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How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2014?

In 2014, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $24.00 million; it was under $1 billion on 5 statement days, and the limit was suspended on 246 days.

The debt limit in 2014 at a glance

The debt limit in 2014
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 limit5
Statement days with the limit suspended246

Room left under the limit in 2014

$ trillion

Room left under the limit in 20140.00.00.00.010 February 201414 February 2014Room left under the limit in 20140.00.00.00.010 February 201414 February 2014

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

How much room was left at the end of each month of 2014?

Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 201417,245,687n/an/a88,573
February 201417,416,282n/an/a46,029
March 201417,554,514n/an/a142,189
April 201417,462,106n/an/a148,343
May 201417,471,505n/an/a28,894
June 201417,588,541n/an/a139,299
July 201417,643,345n/an/a127,237
August 201417,706,419n/an/a48,664
September 201417,781,107n/an/a158,302
October 201417,895,836n/an/a117,403
November 201417,964,694n/an/a108,270
December 201418,101,296n/an/a223,452

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When did the limit change in 2014?

Changes in the statutory limit ($ million; a dash means suspended)
First statement dayLimit beforeLimit after
n/a17,211,558
17,211,558n/a

Every statement day

Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2014 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
18,101,296n/an/a223,452
18,003,157n/an/a197,827
17,998,742n/an/a197,527
17,989,372n/an/a182,575
17,991,530n/an/a177,911
18,003,748n/an/a183,125
17,990,266n/an/a184,250
17,987,173n/an/a169,710
17,988,223n/an/a171,238
17,987,191n/an/a171,314
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
17,992,493n/an/a176,709
17,985,686n/an/a169,496
17,957,652n/an/a76,111
17,958,359n/an/a57,578
17,944,630n/an/a48,807
17,957,125n/an/a57,368
17,952,417n/an/a64,834
17,950,245n/an/a61,475
17,952,894n/an/a65,210
17,936,068n/an/a57,606
17,953,901n/an/a77,960
17,947,293n/an/a79,703
17,964,694n/an/a108,270
17,922,587n/an/a71,901
17,932,093n/an/a81,511
17,928,158n/an/a85,936
17,925,221n/an/a79,544
17,925,171n/an/a80,404
17,914,647n/an/a79,634
17,924,630n/an/a87,407
17,913,954n/an/a91,603
17,904,970n/an/a102,165
17,900,139n/an/a101,828
17,895,410n/an/a95,008
17,901,231n/an/a111,781
17,896,343n/an/a107,194
17,896,878n/an/a110,284
17,882,211n/an/a104,204
17,881,039n/an/a98,451
17,867,164n/an/a102,475
17,895,836n/an/a117,403
17,872,613n/an/a122,339
17,863,189n/an/a118,660
17,864,286n/an/a116,221
17,857,875n/an/a122,014
17,856,836n/an/a117,289
17,857,137n/an/a120,202
17,856,540n/an/a124,596
17,867,803n/an/a131,982
17,863,090n/an/a133,499
17,861,465n/an/a118,620
17,857,401n/an/a118,661
17,845,073n/an/a101,413
17,818,367n/an/a81,225
17,815,595n/an/a74,726
17,816,689n/an/a76,987
17,816,905n/an/a85,309
17,824,792n/an/a94,837
17,820,089n/an/a98,575
17,815,568n/an/a93,485
17,829,995n/an/a116,049
17,832,303n/an/a126,568
17,781,107n/an/a158,302
17,738,947n/an/a122,104
17,744,966n/an/a109,494
17,698,990n/an/a99,204
17,710,208n/an/a118,905
17,717,194n/an/a129,674
17,709,481n/an/a125,733
17,706,376n/an/a108,698
17,707,183n/an/a103,385
17,722,132n/an/a123,965
17,728,258n/an/a128,068
17,718,111n/an/a112,035
17,698,511n/an/a27,867
17,699,443n/an/a17,249
17,710,870n/an/a31,872
17,722,043n/an/a39,143
17,715,196n/an/a43,457
17,714,140n/an/a39,588
17,711,743n/an/a40,333
17,691,937n/an/a21,036
17,698,904n/an/a47,748
17,706,419n/an/a48,664
17,678,019n/an/a36,637
17,664,749n/an/a29,547
17,675,912n/an/a41,614
17,669,214n/an/a45,942
17,666,621n/an/a41,259
17,665,673n/an/a40,637
17,646,410n/an/a32,225
17,648,645n/an/a39,654
17,638,891n/an/a48,821
17,635,313n/an/a37,009
17,628,010n/an/a67,894
17,623,825n/an/a68,670
17,636,667n/an/a80,628
17,631,398n/an/a83,927
17,629,010n/an/a78,473
17,626,751n/an/a77,819
17,608,111n/an/a69,324
17,605,906n/an/a62,359
17,596,997n/an/a66,455
17,587,427n/an/a58,405
17,643,345n/an/a127,237
17,574,750n/an/a70,123
17,577,891n/an/a66,042
17,569,166n/an/a68,820
17,567,558n/an/a57,710
17,569,994n/an/a58,228
17,555,352n/an/a55,807
17,566,364n/an/a64,051
17,558,948n/an/a68,621
17,555,631n/an/a66,197
17,556,569n/an/a61,898
17,550,355n/an/a63,737
17,559,787n/an/a65,597
17,548,026n/an/a64,100
17,545,451n/an/a55,818
17,547,107n/an/a54,801
17,542,768n/an/a56,503
17,552,426n/an/a66,003
17,544,747n/an/a72,278
17,542,546n/an/a63,000
17,565,675n/an/a101,085
17,558,616n/an/a93,154
17,588,541n/an/a139,299
17,479,200n/an/a95,394
17,467,324n/an/a80,876
17,487,907n/an/a108,064
17,500,608n/an/a116,570
17,490,468n/an/a118,794
17,484,655n/an/a101,794
17,487,187n/an/a101,894
17,526,693n/an/a147,619
17,535,806n/an/a148,000
17,523,723n/an/a139,635
17,490,776n/an/a43,241
17,491,257n/an/a26,347
17,499,084n/an/a42,420
17,509,799n/an/a46,685
17,503,523n/an/a51,537
17,498,571n/an/a46,184
17,499,167n/an/a49,251
17,472,659n/an/a31,902
17,472,173n/an/a26,031
17,479,439n/an/a55,303
17,471,505n/an/a28,894
17,456,735n/an/a37,350
17,443,936n/an/a22,950
17,448,835n/an/a37,795
17,444,293n/an/a34,288
17,442,225n/an/a37,113
17,429,151n/an/a31,128
17,438,881n/an/a38,571
17,433,008n/an/a44,938
17,426,913n/an/a39,194
17,425,342n/an/a31,997
17,420,127n/an/a62,954
17,431,713n/an/a70,290
17,425,879n/an/a76,423
17,425,998n/an/a71,732
17,425,761n/an/a73,890
17,437,806n/an/a96,998
17,437,982n/an/a91,425
17,426,854n/an/a91,839
17,421,750n/an/a85,265
17,427,960n/an/a103,725
17,462,106n/an/a148,343
17,400,844n/an/a88,002
17,394,277n/an/a81,125
17,389,926n/an/a68,934
17,391,346n/an/a64,608
17,479,419n/an/a150,225
17,482,440n/an/a150,995
17,474,864n/an/a111,804
17,470,000n/an/a94,946
17,465,829n/an/a81,896
17,525,244n/an/a134,483
17,530,237n/an/a131,843
17,495,282n/an/a53,919
17,491,955n/an/a35,400
17,492,366n/an/a31,754
17,509,927n/an/a54,528
17,520,404n/an/a66,304
17,512,923n/an/a67,828
17,508,725n/an/a62,212
17,508,055n/an/a61,758
17,538,934n/an/a107,199
17,531,440n/an/a102,656
17,554,514n/an/a142,189
17,507,538n/an/a83,829
17,486,831n/an/a69,609
17,497,333n/an/a89,067
17,509,227n/an/a102,572
17,503,360n/an/a109,430
17,501,406n/an/a102,396
17,500,122n/an/a106,020
17,502,691n/an/a118,033
17,512,242n/an/a127,412
17,499,986n/an/a136,079
17,464,799n/an/a60,441
17,464,591n/an/a55,567
17,444,505n/an/a42,797
17,454,698n/an/a56,775
17,448,735n/an/a63,481
17,444,159n/an/a56,729
17,444,940n/an/a59,749
17,420,645n/an/a45,744
17,420,321n/an/a44,636
17,397,468n/an/a51,829
17,416,282n/an/a46,029
17,379,733n/an/a37,459
17,363,674n/an/a27,427
17,372,054n/an/a45,589
17,366,044n/an/a55,912
17,363,970n/an/a48,346
17,361,893n/an/a52,964
17,338,197n/an/a49,750
17,337,426n/an/a63,342
17,211,53317,211,5582533,153
17,211,53417,211,5582442,581
17,211,53317,211,5582532,564
17,211,53317,211,5582562,899
17,211,53317,211,5582521,331
17,211,532n/an/a34,136
17,211,180n/an/a35,667
17,233,941n/an/a77,423
17,232,729n/an/a72,210
17,215,739n/an/a76,255
17,245,687n/an/a88,573
17,201,072n/an/a68,961
17,224,314n/an/a95,632
17,223,728n/an/a90,034
17,218,509n/an/a92,691
17,215,035n/an/a86,614
17,213,231n/an/a87,158
17,225,234n/an/a96,724
17,227,861n/an/a84,199
17,225,377n/an/a72,830
17,221,924n/an/a72,346
17,238,556n/an/a87,926
17,238,924n/an/a84,770
17,234,188n/an/a83,597
17,232,473n/an/a76,068
17,232,785n/an/a75,653
17,258,631n/an/a110,758
17,266,871n/an/a121,089
17,261,849n/an/a119,118
17,260,451n/an/a114,310
17,267,562n/an/a140,910

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

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  • 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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