Author: Jared Brewster
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2011-05
Total Pages: 49
ISBN-13: 1437944108
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRecently, the federal gov't. has been recording the largest budget deficits, as a share of gross domestic product (GDP), since the end of World War II. As a result of those deficits, the amount of federal debt held by the public has soared surpassing $9 trillion at the end of fiscal year 2010 and equal to 62 percent of GDP. The interest the government pays on that debt is currently low by historical standards as a percentage of GDP but is expected to grow rapidly over the next several years as interest rates rise. This study provides background material on federal debt and interest costs. Contents: Debt Held by the Public; Other Measures of Federal Debt; Interest Payments and Receipts. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand publication.
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Download or read book Federal Debt and Interest Costs written by Jared Brewster and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recently, the federal gov't. has been recording the largest budget deficits, as a share of gross domestic product (GDP), since the end of World War II. As a result of those deficits, the amount of federal debt held by the public has soared surpassing $9 trillion at the end of fiscal year 2010 and equal to 62 percent of GDP. The interest the government pays on that debt is currently low by historical standards as a percentage of GDP but is expected to grow rapidly over the next several years as interest rates rise. This study provides background material on federal debt and interest costs. Contents: Debt Held by the Public; Other Measures of Federal Debt; Interest Payments and Receipts. Charts and tables. This is a print on demand publication.