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Debt limit · 2010, Daily Treasury Statement, Table IIIC

How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2010?

In 2010, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $89.55 billion.

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day of 2010

252 statements, to Lowest on

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day, 4 January 2010 to 31 December 2010

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day of 2010

252 statements, to Lowest on

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day, 4 January 2010 to 31 December 2010, 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 $13.97T, limit $14.29T, room $321.49B on .

The linesLatest:

  • Debt subject to the limit$13.97T
  • Statutory limit$14.29T

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day of 2010

252 statements, to Lowest on

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day, 4 January 2010 to 31 December 2010

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 2010 is in the table under "The numbers behind the chart".

MeasureLast statementLowest roomFirst statement
Statement day
Subject to the limit13,972,51212,304,44612,233,487
Statutory limit14,294,00012,394,00012,394,000
Room left321,48889,554160,513
Cash balance140,773145,775171,889

Observed .

In 2010

Room left rose from $160.51 billion on to $321.49 billion on .

Room left stayed above $1 billion on every statement day of the year.

Every year, side by side

The limit

From , the limit was $14.29 trillion, up from $12.39 trillion.

The limit in force today

Understanding near the limit

Where it stands today

Room left was under $1 billion on 0 statement days of 2010; the lowest was $89.55 billion, 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 2010 say?252 days, newest first, $ million
Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2010 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
13,972,51214,294,000321,488140,773
13,819,63514,294,000474,36571,971
13,819,49014,294,000474,51088,905
13,825,75514,294,000468,24585,603
13,822,51014,294,000471,49093,179
13,814,61014,294,000479,39086,562
13,813,62614,294,000480,37484,932
13,807,00414,294,000486,99689,913
13,815,93914,294,000478,06192,655
13,816,90914,294,000477,09194,688
13,831,80114,294,000462,19990,941
13,827,22314,294,000466,77790,274
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
13,828,26514,294,000465,73591,641
13,801,05414,294,000492,94621,561
13,796,46814,294,000497,53223,149
13,795,08714,294,000498,91320,287
13,794,88314,294,000499,11713,442
13,796,30014,294,000497,70019,589
13,786,89114,294,000507,10910,567
13,783,21114,294,000510,78918,950
13,781,85214,294,000512,14818,849
13,789,29114,294,000504,70942,632
13,783,28014,294,000510,72045,472
13,809,12114,294,000484,87979,426
13,739,02614,294,000554,97425,349
13,742,92114,294,000551,07924,454
13,736,98414,294,000557,01624,037
13,745,68314,294,000548,31735,217
13,743,31014,294,000550,69030,454
13,738,31714,294,000555,68329,312
13,737,05814,294,000556,94228,090
13,737,97514,294,000556,02538,705
13,743,81514,294,000550,18547,355
13,737,67914,294,000556,32148,274
13,670,59914,294,000623,4013,302
13,668,17414,294,000625,8268,267
13,675,75814,294,000618,24216,274
13,673,76114,294,000620,23923,697
13,671,87914,294,000622,12124,375
13,671,97214,294,000622,02829,729
13,667,26814,294,000626,73236,018
13,672,51614,294,000621,48454,458
13,661,61414,294,000632,38658,465
13,617,33614,294,000676,66424,212
13,608,51714,294,000685,48318,357
13,613,62314,294,000680,37727,229
13,623,46414,294,000670,53636,973
13,619,06014,294,000674,94043,909
13,617,27814,294,000676,72238,204
13,617,62214,294,000676,37842,710
13,617,66714,294,000676,33352,223
13,625,64214,294,000668,35856,618
13,618,30614,294,000675,69463,148
13,615,29114,294,000678,70956,717
13,556,29614,294,000737,7047,394
13,561,67514,294,000732,32515,637
13,562,02514,294,000731,97526,755
13,563,35014,294,000730,65022,814
13,564,95514,294,000729,04525,811
13,573,99014,294,000720,01049,530
13,573,64814,294,000720,35247,627
13,566,53414,294,000727,46653,781
13,560,08014,294,000733,92049,349
13,510,83914,294,000783,161107,888
13,415,87414,294,000878,12657,829
13,422,13214,294,000871,86854,341
13,417,48614,294,000876,51461,419
13,416,08214,294,000877,91855,945
13,412,72514,294,000881,27561,609
13,420,44114,294,000873,55977,496
13,425,99214,294,000868,00883,715
13,418,65814,294,000875,34277,776
13,417,01114,294,000876,98974,604
13,414,14614,294,000879,85478,842
13,447,30714,294,000846,693114,568
13,389,49014,294,000904,51011,366
13,392,69014,294,000901,3107,062
13,390,96114,294,000903,0395,336
13,393,67814,294,000900,3227,386
13,384,56514,294,000909,4354,859
13,387,96514,294,000906,03519,780
13,384,47114,294,000909,52921,699
13,391,16814,294,000902,83249,998
13,375,94714,294,000918,05345,737
13,398,79414,294,000895,20675,533
13,317,05714,294,000976,9437,468
13,322,38914,294,000971,6116,632
13,323,33914,294,000970,66113,155
13,308,60714,294,000985,3935,889
13,318,53714,294,000975,46313,978
13,310,49814,294,000983,50222,394
13,308,90714,294,000985,09320,417
13,310,37914,294,000983,62128,251
13,300,98614,294,000993,01430,217
13,311,90814,294,000982,09237,280
13,304,14614,294,000989,85443,387
13,262,52014,294,0001,031,48020,350
13,264,13414,294,0001,029,86626,462
13,254,99014,294,0001,039,01026,932
13,266,93314,294,0001,027,06733,577
13,258,33614,294,0001,035,66437,603
13,257,14714,294,0001,036,85337,145
13,257,90614,294,0001,036,09443,245
13,249,35614,294,0001,044,64444,013
13,248,67514,294,0001,045,32540,887
13,244,34114,294,0001,049,65968,208
13,185,20814,294,0001,108,7923,191
13,194,32014,294,0001,099,68028,955
13,195,71514,294,0001,098,28530,415
13,206,18514,294,0001,087,81539,549
13,199,91814,294,0001,094,08245,601
13,196,36414,294,0001,097,63642,819
13,196,97514,294,0001,097,02547,201
13,185,35214,294,0001,108,64843,865
13,193,83914,294,0001,100,16150,939
13,190,71914,294,0001,103,28155,122
13,187,68014,294,0001,106,32053,041
13,187,98714,294,0001,106,01350,101
13,137,30214,294,0001,156,6987,866
13,147,07114,294,0001,146,92912,988
13,142,28614,294,0001,151,71419,809
13,141,56914,294,0001,152,43120,233
13,139,93214,294,0001,154,06826,473
13,129,72714,294,0001,164,27316,475
13,125,36514,294,0001,168,63522,581
13,122,98614,294,0001,171,01423,860
13,125,95614,294,0001,168,04447,393
13,149,56014,294,0001,144,44087,615
12,982,45614,294,0001,311,54428,007
12,983,81414,294,0001,310,18631,887
12,983,15414,294,0001,310,84632,314
12,982,91114,294,0001,311,08936,336
12,986,70314,294,0001,307,29746,350
12,991,48914,294,0001,302,51153,410
12,984,87214,294,0001,309,12851,175
12,983,22514,294,0001,310,77543,156
12,983,63014,294,0001,310,37040,565
13,017,76514,294,0001,276,23585,771
13,023,16814,294,0001,270,83285,226
12,987,87814,294,0001,306,12212,710
12,985,88614,294,0001,308,1144,310
12,986,06614,294,0001,307,9347,757
12,990,83614,294,0001,303,16419,140
13,001,62614,294,0001,292,37428,029
12,996,85714,294,0001,297,14335,037
12,995,18614,294,0001,298,81435,616
13,000,83014,294,0001,293,17040,521
13,002,99514,294,0001,291,00562,317
12,995,51314,294,0001,298,48766,190
12,937,20814,294,0001,356,79219,925
12,931,42714,294,0001,362,57323,735
12,930,81614,294,0001,363,18416,728
12,939,30514,294,0001,354,69524,815
12,932,60314,294,0001,361,39729,161
12,931,25114,294,0001,362,74926,358
12,931,26014,294,0001,362,74032,764
12,918,76314,294,0001,375,23730,213
12,928,12114,294,0001,365,87938,337
12,918,33214,294,0001,375,66845,691
12,870,07414,294,0001,423,9267,219
12,870,77714,294,0001,423,22312,217
12,866,56114,294,0001,427,43916,293
12,874,53914,294,0001,419,46126,105
12,870,15014,294,0001,423,85032,579
12,872,25414,294,0001,421,74639,090
12,876,20914,294,0001,417,79147,888
12,886,93314,294,0001,407,06769,940
12,884,37514,294,0001,409,62566,139
12,870,42314,294,0001,423,57773,765
12,892,72914,294,0001,401,27198,277
12,796,59414,294,0001,497,40631,989
12,820,25714,294,0001,473,74356,908
12,829,82014,294,0001,464,18068,689
12,823,85214,294,0001,470,14864,263
12,820,63114,294,0001,473,36952,090
12,816,02014,294,0001,477,98054,001
12,808,96114,294,0001,485,03961,746
12,814,68614,294,0001,479,31457,989
12,806,46114,294,0001,487,53934,043
12,821,07414,294,0001,472,92641,035
12,817,96214,294,0001,476,03845,730
12,766,87114,294,0001,527,1299,478
12,774,55414,294,0001,519,44612,248
12,769,72314,294,0001,524,27713,507
12,768,97914,294,0001,525,0218,985
12,769,30614,294,0001,524,69419,477
12,735,32314,294,0001,558,67720,439
12,736,39514,294,0001,557,60519,635
12,729,97314,294,0001,564,02728,227
12,706,11014,294,0001,587,8907,709
12,708,22714,294,0001,585,77342,206
12,716,51114,294,0001,577,48991,519
12,628,41914,294,0001,665,58116,022
12,630,08114,294,0001,663,91922,503
12,629,67514,294,0001,664,32526,133
12,631,33414,294,0001,662,66642,829
12,606,26714,294,0001,687,73350,104
12,614,68014,294,0001,679,32061,214
12,607,14014,294,0001,686,86069,321
12,604,75814,294,0001,689,24268,986
12,604,99414,294,0001,689,00685,626
12,583,51914,294,0001,710,48197,429
12,587,42514,294,0001,706,575105,190
12,580,37114,294,0001,713,629100,633
12,519,33714,294,0001,774,66313,746
12,519,12214,294,0001,774,87820,680
12,488,16114,294,0001,805,83923,292
12,496,45814,294,0001,797,54231,866
12,490,11114,294,0001,803,88938,126
12,488,39714,294,0001,805,60335,561
12,489,16314,294,0001,804,83753,025
12,452,64314,294,0001,841,35753,279
12,463,10514,294,0001,830,89573,867
12,451,20214,294,0001,842,79879,772
12,383,71814,294,0001,910,28214,779
12,377,32014,294,0001,916,68021,000
12,345,46314,294,0001,948,53712,922
12,353,04014,294,0001,940,96023,330
12,346,67614,294,0001,947,32432,634
12,345,65614,294,0001,948,34433,561
12,345,03414,294,0001,948,96660,668
12,330,09914,294,0001,963,90149,702
12,327,94414,294,0001,966,05662,419
12,295,14714,294,0001,998,85336,226
12,292,83012,394,000101,17068,334
12,284,17512,394,000109,82568,082
12,293,05512,394,000100,94570,954
12,291,47512,394,000102,52579,257
12,289,03412,394,000104,96678,649
12,289,93512,394,000104,065104,798
12,297,55912,394,00096,441122,517
12,304,44612,394,00089,554145,775
12,292,94912,394,000101,051149,909
12,222,50812,394,000171,49284,536
12,217,91712,394,000176,08394,730
12,245,26212,394,000148,738126,772
12,252,35912,394,000141,641133,805
12,247,19312,394,000146,807138,155
12,245,87312,394,000148,127135,492
12,243,55412,394,000150,446140,056
12,270,76412,394,000123,236170,437
12,265,47412,394,000128,526158,342
12,262,62612,394,000131,374146,343
12,201,82712,394,000192,17393,202
12,225,64612,394,000168,354124,175
12,234,52412,394,000159,476133,554
12,228,82212,394,000165,178139,521
12,223,89212,394,000170,108139,777
12,224,11612,394,000169,884138,094
12,245,36312,394,000148,637166,555
12,246,56712,394,000147,433163,428
12,233,48712,394,000160,513171,889

The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.

What were the year's figures, at a glance?2010
The debt limit in 2010
MeasureValue
Statement days held252
Lowest room left ($ million)89,554
Day of the lowest room
Near the limit: room under this amount ($ million)1,000
Statement days near the limit0
Statement days with the limit suspended0
How much room was left at the end of each month of 2010?$ million
Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 201012,222,50812,394,000171,49284,536
February 201012,383,71814,294,0001,910,28214,779
March 201012,716,51114,294,0001,577,48991,519
April 201012,892,72914,294,0001,401,27198,277
May 201012,937,20814,294,0001,356,79219,925
June 201013,149,56014,294,0001,144,44087,615
July 201013,185,20814,294,0001,108,7923,191
August 201013,398,79414,294,000895,20675,533
September 201013,510,83914,294,000783,161107,888
October 201013,617,33614,294,000676,66424,212
November 201013,809,12114,294,000484,87979,426
December 201013,972,51214,294,000321,488140,773

The table scrolls sideways; the first column stays in place.

When did the limit change in 2010?A dash means suspended
Changes in the statutory limit ($ million; a dash means suspended)
First statement dayLimit beforeLimit after
12,394,00014,294,000
When are the figures from?

Observed .

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

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