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How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2013?

In 2013, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $24.00 million; it was under $1 billion on 123 statement days, and the limit was suspended on 125 days.

The debt limit in 2013 at a glance

The debt limit in 2013
MeasureValue
Statement days held251
Lowest room left ($ million)24
Day of the lowest room
Near the limit: room under this amount ($ million)1,000
Statement days near the limit123
Statement days with the limit suspended125

Room left under the limit in 2013

$ trillion

Room left under the limit in 20130.00.00.00.00.02 January 201316 October 2013Room left under the limit in 20130.00.00.00.00.02 January 201316 October 2013

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

How much room was left at the end of each month of 2013?

Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 201316,393,97416,394,00026120,247
February 201316,647,906n/an/a81,750
March 201316,732,269n/an/a79,152
April 201316,790,778n/an/a213,863
May 201316,699,39516,699,4212634,681
June 201316,699,39516,699,42126134,858
July 201316,699,39616,699,42125109,693
August 201316,699,39616,699,4212526,135
September 201316,699,39616,699,4212588,386
October 201317,108,378n/an/a83,001
November 201317,168,986n/an/a33,433
December 201317,303,558n/an/a162,399

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When did the limit change in 2013?

Changes in the statutory limit ($ million; a dash means suspended)
First statement dayLimit beforeLimit after
16,394,000n/a
n/a16,699,421
16,699,421n/a

Every statement day

Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2013 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
17,303,558n/an/a162,399
17,178,804n/an/a95,005
17,178,272n/an/a80,223
17,178,093n/an/a75,253
17,200,080n/an/a93,893
17,202,638n/an/a110,066
17,202,386n/an/a97,810
17,203,469n/an/a102,568
17,210,758n/an/a116,998
17,220,525n/an/a123,776
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
17,210,956n/an/a127,426
17,176,025n/an/a35,247
17,177,901n/an/a20,065
17,174,382n/an/a21,490
17,185,924n/an/a30,016
17,182,253n/an/a35,107
17,178,887n/an/a28,120
17,180,566n/an/a31,973
17,173,968n/an/a32,379
17,175,121n/an/a28,545
17,186,889n/an/a58,974
17,168,986n/an/a33,433
17,155,779n/an/a45,433
17,171,541n/an/a53,711
17,164,250n/an/a59,307
17,161,901n/an/a53,054
17,161,344n/an/a58,594
17,142,618n/an/a47,871
17,153,108n/an/a48,752
17,145,251n/an/a54,252
17,141,889n/an/a42,671
17,135,647n/an/a67,234
17,101,570n/an/a34,247
17,106,991n/an/a50,149
17,103,952n/an/a46,317
17,101,469n/an/a49,809
17,073,894n/an/a30,596
17,074,074n/an/a25,876
17,069,008n/an/a30,343
17,060,870n/an/a23,564
17,108,378n/an/a83,001
17,040,336n/an/a30,725
17,042,816n/an/a29,185
17,033,562n/an/a35,669
17,028,529n/an/a30,529
17,029,740n/an/a35,473
17,019,898n/an/a35,691
17,030,774n/an/a47,336
17,027,226n/an/a48,995
17,026,224n/an/a43,678
17,027,544n/an/a46,296
16,699,39716,699,4212431,866
16,699,39716,699,4212439,020
16,699,39716,699,4212434,933
16,699,39616,699,4212536,489
16,699,39616,699,4212523,393
16,699,39716,699,4212431,977
16,699,39716,699,4212434,541
16,699,39616,699,4212528,911
16,699,39616,699,4212524,453
16,699,39616,699,4212557,533
16,699,39516,699,4212650,501
16,699,39616,699,4212588,386
16,699,39616,699,4212516,949
16,699,39616,699,4212518,460
16,699,39616,699,4212546,017
16,699,39616,699,4212555,147
16,699,39716,699,4212454,643
16,699,39616,699,4212540,997
16,699,39616,699,4212536,140
16,699,39616,699,4212560,914
16,699,39716,699,4212462,430
16,699,39716,699,4212494,495
16,699,39616,699,4212532,500
16,699,39616,699,4212521,352
16,699,39616,699,4212530,020
16,699,39616,699,4212538,456
16,699,39616,699,4212543,512
16,699,39616,699,4212538,896
16,699,39616,699,4212541,180
16,699,39616,699,4212536,359
16,699,39616,699,4212539,754
16,699,39616,699,4212526,135
16,699,39616,699,4212546,369
16,699,39716,699,4212425,064
16,699,39616,699,4212535,726
16,699,39616,699,4212541,716
16,699,39716,699,4212439,183
16,699,39716,699,4212441,034
16,699,39616,699,4212541,527
16,699,39616,699,4212549,294
16,699,39616,699,4212556,594
16,699,39716,699,4212453,555
16,699,39716,699,4212450,135
16,699,39716,699,4212457,157
16,699,39616,699,4212564,619
16,699,39616,699,4212570,729
16,699,39616,699,4212563,959
16,699,39716,699,4212464,465
16,699,39716,699,4212462,679
16,699,39616,699,4212557,424
16,699,39616,699,4212560,515
16,699,39616,699,4212555,375
16,699,39616,699,4212579,176
16,699,39616,699,42125109,693
16,699,39716,699,4212453,094
16,699,39616,699,4212558,094
16,699,39616,699,4212550,079
16,699,39616,699,4212549,324
16,699,39616,699,4212550,966
16,699,39516,699,4212660,927
16,699,39516,699,4212663,648
16,699,39616,699,4212558,294
16,699,39516,699,4212658,398
16,699,39516,699,4212667,165
16,699,39516,699,4212677,525
16,699,39516,699,4212674,847
16,699,39616,699,4212568,046
16,699,39616,699,4212567,430
16,699,39616,699,4212575,254
16,699,39516,699,4212684,774
16,699,39516,699,4212691,233
16,699,39616,699,4212587,841
16,699,39616,699,42125106,048
16,699,39516,699,42126127,801
16,699,39516,699,42126128,534
16,699,39516,699,42126134,858
16,699,39516,699,4212664,261
16,699,39516,699,4212694,271
16,699,39416,699,42127102,954
16,699,39416,699,42127106,810
16,699,39516,699,4212694,283
16,699,39516,699,4212693,599
16,699,39516,699,42126117,287
16,699,39516,699,42126118,362
16,699,39516,699,42126112,669
16,699,39516,699,4212655,635
16,699,39516,699,4212638,680
16,699,39516,699,4212639,284
16,699,39516,699,4212643,540
16,699,39516,699,4212647,695
16,699,39516,699,4212642,182
16,699,39516,699,4212644,329
16,699,39616,699,4212541,025
16,699,39516,699,4212635,389
16,699,39516,699,4212611,476
16,699,39516,699,4212634,681
16,699,39616,699,4212519,677
16,699,39516,699,4212614,298
16,699,39416,699,4212716,075
16,697,55516,699,4211,86611,950
16,698,69616,699,42172516,345
16,696,15616,699,4213,26525,206
16,699,39516,699,4212631,246
16,699,39516,699,4212637,738
16,699,395n/an/a34,216
16,696,864n/an/a35,791
16,727,098n/an/a69,489
16,723,008n/an/a91,647
16,717,822n/an/a94,695
16,715,992n/an/a92,472
16,716,723n/an/a96,747
16,746,095n/an/a133,620
16,757,530n/an/a142,662
16,750,392n/an/a147,072
16,742,830n/an/a141,086
16,756,897n/an/a161,881
16,766,982n/an/a184,624
16,790,778n/an/a213,863
16,719,291n/an/a151,714
16,717,734n/an/a138,429
16,719,185n/an/a133,892
16,755,434n/an/a167,621
16,760,025n/an/a169,902
16,748,510n/an/a128,667
16,742,990n/an/a111,549
16,740,480n/an/a100,062
16,768,290n/an/a121,204
16,773,073n/an/a115,261
16,762,302n/an/a90,401
16,769,197n/an/a64,402
16,769,012n/an/a57,931
16,759,938n/an/a52,487
16,769,216n/an/a61,556
16,763,446n/an/a63,746
16,758,721n/an/a57,966
16,758,931n/an/a59,677
16,747,898n/an/a60,060
16,765,792n/an/a83,154
16,753,022n/an/a85,553
16,732,269n/an/a79,152
16,727,803n/an/a66,789
16,710,309n/an/a53,218
16,719,878n/an/a66,806
16,714,245n/an/a74,772
16,710,689n/an/a70,180
16,710,881n/an/a70,800
16,700,706n/an/a71,131
16,710,016n/an/a83,998
16,696,922n/an/a90,815
16,692,396n/an/a73,746
16,668,915n/an/a32,379
16,661,342n/an/a28,448
16,670,670n/an/a41,572
16,664,625n/an/a48,248
16,662,491n/an/a44,941
16,661,883n/an/a47,908
16,652,927n/an/a48,960
16,624,388n/an/a22,220
16,610,370n/an/a29,874
16,600,765n/an/a24,916
16,647,906n/an/a81,750
16,567,586n/an/a15,966
16,579,059n/an/a39,016
16,570,903n/an/a49,265
16,569,349n/an/a48,569
16,568,615n/an/a51,134
16,549,068n/an/a40,703
16,513,134n/an/a24,532
16,509,192n/an/a14,411
16,501,053n/an/a51,255
16,484,575n/an/a42,358
16,454,632n/an/a25,574
16,450,184n/an/a34,967
16,449,126n/an/a33,305
16,447,769n/an/a41,540
16,440,209n/an/a48,137
16,441,152n/an/a50,724
16,435,278n/an/a60,139
16,393,97416,394,0002656,902
16,393,97416,394,00026120,247
16,393,97416,394,0002671,305
16,393,97416,394,0002671,232
16,393,97416,394,0002675,456
16,393,97416,394,0002670,037
16,393,97416,394,0002669,787
16,393,97416,394,0002681,243
16,393,97516,394,0002578,738
16,393,97416,394,0002669,009
16,393,97316,394,0002769,434
16,393,97416,394,0002677,177
16,393,97416,394,0002677,038
16,393,97416,394,0002650,274
16,393,97416,394,0002643,671
16,393,97416,394,0002642,637
16,393,97416,394,0002647,338
16,393,97416,394,0002657,168
16,393,97416,394,0002663,870
16,393,97416,394,0002662,113
16,392,47516,394,0001,52562,789
16,393,97416,394,0002684,458

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

Sources and licence

Sources and licence

  • U.S. Treasury, Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Fiscal Data (source). Licence: Public domain, a work of the US federal government

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