – Total present value of future expenditures in excess of future revenue ....................................................... (56,680) (53,974) (51,604) (46,272) (43,057) 

 Future participants: Revenue (e.g., contributions and dedicated taxes) ......................... 34,332 32,851 30,639 29,037 28,075 Expenditures for scheduled future benefits ..................................... (19,567) (18,575) (17,589) (16,594) (15,875) Present value of future revenue in excess of future expenditure................................................................................ 14,765 14,276 13,050 12,443 12,200 

Open-group – Total present value of future expenditures in excess of future revenue ................................................................. (41,916) (39,698) (38,554) (33,830) (30,857)

1 The projection period is 1/1/2014-12/31/2088 and the valuation date is 1/1/2014. 2 The projection period is 1/1/2013-12/31/2087 and the valuation date is 1/1/2013. 3 The projection period is 1/1/2012-12/31/2086 and the valuation date is 1/1/2012. 4 The projection period is 1/1/2011-12/31/2085 and the valuation date is 1/1/2011. 5 The projection period is 1/1/2010-12/31/2084 and the valuation date is 1/1/2010. 

6 These amounts represent the present value of the future transfers from the General Fund of the Treasury to the Supplementary Medical 

Insurance Trust Fund. These future intragovernmental transfers are included as income in both HHS’ and the Centers for Medicare & 

Medicaid Services’ Financial Reports but are not income from the governmentwide perspective of this report. 7 These amounts approximate the present value of the future financial interchange and the future advances from the General Fund of the 

Treasury to the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account and future repayments from the Social Security Equivalent Benefit Account to the 

General Fund (see discussion of Railroad Retirement Program in the unaudited required supplementary information section of this report). 

They are included as income in the Railroad Retirement Financial Report but are not income from the governmentwide perspective of this 

report. 

8 Does not include interest expense accruing on the outstanding debt. 

9 The projection period is 9/30/2014-9/30/2040 and the valuation date is 9/30/2014. 10 The projection period is 9/30/2013-9/30/2040 and the valuation date is 9/30/2013. 11 The projection period is 9/30/2012-9/30/2040 and the valuation date is 9/30/2012. 12 The projection period is 9/30/2011-9/30/2040 and the valuation date is 9/30/2011. 13 The projection period is 9/30/2010-9/30/2040 and the valuation date is 9/30/2010. 14 Current participants for the Social Security and Medicare programs are assumed to be the “closed-group” of individuals who are at least 15 

years of age at the start of the projection period, and are participating as either taxpayers, beneficiaries, or both. 

Totals may not equal the sum of components due to rounding.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Statement of Changes in Social Insurance Amounts 

for the Year Ended September 30, 2014 (Note 24) 

 

 Social Medicare Medicare 

(In billions of dollars) Security1 HI1 SMI1 Other2 Total 

Net present value (NPV) of future revenue less future expenditures for current and future participants (the “open group”) over the next 75 years, beginning of the year ........................................... (12,294) (4,772) (22,530) (102) (39,698)

Reasons for changes in the NPV during the year: 

 Changes in valuation period ............................................ (540) (239) (988) (2) (1,769) Changes in demographic data and assumptions ............. 235 (139) (152) 2 (54)

 Changes in economic data and assumptions .................. (604) - - (1) (605)

 Changes in law or policy .................................................. (37) 108 (42) - 29 

 Changes in methodology and programmatic data ....................................................... (90) - - - (90) Changes in economic and other health care assumptions ................................................................ - 772 (1,090) - (318)

 Change in projection base ............................................... - 447 142 - 589 

 Net change in open group measure ................................ (1,036) 949 (2,130) (1) (2,218)

Open group measure, end of year ....................................... (13,330) (3,823) (24,660) (103) (41,916)

 

Totals may not equal the sum of components due to rounding. 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

 

1 Amounts represent changes between valuation dates 1/1/2013 and 1/1/2014. 

2 Includes Railroad Retirement changes between valuation dates 1/1/2013 and 1/1/2014 and Black Lung changes between 9/30/2013 and 9/30/2014.
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Statement of Changes in Social Insurance Amounts 

for the Year Ended September 30, 2013 (Note 24) 

 

 

 Social Medicare Medicare 

(In billions of dollars) Security1 HI1 SMI1 Other2 Total

 

Net present value (NPV) of future revenue less 

 future expenditures for current and future 

 participants (the “open group”) over the next 75 

 years, beginning of the year ......................................... (11,278) (5,581) (21,593) (102) (38,554)

Reasons for changes in the NPV during the year: 

 Changes in valuation period .......................................... (543) (285) (983) (2) (1,813)

 Changes in demographic data and assumptions .......... (681) 724 (330) 2 (285)

 Changes in economic data and assumptions ................ (273) - - (273)

 Changes in law or policy ............................................... (553) 31 2 - (520)

 Changes in methodology and programmatic data ......... 1,034 - - - 1,034 

 Changes in economic and other health care 

 assumptions ................................................................. - 31 (125) - (94)

 Change in projection base ............................................. - 308 499 - 807 

 Net change in open group measure .............................. (1,016) 809 (937) - (1,144)

Open group measure, end of year ................................... (12,294) (4,772) (22,530) (102) (39,698)

 

Totals may not equal the sum of components due to rounding. 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 

 1 Amounts represent changes between valuation dates 1/1/2012 and 1/1/2013. 2 Includes Railroad Retirement changes between valuation dates 1/1/2012 and 1/1/2013 and Black Lung changes between 9/30/2012 and

9/30/13. 

 

 

 
 

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INTRODUCTION: Airport and Airway Trust Fund 

The Airport and Airway Trust Fund was established on 

the books of Treasury in fiscal year 1971, according to 

provisions of the Airport and Airway Revenue Act of 1970 

[49 United States Code 1742(a), repealed]. The Tax Equity 

and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (Public Law 97-248, 

dated September 3, 1982) reestablished the trust fund in the 

Internal Revenue Code (26 United States Code 9502) 

effective September 1, 1982. 

Treasury transfers from the general fund to the trust 

fund amounts equivalent to the taxes received from 

transportation of persons and property by air, gasoline and 

jet fuel used in commercial and noncommercial aircraft, 

and an international arrival and departure tax. The Omnibus 

Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-508, 

dated November 5, 1990) increased rates for the excise 

taxes transferred to the fund. 

Treasury bases these transfers on estimates made by the 

Secretary of the Treasury. These are subject to adjustments 

in later transfers in the amount of actual tax receipts. 

The FAA Modernization and Reform Act 2012 (Public 

Law 112-095), effective February 14, 2012, extended the 

aviation excise taxes until September 30, 2015. The Act 

included provisions that: 

 Retained the existing passenger ticket, flight 

segment, and freight waybill taxes. The flight segment tax 

is indexed to the Consumer Price Index; effective calendar 

year 2014, the tax is $4.00. It also retained a special rule 

applied to flights between the continental United States and 

Alaska or Hawaii. This departure tax is indexed to the 

Consumer Price Index; effective calendar year 2014, the tax 

is $8.70. 

 Retained the existing tax per person for 

international flights that begin or end in the United States. 

The tax is indexed to the Consumer Price Index; effective 

calendar year 2014, the tax is $17.50. 

 Retained the existing tax on payments to airlines 

for frequent flyer and similar awards by banks and credit 

card companies, merchants and frequent flyer program 

partners, such as other airlines, hotels and rental car 

companies, and other businesses. 

 Retained the commercial aviation fuel tax and the 

general aviation jet fuel/gas taxes. 

 Imposed a new surtax on fuel used in aircraft that is 

part of a fractional ownership program; the surtax applies to 

fuel used after March 31, 2012. It also changed the 

classification of transportation as part of a fractional 

ownership program from commercial aviation to 

noncommercial aviation. 

 Repealed the excise tax exemption for 

transportation by small aircraft operating on nonestablished 

lines. (IRS defines the term “operated on an established 

line” to mean operated with some degree of regularity 

between definite points). 

When the provisions of 26 United States Code 9602(b) 

are met, amounts available in the trust fund exceed outlay 

requirements, Treasury invests excess amounts in public 

debt securities and credits the interest to the fund. 

Additional sums from the general fund also are credited as 

authorized and made available, by law, if they are needed to 

meet outlay requirements. 

Treasury makes available to the Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation 

(DOT), amounts required for outlays to carry out the 

Airport and Airway program. The Secretary of the Treasury 

makes other charges to the trust fund to transfer certain 

refunds of taxes and certain outfits, under section 34 of the 

Internal Revenue Code (IRC). 

Annual reports to Congress, required by 26 U.S.C. 9602 

(a), are submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, after 

consultation with the Secretary of Transportation. These 

reports are required to cover the financial condition and 

results of operations of the trust fund during the past fiscal 

year and those expected during the next 5 fiscal years. 
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TABLE TF-1.—Airport and Airway Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: DOT] 

Description IRC section (26 United States Code) Amount

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... $12,579,483,550

Receipts: 

Excise taxes (transferred from general fund): Liquid fuel in a fractional ownership flight............................................. 4043...................................................................................... 15,228,251

Liquid fuel other than gasoline.............................................................. 4041...................................................................................... 538,208,972

Gasoline................................................................................................ 4081...................................................................................... 26 502 494

Transportation by airseats, berths, etc ................................................. 4261 (a) (b)........................................................................... 9 286,011,238

Use of international travel facilities ....................................................... 4261 (c)................................................................................. 3,197,616,362

Transportation of property, cargo ......................................................... 4271 ...................................................................................... 465,288,120

Gross excise taxes ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 13,528,855,437

Less refunds of taxes (reimbursed to general fund): Liquid fuel other than gasoline.................................................................. 4041...................................................................................... 8,261,3255

Gasoline ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8,079,477

Total refunds of taxes ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 16,340,802

Net taxes ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 13,512,514,635

Interest on investments ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 240,203,951

Total receipts .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13,752,718,586

Offsetting collections ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43,000,000

Expenses: Operations .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6,495,000,000

Grants in aid................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 3,259,375,154

Facilities and equipment............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2,806,608,895

Research, engineering, and development.................................................................................................................................................................. 150,282,940

Air carriers ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 128,000,000

Total expenses ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 12,839,266,989

Offsetting collections ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 43,000,000

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 .................................................................................................................................................................................................. $13,535,935,147

Airport and Airway Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 

[In millions of dollars. Source: DOT] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ............................................................................ 13,353 11,527 11,336 11,856 12,831

Receipts: 

Excise taxes, net of refunds.................................................... 13,138 14,699 15,391 15,987 16,407

Interest on investments........................................................... 266 245 279 321 390

Offsetting collections............................................................... 53 53 54 55 55

Total receipts ...................................................................... 13,457 14,997 15,724 16,363 16,852

Expenses: 

Gross Outlays ......................................................................... 15,283 15,188 15,204 15,387 15,183

Balance Sept. 30......................................................................... 11,527 11,336 11,856 12,832 14,500

 
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INTRODUCTION: Uranium Enrichment 

Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) Fund 

The Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and 

Decommissioning Fund was established on the books of the 

Treasury in fiscal year (FY) 1993, in accordance with 

provisions of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 United 

States Code 2297g). Receipts represent (1) fees collected 

from domestic public utilities based on their pro rata share of 

purchases of separative work units from the Department of 

Energy (DOE) and (2) appropriations toward the 

Government contribution based on the balance of separative 

work unit purchases. 

Expenditures from the fund are for the purpose of (1) 

decontaminating and decommissioning of the three gaseous 

diffusion plants (Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Paducah, Kentucky; 

and Portsmouth, Ohio), (2) remedial actions and related 

environmental restoration cost at the gaseous diffusion 

plants, and (3) reimbursement to uranium/thorium producers 

for the cost of decontamination, decommissioning, 

reclamation, and remedial action of uranium/thorium sites 

that are incident to sales to the U. S. Government. 

Amounts available in the fund exceeding current needs 

may be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in 

obligations of the United States (1) having maturities 

consistent with the needs of the fund and (2) bearing interest 

at rates determined appropriate, taking into consideration the 

current average market yield on outstanding marketable 

obligations of the United States with remaining periods to 

maturity comparable to these investments. 

Annually, the Secretary of the Treasury, after 

consultation with the Secretary of Energy, is required to 

provide a report to Congress (see 42 USC 2297g(b)(1)). 

This report must present the financial condition and the 

results of operations of the fund during the preceding fiscal 

year. 

The Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 USC 2297g-1, as 

amended) authorizes funding to ensure annual deposits to 

the fund of $518.2 million before adjustments for inflation. 

Funding is provided by domestic public utilities that 

purchased enriched uranium and the Government. The Act 

specifies annual assessments from domestic public utilities 

(before adjustment for inflation) shall not exceed 

$150 million. The Government is responsible for the 

remainder ($369.6 million), adjusted for inflation. The 

assessments were authorized for 15 years with the final 

assessment occurring in FY 2007. 

Between FYs 1993 and 2007, Government contributions 

were not sufficient to meet the requirements of the Act. To 

correct the deficiency, Government continued to make 

annual contributions past 2007. Through the FY 2009 

contribution, the overall shortfall (after adjusting for 

inflation) was $40.6 million. Also, during FY 2009, the 

Government designated $390 million of American Recovery 

and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funding for the Fund’s 

mission. While the ARRA funding was not an actual deposit 

into the fund, these funds provided a dollar-for-dollar 

reduction in the required outlays from the invested balances. 

The Department of Energy recognizes the ARRA funding as 

an offset to the Government’s contribution shortfall, thereby, 

satisfying the Government’s contribution responsibility. 
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TABLE TF-2.—Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: DOE] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 ................................................................................................................................................................................. $4,951,555

Receipts: 

Fees collected........................................................................................................................................................................................ -

Penalties collected ................................................................................................................................................................................. -

Interest on investments.......................................................................................................................................................................... 86,915,718

Total receipts...................................................................................................................................................................................... 86,915,718

Outlays: 

DOE, decontamination and decommissioning activities........................................................................................................................ 417,142,640 

Cost of investments................................................................................................................................................................................ -329,803,016

Total outlays....................................................................................................................................................................................... 87,339,624

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 .............................................................................................................................................................................. $4,527,649

Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: DOE] 

 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ......................................................................... 4,528 4,528 4,528 4,528 4,528

Receipts: 

Fees collected...................................................................... -----

Interest collected.................................................................. 51,653 42,546 33,095 23,289 13,120

Total receipts ................................................................... 51,653 42,546 33,095 23,289 13,120

Outlays: 

DOE, decontamination and decommissioning fund ............ 625,000 530,976 540,003 549,183 558,519

Costs of investments ........................................................... -573,347 -488,430 -506,908 -525,894 -545,399

Total outlays..................................................................... 51,653 42,546 33,095 23,289 13,120

Balance Sept. 30...................................................................... 4,528 4,528 4,528 4,528 4,528
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INTRODUCTION: Black Lung Disability Trust Fund 

The Black Lung Disability Trust Fund was established on 

the books of the Treasury in fiscal year 1978 according to the 

Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1977 (Public Law 95-

227). The Black Lung Benefits Revenue Act of 1981 (Public 

Law 97-119) reestablished the fund in the Internal Revenue 

Code (IRC), 26 United States Code 9501. 

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 

1985 (Public Law 99-272), enacted April 7, 1986, provided 

for an increase in the coal tax rates effective April 1, 1986, 

through December 31, 1995, and a 5-year forgiveness of 

interest retroactive to October 1, 1985. The 5-year moratorium 

on interest payments ended on September 30, 1990. Payment 

of interest on advances resumed in fiscal year 1991. The 

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 

100-203, title X, section 10503), signed December 22, 1987, 

extended the temporary increase in the coal tax through 

December 31, 2013. 

The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 

(Public Law 110-343, title I, subtitle B, section 113), enacted 

October 3, 2008, restructured the Trust Fund Debt by 1) 

refinancing the outstanding principal of the repayable 

advances and unpaid interest on such advances and 2) 

providing a one time Appropriation to the Trust Fund in an 

amount sufficient to pay to the general fund of the Treasury 

the difference between the market value of the outstanding 

repayable advances, plus accrued interest and the proceeds 

from the obligations issued by the Trust Fund to the 

Secretary of the Treasury. The Act also extends the 

temporary increase in the coal tax through December 31, 

2018, and allows the prepayment of the Trust Fund debt 

prior to the maturity date. 

The Code designates the following receipts to be 

appropriated and transferred from the general fund of the 

Treasury to the trust fund: excise taxes on coal sold; taxable 

expenditures of self-dealing by, and excess contributions to, 

private black lung benefit trusts; reimbursements by 

responsible mine operators; and related fines, penalties and 

interest charges. 

Estimates made by the Secretary of the Treasury 

determine monthly transfers of amounts for excise taxes to the 

trust fund subject to adjustments in later transfers to actual tax 

receipts. 

After retirement of the current indebtedness, amounts 

available in the fund exceeding current expenditure 

requirements will be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury 

in interest-bearing public debt securities. Any interest earned 

will be credited to the fund. Also credited, if necessary, will 

be repayable advances from the general fund to meet outlay 

requirements exceeding available revenues. 

To carry out the program, amounts are made available to 

the Department of Labor (DOL). Also charged to the fund are 

administrative expenses incurred by the Department of Health 

and Human Services (HHS) and the Treasury, repayments of 

advances from the general fund and interest on advances. 

The Code requires the Secretary of the Treasury to submit 

an annual report to Congress after consultation with the 

Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of HHS [26 United 

States Code 9602(a)]. The report must present the financial 

condition and results of operations of the fund during the past 

fiscal year and the expected condition and operations of the 

fund during the next 5 fiscal years. 
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TABLE TF-3.—Black Lung Disability Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: DOL] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 ........................................................................................................................................................................................... $128,789,842

Receipts: 

Excise taxes (transferred from general fund): 

$1.10 tax on underground coal .................................................................................................................................................................... 302,740,215

$0.55 tax on surface coal............................................................................................................................................................................. 155,630,753

4.4 percent tax on underground coal........................................................................................................................................................... 6,258,349

4.4 percent tax on surface coal.................................................................................................................................................................... 116,150,704

Fines, penalties, and interest....................................................................................................................................................................... 1,262,504

Collection—responsible mine operators...................................................................................................................................................... 19,702,104

Recovery of prior year funds........................................................................................................................................................................ -

Repayable advances from the general fund ................................................................................................................................................ 496,000,000

Total receipts ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 1,097,744,629

Net receipts .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1,097,744,629

Outlays: 

Treasury administrative expenses ................................................................................................................................................................... 493,900

Salaries and expenses—DOL—Departmental Management.......................................................................................................................... 23,538,720

Salaries and expenses—DOL—Office of Inspector General .......................................................................................................................... 303,456

Salaries and expenses—DOL—Employment Standards Administration ........................................................................................................ 30,654,624

Total outlays ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 54,990,700

Expenses: 

Program expenses—DOL................................................................................................................................................................................ 185,342,365

Repayable advances and interest ................................................................................................................................................................... 401,392,980

Repayment of bond principal ........................................................................................................................................................................... 397,383,295

Interest on principal debt .................................................................................................................................................................................. 75,465,705

Total expenses ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1,059,584,345

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 111,959,426

Cumulative debt, end of year ............................................................................................................................................................................... $4,237,461,608

 

Black Lung Disability Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: DOL] 

 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ........................................................................................ 111,959 111,959 111,959 111,959 111,959

Receipts: 

Excise taxes....................................................................................... 568,000 551,000 558,000 577,000 363,000

Advances from the general fund........................................................ 645,632 830,788 1,036,960 1,252,301 1,310,331

Fines, penalties, and interest ............................................................. 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000

Total receipts ................................................................................. 1,215,632 1,383,788 1,596,960 1,831,301 1,675,331

Outlays: 

Benefit payments ............................................................................... 162,070 150,697 142,647 135,630 129,216

Administrative expenses.................................................................... 64,407 66,659 68,546 70,480 72,497

Repayable advances ......................................................................... 496,000 645,632 830,788 1,036,960 1,252,301

Interest on repayable advances ........................................................ 546 3,293 14,456 27,583 39,823

Repayment of principal debt.............................................................. 395,769 396,213 393,126 385,968 117,606

Interest on principal debt ................................................................... 96,840 121,295 147,397 174,680 63,888

Total outlays ................................................................................... 1,215,632 1,383,789 1,596,960 1,831,301 1,675,331

Balance Sept. 30.................................................................................... 111,959 111,959 111,959 111,959 111,959

Cumulative debt, end of year ................................................................. 3,841,693 3,445,480 3,052,354 2,666,386 2,548,780

Note.—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
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INTRODUCTION: Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 

The Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund was established on 

the books of the Treasury on April 1, 1987, according to the 

Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-

662, November 17, 1986) (26 United States Code 9505). 

Amounts in the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund are 

available as provided by appropriation acts for making 

expenditures to carry out section 210(a) of the Water 

Resources Development Act of 1986. The appropriations act 

for the Department of Transportation (DOT) for fiscal year 

1995 (Public Law 103-331, September 28, 1994), section 

339, waived collection of charges or tolls on the Saint 

Lawrence Seaway in accordance with section 13(b) of the 

Act of May 13, 1954 (as in effect on April 1, 1987). 

Legislation was passed in the North American Free Trade 

Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 103-182, 

section 683), which amends paragraph (3) of section 9505(c) 

of the IRC of 1986, to authorize payment of up to $5 million 

annually to Treasury for all expenses of administration 

incurred by the Treasury, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

and the Department of Commerce (Commerce) related to the 

administration of subchapter A of chapter 36 (relating to 

harbor maintenance tax). Section 201 of the Water 

Resources Development Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-303) 

authorizes use of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for 

construction of dredged material disposal facilities 

associated with the operation and maintenance of Federal 

navigation projects for commercial navigation. 

A summary judgment issued October 25, 1995, by the 

United States Court of International Trade in the case United 

States Shoe Corp. v. United States (Court No. 94-11-00668) 

found the Harbor Maintenance fee unconstitutional under the 

Export Clause of the Constitution (Article I, section 9, clause 

5) and enjoined the Customs Service from collecting the fee. 

The decision was affirmed by the Supreme Court on 

March 31, 1998 (118 Supreme Court 1290). With the tax on 

exports no longer collected, revenues have been reduced by 

approximately 30 percent. 

The Code requires the Secretary of the Treasury to 

submit an annual report to Congress [26 United States Code 

9602(a)]. The report must present the financial condition and 

results of operations of the fund during the past fiscal year 

and the expected condition and operations of the fund during 

the next 5 fiscal years. 

TABLE TF-4.—Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: Department of the Army Corps of Engineers] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 1 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ $7,936,036,318 

Receipts: 

Excise taxes: 

Imports ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,145,574,330

Exports............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... -

Domestic ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 102,366,421

Passengers ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 11,845,796

Foreign trade...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 250,619,328

Interest on investments...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 65,889,909 

Total receipts............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,576,295,785 

Expenses: 

Corps of Engineers ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 979,000,000

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation/DOT .................................................................................................................................................. 31,000,000

Administrative cost for Department of Homeland Security (Customs)............................................................................................................................... 3,274,000

Operating expenses, miscellaneous returns....................................................................................................................................................................... - 

Total expenses................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,013,274,000 

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. $8,499,058,103 

1 Beginning balance adjusted to reconcile with Treasury Statement in which the ending balance 

would also change. 
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Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 * 

[In millions of dollars. Source: Department of the Army Corps of Engineers] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ..................................................................................................... 8,407.0 9,081.5 10,014.5 11,024.5 12,095.5

Receipts: 

Harbor maintenance fee .................................................................................. 1,608.0 1,656.0 1,720.0 1,768.0 1,798.0

Interest on investments.................................................................................... 209.0 227.0 250.0 277.0 302.0

Total receipts ............................................................................................... 10,224.0 10,964.5 11,984.5 13,069.5 14,195.5

Outlays: 

Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, legislative proposal 

not subject to paygo .....................................................................................

---- -

Corps of Engineers operation, maintenance, 

and administrative expenses .......................................................................

1,060.0 858.0 867.0 878.0 892.0

Corps of Engineers construction ..................................................................... 47.5 57.0 57.0 60.0 60.0

Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation/DOT............................... 31.0 31.0 32.0 32.0 33.0

Administrative expenses for Department of Homeland Security

(Customs Service) ...................................................................................................

4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 4.0

Total outlays................................................................................................. 1,142.5 950.0 960.0 974.0 989.0

Balance Sept. 30.................................................................................................. 9,081.5 10,014.5 11,024.5 12,095.5 13,206.5

* Outyear projections are for planning purposes and are based on economic conditions and 

agencies’ best projections of revenues and expenses. 
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INTRODUCTION: Hazardous Substance Superfund 

The Hazardous Substance Response Trust Fund was 

established on the books of the Treasury in fiscal year 1981, 

in accordance with section 221 of the Hazardous Substance 

Response Revenue Act of 1980 [42 United States Code 

9631(a), repealed]. The trust fund was renamed the 

Hazardous Substance Superfund (Superfund) and relocated 

in accordance with section 517 of the Superfund 

Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 [Public Law 

99-499, dated October 17, 1986 (26 United States Code 

9507)]. 

The authority to collect excise taxes on petroleum and 

chemicals, and an environmental tax for all corporations 

with modified alternative taxable income in excess of $2 

million, expired in 1995. To implement the Superfund 

program, amounts are appropriated from the Superfund to 

the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for 

programmatic and administrative expenses. 

An annual report to Congress by the Secretary of 

Treasury is required by 26 United States Code 9602(a). 

These reports present the financial condition of the 

Superfund and the results of operation for the past fiscal 

year, and its expected condition during the next 5 fiscal 

years. 

TABLE TF-5.—Hazardous Substance Superfund 1, 2

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: EPA] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 ...................................................................................................................................................................................... $150,000,000

Receipts: 

Crude and petroleum .................................................................................................................................................................................. -

Certain chemicals........................................................................................................................................................................................ -

Corporate environmental ............................................................................................................................................................................ -

General fund appropriation ......................................................................................................................................................................... 938,000,000 

Cost recoveries ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 80,000,000 

Fines and penalties..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000 

Interest on investments............................................................................................................................................................................... 43,000,000 

Offsetting collections................................................................................................................................................................................... -

Agency for Toxic Substance and Disease Registry offsetting collections.................................................................................................. -

Total receipts........................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,062,000,000

Expenses: 

EPA expense .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 1,089,000,000

Other expenses........................................................................................................................................................................................... 16,000,000

Total expenses........................................................................................................................................................................................ 1,105,000,000

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................................... $107,000,000

1

 Reporting in this Superfund Trust Fund table is consistent with previously reported 

presentations. However, the structure of this table may not accurately reflect the status of 

this trust fund. As a result, this table may be revised in future reports and other resources 

should be utilized for accurate trust fund reporting. 

2 Reporting excludes the Iron Mountain account in the Hazardous Substance Superfund 

Trust Fund. 
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Hazardous Substance Superfund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 1, 2, 3

[In millions of dollars. Source: EPA] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ................................................................................................. 107 160 174 183 191

Receipts: 

Interest ......................................................................................................... 90 110 125 137 146

Recoveries ................................................................................................... 98 98 98 98 98

Fines and penalties...................................................................................... 2 2 2 2 2

Taxes2 .......................................................................................................... - --- -

Offsetting collections.................................................................................... - --- -

General revenues ........................................................................................ 982 994 980 971 963

Total receipts ........................................................................................... 1,172 1,204 1,205 1,208 1,209

Appropriations3................................................................................................. 1,089 1,154 1,154 1,154 1,154

Other expenses................................................................................................ 30 36 42 46 49

Balance Sept. 30.............................................................................................. 160 174 183 191 197

1

 Reporting in this Superfund Trust Fund table is consistent with previously reported 

presentations. However, the structure of this table may not accurately reflect the status of 

this trust fund. As a result, this table may be revised in future reports and other resources 

should be utilized for accurate trust fund reporting. 

2

 Tax policy decisions have not been made as of January 13, 2015. 

3

 As directed in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Action, 2015. 
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INTRODUCTION: Highway Trust Fund 

The Highway Trust Fund was established on the books 

of the Treasury in fiscal year 1957, according to provisions 

of the Highway Revenue Act of 1956 (Act of June 29, 1956, 

chapter 462, section 209). It has been amended and extended 

by various highway surface transportation and other acts 

since 1959. Section 1110(d) of the Safe, Accountable, 

Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For 

Users (SAFETEA-LU) (Public Law 109-59) extended the 

Highway Trust Fund to be available for making expenditures 

before September 30, 2009 (October 1, 2009, in the case of 

expenditures for administrative expenses). 

Amounts equivalent to taxes on gasoline, diesel fuel, 

special motor fuels, certain tires, heavy trucks and trailers, 

and heavy vehicle use are designated by the Act to be 

appropriated and transferred from the general fund of the 

Treasury to the trust fund. These transfers are made twice 

monthly based on estimates by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

subject to later adjustments to reflect the amount of actual 

tax receipts. Amounts available in the fund exceeding outlay 

requirements are invested in non-interest-bearing public debt 

securities. 

Within the fund is a mass transit account, funded by a 

portion of the excise tax collections under sections 4041 and 

4081 of the IRC (title 26 United States Code). The funds 

from this account are used for expenditures in accordance 

with chapter 53 of title 49 United States Code, the 

Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 

(Public Law 102-240), the Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century (TEA-21), and SAFETEA-LU. The remaining 

excise taxes are included in a separate account within the 

trust fund commonly referred to as the highway account. 

Expenditures from this account are made according to the 

provisions of various transportation acts. 

Amounts required for outlays to carry out the eligible 

surface transportation programs are made available to the 

responsible operating administrations within the Department 

of Transportation. Other charges to the trust fund are made 

by the Secretary of the Treasury for transfer of certain taxes 

to the Land and Water Conservation Fund and the Aquatic 

Resources Trust Fund. 

The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Transportation, is required to submit annual 

reports to Congress by section 9602(a) of title 26 United 

States Code. These reports cover the financial condition and 

results of operations of the fund for the past fiscal year and 

expected condition and operations during the next 5 fiscal 

years. 

In addition, the Secretary of the Treasury is required by 

26 U.S.C. 9503(d)(7) to report to specified Congressional 

Committees any estimate which he, in consultation with the 

Secretary of Transportation, makes pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 

9503(d)(1) or any determination which he makes pursuant to 

26 U.S.C. 9503(d)(2). The Congressional Committees are 

the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 

Representatives, the Committee on Finance of the Senate, 

the Committees on the Budget of both Houses, the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 

House of Representatives, and the Committee on 

Environment and Public Works of the Senate. 
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TABLE TF-6.—Highway Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: DOT] 

Description IRC section (26 United States Code) Amount

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 ........................................................................................................................................................................................... $6,263,136,112

Receipts: Excise taxes (transferred from general fund): Gasoline ....................................................................................................... 4081.......................................................................... 24,992,262,847

Diesel and special motor fuels ..................................................................... 4041.......................................................................... 10,183,596,840

Highway tires ................................................................................................ 4071.......................................................................... 446,603,559

Retail tax on trucks....................................................................................... 4051.......................................................................... 3,645,184,872

Heavy vehicle use ........................................................................................ 4481.......................................................................... 945,182,057

Total excise taxes .................................................................................................................................................................................... 40,212,830,175

Less refunds and tax credits (reimbursed to general fund): 

Diesel fuel..................................................................................................................................................................................................... -

Gasoline ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... -

Total refunds and tax credits.................................................................................................................................................................... -

Less transfers: 

To Land and Water Conservation Fund....................................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000

To Aquatic Resources Trust Fund ............................................................................................................................................................... 451,253,000

To Airport and Airway Trust Fund ................................................................................................................................................................ 729,952,337

Total transfers .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,182,205,337

Other income: 

Fines and penalties ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 18,603,699

Interest ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 3,667,877

Transfer from the General Fund 1 ................................................................................................................................................................ 22,457,800,000

Total other income ................................................................................................................................................................................... -

Net receipts .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 61,510,696,414

Expenses: 

Federal Highway Administration: 

Federal aid to highways ............................................................................................................................................................................... 42,509,930,802

Right-of-way revolving fund ......................................................................................................................................................................... -2,730,407

Appalachian Development Highway System ............................................................................................................................................... 2,472

Other ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 8,637,240

Total ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 42,515,840,107

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration ............................................................................................................................................... 533,937,394

Federal Transit Administration ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9,136,279,466

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: 

Operations and research ......................................................................................................................................................................... 107,849,135

Highway traffic safety grants .................................................................................................................................................................... 633,512,369

National driver register ............................................................................................................................................................................. -

Total ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 741,361,504

Federal Railroad Administration ...................................................................................................................................................................... -

Other agencies ............................................................................................................................................................................................. -

Total expenses ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 52,927,418,471

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ $14,846,414,055

1 Transfer of $12,600,000 pursuant to P.L. 112-141 of which $907,200,000 was 

sequestered. Transfer of $10,765,000 pursuant to P.L. 113-159. 

Note.—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
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Highway Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 

[In billions of dollars. Source: DOT] 

Combined Statement Highway and Mass Transit Accounts 

 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ............................................................... 15 5 11 33 62

Receipts: 

Excise taxes, net of refunds....................................... 39 40 40 40 40

Interest, net ................................................................ - - - - -

Total receipts ......................................................... 39 40 40 40 40

Adjustments1 .......................................................... - - - - -

Outlays........................................................................... 49 34 18 11 8

Balance Sept. 30............................................................ 5 11 33 62 94

 

Mass Transit Account 

 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

 

Balance Oct. 1 .................................................................... 3 1 - 1 3

Receipts: 

Excise taxes, net of refunds............................................ 5 5 5 5 5

Interest, net ..................................................................... - - - - -

Total receipts .............................................................. 5 5 5 5 5

Flex fund transfers .......................................................... 1 1 1 1 1

Adjustments 1 .................................................................. - - - - -

Outlays ................................................................................ 9 7 5 4 3

Balance Sept. 30................................................................. 1 - 1 3 6

 

Highway Account 

 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

 

Balance Oct. 1 ......................................................................... 11 4 11 32 59

Receipts: 

Excise taxes, net of refunds................................................. 34 35 35 35 35

Interest, net .......................................................................... - - - - -

Total receipts ................................................................... 34 35 35 35 35

Flex fund transfers ............................................................... -1 -1 -1 -1 -1

Adjustments 1 ....................................................................... - - - - -

Outlays..................................................................................... 40 27 13 7 4

Balance Sept. 30...................................................................... 4 11 32 59 88

Unfunded authorizations (EOY)............................................... 75 41 7 -28 -62

Forty-eight-month revenue estimate ........................................ 134 135 135 135 136

 

1 Adjustment pursuant to Section 40201 of Public Law 112-141. Note.—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 

Outlays reflect authorizations through May 31, 2015. 
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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 

for fiscal year 2014. 

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 beginning at the close of fiscal 

year 2014. 

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.—Estimates are based on Fiscal Year 2016 President’s Budget assumptions. Note.—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
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INTRODUCTION: Inland Waterways Trust Fund 

The Inland Waterways Trust Fund was established by the 

Treasury in fiscal year 1984, pursuant to section 203 of the 

Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-

502) and continued pursuant to section 1405 of the Water 

Resources Development Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-662, 

codified at 26 United States Code 9506). Under 26 United 

States Code 9506(b), amounts from taxes on fuel used in 

commercial transportation on inland waterways, as 

determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, are 

appropriated to the trust fund. 

The Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 

(Public Law 100-647, approved November 10, 1988) 

increased the tax each year, 1990 through 1995. These 

amounts are transferred quarterly from the general fund 

based on estimates made by the Secretary, subject to 

adjustments in later transfers to the amounts of actual tax 

receipts. 

The Secretary of the Treasury invests in interest-bearing 

obligations of the United States that portion of the trust fund, 

in his judgment, not required to meet current withdrawals. 

The interest on, and proceeds from, the sale or redemption of 

any obligation held in the trust fund is credited to the trust 

fund. The Inland Waterways Revenue Act of 1978 (Public 

Law 95-502) provides that amounts in the trust fund shall be 

available as provided, by appropriations acts, for 

construction and rehabilitation expenditures for navigation 

on the inland and intracoastal waterways of the United States 

described in 33 United States Code 1804. Expenditures must 

be otherwise authorized by law. 

Annual reports to Congress are required by 26 United 

States Code 9602(a) to be submitted by the Secretary of the 

Treasury. These reports are required to cover the financial 

condition and the results of operations of the fund during the 

past fiscal year and its expected condition and operations 

during the next 5 fiscal years. 

TABLE TF-7.—Inland Waterways Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: Department of the Army Corps of Engineers] 

Balance Oct. 1, 20131 .......................................................................................................................................................................................... $40,777,851

Receipts: 

Fuel taxes/revenues......................................................................................................................................................................................... 81,727,513

Interest on investments ................................................................................................................................................................................... 23,552

Gain on sale of investments ............................................................................................................................................................................ -

Total receipts ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 81,751,065

Transfers: 

Corps of Engineers .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 97,868,992

Balance Sept. 30, 2014........................................................................................................................................................................................ $24,659,924

1 Balance brought forward amount adjusted to reconcile with Treasury Statement. 

Inland Waterways Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 * 

[In millions of dollars. Source: Department of the Army Corps of Engineers] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1....................................................................................................... 25 55 112 81 29

Receipts: 

Fuel taxes.......................................................................................................... 96 110 115 116 116

Interest on investments ..................................................................................... - - - - -

Total receipts ................................................................................................. 96 110 115 116 116

Transfers: 

Corps of Engineers ........................................................................................... 66 53 146 168 115

Balance Sept. 30 ................................................................................................... 55 112 81 29 30

* Outyear projections are based on economic conditions and agencies’ best projections of 

revenues and expenditures. 
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INTRODUCTION: Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 

The Leaking Underground Storage Tank (LUST) Trust 

Fund was established in fiscal year 1981 according to 

provisions of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 

Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-510, 

codified at 26 United States Code 9508), as amended by the 

Superfund Amendments and Re-authorization Act of 1986 

(Public Law 99-499, dated October 17, 1986), sections 13163I 

and 13242(d)(42) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 

of 1993 (Public Law 103-66, dated August 10, 1993), and 

section 1032(e)(13) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1987 

(Public Law 105-34, dated August 5, 1997). 

The LUST Trust Fund is financed by taxes collected on 

gasoline, diesel fuels, special motor fuels, aviation fuels and 

fuels used in commercial transportation on inland 

waterways. Amounts available in the LUST Trust Fund, 

exceeding current expenditure requirements, are invested by 

the Secretary of the Treasury in interest-bearing Government 

securities (e.g., Treasury bills). All interest earned is credited 

directly to the LUST Trust Fund. 

To carry out the LUST program, amounts are 

appropriated for the LUST Trust Fund to the EPA for 

programmatic and administrative expenses. 

An annual report to Congress by the Secretary of the 

Treasury is required by 26 United States Code 9602(a). 

These reports present the financial condition of the LUST 

Trust Fund and results of operations for the past fiscal year 

and its expected condition and operations during the next 5 

fiscal years. 

TABLE TF-8.—Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 1

[Source: EPA] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 2 ................................................................................................................................................................................... $1,326,000,000 

Receipts: 

Taxes.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 173,000,000

Interest........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 39,000,000 

Gross tax receipts .................................................................................................................................................................................. 212,000,000 

Undisbursed balances: 

Environmental Protection Agency Leaking Underground Storage Tank balances ................................................................................... -

Total undisbursed balances ................................................................................................................................................................... -

Expenses: 

Environmental Protection Agency Leaking Underground Storage Tank expenses .................................................................................. 95,000,000

Other expenses .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,000,000,000 

Total expenses ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,095,000,000 

Balance Sept. 30, 2014.................................................................................................................................................................................. $443,000,000 

1

 Reporting in this trust fund table is consistent with previously reported presentations. 

However, the structure of this table may not accurately reflect the status of this trust fund. 

As a result, this table may be revised in future reports and other resources should be 

utilized for accurate trust fund reporting. 

2

 The beginning balance on the trial balance for fiscal year 2014 has been updated to 

reflect what is recorded on USSGL 4201. 

Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 1

[In millions of dollars. Source: EPA] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1................................................................................................................. 443 552 664 813 971

Receipts: 

Taxes 2 ........................................................................................................................ 205 208 207 206 204

Interest 2 ...................................................................................................................... 36 28 37 47 57

Total receipts........................................................................................................... 201 207 244 253 261

Appropriations 3............................................................................................................... 92 95 95 95 95

Other Expenses .............................................................................................................. - - - - -

Balance Sept. 30............................................................................................................. 552 664 813 971 1,137

1

 Reporting in this trust fund table is consistent with previously reported presentations. 

However, the structure of this table may not accurately reflect the status of the trust fund. 

As a result, this table may be revised in future reports and other resources should be 

utilized for accurate trust fund reporting. 

2 Taxes and Interest are estimated. 

3 As directed in the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015. 
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INTRODUCTION: Nuclear Waste Fund 

The Nuclear Waste Fund was established on the books of 

the Treasury in fiscal year 1983, according to section 302 of 

the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 [Public Law 97-425, 

codified at 42 United States Code 10222I]. Receipts 

represent fees collected from public utilities based on 

electricity generated by nuclear power reactors and spent 

nuclear fuel. Expenditures from the fund are for purposes of 

radioactive waste disposal activities. 

Amounts available in the fund exceeding current needs 

may be invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in 

obligations of the United States (1) having maturities in 

tandem with the needs of the waste fund and (2) bearing 

interest at rates determined appropriate, taking into 

consideration the current average market yield on 

outstanding marketable obligations of the United States with 

remaining periods to maturity comparable to the maturities 

of such investments, except that the interest rate on such 

investments shall not exceed the average interest rate 

applicable to existing borrowings. 

An annual report to Congress by the Secretary of the 

Treasury, after consultation with the Secretary of the 

Department of Energy (DOE), is required by 42 United 

States Code 10222(e)(1). This report must present the 

financial condition and the results of operations of the waste 

fund during the preceding fiscal year. 

TABLE TF-9.—Nuclear Waste Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: DOE] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 ........................................................................................................................................................................................... $1,922,520

Receipts: 

 Fees collected.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 639,535,189 

Penalties and interest on fee payments........................................................................................................................................................... -

Interest on investments.................................................................................................................................................................................... 1,437,908,329 

Total receipts................................................................................................................................................................................................ 2,077,443,518

Nonexpenditure transfers: 

SF-1151 transfers in (+)................................................................................................................................................................................... -

SF-1151 transfers out (-).................................................................................................................................................................................. -3,400,000

Net nonexpenditure transfers....................................................................................................................................................................... -3,400,000

Outlays: 

DOE radioactive waste disposal activities ....................................................................................................................................................... 2,446,135

Cost investments.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 2,071,598,038

Total outlays................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2,074,044,173

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ $1,921,865
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CHARTS TF-A and B.—Major Trust Funds 

[Data depicted in these charts are derived from the Trust Fund tables, which are provided by various 

Government agencies. See tables TF-1, TF-3, TF-5, TF-6 and TF-9.] 
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INTRODUCTION: Reforestation Trust Fund 

The Reforestation Trust Fund was established on the 

books of the Treasury in fiscal year 1981 to continue 

through September 30, 1985, according to provisions of 

Title III—Reforestation, of the Recreational Boating Safety 

and Facilities Improvement Act of 1980 [Public Law 96-

451, codified at 16 United States Code 1606a(a)]. 

The act provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

transfer to the trust fund tariffs, limited to not more than $30 

million for any fiscal year, received in the Treasury from 

October 1, 1979, through September 30, 1985, on (1) rough 

and primary wood products and wood waste; (2) lumber, 

flooring and moldings; and (3) wood veneers, plywood, 

other wood-veneer assemblies and building boards. Public 

Law 99-190, title II, 99 Statutes at Large 1245, extended the 

receipts for the trust fund. Amounts available in the 

reforestation trust fund exceeding current withdrawals are 

invested in interest-bearing obligations of the United States 

or in obligations guaranteed as to both principal and interest 

by the United States. The interest on, and the proceeds from 

the sale or redemption of, any obligations are credited to the 

trust fund. 

The Secretary of the Department of Agriculture is 

authorized to obligate available sums in the trust fund 

(including any amounts not obligated in previous years) for 

(1) reforestation and timber stand improvement and (2) 

administrative costs of the Government for these activities. 

Annual reports are required by 16 United States Code 

1606aI (1) to be submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury, 

after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, on the 

financial condition and the results of the operations of the 

trust fund during the past fiscal year and on its expected 

condition and operations during the next fiscal year. 

TABLE TF-10.—Reforestation Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: Department of Agriculture] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 ........................................................................................................................................................................................... $7,042,569

Receipts: 

Excise taxes (tariffs)......................................................................................................................................................................................... 30,000,000

Redemption of investment ............................................................................................................................................................................... -

Total receipts................................................................................................................................................................................................ 30,000,000

Expenses: 

Expenditure ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 28,634,823

Total expenses............................................................................................................................................................................................. 28,634,823

Adjustment ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... -

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ $8,407,746

Reforestation Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2015 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Department of Agriculture] 

Balance Oct. 1..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 8,408

Receipts: 

Excise taxes (tariffs)........................................................................................................................................................................................ 30,000

Redemption of investment .............................................................................................................................................................................. -

Total receipts............................................................................................................................................................................................... 30,000

Outlays ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 28,635

Balance Sept. 30 ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9,773
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INTRODUCTION: Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund 

 The Aquatic Resources Trust Fund (ARTF) was 

established on the books of the Treasury pursuant to the 

Deficit Reduction Act of 1984 [Public Law 98-369, division 

A, title X, section 1016(a), approved July 18, 1984]. The 

ARTF was restructured and renamed the Sport Fish 

Restoration and Boating Trust Fund by the Safe, 

Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: 

A Legacy for Users or “SAFETEA-LU” [Public Law 109-

59, title XI, subtitle B, part 2, section 11115, approved 

August 10, 2005,] as amended by the Sportfishing and 

Recreational Boating Safety Amendments Act of 2005 

[Public Law 109-74, approved September 29, 2005]. 

 Section 3 of the Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish 

Restoration Act, 16 United States Code 777, provides 

authorization of appropriations to the states to carry out the 

provisions of the act, and Section 4 provides the division of 

the remaining annual appropriation not authorized in Section 

3. SAFETEA-LU comprehensively amended Section 3 and 

reauthorized the Sport Fish Restoration Program (for fiscal 

years 2006-2009) to permanently appropriate boating safety 

funds; to modify distribution of funds whereby all accounts 

receive a fixed percentage of the total fund annually; and to 

modify the excise tax on certain sport fishing equipment. 

From October 1, 2010, through June 30, 2012, the authority 

for SAFETEA-LU was extended via several public laws. In 

June 2012, Public Law 112-141, Moving Ahead for Progress 

in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), established new authority 

for Section 4 through September 30, 2014. Currently, Public 

Law 113-159, Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 

2014, Section 1103 amends 16 United States Code 777c to 

extend Appropriation authority through May 31, 2015. 

 Effective October 1, 2005, motorboat fuel taxes (less 

$1 million transferred to the Land and Water Conservation 

Fund) and small engine gasoline taxes [pursuant to the 

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, Public Law 

101-508, title XI, sections 11211(i)(2) and (3)] were 

transferred from the Highway Trust Fund to the Sport Fish 

Restoration and Boating Trust Fund. In addition, amounts 

equivalent to the excise taxes received on sport fishing 

equipment and import duties on fishing tackle, yachts, and 

pleasure craft are appropriated into the fund. 

 Amounts in the trust fund are used, as provided by 

appropriation acts, for the purposes of carrying out the 

Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act, approved 

August 9, 1950; Section 7404(d) of the Transportation 

Equity Act for the 21st Century; and the Coastal Wetlands 

Planning, Protection and Restoration Act (each as in effect 

on the date of enactment of the MAP-21). 

 The general provisions of 26 United States Code 

9602(b) are responsible for making amounts available in the 

fund exceeding outlay requirements to be invested in public 

debt securities with the interest credited to the fund. 

 As required by 26 United States Code 9602(a), annual 

reports to Congress must be submitted by the Secretary of 

the Treasury. These reports will cover the financial condition 

and results of operations of the fund during the past fiscal 

year and those expected during the next 5 fiscal years. 
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TABLE TF-11.—Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund 

Sport Fish Restoration Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Funds Management Branch] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013.............................................................................................................................................................................................. $1,874,150,397

Revenue: Tax revenue: Gas, motorboat .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 327,999,000

Fish equipment ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 95,027,711

Tackle boxes .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1,414,862

Rods and poles .............................................................................................................................................................................................. 19,316,732

Electronic outboard motors ............................................................................................................................................................................ 2,665,504

Customs/import duties ................................................................................................................................................................................... 48,676,024

Gas, motorboat small engines ....................................................................................................................................................................... 123,254,000

Total, tax revenue ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 618,353,833

Investment revenue: 

Interest on investments (accrual basis) ......................................................................................................................................................... 4,743,367

Loss on sale of securities ............................................................................................................................................................................... -

Total, investment revenue .......................................................................................................................................................................... 4,743,367

Total revenue ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 623,097,200

Nonexpenditure appropriations: 

Interior ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ -448,400,000

Interior (U.S. Coast Guard) ............................................................................................................................................................................ -113,000,000

Interior (Corps of Engineers) .......................................................................................................................................................................... -39,500,000

Total appropriations ................................................................................................................................................................................... -600,900,000

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 1 ....................................................................................................................................................................................... $1,896,347,597

1 Balance for September 30, 2014: Balance does not tie to the 3310 ending balance in the 

September 30, 2014, published financial statement. The equity balance is not affected 

throughout the entire fiscal year but changes after adjusting/closing entries are made at the 

beginning of the following fiscal year. The balance shown here for September 30, 2014, 

reflects the net activity for fiscal year 2014 and adjusting/closing entries made in October 

2014. 

Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund 

Sport Fish Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Department of the Interior] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ..................................................................................... 703,165 675,084 686,046 694,463 704,110

Receipts/revenue: 

Taxes ............................................................................................ 587,000 597,000 605,000 613,000 620,000

Interest .......................................................................................... 9,810 10,772 11,189 12,836 13,897

Transfers ....................................................................................... - - - - -

Total receipts ............................................................................ 596,810 607,772 616,189 625,836 633,897

Expenses: 

Expenses/transfers ....................................................................... 624,891 596,810 607,772 616,189 625,836

Total expenses .......................................................................... 624,891 596,810 607,772 616,189 625,836

Balance Sept. 30............................................................................... 675,084 686,046 694,463 704,110 712,171
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INTRODUCTION: Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

The Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund was established on the 

books of the Treasury by section 8033 of the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-509). It was made 

effective on January 1, 1990, by section 7811(m)(3) of the 

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 

101-239) and amended by section 9001of the Oil Pollution 

Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-380). The Energy Improvement 

and Extension Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-343) increased 

the barrel tax on petroleum from five cents per barrel to eight 

cents from 2009 through 2016, and to nine cents in 2017. The 

act also repeals the requirement that the tax be suspended 

when the unobligated balance exceeds $2.7 billion. 

Amounts equivalent to the taxes received from the 

environmental tax on petroleum, but only to the extent of the 

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund rate, are appropriated to the 

fund. 

Certain amounts were transferred from other funds and 

were appropriated to the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund as 

provided by 26 United States Code 9509(b). Certain paid 

penalties and amounts recovered for damages are also 

appropriated to the fund. 

Amounts in the fund are available for oil spill cleanup 

costs and certain other related purposes as provided by 

appropriations acts or section 6002(b) of the Oil Pollution Act 

of 1990 (Public Law 101-380). 

When the provisions of 26 United States Code 9602(b) are 

met, amounts available in the fund exceeding outlay 

requirements are invested in public debt securities. Interest is 

credited to the fund. 

Annual reports to Congress, required by 26 United States 

Code 9602(a), are submitted by the Secretary of the Treasury. 

These reports are required to cover the financial condition and 

results of operations of the fund during the past fiscal year and 

those expected during the next 5 fiscal years. 
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TABLE TF-12.—Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Funds Management Branch] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................................... $3,286,476,951 

Revenue: 

Drawback claims........................................................................................................................................................................................................ -26,748,443

Return of Funds—DOT.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 5,074

Trans-Alaska Pipeline liability fund deposit ............................................................................................................................................................... -

Cost recoveries .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 48,870,328

Fines and penalties.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 304,456,273

Excise taxes on crude oil/petroleum products ........................................................................................................................................................... 462,369,670

Net revenue before interest ................................................................................................................................................................................... 788,952,902

Investment income: 

Interest on investments.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 29,373,541

Realized gain ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. -13,146,014

Total investment income ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 16,227,527

Total revenue ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 805,180,429

Expenditures: 

Treasury administrative expense—BFS.................................................................................................................................................................... -120,567

Nonexpenditure transfers: 

Transfer to Denali commission .................................................................................................................................................................................. -6,537,320

Transfer to Interior...................................................................................................................................................................................................... -14,899,000

Transfer to EPA.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... -18,209,000

Transfer to PHMSA.................................................................................................................................................................................................... -22,573,000

Transfer to U.S. Coast Guard-70X8312 (claims)....................................................................................................................................................... -147,219,151

Transfer to U.S. Coast Guard-70X8349 (Emer Fund)............................................................................................................................................... -62,406,015

Transfer to U.S. Coast Guard-annual (earmarked) ................................................................................................................................................... -45,000,000

Total nonexpenditure transfers .............................................................................................................................................................................. -316,843,486

Total expenditure/nonexpenditure transfers .......................................................................................................................................................... -316,964,053

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 .................................................................................................................................................................................................. $3,774,693,327

1 The Balance as of October 1, 2013 ties to the published financial statement by 

Treasury/FMB and posted at: http://www.federalinvestments.gov/govt/reports/ 

tfmp/oilspill/oilspill.htm. 

Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 

[In millions of dollars. Source: Department of Homeland Security] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ............................................................................................... 3,774 4,110 4,838 5,696 6,575

Estimated receipts ......................................................................................... 914 925 1,055 1,076 906

Estimated expenses ...................................................................................... 578 197 197 197 197

Balance Sept. 30............................................................................................ 4,110 4,383 5,696 6,575 7,284
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INTRODUCTION: Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund 

The Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund was created 

on the books of the Treasury by Section 9202 of the Revenue 

Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203, approved December 22, 

1987). Excise taxes on diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus, measles, 

mumps, rubella, polio, hepatitis B, haemophilus influenza type 

b, varicella, rotavirus, pneumococcal conjugate, hepatitis A, 

meningococcal, human papillomavirus, and seasonal influenza 

vaccines (26 United States Code 4131), are appropriated into 

the trust fund, which is the source of funds to pay 

compensation awards for a vaccine-related injury or death 

occurring after October 1, 1988, as well as program 

administrative expenses. 

Annual reports to Congress, required by 26 United States 

Code 9602(a), are submitted by the Secretary of the 

Treasury. These reports are required to cover the financial 

condition and results of operations of the fund during the past 

fiscal year and those expected during the next five fiscal 

years. 

TABLE TF-13.—Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Funds Management Branch] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 1 ......................................................................................................................................................................................... $3,451,869,771

Receipts: 

Excise tax receipts ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 243,333,090

Interest on investments.................................................................................................................................................................................... 61,253,807

Refund of Current year Authority-Allocation Transfer ..................................................................................................................................... 4,827,202

Refund of Prior Year Authority-Allocation Transfer 3,255,097

Total receipts ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 312,669,196

Expenditure appropriations: 

U.S. Court of Federal Claims expenses .......................................................................................................................................................... -5,762,804

U.S. Department of Justice expenses ............................................................................................................................................................. -8,347,659

GF transfer—program management ................................................................................................................................................................ -

Total outlays ................................................................................................................................................................................................. -14,110,463

Nonexpenditure appropriations: 

Health resources .............................................................................................................................................................................................. -235,000,000

Total outlays/transfers .................................................................................................................................................................................. -249,110,463

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 ........................................................................................................................................................................................ $3,515,428,504

1 Balance for September 30, 2014: Balance does not tie to the 3310 ending balance in the 

September 30, 2014, published financial statement. The equity balance is not affected 

throughout the entire fiscal year but changes after adjusting/closing entries are made at the 

beginning of the following fiscal year. The balance shown here for September 30, 2014, 

reflects the net activity for fiscal year 2014 and adjusting/closing entries made in October 

2014. 

Vaccine Injury Compensation Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Department of Health and Human Services ] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ............................................................................................... 3,515,428 3,572,993 3,632,707 3,694,637 3,758,847

Receipts (from tax) ........................................................................................ 250,633 258,152 265,897 273,873 282,090

Interest on investments .............................................................................. 63,091 64,983 66,933 68,941 71,009

Total receipts ......................................................................................... 313,724 323,135 332,830 342,814 353,099

Outlays: 

U.S. Court of Federal Claims expenses .................................................... 5,762 5,762 5,762 5,762 5,762

U.S. Department of Justice expenses ....................................................... 8,347 8,347 8,347 8,347 8,347

Total outlays ............................................................................................... 14,109 14,109 14,109 14,109 14,109

Nonexpenditure transfers: 

Transfers to health resources .................................................................... 242,050 249,312 256,791 264,495 272,429

Total outlays/transfers ........................................................................... 256,159 263,421 270,900 278,604 286,538

Balance Sept. 30............................................................................................ 3,572,993 3,632,707 3,694,637 3,758,847 3,825,408
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INTRODUCTION: Wool Research, Development, 

and Promotion Trust Fund 

The Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust 

Fund was established in fiscal year 2000 with a sunset 

provision effective January, 1, 2004, according to provisions 

of the Trade and Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 

106-200, signed May 18, 2000). The Trade Act of 2002 

(Public Law 107-210, signed August 6, 2002) extended the 

sunset provision to January 1, 2006. The Miscellaneous 

Trade and Technical Corrections Act of 2004 (Public Law 

108-429, signed December 3, 2004) extended the sunset 

provision to 2008. The Pension Protection Act of 2006 

(Public Law 109-280, signed August 17, 2006) extended the 

sunset provision to 2010. The Emergency Economic 

Stabilization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-343, signed 

October 3, 2008) extended the sunset provision to 2015. 

The Act provides that the Secretary of the Treasury shall 

transfer to the trust fund out of the general fund of the U.S. 

Treasury amounts determined to be equivalent to the duty 

received on articles under chapters 51 and 52 of the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States. The 

amount to be transferred is limited to $2,500,000 in any 

fiscal year and may be invested in U.S. Treasury securities. 

The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized to provide grants 

to a nationally recognized council established for the 

development of the United States wool market for the 

following purposes: 

 Assist United States wool producers in improving 

the quality of wool and wool production methods for wool 

produced in the United States. 

 Disseminate information on improvements to United 

States wool producers. 

 Assist United States wool producers in developing 

and promoting the wool market. 

Annual reports to Congress are required on the financial 

condition and the results of the operations of the trust fund 

during the past fiscal year and on its expected condition and 

operations during the next fiscal year. 

TABLE TF-14.—Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Department of Agriculture] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 ................................................................................................................................................................................................ -

Receipts: 

Harmonized tariff ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,250

Sequestration return fiscal year 2013 ................................................................................................................................................................... 115

Sequestration ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ -162

Total receipts ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,203

Expenses: 

Expenditure ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,203

Total expenses .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2,203

Balance Sept. 30, 2014 ............................................................................................................................................................................................ -

Wool Research, Development, and Promotion Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2015 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Department of Agriculture] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2014 ................................................................................................................................................................................................ -

Receipts: 

Harmonized tariff ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,250

Sequestration ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ -162

Total receipts ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,088

Expenses: 

Expenditure ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,088

Total expenses .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 2,088

Balance Sept. 30 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................... -
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INTRODUCTION: Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund 

The Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, P.L. 110-

246, authorized the implementation of the Supplemental 

Agricultural Disaster Assistance Program under Sections 

12033 and 15001. The Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 

provided authority for discretionary funds to be used to 

execute several of the disaster programs for fiscal year 2013, 

but no funds were appropriated. Using funds from the 

Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund, established under 

section 902 of the Trade Act of 1974, the program is 

administered by the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). 

Funds from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund 

were used to make payments to farmers and ranchers under 

the following five disaster assistance programs: 

Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) 

Program; Livestock Forage Disaster Program (LFP); 

Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP); Tree Assistance 

Program (TAP); and Emergency Assistance for Livestock, 

Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish (ELAP) Program. 

Fiscal Year 2014 obligations, including adjustments to 

prior year obligations, totaled $60,178,850. Total outlays 

were $36,312,712, including outlays from prior year 

obligations, as shown in the table below. In 2014, the 

amount of customs receipts credited to the Agricultural 

Disaster Relief Trust Fund receipt account totaled 

$97,250.93. The outlays reported in fiscal year 2014 through 

Fiscal Year 2016 are due to residual payments, corrections, 

and/or appeals to obligations incurred for crop years 2008 – 

2011. 

The Agriculture Act of 2014 shifted the funding 

authority for disaster programs from the Agricultural 

Disaster Relief Trust Fund to USDA’s Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

TABLE TF-15.—Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Department of Agriculture] 

Cumulative debt, start of year.................................................................................................................................................................................. $2,602,106

Borrowing authority ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 31,982

Repayment of debt............................................................................................................................................................................................... -

Cumulative debt, end of year................................................................................................................................................................................... 2,634,088 

Budgetary resources: 

Borrowing Authority ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 31,982

Mandatory appropriation...................................................................................................................................................................................... 97

Other offsetting collections .................................................................................................................................................................................. 106

Total budgetary resources.............................................................................................................................................................................. 32,185

Obligated balance, Oct. 1, 2013 .............................................................................................................................................................................. 40,968

Fiscal Year 2014 obligations.................................................................................................................................................................................... 32,185

Outlays: 

Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments Program..................................................................................................................................... -37,187

Livestock Forage Disaster Program .................................................................................................................................................................... 2,439

Livestock Indemnity Program............................................................................................................................................................................... 355

Tree Assistance Program .................................................................................................................................................................................... -1,510

Emergency Assistance of Livestock, Honey Bees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program......................................................................................... 8

Total outlays..................................................................................................................................................................................................... -36,525

Obligated balance, Sept. 30, 2014........................................................................................................................................................................... $36,628

. 
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Agriculture Disaster Relief Trust Fund Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 

[In thousands of dollars. Source: Department of Agriculture ] 

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Cumulative debt, start of year............................................................................. 2,634,088 2,697,088 2,697,088 2,697,088 2,697,088

Borrowing authority......................................................................................... 63,000 - - - -

Repayment of debt 1 ....................................................................................... - - - - -

Cumulative debt, end of year.............................................................................. 2,697,088 2,697,088 2,697,088 2,697,088 2,697,088

Budgetary Resources: 

Borrowing authority ........................................................................................ 63,000 - -- -

Mandatory appropriations............................................................................... - - -- -

Other offsetting collections ............................................................................. - - - - -

Total budgetary resources.......................................................................... 63,000 - - - -

Obligated balance, Oct. 1 ................................................................................... 36,628 66,628 66,628 66,628 66,628

New obligations................................................................................................... 63,000 - - - -

Outlays: 

Supplemental revenue assistance payments program ................................. -33.000 - - - -

Total outlays................................................................................................ -33.000 - - - -

Obligated balance, Sept. 30 .......................................................................... 66.628 66,628 66,628 66,628 66,628

1

 Requires congressional authority to write off debt or appropriations actions to repay debt. Note.—Detail may not add to totals due to rounding. 
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INTRODUCTION: Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund 

The Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund 

(PCORTF) was created on the books of the Treasury by 

section 9511 of the Internal Revenue Act of 1986 (Public 

Law 111-148, 124 STAT 742, approved March 23, 2010). 

General fund appropriations, transfers from the Federal 

Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 

Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, and Fees 

related to health insurance and self-insurance plans are 

appropriated into the trust fund until fiscal year 2019. These 

appropriations are the source of funds for the established 

nonprofit corporation known as the “Patient-Centered 

Outcomes Research Institute” which is neither an agency nor 

establishment of the United States Government.

For fiscal year 2010, and each subsequent fiscal year to 

2019, amounts in the PCORTF are available without further 

appropriation, to the Institute to carry out clinical 

effectiveness research. The purpose of the Institute is to 

assist patients, clinicians, purchasers, and policy makers in 

making informed health decisions by advancing the quality 

and relevance of evidence concerning the manner in which 

diseases, disorders, and other health conditions can 

effectively, and appropriately be prevented, diagnosed, 

treated, monitored, and managed through research and 

evidence synthesis that considers variations in patient 

subpopulations, and the dissemination of research findings 

with respect to the relative health outcomes, clinical 

effectiveness, and appropriateness of the medical treatments, 

and services.

Twenty percent of the amounts appropriated or credited 

to the PCORTF shall be transferred for each of the fiscal 

years 2011 through 2019 to the Secretary of Health and 

Human Services to carry out section 937 of the Public 

Health Services Act. Of the amounts transferred, with 

respect to a fiscal year, the Secretary of Health and Human 

Services shall distribute:

 80 percent to the Office of Communication and 

Knowledge Transfer of the Agency for Healthcare Research 

and Quality to carry out activities described in section 937 of 

the Public Health Services Act, and

 20 percent to the Secretary to carry out the activities 

described in section 937.

No amounts shall be available for expenditure from the 

PCORTF after September 30, 2019, and any amounts 

remaining in the trust fund after such date shall be 

transferred to the general fund of the Treasury.

Annual reports to Congress, required by 26 United States 

Code 9602(a), are submitted by the Secretary of the 

Treasury. These reports are required to cover the financial 

condition and results of operations of the fund during the 

past fiscal year and those expected during the next 5 fiscal 

years. 

TABLE TF-16.—Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund 

Results of Operations, Fiscal Year 2014 

[Source: Bureau of the Fiscal Service] 

Balance Oct. 1, 2013 ............................................................................................................................................................................................... $1,808

Receipts: 

General Fund Appropriation................................................................................................................................................................................. 150,000,000

Transfers from FHI and FSMI .............................................................................................................................................................................. 51,995,000

IRS Health Insurance Fees.................................................................................................................................................................................. 276,916,984

Interest on Investments........................................................................................................................................................................................ 112,339

Total receipts.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 479,024,323

Expenditure appropriations: 

Transfers to PCORI.............................................................................................................................................................................................. 45,821,001

Transfers to HHS ................................................................................................................................................................................................. -72,126,769

Total outlays..................................................................................................................................................................................................... -26,305,768

Balance Sept. 30, 2014............................................................................................................................................................................................ $452,720,364
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Patient Centered Outcomes Research Trust Fund 

Expected Condition and Results of Operations, Fiscal Years 2015-2019 

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

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Balance Oct. 1 ........................................................................................................... 452,720 606,963 581,835 544,654 571,518

Receipts: 

General Fund Appropriation ................................................................................... 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000 150,000

Transfers from FHI and FSMI................................................................................. 107,000 117,000 125,000 135,000 147,000

IRS Health Insurance Fees..................................................................................... 135,000 371,000 396,000 421,000 450,000

Interest on Investments .......................................................................................... 243 872 819 864 916

Total receipts ..................................................................................................... 392,243 638,872 671,819 706,864 747,916

Expenditure appropriations: 

Transfers to PCORI ............................................................................................... -141,000 -536,000 -575,000 -539,000 -567,000

Transfers to HHS ................................................................................................... -97,000 -128,000 -134,000 -141,000 -149,000

Total outlays....................................................................................................... -238,000 -664,000 -709,000 -680,000 -716,000

Balance Sept. 30.................................................................................................... 606,963 581,835 544,654 571,518 603,434
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Research Paper Series 

Available through the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy 

9002. “Historical Trends in the U.S. Cost of Capital.” Robert Gillingham and John S. Greenlees. December 1990. 

9003. “The Effect of Marginal Tax Rates on Capital Gains Revenue: Another Look at the Evidence.” Robert Gillingham and 

John S. Greenlees. December 1990. 

9004. “An Econometric Model of Capital Gains Realization Behavior.” Robert Gillingham, John S. Greenlees, and Kimberly 

D. Zieschang. August 1990. 

9101. “The Impact of Government Deficits on Personal and National Saving Rates.” (Revised) Michael R. Darby, Robert 

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. 

Copies may be obtained by writing to: 

Ann Bailey, Department of the Treasury 

1500 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Room 4409 MT 

Washington, DC 20220 

Telephone (202) 622-1519 or fax (202) 622-4112
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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. 

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 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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