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How much US Treasury debt was due within a year on 29 February 2016?

On , $3.44 trillion of marketable US Treasury debt was due within 12 months, 15.4% more than a year earlier ($2.99 trillion on ), the largest amount of any month-end we hold.

March 2016 is the largest month, with $639.70 billion

Marketable Treasury debt maturing each month, $ trillion

  • Bills
  • Notes and bonds
  • TIPS and floating rate notes
March 2016 is the largest month, with $639.70 billion0.000.250.500.751.00Mar0.64Apr0.45May0.45Jun0.28Jul0.32Aug0.29Sep0.15Oct0.18Nov0.18Dec0.14Jan0.20Feb0.16March 2016 is the largest month, with $639.70 billion0.000.250.500.751.00MarMayJulSepNovJan

Source: U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Data, Monthly Statement of the Public Debt. Observed .

Each month as a table
Marketable Treasury debt maturing each month ($ million)
Maturing inTotalBillsNotesBondsTIPSFRNsSecurities
March 2016639,697513,991125,7060009
April 2016449,210238,994128,110041,11540,99010
May 2016450,954280,987151,14418,8240010
June 2016280,892154,987125,9050009
July 2016321,177130,998125,752023,42741,00010
August 2016290,461141,994148,4670009
September 2016145,60320,000125,6030005
October 2016178,0859,999127,0850041,0006
November 2016181,62812,000150,84018,787007
December 2016140,08114,000126,0810005
January 2017201,41215,998124,180020,23341,0017
February 2017164,47618,000146,4760006
All of these months3,443,6761,551,9471,605,35137,61184,776163,99193

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What is all marketable debt made of?

KindAmount, $ millionShare
Bills1,551,94711.7%
Notes8,515,90164.0%
Bonds1,748,50213.1%
TIPS1,165,9908.8%
Floating rate notes315,3142.4%
All marketable debt13,297,652100.0%

Bills, the securities that mature within a year of issue, made up 11.7% of marketable debt at the month-end and 45.1% of what matures in the months above.

Weighted by amount, marketable debt had 69.2 months to go until it matures, on average, at the month-end.

How does it compare with a year earlier?

Debt due within the next months ($ million)
Month-endTotalBillsBills share
29 February 20163,443,6761,551,94745.1%
28 February 20152,985,1261,472,88749.3%

About these figures

The Federal Reserve's part and the source

How much of it did the Federal Reserve hold?

Maturing debt held in the Federal Reserve's System Open Market Account ($ million)
Maturing inTotalHeld by the FedFed share
March 2016639,69723,5873.7%
April 2016449,21027,7656.2%
May 2016450,95439,2698.7%
June 2016280,89213,5674.8%
July 2016321,17710,7943.4%
August 2016290,46113,3264.6%
September 2016145,6036,8274.7%
October 2016178,0856,5293.7%
November 2016181,62824,11013.3%
December 2016140,08111,7028.4%
January 2017201,41210,3965.2%
February 2017164,47620,33412.4%

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York, SOMA holdings. Observed .

Source

Source: U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Data, Monthly Statement of the Public Debt. 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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