Table 4
Government sector indicators – Not seasonally adjusted

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Government sector indicators – Not seasonally adjusted
  First quarter 2010 Second quarter 2010 Third quarter 2010 Fourth quarter 2010 First quarter 2011 Second quarter 2011
  Market value
Government sector            
Net new issuance of debt, federal government ($ billions) 13 4 15 8 4 11
Net new issuance of debt, other levels of government ($ billions) 5 25 0 14 7 18
Total government gross debt (book value) - ($ billions) 1,687 1,714 1,743 1,761 1,795 1,821
Federal government gross debt (book value) - ($ billions) 800 792 808 816 835 837
Other levels of government gross debt (book value) - ($ billions) 884 918 931 942 956 977
Total government net debt (book value) - ($ billions) -673 -700 -711 -732 -753 -772
Federal government net debt (book value) - ($ billions) -532 -540 -550 -558 -576 -586
Other levels of government net debt (book value) - ($ billions) -305 -324 -335 -349 -362 -375
Total government gross debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 108.90 108.88 109.04 108.38 108.99 109.15
Federal government gross debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 51.64 50.33 50.57 50.22 50.71 50.20
Other levels of government gross debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 57.06 58.30 58.23 58.00 58.05 58.53
Total government net debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 43.45 44.46 44.47 45.07 45.7 46.3
Federal government net debt (book value) to gross domestic (%) 34.34 34.29 34.42 34.35 34.98 35.12
Other levels of government net debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 19.68 20.57 20.94 21.48 21.97 22.45