The federal government ran a $52.5 billion deficit in May, the Treasury Department reported Friday.
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The May deficit followed a $106.5 billion budget surplus in April.
The May deficit was smaller than the median $60.0 billion deficit predicted by economists polled by Thomson Reuters.
Outlays in May totaled $277.111 billion. Receipts totaled $224.603 billion.
In May 2015, the government ran an $84.1 billion deficit.
For the fiscal year to date, the government has a $407.1 billion deficit, compared to a $366.8 billion deficit for the similar period on fiscal 2015.
