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How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2011?

In 2011, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $23.00 million; it was under $1 billion on 54 statement days.

The debt limit in 2011 at a glance

The debt limit in 2011
MeasureValue
Statement days held251
Lowest room left ($ million)23
Day of the lowest room
Near the limit: room under this amount ($ million)1,000
Statement days near the limit54
Statement days with the limit suspended0

Room left under the limit in 2011

$ trillion

Room left under the limit in 20110.00.20.40.63 January 201130 December 2011Room left under the limit in 20110.00.20.40.63 January 201130 December 2011

Source: U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Data, Daily Treasury Statement, Table IIIC. Observed .

How much room was left at the end of each month of 2011?

Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 201114,078,50014,294,000215,500147,189
February 201114,142,33014,294,000151,67088,632
March 201114,217,86114,294,00076,139111,203
April 201114,235,93914,294,00058,06199,447
May 201114,293,97614,294,00024112,645
June 201114,293,97614,294,00024130,130
July 201114,293,97614,294,0002465,172
August 201114,638,92114,694,00055,07942,481
September 201114,746,55315,194,000447,44756,284
October 201114,948,90515,194,000245,09597,285
November 201115,067,51615,194,000126,48485,605
December 201115,180,33715,194,00013,66385,737

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When did the limit change in 2011?

Changes in the statutory limit ($ million; a dash means suspended)
First statement dayLimit beforeLimit after
14,294,00014,694,000
14,694,00015,194,000

Every statement day

Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2011 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
15,180,33715,194,00013,66385,737
15,083,02315,194,000110,97790,975
15,082,33215,194,000111,66891,418
15,087,70415,194,000106,296101,791
15,085,67115,194,000108,32998,881
15,080,81815,194,000113,182101,832
15,080,93115,194,000113,069106,592
15,089,06315,194,000104,937113,962
15,061,13315,194,000132,867118,682
15,056,55815,194,000137,442113,655
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
15,055,15315,194,000138,847106,625
15,008,36815,194,000185,63225,651
15,017,35015,194,000176,65027,836
15,011,08815,194,000182,91232,270
15,009,49615,194,000184,50415,310
15,008,20715,194,000185,79318,700
15,003,44515,194,000190,55521,747
15,028,66615,194,000165,33419,891
15,025,16915,194,000168,83126,961
15,030,39715,194,000163,60326,857
15,045,45315,194,000148,54748,807
15,067,51615,194,000126,48485,605
15,009,48515,194,000184,51533,184
15,006,98915,194,000187,01137,786
15,004,17215,194,000189,82838,427
14,991,17415,194,000202,82634,535
15,003,27815,194,000190,72242,518
14,997,56915,194,000196,43147,420
14,995,47115,194,000198,52945,914
14,994,60715,194,000199,39348,216
14,982,27615,194,000211,72444,782
14,988,88315,194,000205,11749,258
14,933,15515,194,000260,84533,235
14,934,85615,194,000259,14420,307
14,928,54815,194,000265,45224,193
14,937,68215,194,000256,31833,723
14,931,74115,194,000262,25940,732
14,927,88015,194,000266,12039,732
14,928,43715,194,000265,56341,359
14,933,17315,194,000260,82763,901
14,927,03615,194,000266,96461,034
14,948,90515,194,000245,09597,285
14,894,27315,194,000299,72744,061
14,895,98015,194,000298,02050,021
14,893,41215,194,000300,58855,187
14,900,00815,194,000293,99263,440
14,897,05715,194,000296,94367,779
14,895,58915,194,000298,41165,137
14,896,71315,194,000297,28768,766
14,887,67515,194,000306,32568,392
14,899,12115,194,000294,87977,626
14,892,95215,194,000301,04884,733
14,830,38015,194,000363,62016,185
14,830,20615,194,000363,79424,516
14,824,53815,194,000369,46217,681
14,819,62215,194,000374,37822,479
14,816,60415,194,000377,39622,023
14,793,03715,194,000400,96325,089
14,814,31215,194,000379,68831,623
14,813,11115,194,000380,88928,827
14,793,34115,194,000400,65934,171
14,746,55315,194,000447,44756,284
14,649,96215,194,000544,03842,109
14,656,74015,194,000537,26044,942
14,662,25415,194,000531,74655,321
14,658,84315,194,000535,15759,396
14,654,84815,194,000539,15256,930
14,681,58815,194,000512,41259,579
14,660,00314,694,00033,99774,216
14,666,67814,694,00027,32279,414
14,684,28414,694,0009,71664,186
14,653,78714,694,00040,21359,895
14,651,71814,694,00042,28256,902
14,638,66314,694,00055,33716,083
14,672,61014,694,00021,39019,604
14,642,99114,694,00051,00914,177
14,666,43914,694,00027,56110,572
14,640,24114,694,00053,75914,779
14,672,45014,694,00021,55022,841
14,653,30814,694,00040,69212,233
14,649,50314,694,00044,49716,280
14,652,04614,694,00041,95441,146
14,638,92114,694,00055,07942,481
14,574,48714,694,000119,51312,324
14,576,62414,694,000117,37619,715
14,605,62814,694,00088,37216,021
14,605,33814,694,00088,66219,654
14,590,92014,694,000103,08010,896
14,601,09114,694,00092,90920,981
14,564,22614,694,000129,77427,962
14,590,99814,694,000103,00225,208
14,571,94414,694,000122,05610,013
14,564,94314,694,000129,0578,905
14,543,98114,694,000150,01919,565
14,567,29514,694,000126,70520,792
14,538,88914,694,000155,11122,592
14,539,59714,694,000154,40324,167
14,533,64414,694,000160,35614,599
14,543,66914,694,000150,33122,949
14,539,39414,694,000154,60629,504
14,536,13014,694,000157,87028,054
14,516,59214,694,000177,40812,766
14,526,24714,694,000167,75332,271
14,532,33314,694,000161,66752,068
14,293,97514,294,0002566,958
14,293,97614,294,0002465,172
14,293,97614,294,0002451,565
14,293,97514,294,0002566,757
14,293,97514,294,0002574,996
14,293,97514,294,0002581,540
14,293,97514,294,0002577,432
14,293,97614,294,0002483,542
14,293,97614,294,0002496,422
14,293,97514,294,00025101,906
14,293,97514,294,00025107,369
14,293,97514,294,0002597,837
14,293,97614,294,0002435,827
14,293,97514,294,0002539,416
14,293,97614,294,0002446,846
14,293,97514,294,0002552,770
14,293,97614,294,0002452,040
14,293,97514,294,0002557,224
14,293,97614,294,0002467,270
14,293,97614,294,0002471,295
14,293,97614,294,0002466,806
14,293,97614,294,00024130,130
14,293,97614,294,00024105,582
14,293,97514,294,00025103,446
14,293,97614,294,00024110,918
14,293,97614,294,00024107,596
14,293,97514,294,00025113,145
14,293,97614,294,00024129,694
14,293,97514,294,00025134,570
14,293,97614,294,00024124,931
14,293,97614,294,00024117,778
14,293,97714,294,00023118,015
14,293,97614,294,00024126,428
14,293,97514,294,0002542,002
14,293,97614,294,0002437,104
14,293,97614,294,0002420,027
14,293,97614,294,0002423,737
14,293,97614,294,0002423,496
14,293,97614,294,0002430,712
14,293,97614,294,0002437,348
14,293,97514,294,0002537,558
14,293,97614,294,0002463,086
14,293,97614,294,0002473,973
14,293,97614,294,00024112,645
14,293,97614,294,0002455,295
14,293,97614,294,0002454,144
14,293,97614,294,0002473,694
14,293,97614,294,0002482,038
14,293,97714,294,0002388,543
14,293,97514,294,0002585,284
14,293,97614,294,0002489,685
14,293,97714,294,00023109,620
14,293,97614,294,00024121,076
14,293,97514,294,00025127,514
14,256,78614,294,00037,21469,068
14,256,18814,294,00037,81274,718
14,270,44414,294,00023,55687,894
14,279,89514,294,00014,10596,148
14,274,14414,294,00019,856103,389
14,271,00914,294,00022,991101,854
14,269,97614,294,00024,024104,160
14,282,17514,294,00011,825125,397
14,280,14114,294,00013,859121,031
14,268,98414,294,00025,016144,911
14,235,93914,294,00058,06199,447
14,230,57414,294,00063,426115,504
14,243,11114,294,00050,889126,185
14,252,38214,294,00041,618131,725
14,246,88714,294,00047,113107,432
14,241,15914,294,00052,84191,219
14,238,69314,294,00055,30790,067
14,262,70714,294,00031,293113,160
14,268,36614,294,00025,634106,477
14,257,04214,294,00036,95888,841
14,253,17914,294,00040,82158,267
14,218,62114,294,00075,37929,595
14,211,98414,294,00082,01624,772
14,220,81514,294,00073,18523,961
14,215,56914,294,00078,43124,043
14,213,15014,294,00080,85023,405
14,211,99914,294,00082,00134,939
14,207,59414,294,00086,40640,962
14,209,96214,294,00084,03838,466
14,191,73614,294,000102,26448,129
14,198,93614,294,00095,06448,285
14,217,86114,294,00076,139111,203
14,157,94314,294,000136,05759,201
14,163,53314,294,000130,46751,634
14,159,34214,294,000134,65859,127
14,159,26414,294,000134,73657,418
14,157,78914,294,000136,21167,387
14,172,73414,294,000121,26671,748
14,181,28014,294,000112,72080,521
14,175,90014,294,000118,10088,437
14,172,52514,294,000121,47589,024
14,171,37914,294,000122,621103,183
14,180,51414,294,000113,486101,471
14,185,60214,294,000108,39899,451
14,113,66514,294,000180,33524,231
14,111,95014,294,000182,05014,159
14,111,00814,294,000182,99226,987
14,130,32014,294,000163,68028,671
14,140,81814,294,000153,18237,104
14,133,79414,294,000160,20637,039
14,130,20714,294,000163,79331,955
14,129,65214,294,000164,34852,212
14,126,12114,294,000167,87949,542
14,120,53914,294,000173,46154,981
14,142,33014,294,000151,67088,632
14,085,13714,294,000208,86334,725
14,067,39314,294,000226,60732,076
14,073,06914,294,000220,93123,123
14,076,14914,294,000217,85139,387
14,072,36314,294,000221,63740,413
14,071,10514,294,000222,89559,742
14,077,43014,294,000216,57054,561
14,085,61014,294,000208,39056,656
14,029,07014,294,000264,93041,241
14,030,17714,294,000263,82336,429
14,030,79414,294,000263,20663,215
14,046,33414,294,000247,66662,516
14,057,95014,294,000236,05073,536
14,051,53514,294,000242,46581,550
14,047,29214,294,000246,70882,862
14,047,87914,294,000246,121102,332
14,063,99214,294,000230,008117,875
14,057,30714,294,000236,693113,597
14,078,50014,294,000215,500147,189
14,003,98814,294,000290,01273,689
14,006,87014,294,000287,13081,474
14,007,50314,294,000286,49794,186
14,014,94914,294,000279,05195,774
14,009,70214,294,000284,29894,280
14,007,55314,294,000286,44788,097
14,003,71414,294,000290,28693,400
14,000,94514,294,000293,05594,123
13,999,79914,294,000294,20191,745
13,955,30114,294,000338,69941,191
13,954,56014,294,000339,44062,076
13,957,82414,294,000336,17675,569
13,966,97914,294,000327,02185,865
13,961,75014,294,000332,25091,388
13,956,78114,294,000337,21991,471
13,959,13714,294,000334,86396,517
13,958,90214,294,000335,098105,713
13,961,40914,294,000332,591100,464
13,945,27814,294,000348,722107,235

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Source: U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Data, Daily Treasury Statement. Observed .

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