US Oct.-February budget deficit hits record $1.147 trillion

US October-February budget deficit hits record $1.147 trillion
The U.S. budget deficit for the first five months of fiscal 2025 hit a record $1.147 trillion, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday, including a $307 billion February deficit for President Donald Trump's first full month in office that was up 4% from a year earlier.
U.S. budget deficit surged in February, passing $1 trillion for year-to-date record
The U.S. debt and deficit problem worsened during President Donald Trump's first month in office, as the budget shortfall for February passed the $1 trillion mark even though the fiscal year is not yet at the halfway point.
US deficit sets record with $1.1 trillion in first five months of fiscal year 2025
The new numbers, released Wednesday, showed the deficit between October 2024, and February 2025. The deficit for February alone was $307 billion.
Federal budget deficit hits record $1.1T in first 5 months of fiscal year
New data from the Treasury Department shows the federal deficit is $318 billion larger in the first five months of fiscal year 2025 compared with the last fiscal year.
U.S. budget deficit soars past $1.1T as spending outpaces revenue
WASHINGTON >> The U.S. budget deficit for the first five months of fiscal 2025 hit a record $1.147 trillion, the Treasury Department said today, including a $307 billion February deficit for President Donald Trump’s first full month in office that was up 4% from a year earlier.
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