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Historical context further alleviates the sting of last month’s deficit: Since fiscal year 1955, the Treasury hasn’t recorded an October surplus.

Even against countries with which we have a trade surplus?

Retail analyst Catherine Shuttleworth says holding out could be risky if you want a particular item, with higher costs for shops this year meaning they are less likely to have surplus stock.

“We have a surplus of hydrogen compared to what’s necessary to make the methanol. We can use it to remove the sulfur from the Arctic heating fuel and make ultralow sulfur diesel,” he said.

The charity also says "unusually late harvests" have led to less winter produce, putting further strain on surplus food supplies.