| Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government’s fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. |
| Total public debt subject to limit Oct. 18 16,159,031 |
| Statutory debt limit 16,394,000 |
| Total public debt outstanding Oct. 18 16,198,174 |
| Operating balance Oct. 18 65,500 |
| Interest fiscal year 2012 through September 222,470 |
| Interest same period 2011 227,206 |
| Deficit fiscal year 2012 through September 1,089,353 |
| Deficit same period 2011 1,296,791 |
| Receipts fiscal year 2012 through September 2,449,093 |
| Receipts same period 2011 2,302,495 |
| Outlays fiscal year 2012 through September 3,538,446 |
| Outlays same period 2011 3,599,285 |
| Gold assets in October 11,041 |