The federal government ran a $108.0 billion deficit in March the Treasury Department reported Tuesday.
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The March deficit followed a $192.6 billion budget deficit in February.
The March deficit was larger than the median $104 billion deficit predicted by economists polled by Thomson Reuters.
Outlays in March totaled $335.891 billion. Receipts totaled $227.848 billion.
In March 2015, the government ran a $52.9 billion deficit.
For the fiscal year to date, the government has a $461.0 billion deficit, compared to a $439.5 billion deficit for the similar period on fiscal 2015.
