Public Debt Announces Activity For Securities In The STRIPS Program For February 2001

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 6, 2001

The Bureau of the Public Debt announced activity for the month of February 2001, of securities within the Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities program (STRIPS).

In Thousands
Principal Outstanding (Eligible Securities) $2,185,147,195
Held in Unstripped Form $2,008,494,966
Held in Stripped Form $176,652,229
Reconstituted in February $13,129,528

The accompanying table, gives a breakdown of STRIPS activity by individual loan description. The balances in this table are subject to audit and subsequent revision. These monthly figures are included in Table V of the Monthly Statement of Treasury Securities, entitled “Holdings of Treasury Securities in Stripped Form.”

The STRIPS table, along with the new Monthly Statement of Treasury Securities, is available on Public Debt's Internet homepage at: www.treasurydirect.gov. A wide range of information about Public Debt and Treasury Securities is also available on the homepage.