Table 4
Government sector indicators – Not seasonally adjusted

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Government sector indicators – Not seasonally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of government sector indicators – not seasonally adjusted second quarter 2010, third quarter 2010, fourth quarter 2010, first quarter 2011, second quarter 2011 and third quarter 2011, calculated using market value units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Second quarter 2010 Third quarter 2010 Fourth quarter 2010 First quarter 2011 Second quarter 2011 Third quarter 2011
  Market value
Government sector            
Net new issuance of debt, federal government ($ billions) 4 15 8 3 11 12
Net new issuance of debt, other levels of government ($ billions) 25 0 14 7 18 7
Total government gross debt (book value) - ($ billions) 1,714 1,743 1,761 1,798 1,824 1,852
Federal government gross debt (book value) - ($ billions) 792 808 816 836 837 842
Other levels of government gross debt (book value) - ($ billions) 918 931 942 958 980 1,002
Total government net debt (book value) - ($ billions) -700 -711 -732 -757 -772 -795
Federal government net debt (book value) - ($ billions) -540 -550 -558 -576 -584 -588
Other levels of government net debt (book value) - ($ billions) -324 -335 -349 -365 -376 -397
Total government gross debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 108.88 109.04 108.38 109.14 109.32 109.32
Federal government gross debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 50.33 50.57 50.22 50.75 50.18 49.71
Other levels of government gross debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 58.30 58.23 58.00 58.16 58.72 59.14
Total government net debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 44.46 44.47 45.07 45.96 46.29 46.94
Federal government net debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 34.29 34.42 34.35 34.99 34.99 34.70
Other levels of government net debt (book value) to gross domestic product (%) 20.57 20.94 21.48 22.17 22.56 23.45