Long Default ยท U.S. Fiscal Record
U.S. National Debt in 1982: $1.14T, Deficit & Spending
U.S. fiscal record for FY1982: national debt, federal deficit, receipts, outlays, and historical context from official government data.
Source-backed fiscal history
At the end of the covered fiscal period, total debt outstanding was $1.14T according to the cited Treasury historical debt series.
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