Coverage dated October 21, 2021 to October 22, 2021

US budget deficit reaches $2.77 trillion in 2021, its 2nd highest ever

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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 in 2020.

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  1. KAAL Rochester

    US budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    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.

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    US budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest on record (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    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.

  3. Foxla

    US budget deficit reaches $2.77 trillion in 2021, its 2nd highest ever (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    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 in 2020.

  4. Voice of America

    US Deficit Hits $2.77 Trillion in Fiscal Year 2021 (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    While this was the second highest deficit ever recorded, it was down slightly from 2020

  5. Portland Press Herald

    U.S. budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Before the deficit ballooned during two years of a global pandemic, the biggest deficit had been a shortfall of $1.4 trillion in 2009.

  6. Sioux City Journal

    US budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, second highest on record, but down $360 billion from all-time 2020 high (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — US budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, second highest on record, but down $360 billion from all-time 2020 high.

  7. FOX Business

    US budget deficit hit $2.54 trillion thru July (opens FOX Business)

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    The U.S. budget deficit hit $2.54 trillion for the first 10 months of this budget year, fed by spending to support the country after the pandemic-induced recession.

  8. The Hill

    US deficit hits $2.8 trillion, second largest in history (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The Treasury Department said Friday that the federal deficit reached $2.8 trillion in fiscal 2021, the second largest deficit in history.

  9. FOX Business

    US federal budget deficit hits $2.8T, second-largest figure ever (opens FOX Business)

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    The U.S. federal deficit totaled $2.8 trillion during the 2021 fiscal year, marking the second-highest budgetary shortfall on record, but a slight improvement from the previous year as the economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Treasury Department said Friday.

  10. New York Times

    U.S. budget deficit hit $2.8 trillion in 2021, the second highest on record. (opens New York Times)

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    The deficit was not as high as projected as the strengthening economy gave tax revenues a boost.

  11. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Budget deficit 2nd-highest ever (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    The U.S. federal 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. The deficits in both years reflect trillions of dollars in government spending to counteract the devastating effects of the globa…

  12. Los Angeles Times

    U.S. budget deficit hits $2.8 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    The $2.8-trillion U.S. budget deficit for 2021 is an improvement from the record high of $3.1 trillion in 2020.

  13. Tampa Bay Times

    U.S. budget deficit hits $2.77 trillion in 2021, 2nd highest on record (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    The all-time high of $3.13 trillion was reached in 2020. The deficits in both years reflect trillions of dollars spent to counteract the global pandemic.

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