Public Debt Announces Activity for Securities In The STRIPS Program For December 2002
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 7, 2003
The Bureau of the Public Debt announced activity for the month of December 2002, of securities within the Separate Trading of Registered Interest and Principal of Securities program (STRIPS).
| In Thousands | |
|---|---|
| Principal Outstanding (Eligible Securities) | $2,227,572,302 |
| Held in Unstripped Form | $2,058,293,884 |
| Held in Stripped Form | $169,278,418 |
| Reconstituted in December | $11,549,149 |
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 the Public Debt, entitled “Holdings of Treasury Securities in Stripped Form.”
The STRIPS table, along with the new Monthly Statement of the Public Debt, available on Public Debt's Internet site at: www.treasurydirect.gov. A wide range of information about the public debt and Treasury securities is also available at the site.