US budget deficit grows by 19% in July, by 7% for 10 months of the fiscal year



08/13/2025 6:21 AM


The budget deficit for the US in July reached $291.143 billion, reflecting a 19.4% increase compared to the same month last year, according to the Finance Department of the country.



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Revenues rose by 2.5%, reaching $338.492 billion. The budget received $27.7 billion from customs duties, nearly four times the amount from last year ($7.1 billion).

Expenses rose by 9.7% - reaching $629.635 billion, the highest total for July. The total of interest payments on the national debt was $91.9 billion.

In the first ten months of the 2025 fiscal year, starting October 1, the US budget's negative balance rose by 7.4% compared to the previous year and nearly hit $1.629 trillion.

The total revenue grew by 6.4% to $4.347 trillion. Spending rose by 6.7% to reach $5.975 trillion. Both numbers are unprecedented.

A historic deficit of $3.1 trillion was reported in the nation for the 2020 fiscal year. The budget was most recently balanced with a surplus during the 2001 fiscal year.

source: cnn.com


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