Calculate ratios of interest-bearing securities to total public debt from Treasury statutory debt limitation data, compute geometric means, and convert currency using historical exchange rates.
Use this skill when analyzing U.S. Treasury statutory debt limitation data to calculate ratios between interest-bearing securities and total public debt, compute geometric means across multiple fiscal periods, and perform currency conversions using historical exchange rates.
Locate statutory debt limitation tables
Extract required data for each period
Calculate ratios for each fiscal period
Compute the geometric mean
Apply the geometric mean
Convert to British Pounds
For a period showing:
Ratio = 280,000 / 285,000 = 0.98246
After calculating five such ratios and computing the geometric mean, multiply by the Second Liberty Bond Act securities value, then convert using the 1964 USD/GBP exchange rate (approximately 0.357 GBP per USD, or 2.80 USD per GBP).3f:["$","$L46",null,{"content":"$47","frontMatter":{"name":"us-treasury-statutory-debt-limitation-ratio-analysis","description":"Calculate ratios of interest-bearing securities to total public debt from Treasury statutory debt limitation data, compute geometric means, and convert currency using historical exchange rates."}}]