U.S. government posts $205 billion deficit in November
Reuters
Published Dec 13, 2018 19:19
U.S. government posts $205 billion deficit in November
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. federal government ran a $205 billion (£162.1 billion) deficit in November, according to data released on Thursday by the Treasury Department.
Analysts polled by Reuters had expected a $188 billion deficit for last month.
Treasury said federal spending in November was $411 billion, up 18 percent from the same month in 2017, while receipts were $206 billion, down 1 percent compared to November 2017.
The total deficit for the first two months of the current fiscal year has widened 51 percent, to $305 billion, compared to $202 billion in the first two months of the prior fiscal year.
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