Public sector deficit swells to record for September
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Britain's budget deficit ballooned last month, when the public sector net cash requirement (PSNCR) rose to 10.8 billion pounds, the biggest September shortfall on record, official figures showed.
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U.S. factory growth stayed strong in September according to reports on Friday, while construction spending in the prior month hit a record high for a seventh month in a row, showing the economy's expansion remains solid.
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NEW YORK: US factory growth stayed strong in September, while construction spending in the prior month hit a record high for a seventh month in a row, showing the economyâs expansion remains solid.
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The US trade deficit narrowed sharply in September, aided by a slide in the value of the dollar, which helped push exports to record levels, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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The deficit in the broadest measure of trade climbed to a record high of $164.7 billion in the third quarter of this year, reflecting Americans&#39; hardy demand for imported oil and foreign-made goods.
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The consumer spending in the United States increased by a strong 0.6 percent in September led by a surge in spending on durable goods, the Commerce Department reported on Monday.
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GORDON Brown&#39;s reputation for prudence suffered a fresh blow today from news that the public finances plunged deeper into the red last month than in any other September on record.
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Current account deficit hits record high as credit crunch knocks tax receipts from the City
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The U.S. budget gap expanded to  $412.55 billion in fiscal 2004, marking the Bush  administration's second-straight record deficit, the Treasury  Department said on Thursday.
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Consumer prices picked up momentum in September, with the most difficulty for people paying for medical care, education and gasoline, the Labor Department reported Tuesday.
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The federal agency that insures workers&#39; pensions said Monday that its deficit forsingle-employer programs doubled to a record $23.3 billion, prompting renewed hand-wringing on Capitol
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The U.S. budget deficit expanded to  $412.55 billion in the 2004 fiscal year, making the Bush  administration's second-straight record fiscal gap, the  Treasury Department said on Thursday.
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The US budget gap expanded to $412.55 billion in fiscal 2004, marking the Bush administration&#39;s second-straight record deficit, the Treasury Department said on Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - Democrats are blaming President Bush for the record 2004 federal deficit of $413 billion, but Republicans say the figure shows that the economic and budget pictures are brightening.    The Treasury Department announced the figure Thursday, two weeks after the government's 2004 budget year ended and just 19 days from an Election Day in which Bush's economic and fiscal performance are pivotal issues...
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MANUFACTURERS suffered their worst month for more than a year in September, new figures revealed today in yet another sign interest rates may have reached their peak.
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WASHINGTON - The Congressional Budget Office projected Tuesday that this election-year's federal deficit will hit a record $422 billion, a shortfall that would be smaller than analysts predicted earlier this year.    The figure immediately provided political fodder for both parties now in the final two-month stretch of the presidential and congressional campaigns...
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WASHINGTON - The federal deficit will swell to a record $422 billion this election year but fall short of even more dire forecasts, Congress' top budget analysts projected Tuesday in a report that became instant fodder for both political parties.    The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the shortfall would shrink to $348 billion next year - still the third worst ever in dollar terms...