U.S. Treasury Securities Issuance1 $ Billions 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD '07 YTD '08 % Change Bills 1,872.3 1,628.5 1,530.6 1,663.2 1,725.4 2,362.5 3,240.5 3,503.3 3,836.4 3,616.3 3,632.7 3,742.3 Coupons 612.4 540.0 438.4 346.6 312.4 380.7 571.6 745.2 853.3 746.2 788.8 752.3 Total 2,484.7 2,168.5 1,969.0 2,009.8 2,037.8 2,743.2 3,812.1 4,248.5 4,689.7 4,362.5 4,421.5 4,494.6 223.2 291.7 437.5 275.2 293.8 271.3 247.7 469.5 272.1 225.1 423.6 311.6 99.3 81.2 8.0 94.4 82.0 8.0 90.9 72.2 8.0 90.4 67.7 50.2 322.5 372.9 445.5 369.6 375.8 279.3 338.6 541.7 280.1 315.5 491.3 361.8 309.0 411.9 62.0 79.2 371.0 491.1 514.9 720.9 40.0% 180.5 141.2 -21.8% 695.4 862.1 24.0% Download Data. Microsoft Excel 1 Includes marketable securities only. Source: U.S. Treasury