Figures on government spending and debt WASHINGTON (AP) — Figures on government spending and debt (last six digits are eliminated). The government's fiscal year runs Oct. 1 through Sept. 30. Total public debt subject to limit Aug. 315,865,974Statutory debt limit16,394,000Total public debt outstanding Aug. 315,904,629Operating balance Aug. 333,960Interest fiscal year 2012 through June194,987Interest same period 2011189,077Deficit fiscal year 2012 through June904,236Deficit same period 2011970,526Receipts fiscal year 2012 through June1,824,082Receipts same period 20111,734,033Outlays fiscal year 2012 through June2,728,317Outlays same period 20112,704,559Gold assets in July11,041