budget deficit
Example Sentences
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There is also growing unease about the U.S. budget deficit.
From MarketWatch β Sep. 11, 2026
After the budget scandal erupted in 2024, the IMF found Senegal's 2023 budget deficit was 12.3 percent of GDP, when the last government had said it was 4.9 percent.
From Barron's β Sep. 1, 2026
Under the Plaza Accord, the U.S. and its allies combined joint intervention to push the dollar down against the West German and Japanese currencies with domestic reforms, such as a narrower U.S. budget deficit.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 28, 2026
The budget deficit is expected to remain at about 5% of GDP this year, and economic growth remains tepid.
From The Wall Street Journal β Aug. 27, 2026
Through knowledge, political will, and perhaps some luck, we seem to have tamed inflation and the budget deficit.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
