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US January budget surplus $49.2B vs $51.0B expected

US January budget surplus $49.2B vs $51.0B expected

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Adam Button
12/02/2018 | 19:01 GMT

Monthly budget statement

  • Prior was a surplus of $51.3B
  • Fiscal year-to-date deficit of $176B vs $159B in prior year
  • Outlays $312B vs $293B in Jan 2017
  • Receipts $361B vs $344B in Jan 2017
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