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Figures on government spending and debt

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 April 30 15,649,863
Statutory debt limit 16,394,000
Total public debt outstanding April 30 15,692,368
Operating balance April 30 166,619
Interest fiscal year 2012 through March 121,712
Interest same period 2011 116,341
Deficit fiscal year 2012 through March 778,988
Deficit same period 2011 829,418
Receipts fiscal year 2012 through March 1,064,384
Receipts same period 2011 1,019,896
Outlays fiscal year 2012 through March 1,843,372
Outlays same period 2011 1,849,315
Gold assets in April 11,041

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