Economy

Treasury Says US Debt Now More Than $37 Trillion

The debt limit increased to $41.1 trillion in July.
Treasury Says US Debt Now More Than $37 Trillion
The U.S. Department of the Treasury in Washington on Aug. 8, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
T.J. Muscaro
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The United States’ national debt has passed $37 trillion, the Treasury Department announced on Aug. 12.

The news came out with the Treasury’s latest report of the nation’s daily finances, showing $37,004,818,000,000 of total outstanding public debt divided into roughly $29.6 trillion in debt held by the public and roughly $7.4 trillion in intragovernmental holdings.
T.J. Muscaro
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