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Debt limit · 2006, Daily Treasury Statement, Table IIIC

How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2006?

In 2006, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $24.00 million; it was under $1 billion on 21 statement days.

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day of 2006

251 statements, to Lowest on

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day, 3 January 2006 to 29 December 2006

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day of 2006

251 statements, to Lowest on

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day, 3 January 2006 to 29 December 2006, Room under the limit shaded

The tinted band is the room between the debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit (U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Data, Daily Treasury Statement, Debt Subject to Limit): debt $8.59T, limit $8.96T, room $372.49B on .

The linesLatest:

  • Debt subject to the limit$8.59T
  • Statutory limit$8.96T

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day of 2006

251 statements, to Lowest on

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day, 3 January 2006 to 29 December 2006

Each point is one Daily Treasury Statement; pointing at the chart shows its date and figures. A gap is a day the limit was suspended.

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The year's last statement beside the day room left was lowest and the year's first statement. Every statement day of 2006 is in the table under "The numbers behind the chart".

MeasureLast statementLowest roomFirst statement
Statement day
Subject to the limit8,592,5148,183,9768,090,782
Statutory limit8,965,0008,184,0008,184,000
Room left372,4862493,218
Cash balance4,7084,7074,973

Observed .

In 2006

Room left rose from $93.22 billion on to $372.49 billion on .

Room left was under $1 billion on 21 statement days of the year's 251.

Every year, side by side

The limit

From , the limit was $8.96 trillion, up from $8.18 trillion.

The limit in force today

Understanding near the limit

Where it stands today

Room left was under $1 billion on 21 statement days of 2006; the lowest was $24.00 million, on .

What counts as near the limit?

A statement day counts as near the limit when room left is under $1 billion: under extraordinary measures Treasury keeps a small room, never exactly zero.

The numbers behind the chart

What did each statement day of 2006 say?251 days, newest first, $ million
Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2006 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
8,592,5148,965,000372,4864,708
8,505,8688,965,000459,1324,418
8,528,2768,965,000436,7244,470
8,528,8038,965,000436,1976,060
8,524,4788,965,000440,5225,122
8,522,6988,965,000442,3025,660
8,532,4218,965,000432,5795,436
8,535,4218,965,000429,5795,181
8,527,4618,965,000437,5395,511
8,524,6308,965,000440,3707,083
8,561,3878,965,000403,6135,087
8,570,2298,965,000394,7714,500
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
8,573,6378,965,000391,3635,192
8,568,4138,965,000396,5875,086
8,568,0208,965,000396,9804,576
8,566,4278,965,000398,5734,671
8,567,0708,965,000397,9304,523
8,568,4708,965,000396,5305,220
8,553,0048,965,000411,9964,858
8,548,1518,965,000416,8495,482
8,545,7158,965,000419,2854,373
8,536,8568,965,000428,1444,807
8,540,7988,965,000424,2025,243
8,538,8318,965,000426,1695,563
8,534,9528,965,000430,0485,155
8,522,4238,965,000442,5774,128
8,525,8508,965,000439,1505,074
8,521,2088,965,000443,7924,903
8,520,5598,965,000444,4414,601
8,518,3598,965,000446,6414,733
8,507,3578,965,000457,6434,820
8,519,7898,965,000445,2115,299
8,515,5148,965,000449,4865,155
8,515,6068,965,000449,3944,925
8,515,3458,965,000449,6554,675
8,500,8698,965,000464,1314,624
8,504,9198,965,000460,0815,322
8,500,5588,965,000464,4425,429
8,497,3168,965,000467,6845,051
8,505,3438,965,000459,6574,707
8,484,7238,965,000480,2775,007
8,498,0168,965,000466,9845,617
8,476,1958,965,000488,8055,146
8,479,3538,965,000485,6474,804
8,479,0098,965,000485,9914,696
8,464,3488,965,000500,6525,346
8,468,3578,965,000496,6435,862
8,464,4828,965,000500,5184,843
8,462,6448,965,000502,3565,120
8,461,2838,965,000503,7174,831
8,454,0078,965,000510,9935,540
8,457,8688,965,000507,1325,123
8,450,6558,965,000514,3454,962
8,459,9598,965,000505,0414,462
8,459,2828,965,000505,7184,971
8,458,8608,965,000506,1404,103
8,460,0388,965,000504,9625,715
8,460,2288,965,000504,7725,470
8,458,1638,965,000506,8374,518
8,459,6028,965,000505,3986,222
8,461,3278,965,000503,6737,131
8,461,9488,965,000503,05212,396
8,420,2788,965,000544,7225,451
8,386,0658,965,000578,9354,450
8,400,2428,965,000564,7584,585
8,399,5298,965,000565,4714,976
8,394,5308,965,000570,4704,235
8,392,7548,965,000572,2463,646
8,392,6328,965,000572,3685,227
8,403,1408,965,000561,8605,216
8,405,7858,965,000559,2155,089
8,399,0968,965,000565,9045,011
8,395,7488,965,000569,2527,507
8,439,3728,965,000525,6284,958
8,442,1008,965,000522,9004,690
8,446,6028,965,000518,3985,193
8,442,9908,965,000522,0104,725
8,440,8428,965,000524,1584,614
8,441,4428,965,000523,5584,789
8,442,2448,965,000522,7564,373
8,436,8308,965,000528,1704,792
8,431,5808,965,000533,4204,411
8,423,3218,965,000541,6794,907
8,411,5768,965,000553,4244,919
8,416,5048,965,000548,4965,458
8,412,4768,965,000552,5245,088
8,416,2368,965,000548,7645,170
8,415,4968,965,000549,5044,693
8,413,5118,965,000551,4894,943
8,414,1248,965,000550,8765,191
8,411,5758,965,000553,4255,042
8,411,0268,965,000553,9745,225
8,409,6648,965,000555,3364,129
8,394,3708,965,000570,6304,443
8,399,1638,965,000565,8373,083
8,368,3468,965,000596,6544,512
8,371,5028,965,000593,4985,498
8,370,1088,965,000594,8924,694
8,360,3408,965,000604,6602,907
8,366,6448,965,000598,3565,004
8,360,2318,965,000604,7695,051
8,359,4938,965,000605,5074,950
8,359,7058,965,000605,2954,690
8,350,8238,965,000614,1775,471
8,348,7818,965,000616,2194,683
8,352,6128,965,000612,3884,546
8,332,0478,965,000632,9534,454
8,334,8738,965,000630,1274,977
8,326,9018,965,000638,0994,824
8,329,4168,965,000635,5844,931
8,324,8018,965,000640,1995,268
8,325,9848,965,000639,0165,000
8,324,8018,965,000640,1995,097
8,316,9658,965,000648,0355,272
8,318,9718,965,000646,0294,999
8,311,6328,965,000653,3684,087
8,323,0838,965,000641,9175,037
8,322,6868,965,000642,3144,935
8,315,7038,965,000649,2975,024
8,320,1738,965,000644,8274,986
8,315,2408,965,000649,7605,081
8,317,8328,965,000647,1685,214
8,316,2258,965,000648,7755,570
8,315,4248,965,000649,5765,528
8,306,2278,965,000658,7735,063
8,330,6468,965,000634,3545,525
8,246,4568,965,000718,5445,111
8,252,9878,965,000712,0134,879
8,257,2798,965,000707,7214,401
8,253,5078,965,000711,4934,799
8,249,9258,965,000715,0754,939
8,246,2038,965,000718,7975,570
8,254,0318,965,000710,9695,385
8,256,0548,965,000708,9465,505
8,251,2468,965,000713,7545,177
8,245,8698,965,000719,1314,908
8,243,7068,965,000721,2944,257
8,285,5428,965,000679,4584,468
8,290,7958,965,000674,2054,528
8,286,0828,965,000678,9185,205
8,284,8178,965,000680,1835,189
8,283,6258,965,000681,3755,024
8,282,2638,965,000682,7375,552
8,283,4378,965,000681,5635,140
8,269,8368,965,000695,1644,979
8,267,8128,965,000697,1885,226
8,251,8398,965,000713,1615,279
8,263,8098,965,000701,1912,637
8,252,8248,965,000712,1765,163
8,257,1088,965,000707,8925,228
8,254,5338,965,000710,4675,374
8,256,2518,965,000708,7495,188
8,260,4158,965,000704,5855,035
8,252,5728,965,000712,4285,432
8,250,7788,965,000714,2225,671
8,251,1188,965,000713,8825,665
8,251,2678,965,000713,7335,055
8,248,1788,965,000716,8225,640
8,242,4038,965,000722,5975,129
8,268,5278,965,000696,4735,191
8,267,4558,965,000697,5454,943
8,267,0408,965,000697,9604,931
8,271,0288,965,000693,9725,667
8,267,7098,965,000697,2914,728
8,263,2688,965,000701,7325,117
8,261,3158,965,000703,6855,377
8,266,2188,965,000698,7825,215
8,272,6278,965,000692,3736,421
8,258,6978,965,000706,3036,738
8,262,7188,965,000702,2824,784
8,247,4448,965,000717,5564,836
8,270,2558,965,000694,7455,610
8,270,5048,965,000694,4964,459
8,261,5168,965,000703,4845,345
8,259,4138,965,000705,5874,835
8,258,6958,965,000706,3054,753
8,280,0118,965,000684,9895,245
8,281,6578,965,000683,3435,394
8,277,8688,965,000687,1326,760
8,317,6628,965,000647,3384,649
8,316,6158,965,000648,3853,646
8,313,9378,965,000651,0634,334
8,317,4838,965,000647,5175,185
8,312,8718,965,000652,1294,943
8,309,1998,965,000655,8015,432
8,304,1228,965,000660,8785,122
8,299,7938,965,000665,2074,663
8,299,4908,965,000665,5105,844
8,288,1208,965,000676,8804,941
8,281,4518,965,000683,5495,455
8,278,1548,965,000686,8464,786
8,280,5018,965,000684,4994,619
8,281,7158,965,000683,2855,118
8,278,1108,965,000686,8905,341
8,277,0888,965,000687,9125,773
8,276,4218,965,000688,5795,401
8,261,2018,965,000703,7994,414
8,265,3148,965,000699,6865,346
8,261,6918,965,000703,3095,908
8,183,9758,184,000255,080
8,183,9748,184,000265,082
8,183,9748,184,000262,844
8,183,9758,184,000254,372
8,183,9758,184,000254,247
8,183,9758,184,000255,000
8,183,9758,184,000254,889
8,183,9758,184,000254,851
8,183,9758,184,000255,181
8,183,9748,184,000264,876
8,183,9758,184,000255,194
8,183,9768,184,000244,707
8,183,9758,184,000255,427
8,183,9748,184,000265,024
8,183,9758,184,000254,870
8,183,9758,184,000255,115
8,183,9758,184,000254,893
8,183,9758,184,000254,334
8,183,9748,184,000265,519
8,183,9758,184,000255,031
8,183,9758,184,000255,056
8,173,9508,184,00010,0505,125
8,145,1718,184,00038,8295,323
8,140,8508,184,00043,1504,959
8,140,3728,184,00043,6285,213
8,140,7428,184,00043,2585,518
8,133,8488,184,00050,1523,973
8,137,3118,184,00046,6895,103
8,133,1838,184,00050,8174,380
8,131,6698,184,00052,3316,172
8,134,6508,184,00049,3505,546
8,119,4678,184,00064,5335,095
8,132,2908,184,00051,7105,606
8,123,1908,184,00060,8104,910
8,126,5298,184,00057,4714,937
8,126,6138,184,00057,3875,394
8,118,7198,184,00065,2815,266
8,122,0218,184,00061,9795,888
8,110,8708,184,00073,1305,254
8,112,0218,184,00071,9795,160
8,113,1208,184,00070,8805,311
8,110,7588,184,00073,2425,429
8,107,3248,184,00076,6763,715
8,095,0458,184,00088,9554,890
8,095,3508,184,00088,6504,971
8,098,8708,184,00085,1304,465
8,102,4778,184,00081,5234,895
8,096,9818,184,00087,0195,184
8,097,9138,184,00086,0874,731
8,096,6188,184,00087,3824,828
8,102,8658,184,00081,1353,922
8,090,7828,184,00093,2184,973

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What were the year's figures, at a glance?2006
The debt limit in 2006
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 limit21
Statement days with the limit suspended0
How much room was left at the end of each month of 2006?$ million
Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 20068,132,2908,184,00051,7105,606
February 20068,183,9748,184,000265,024
March 20068,281,4518,965,000683,5495,455
April 20068,262,7188,965,000702,2824,784
May 20068,263,8098,965,000701,1912,637
June 20068,330,6468,965,000634,3545,525
July 20068,352,6128,965,000612,3884,546
August 20068,423,3218,965,000541,6794,907
September 20068,420,2788,965,000544,7225,451
October 20068,498,0168,965,000466,9845,617
November 20068,545,7158,965,000419,2854,373
December 20068,592,5148,965,000372,4864,708

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When did the limit change in 2006?A dash means suspended
Changes in the statutory limit ($ million; a dash means suspended)
First statement dayLimit beforeLimit after
8,184,0008,965,000
When are the figures from?

Observed .

Room under the limit from the U.S. Treasury, Fiscal Data.

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