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<b>First Posted:</b> 3/14/2014<br><br><P style="font-size: 16px" class="ap_para ap_para-d57851005a80479aaeeb90a12c70b9f6 entry-content"> (AP)  Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30.</P>
<TABLE style="font-size: 16px" class="ap_para ap_para-d57851005a80479aaeeb90a12c70b9f6 entry-content"><TBODY><TR><TD>Total public debt subject to limit March 13</TD><TD>17,464,591</TD></TR><TR><TD>Statutory debt limit</TD><TD>suspended</TD></TR><TR><TD>Total public debt outstanding March 13</TD><TD>17,511,462</TD></TR><TR><TD>Operating balance March 13</TD><TD>55,567</TD></TR><TR><TD>Interest fiscal year 2014 through Jan</TD><TD>75,332</TD></TR><TR><TD>Interest same period 2013</TD><TD>83,215</TD></TR><TR><TD>Deficit fiscal year 2014 through Jan</TD><TD>184,019</TD></TR><TR><TD>Deficit same period 2013</TD><TD>290,413</TD></TR><TR><TD>Receipts fiscal year 2014 through Jan</TD><TD>960,598</TD></TR><TR><TD>Receipts same period 2013</TD><TD>887,778</TD></TR><TR><TD>Outlays fiscal year 2014 through Jan</TD><TD>1,144,617</TD></TR><TR><TD>Outlays same period 2013</TD><TD>1,178,191</TD></TR><TR><TD>Gold assets in Jan</TD><TD>11,041</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE><span id="sourceOrganization" class="source-org vcard"><a title="Associated Press" href="http://www.ap.org" class="url org fn">Associated Press</a></span>