WASHINGTON — The U.S. budget deficit totaled $2.77 trillion for 2021, the second highest on record but an improvement from the all-time high of $3.13 trillion reached in 2020.
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Government, Business 
Treasury Building by Patrick Semansky/AP
Budget Deficit Hits $2.77 Trillion in 2021
Treasury Building by Patrick Semansky/AP Government, Business 
Gantry cranes move containers onto transporters at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on June 4. (Chinatopix via AP)
Trade Deficit Dips to $68.9 Billion With Exports Up
Gantry cranes move containers onto transporters at a port in Qingdao in eastern China's Shandong province on June 4. (Chinatopix via AP)WASHINGTON — The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in April to $68.9 billion as an improving global economy boosted sales of American exports.
June 8, 2021 Government, Business 
U.S. Capitol by Carolyn Kaster/AP
US Budget Deficit Running 11.8% Higher This Year
U.S. Capitol by Carolyn Kaster/APThe 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, 2020 Government, Business 
Bloomberg News
US Posts Largest Monthly Budget Deficit on Record in February
Bloomberg NewsThe 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 
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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
TT File PhotoThe 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 
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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 
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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 
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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 
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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