U.S. budget deficit in August decreased by 13.6%

U.S. budget deficit in August this year decreased by 13,6% - to 90.53 billion against $ 103.56 billion in August 2009, reports the U.S. Treasury.

Analysts polled by Reuters, predicted value of the U.S. budget deficit in August at 95 billion dollars.

Following 11 months of 2009-2010 fiscal year, which will culminate in the USA 30 September of this year, the U.S. budget deficit amounted to 1,260 trillion dollars, which is 8.1% lower than the deficit figure of 1.371 trillion a year earlier.

U.S. budget deficit recorded the 23rd consecutive month.

In August, the U.S. Congressional Budget Office (Congressional Budget Office) increased the forecast deficit for 2011 fiscal year to 1.066 trillion dollars, or 7% of GDP, with a target deficit of 996 billion projected in March. At the same time, according to the U.S. Congressional Budget Office, the U.S. budget deficit in fiscal 2010 will amount to 9,1% of GDP, or 1.342 trillion dollars.