U.S. Posted $120.3B Deficit in November

The U.S. government posted a $120.3 billion budget deficit in November, the Treasury Department reported yesterday.

The federal government has had a deficit for 14 consecutive months.

The tax receipts took in $133.6 billion as government outlays totaled $253.9 for the month.

Economists polled by Thomson Reuters expected a $135.0 billion budget deficit for November.

The budget deficit for October was unrevised from an initially reported $176.4 billion.

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