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Published: January 5, 2009
$2 trillion
Amount the national debt is expected to increase this year
40 percent
Amount of the debt held by private investors that will mature in a year or less
$720 billion
Amount the U.S. Treasury Department added to the national debt
$10.7 trillion
National debt as of Friday
$6.4 trillion
Amount of the debt held by private investors
$3 trillion
Amount of U.S. debt held by foreign investors
Source: The Washington Post
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