US July monthly budget deficit $97.6 billion vs $94.5 billion expected

12/08/2013 | 18:00 GMT

Bit of a yo-you the last few months but it’s improving if you smooth it out:

A better picture comes from the the year-to-date deficit which is at is $607 billion compared to $974 billion at this time 2012.

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