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Debt limit · 2014, Daily Treasury Statement, Table IIIC

How close did US debt come to its ceiling in 2014?

In 2014, through , room under the debt limit was lowest on , at $24.00 million; it was under $1 billion on 5 statement days, and the limit was suspended on 246 days.

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day of 2014

251 statements, to Lowest on

Room left under the debt limit, each statement day, 2 January 2014 to 31 December 2014

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day of 2014

251 statements, to Lowest on

Debt subject to the limit and the statutory limit, each statement day, 2 January 2014 to 31 December 2014, 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 $17.21T, limit $17.21T on .

The linesLatest:

  • Debt subject to the limit$18.10T
  • Statutory limit$17.21T

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day of 2014

251 statements, to Lowest on

Treasury's cash balance at the close of each statement day, 2 January 2014 to 31 December 2014

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 2014 is in the table under "The numbers behind the chart".

MeasureLast statementLowest roomFirst statement
Statement day
Subject to the limit18,101,29617,211,53417,267,562
Statutory limitn/a17,211,558n/a
Room leftn/a24n/a
Cash balance223,45242,581140,910

Observed .

In 2014

Room left was $25.00 million on and on .

Room left was under $1 billion on 5 statement days of the year's 251. The limit was suspended on 246 days.

Every year, side by side

The limit

From , a limit of $17.21 trillion applied, after a suspension.

From , the limit was suspended (it had been $17.21 trillion).

The limit in force today

Understanding near the limit

Where it stands today

Room left was under $1 billion on 5 statement days of 2014; 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 2014 say?251 days, newest first, $ million
Each Daily Treasury Statement of 2014 ($ million)
DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
18,101,296n/an/a223,452
18,003,157n/an/a197,827
17,998,742n/an/a197,527
17,989,372n/an/a182,575
17,991,530n/an/a177,911
18,003,748n/an/a183,125
17,990,266n/an/a184,250
17,987,173n/an/a169,710
17,988,223n/an/a171,238
17,987,191n/an/a171,314
17,992,493n/an/a176,709
17,985,686n/an/a169,496
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DateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
17,957,652n/an/a76,111
17,958,359n/an/a57,578
17,944,630n/an/a48,807
17,957,125n/an/a57,368
17,952,417n/an/a64,834
17,950,245n/an/a61,475
17,952,894n/an/a65,210
17,936,068n/an/a57,606
17,953,901n/an/a77,960
17,947,293n/an/a79,703
17,964,694n/an/a108,270
17,922,587n/an/a71,901
17,932,093n/an/a81,511
17,928,158n/an/a85,936
17,925,221n/an/a79,544
17,925,171n/an/a80,404
17,914,647n/an/a79,634
17,924,630n/an/a87,407
17,913,954n/an/a91,603
17,904,970n/an/a102,165
17,900,139n/an/a101,828
17,895,410n/an/a95,008
17,901,231n/an/a111,781
17,896,343n/an/a107,194
17,896,878n/an/a110,284
17,882,211n/an/a104,204
17,881,039n/an/a98,451
17,867,164n/an/a102,475
17,895,836n/an/a117,403
17,872,613n/an/a122,339
17,863,189n/an/a118,660
17,864,286n/an/a116,221
17,857,875n/an/a122,014
17,856,836n/an/a117,289
17,857,137n/an/a120,202
17,856,540n/an/a124,596
17,867,803n/an/a131,982
17,863,090n/an/a133,499
17,861,465n/an/a118,620
17,857,401n/an/a118,661
17,845,073n/an/a101,413
17,818,367n/an/a81,225
17,815,595n/an/a74,726
17,816,689n/an/a76,987
17,816,905n/an/a85,309
17,824,792n/an/a94,837
17,820,089n/an/a98,575
17,815,568n/an/a93,485
17,829,995n/an/a116,049
17,832,303n/an/a126,568
17,781,107n/an/a158,302
17,738,947n/an/a122,104
17,744,966n/an/a109,494
17,698,990n/an/a99,204
17,710,208n/an/a118,905
17,717,194n/an/a129,674
17,709,481n/an/a125,733
17,706,376n/an/a108,698
17,707,183n/an/a103,385
17,722,132n/an/a123,965
17,728,258n/an/a128,068
17,718,111n/an/a112,035
17,698,511n/an/a27,867
17,699,443n/an/a17,249
17,710,870n/an/a31,872
17,722,043n/an/a39,143
17,715,196n/an/a43,457
17,714,140n/an/a39,588
17,711,743n/an/a40,333
17,691,937n/an/a21,036
17,698,904n/an/a47,748
17,706,419n/an/a48,664
17,678,019n/an/a36,637
17,664,749n/an/a29,547
17,675,912n/an/a41,614
17,669,214n/an/a45,942
17,666,621n/an/a41,259
17,665,673n/an/a40,637
17,646,410n/an/a32,225
17,648,645n/an/a39,654
17,638,891n/an/a48,821
17,635,313n/an/a37,009
17,628,010n/an/a67,894
17,623,825n/an/a68,670
17,636,667n/an/a80,628
17,631,398n/an/a83,927
17,629,010n/an/a78,473
17,626,751n/an/a77,819
17,608,111n/an/a69,324
17,605,906n/an/a62,359
17,596,997n/an/a66,455
17,587,427n/an/a58,405
17,643,345n/an/a127,237
17,574,750n/an/a70,123
17,577,891n/an/a66,042
17,569,166n/an/a68,820
17,567,558n/an/a57,710
17,569,994n/an/a58,228
17,555,352n/an/a55,807
17,566,364n/an/a64,051
17,558,948n/an/a68,621
17,555,631n/an/a66,197
17,556,569n/an/a61,898
17,550,355n/an/a63,737
17,559,787n/an/a65,597
17,548,026n/an/a64,100
17,545,451n/an/a55,818
17,547,107n/an/a54,801
17,542,768n/an/a56,503
17,552,426n/an/a66,003
17,544,747n/an/a72,278
17,542,546n/an/a63,000
17,565,675n/an/a101,085
17,558,616n/an/a93,154
17,588,541n/an/a139,299
17,479,200n/an/a95,394
17,467,324n/an/a80,876
17,487,907n/an/a108,064
17,500,608n/an/a116,570
17,490,468n/an/a118,794
17,484,655n/an/a101,794
17,487,187n/an/a101,894
17,526,693n/an/a147,619
17,535,806n/an/a148,000
17,523,723n/an/a139,635
17,490,776n/an/a43,241
17,491,257n/an/a26,347
17,499,084n/an/a42,420
17,509,799n/an/a46,685
17,503,523n/an/a51,537
17,498,571n/an/a46,184
17,499,167n/an/a49,251
17,472,659n/an/a31,902
17,472,173n/an/a26,031
17,479,439n/an/a55,303
17,471,505n/an/a28,894
17,456,735n/an/a37,350
17,443,936n/an/a22,950
17,448,835n/an/a37,795
17,444,293n/an/a34,288
17,442,225n/an/a37,113
17,429,151n/an/a31,128
17,438,881n/an/a38,571
17,433,008n/an/a44,938
17,426,913n/an/a39,194
17,425,342n/an/a31,997
17,420,127n/an/a62,954
17,431,713n/an/a70,290
17,425,879n/an/a76,423
17,425,998n/an/a71,732
17,425,761n/an/a73,890
17,437,806n/an/a96,998
17,437,982n/an/a91,425
17,426,854n/an/a91,839
17,421,750n/an/a85,265
17,427,960n/an/a103,725
17,462,106n/an/a148,343
17,400,844n/an/a88,002
17,394,277n/an/a81,125
17,389,926n/an/a68,934
17,391,346n/an/a64,608
17,479,419n/an/a150,225
17,482,440n/an/a150,995
17,474,864n/an/a111,804
17,470,000n/an/a94,946
17,465,829n/an/a81,896
17,525,244n/an/a134,483
17,530,237n/an/a131,843
17,495,282n/an/a53,919
17,491,955n/an/a35,400
17,492,366n/an/a31,754
17,509,927n/an/a54,528
17,520,404n/an/a66,304
17,512,923n/an/a67,828
17,508,725n/an/a62,212
17,508,055n/an/a61,758
17,538,934n/an/a107,199
17,531,440n/an/a102,656
17,554,514n/an/a142,189
17,507,538n/an/a83,829
17,486,831n/an/a69,609
17,497,333n/an/a89,067
17,509,227n/an/a102,572
17,503,360n/an/a109,430
17,501,406n/an/a102,396
17,500,122n/an/a106,020
17,502,691n/an/a118,033
17,512,242n/an/a127,412
17,499,986n/an/a136,079
17,464,799n/an/a60,441
17,464,591n/an/a55,567
17,444,505n/an/a42,797
17,454,698n/an/a56,775
17,448,735n/an/a63,481
17,444,159n/an/a56,729
17,444,940n/an/a59,749
17,420,645n/an/a45,744
17,420,321n/an/a44,636
17,397,468n/an/a51,829
17,416,282n/an/a46,029
17,379,733n/an/a37,459
17,363,674n/an/a27,427
17,372,054n/an/a45,589
17,366,044n/an/a55,912
17,363,970n/an/a48,346
17,361,893n/an/a52,964
17,338,197n/an/a49,750
17,337,426n/an/a63,342
17,211,53317,211,5582533,153
17,211,53417,211,5582442,581
17,211,53317,211,5582532,564
17,211,53317,211,5582562,899
17,211,53317,211,5582521,331
17,211,532n/an/a34,136
17,211,180n/an/a35,667
17,233,941n/an/a77,423
17,232,729n/an/a72,210
17,215,739n/an/a76,255
17,245,687n/an/a88,573
17,201,072n/an/a68,961
17,224,314n/an/a95,632
17,223,728n/an/a90,034
17,218,509n/an/a92,691
17,215,035n/an/a86,614
17,213,231n/an/a87,158
17,225,234n/an/a96,724
17,227,861n/an/a84,199
17,225,377n/an/a72,830
17,221,924n/an/a72,346
17,238,556n/an/a87,926
17,238,924n/an/a84,770
17,234,188n/an/a83,597
17,232,473n/an/a76,068
17,232,785n/an/a75,653
17,258,631n/an/a110,758
17,266,871n/an/a121,089
17,261,849n/an/a119,118
17,260,451n/an/a114,310
17,267,562n/an/a140,910

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What were the year's figures, at a glance?2014
The debt limit in 2014
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 limit5
Statement days with the limit suspended246
How much room was left at the end of each month of 2014?$ million
Last statement day of each month ($ million)
MonthDateSubject to the limitLimitRoom leftCash balance
January 201417,245,687n/an/a88,573
February 201417,416,282n/an/a46,029
March 201417,554,514n/an/a142,189
April 201417,462,106n/an/a148,343
May 201417,471,505n/an/a28,894
June 201417,588,541n/an/a139,299
July 201417,643,345n/an/a127,237
August 201417,706,419n/an/a48,664
September 201417,781,107n/an/a158,302
October 201417,895,836n/an/a117,403
November 201417,964,694n/an/a108,270
December 201418,101,296n/an/a223,452

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When did the limit change in 2014?A dash means suspended
Changes in the statutory limit ($ million; a dash means suspended)
First statement dayLimit beforeLimit after
n/a17,211,558
17,211,558n/a
When are the figures from?

Observed .

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

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