The U.S. budget deficit through the first three months of this budget year is up 11.8% from the same period a year ago, putting the country on track to record its first $1 trillion deficit in eight years.
January 13, 2020deficit
Government, Business
U.S. Capitol by Carolyn Kaster/AP
US Budget Deficit Running 11.8% Higher This Year
U.S. Capitol by Carolyn Kaster/AP
Government, Business
Bloomberg News
US Posts Largest Monthly Budget Deficit on Record in February
Bloomberg News
The U.S. posted its biggest monthly budget deficit on record last month, amid falling corporate and individual tax revenue and increasing federal spending.
March 22, 2019
Government
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo
US Posts Its Largest Budget Deficit Since 2013
Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo
The U.S. posted its largest budget deficit since 2013 in the fiscal year that just ended, as a pickup in spending exceeded revenue gains.
October 20, 2017
Business, Fuel, Government
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Trade Gap Shrinks More Than Forecast as US Oil Imports Dry Up
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The trade deficit narrowed in November as U.S. petroleum imports sank to the lowest level in more than five years.
January 7, 2015
Business, Fuel, Government
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Trade Gap Little Changed as Imports, Exports Increase
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
The trade deficit was little changed in October as an improving U.S. economy caused imports to climb to a record while exports also rose.
December 5, 2014
Business, Fuel, Government
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
Trade Deficit Widens to Four-Month High as Exports Decline
Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg News
The trade deficit in the U.S. widened in September as exports cooled from a record, highlighting how weakening global growth will affect the world’s largest economy.
November 4, 2014
Business, Fuel, Government
Rich Clement/Bloomberg News
Trade Gap Narrows in August on Record Exports
Rich Clement/Bloomberg News
The trade deficit in the U.S. shrank in August to the lowest level in seven months as exports edged up to a record.
October 3, 2014
Business, Fuel, Government
Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg News
Trade Gap Shrinks in March by 3.6% to $40.4 Billion
Ariana Lindquist/Bloomberg News
The trade deficit narrowed in March by 3.6% to $40.4 billion from the prior month’s $41.9 billion, the Commerce Department reported.
May 6, 2014
Business, Fuel, Government
TT File Photo
Trade Deficit Little Changed in January
TT File Photo
The U.S. trade deficit was little changed in January as imports and exports grew, the Commerce Department reported March 7.
March 7, 2014
Business, Fuel, Government
Trade Deficit Declines to Four-Year Low
The U.S. trade deficit declined in November to a four-year low, the Commerce Department reported Jan. 7.
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