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Integrated Brief
As of 2026-10-05, the US National Debt (Total Public Debt Outstanding) stood at $40.25T, up $7.0B from the prior reading, at the 100th percentile of the past 5 years. Debt to the Penny — total public debt outstanding, published daily by the US Treasury. It is the sum of debt held by the public and intragovernmental holdings, so it is larger than the figure most deficit discussions use. Updated every business day with a two-to-four-day lag. A stock, not a flow: it is displayed as fiscal context and is not part of the DLI score.
Core Print
Current Interpretation
National Debt read $40.25T on 2026-10-05 (+$7.0B vs prior reading). Based on its standardized historical distribution (z-score), current positioning reflects a "tightening bias". Check related plumbing indicators to evaluate broader systemic conditions.
Source: US Treasury · Debt to the Penny. Refreshed every 6 hours and free to access via the JSON API.
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National Debt is shown for context and does not enter the DLI score.
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