US Runs Budget Surplus in September, Federal Deficit Lowest Since 2008
Federal government took in 80 cents for each dollar spent over the year
Rising tax receipts led the United States to run a budget surplus in September, leaving the federal deficit for the full fiscal year at its lowest level since 2008, Treasury Department data showed on Wednesday.
The federal government took in $75.1 billion more last month than it spent, leaving the deficit for the fiscal year, which runs from October to September, at $680 billion.
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