Debt & money
U.S. Debt Clock & Money Dashboard
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US National Debt
$39,538,428,905,978
Federal debt clock
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Debt per citizen
$118,025
Debt divided by population
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Money supply
$21,301,811,417,590
Broad money-style clock
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Dollar purchasing power loss since 1971
87.4%
Cumulative purchasing-power loss
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Inflation-adjusted grocery basket
$248.52
Typical basket rising over time
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Rent inflation clock
$1,742
Monthly rent pressure
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Healthcare inflation clock
$24,102
Annual household cost
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College tuition inflation clock
$29,802
Annual tuition
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Gold vs dollar comparison
76.8x
Gold repricing since 1971
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Bitcoin vs dollar comparison
10,000,852.0x
Bitcoin repricing since available FRED history
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Federal debt clock
US National Debt
$39,538,428,905,978
Daily total public debt outstanding from the U.S. Treasury Debt to the Penny dataset, shown as dollars over time.
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Debt divided by population
Debt per citizen
$118,025
Federal debt divided by U.S. population, using Treasury debt from FRED and monthly resident population from FRED.
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Broad money-style clock
Money supply
$21,301,811,417,590
M2 money stock from FRED, converted from billions of dollars into total dollars for a broad money-style historical view.
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Cumulative purchasing-power loss
Dollar purchasing power loss since 1971
87.4%
Cumulative purchasing-power loss versus August 1971 using the BLS purchasing-power-of-dollar CPI series from FRED.
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Typical basket rising over time
Inflation-adjusted grocery basket
$248.52
A CPI food-at-home indexed grocery basket. The current displayed basket is the anchor, with history scaled by the BLS food-at-home CPI index.
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Monthly rent pressure
Rent inflation clock
$1,742
A CPI rent-of-primary-residence indexed monthly rent view. The current displayed rent is the anchor, with history scaled by the BLS rent CPI index.
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Annual household cost
Healthcare inflation clock
$24,102
A medical-care CPI indexed annual household healthcare cost view. The current displayed cost is the anchor, with history scaled by the BLS medical-care CPI index.
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Annual tuition
College tuition inflation clock
$29,802
A tuition-and-fees CPI indexed annual tuition view. The current displayed tuition is the anchor, with history scaled by the BLS tuition CPI index.
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Gold repricing since 1971
Gold vs dollar comparison
76.8x
Gold price multiple versus August 1971 using the London Bullion Market gold fixing series from FRED.
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Bitcoin repricing since available FRED history
Bitcoin vs dollar comparison
10,000,852x
Bitcoin price multiple using FRED Coinbase bitcoin price history when available from FRED.
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