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During 2014, did the amount of U.S. federal debt owned by foreign entities increase or decrease?

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During 2014, the amount of federal debt owned by foreign entities grew from $5.8414 trillion to $6.1537 trillion. This is an increase of 5.3%, or an inflation-adjusted increase of 4.0%.

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