by Calculated Risk on 12/02/2005 01:24:00 PM

Fiscal 2006 is off to a poor start as the increase in the National Debt set a record for the first two months of the fiscal year. The National Debt increased $159.6 Billion to $8.092 Trillion as of Nov 30, 2005.


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The previous record through November was in 2004 (fiscal 2005) with an increase in the National Debt of $146.2 Billion.

Each month I will plot the YTD increase in the National Debt and compare it to the proceeding years. I expect fiscal 2006 to set a new record for the annual increase in the National Debt.