# U.S. debt interest payments hit $3 billion a day and jumped 8% in fiscal 2026 — faster than total federal spending, revenue and GDP growth

- Source: Fortune
- Published: 2026-10-17T16:50:02+00:00
- Category: Business
- Original: https://fortune.com/2026/10/17/us-debt-interest-payments-fiscal-2026-1-trillion-federal-spending-revenue-gdp-growth-treasury-yields/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/u-s-debt-interest-payments-hit-3-billion-a-day-and-jumped-8-in-fiscal--14a949/

Net interest payments rose 8% to $1.05 trillion in fiscal year 2026, while revenue increased 3% to $5.4 trillion and spending grew 6% to $7.4 trillion.

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