According to Bloomberg, the weighted average maturity of all American public debt is now around five years.

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Nearly one third of debt held by private investors matures within a year, and the weighted average maturity (WAM) is now about 4 years.

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As described here, the new bonds have maturities ranging from 27 years to 40 years with a weighted-average maturity of 34.5.

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Prices factored in expectations that outstanding values would decline and the bonds' weighted average lifetimes would fall short of their official maturity dates.

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