Principles of Macroeconomics homework
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graphset-2.docxCONSUMPTION, INVESTMENT and GOVERNMENT STIMULUS (Graph Set #2)
Different Perspectives on the Composition of US Government Debt:
Decomposed According to Categories Used by the Treasury Department: 3rd Quarter 2010
Decomposed with All Pensions (SSA, State and Local Government, Corporate, Union and Private) Shown Separately: 3rd Quarter 2010
Decomposed to Show Foreign Owners by Country
“To Whom Does the U.S. Government Owe Money?” Business Insider Magazine, January 14, 2011.
http://articles.businessinsider.com/2011-01-14/markets/29973919_1_national-debt-public-debt-oil-exporters
The foreign-owned debt in the pie chart above sums to 31.8% of all public debt. This is a fairly significant upward manipulation of actual Treasury Department Data. Here are the proportions provided by Treasury to Commerce and reported in the Economic Report of the President to Congress, 2011, Appendix B.
2007 25.5%
2008 28.8%
2009 29.9%
2010 (as of 3rd Quarter) 21.9%
Fed & SSA Banks State/Local Govt Other Private Foreign
Fed Banks All Pensions State/Local Govt Other Private Foreign
