U.S. runs fiscal 2019 budget deficit of nearly $1 trillion
The numbers: The U.S. government ran a budget deficit of just under $1 trillion — $984 billion — in the fiscal year that ended in September. It was the largest shortfall since 2012, and was 26% more than the fiscal 2018 deficit of $779 billion.
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