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United States begins new fiscal year with $404.1 billion deficit

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WASHINGTON -- The United States began the new fiscal year in October with a $404.1 billion deficit, according to new Treasury Department data released Thursday.

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  1. Bloomberg

    US Records $404 Billion Deficit in First Month of Fiscal Year (opens Bloomberg)

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    The US budget gap widened to $404 billion in October, up 42% from the same period a year earlier, Treasury Department data showed Thursday.

  2. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    United States begins new fiscal year with $404.1 billion deficit (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- The United States began the new fiscal year in October with a $404.1 billion deficit, according to new Treasury Department data released Thursday.

  3. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    US starts fiscal year with record October budget deficit (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    WASHINGTON — The government started the 2027 fiscal year with a $404 billion budget deficit for October, a record for the month and an increase of $120 billion or 42% from the year-earlier period, as receipts shrank and outlays grew…

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