1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 1 Cash and debt operations of the United States Treasury Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE I Operating Cash Balance ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Opening balance Closing ______________________________________ Type of account balance This This today Today month fiscal year ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federal Reserve Account $ 175,746 $ 187,717 $ 253,274 $ 198,716 Supplementary Financing Program Account 0 0 0 0 Short-Term Cash Investments (Table V) 0 0 0 0 Total Operating Balance $ 175,746 $ 187,717 $ 253,274 $ 198,716 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 2 Cash and debt operations of the United States Treasury Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE II Deposits and Withdrawals of Operating Cash ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This Fiscal Deposits Today month year to date to date ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federal Reserve Account: Agriculture Loan Repayments (misc) 11 257 2,453 Air Transport Security Fees $ 1 $ 13 $ 630 Cash FTD's Received (Table IV) 7,702 61,228 428,014 Commodity Credit Corporation programs 5 189 535 Customs and Certain Excise Taxes 77 481 8,521 Deposits by States: Supplemental Security Income 2 21 629 Unemployment 19 123 6,512 Education Department programs 155 1,594 10,848 Energy Department programs 9 66 1,780 Estate and Gift Taxes 85 442 4,238 Federal Reserve Earnings 1,719 3,606 17,763 Foreign Deposits, Military Sales 136 2,398 7,310 Housing and Urban Development programs 5 71 636 Individual Income and Employment Taxes, Not Withheld 831 2,527 28,981 Interest recd from cash investments 0 0 0 Justice Department programs 41 170 1,295 Postal Service 362 3,052 18,367 Public Debt Cash Issues (Table III-B) 1,091 107,787 1,305,955 Other Deposits: Federal Housing Admin: Note Sales 91 1,076 4,499 Medicare Premiums 60 298 4,877 Total Other Deposits 151 2,247 25,408 Change in Balance of Uncollected Funds 0 0 0 Transfers from Depositaries 0 0 0 Total Federal Reserve Account 12,402 186,272 1,869,875 Short-Term Cash Investments: Transfers from Federal Reserve Account (Table V) 0 0 0 Total Deposits (excluding transfers) $ 12,402 $ 186,272 $ 1,869,875 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 3 Cash and debt operations of the United States Treasury Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This Fiscal Withdrawals Today month year to date to date ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Federal Reserve Account: Commodity Credit Corporation programs $ 98 $ 818 $ 9,774 Defense Vendor Payments (EFT) 822 7,095 52,532 Education Department programs 360 3,008 26,435 Energy Department programs 113 744 6,138 Federal Employees Insurance Payments 477 1,583 13,786 Fed. Highway Administration programs 146 1,260 8,290 Federal Salaries (EFT) 86 6,097 32,952 Food and Nutrition Service (misc) 162 945 5,905 GSA programs 45 838 3,652 Health and Human Services Grants (misc) 379 2,746 18,119 Housing and Urban Development programs 174 3,716 15,686 Interest on Treasury Securities 0 72 48,952 IRS Tax Refunds Business (EFT) 25 508 5,216 IRS Tax Refunds Individual (EFT) 264 447 7,708 Justice Department programs 171 550 3,117 Labor Dept. prgms (excl. unemployment) 33 345 2,639 Medicaid 859 11,312 69,528 Medicare and Other CMS Payments 1,450 10,885 73,310 Medicare Advantage - Part C&D Payments 0 18,907 69,234 Marketplace Payments 0 0 5,648 NASA programs 41 664 3,436 Postal Service Money Orders and Other 196 1,212 7,565 Public Debt Cash Redemp. (Table III-B) 1,058 109,500 1,045,858 Social Security Benefits (EFT) 14,809 38,943 173,998 Supple. Nutrition Assist. Program (SNAP) 278 1,912 14,058 Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (HHS) 21 348 2,699 Transportation Security Admin. (DHS) 4 31 386 Unemployment Insurance Benefits 154 1,060 5,499 Veterans Affairs programs 188 1,797 11,009 Other Withdrawals: Federal Financing Bank 525 640 1,115 Federal Railroad Admin. 56 148 476 Federal Transit Admin. 54 582 2,153 Thrift Savings Plan Transfer 378 1,652 6,841 Veterans Benefits (EFT) 63 6,021 18,579 Unclassified 885 8,024 46,250 Total, Other Withdrawals 1,962 36,457 149,714 Transfers to Depositaries 0 0 0 Total Federal Reserve Account 24,373 263,800 1,892,845 Short-Term Cash Investments: Transfers to Federal Reserve Account (Table V) 0 0 0 Total Withdrawals (excluding transfers) $ 24,373 $ 263,800 $ 1,892,845 Net Change in Operating Cash Balance $ -11,971 $ -77,528 $ -22,970 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 4 Cash and debt operations of the United States Treasury Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE III-A Public Debt Transactions ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This Fiscal Issues Today month year to date to date ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Marketable: Bills: Regular Series $ 0 $ 98,984 $ 806,988 Cash Management Series 0 0 95,007 Notes 0 -2 314,242 Bonds 0 0 36,082 Inflation-Protected Securities Increment -17 -193 -3,388 Federal Financing Bank 0 0 2,685 Nonmarketable: United States Savings Securities: Cash Issue Price 3 21 135 Interest Increment 4 368 1,190 Government Account Series 308,421 2,175,718 10,805,003 Hope Bonds 0 0 0 Domestic Series 0 0 0 Foreign Series 0 0 0 State and Local Series 79 1,419 5,072 Other 1,008 7,442 50,761 Total Issues $ 309,498 $ 2,283,758 $ 12,113,776 (Stated at face value except for savings and retirement plan securities which are stated at current redemption values.) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This Fiscal Redemptions Today month year to date to date ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Marketable: Bills $ 0 $ 97,999 $ 753,033 Notes 0 0 223,316 Bonds 0 0 5,584 Federal Financing Bank 0 0 0 Nonmarketable: United States Savings Securities 49 342 1,916 Government Account Series 322,420 2,226,496 10,442,995 Hope Bonds 0 0 455 Domestic Series 0 0 0 Foreign Series 0 0 0 State and Local Series 0 3,728 11,328 Other 1,009 7,431 50,681 Total Redemptions $ 323,477 $ 2,335,996 $ 11,489,309 Net Change in Public Debt Outstanding $ -13,979 $ -52,238 $ 624,467 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 5 Cash and debt operations of the United States Treasury Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE III-B Adjustment of Public Debt Transactions to Cash Basis ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This Fiscal Transactions Today month year to date to date ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Public Debt Cash Issues: Public Debt Issues (Table III-A) $ 309,498 $ 2,283,758 $ 12,113,776 Premium on New Issues 0 0 0 Discount on New Issues: Bills (-) 0 76 462 Bonds and Notes (-) 0 0 1,988 Federal Financing Bank (-) 0 0 2,685 Government Account Transactions (-) 308,421 2,175,718 10,805,003 Hope Bonds (-) 0 0 0 Interest Increment on United States Savings Securities (-) 4 368 1,190 Inflation-Protected Securities Increment -17 -193 -3,507 Total Public Debt Cash Issues Deposited in Federal Reserve Account $ 1,091 $ 107,787 $ 1,305,955 Public Debt Cash Redemptions: Public Debt Redemptions (Table III-A) $ 323,477 $ 2,335,996 $ 11,489,309 Premium on Debt Buyback Operation 0 0 0 Discount on Debt Buyback Operation (-) 0 0 0 Federal Financing Bank (-) 0 0 0 Government Account Transactions (-) 322,420 2,226,496 10,442,995 Hope Bonds (-) 0 0 455 Total Public Debt Cash Redemptions Withdrawn from Federal Reserve Acct. $ 1,058 $ 109,500 $ 1,045,858 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 6 Cash and debt operations of the United States Treasury Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE III-C Debt Subject to Limit ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Opening balance Closing ______________________________________ Balance Transactions balance This This today Today month fiscal year ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Debt Held by the Public $ 13,587,276 $ 13,587,662 $ 13,588,989 $ 13,123,847 Intragovernmental Holdings 5,187,809 5,201,403 5,238,334 5,026,770 Total Public Debt Outstanding 18,775,085 18,789,064 18,827,323 18,150,618 Less: Debt Not Subject to Limit: Other Debt 483 483 483 483 Unamortized Discount 24,571 24,585 24,618 24,350 Federal Financing Bank 15,000 15,000 15,000 12,315 Hope Bonds 39 39 39 494 Plus: Other Debt Subject to Limit Guaranteed Debt of Government Agencies 0 0 0 0 Total Public Debt Subject to Limit $ 18,734,992 $ 18,748,957 $ 18,787,182 $ 18,112,975 Statutory Debt Limit * * * $ 18,113,000 *Statutory debt limit temporarily suspended through March 15, 2017 Unamortized Discount represents the discount adjustment on Treasury bills and zero-coupon bonds (amortization is calculated daily). 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 7 Cash and debt operations of the United States Treasury Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE IV Federal Tax Deposits ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This Fiscal Classification Today month year to date to date ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Withheld Income and Employment Taxes $ 7,603 $ 63,700 $ 409,674 Individual Income Taxes 78 548 6,214 Railroad Retirement Taxes 3 100 1,013 Excise Taxes 52 171 12,796 Corporation Income Taxes 301 949 17,051 Federal Unemployment Taxes 2 19 695 Estate and Gift Taxes & Misc IRS Rcpts. 1 22 240 Total $ 8,041 $ 65,508 $ 447,683 Cash Federal Tax Deposits: Direct $ 43 $ 226 $ 5,640 Through Depositaries 7,659 61,002 422,374 Total Cash FTD's $ 7,702 $ 61,228 $ 428,014 Inter-agency Transfers 339 4,281 19,670 Total $ 8,041 $ 65,508 $ 447,683 ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE V Short-Term Cash Investments ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Type of Depositary Balance Transactions ______________________________________ Total A B C ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Opening Balance Today $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 Deposits: Transfers to Depositaries 0 0 0 0 Special Direct Investment 0 0 0 0 Term Investment 0 0 0 0 Repo Investment 0 0 0 0 Withdrawals: Treasury Initiated 0 0 0 0 Depositary Initiated 0 0 0 0 Special Direct Investment 0 0 0 0 Term Investment 0 0 0 0 Repo Investment 0 0 0 0 Closing Balance Today $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 $ 0 1 DAILY TREASURY STATEMENT PAGE: 8 Cash and debt operations of the United States Treasury Wednesday, December 9, 2015 (Detail, rounded in millions, may not add to totals) ___________________________________________________________________________________________ TABLE VI Income Tax Refunds Issued ___________________________________________________________________________________________ This Fiscal Classification Today month year to date to date ____________________________________________________________________________________________ IRS Tax Refunds Business (Checks) $ 138 $ 1,201 $ 8,304 IRS Tax Refunds Business (EFT) 25 508 5,216 IRS Tax Refunds Individual (Checks) 23 448 9,724 IRS Tax Refunds Individual (EFT) 264 447 7,708 This statement summarizes the United States Treasury's cash and debt operations for the Federal Government. Treasury's operating cash is maintained in an account at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and in short-term cash investments. Treasury minimized and then suspended its short-term cash investment program beginning in November 2008, but anticipates investing again when market conditions warrant. Major information sources include: Federal Reserve Banks, Treasury Regional Financial Centers, Internal Revenue Service Centers, various electronic systems, and information on the Public Debt. Information is presented on a modified cash basis. Deposits are reflected as received and withdrawals are reflected as processed. SOURCE: Bureau of the Fiscal Service, Department of the Treasury. Note: The Daily Treasury Statement (DTS) is available by 4:00 p.m. the following business day on the Fiscal Service website www.fms.treas.gov/dts. For more information, call the Cash Forecasting Division at 202-874-9789.