Wall Street Journal (October 30)
2026/ 10/ 31 by jd in Global News
“The U.S. national debt reached 100% of gross domestic product for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, hitting the triple-digit mark for the first time since 1946.” Public debt climbed to $32.2 trillion or 100.03% of GDP. “The U.S. is moving steadily closer to breaking the 1946 record of 106%, an increase that reflected the heavy borrowing needed to win World War II.”Tags: $32.2 trillion, 100.03%, 106%, 1946, First time, GDP, Heavy borrowing, National debt, Record, U.S., World War II
