<prompt> Translate the following text to SwahiliU.S. public debt was down to 1.4 percent of GDP in 1996, and may drop below 1 percent this fiscal year.  <response>: Kwa mujibu wa ripoti hiyo, deni la umma la Marekani lilipungua hadi asilimia 1.4 ya Pato la Taifa mwaka 1996 na huenda likashuka hadi chini ya asilimia 1 mwaka huu. 