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United States Government Debt 2016-12-30 16:00 America/New_York: data, chart, and analysis

United States Government Debt came in at 19,976.83 on Dec 30, 2016, compared with 19,573.44 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
19,976.83
Previous
19,573.44
Forecast
--
Reference period
2016-12-31

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United States Government Debt release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

United States Government Debt chart through 2016-12-31
USD Government Debt readings through 2016-12-31. Latest: 19,976.83.

Government Debt release read

United States Government Debt came in at 19,976.83 on Dec 30, 2016, compared with 19,573.44 previously. See the full release history, chart, Federal Reserve context, and API access for this series.

The parent Government Debt page shows the full time series for United States. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For USD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID usd_government_debt_2016-12-30
API announcement ID usd_government_debt_2016-12-31
Release time
2016-12-30 21:00 UTC
Reference period date 2016-12-31
Actual value 19,976.83
Previous value 19,573.44
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1483131600

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full United States Government Debt history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2017-03-31 16:00 America/New_York · 19,846.42

Older release

2016-09-30 16:00 America/New_York · 19,573.44

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for United States Government Debt.

What did United States Government Debt come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

United States Government Debt was 19,976.83 USD bn in Q4 2016. The previous reading was 19,573.44 USD bn.

When was this United States Government Debt release published?

This release was published on Dec 30, 2016 at 16:00 America/New_York. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next United States Government Debt release?

The next United States Government Debt date is added here as soon as the publisher confirms its official schedule.

What is the official source for United States Government Debt?

US Treasury publishes the official Government Debt series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1483131600,
  "announcement_id": "usd_government_debt_2016-12-31",
  "date": "2016-12-31",
  "previous_value": 19573.445,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1483131600,
      "val": 19976.827
    }
  ],
  "val": 19976.827
}