This statistic shows the total net lending or borrowing of the U.S. government from 2012 to 2019, by quarter. In the third quarter of 2019, the U.S. government's budget balance amounted to a net borrowing of about 1.58 trillion U.S. dollars.
Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2012 to 2019, by quarter
(in trillion U.S. dollars)
The data are in seasonally adjusted U.S. dollars at annual rates. Budget surplus=total receipts (current receipts + capital transfer receipts) - total expenditures (current expenditures + gross government investment + capital transfer payments + net purchases of non-produced assets - consumption of fixed capital).
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BEA. (December 20, 2019). Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2012 to 2019, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. "Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2012 to 2019, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. December 20, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. (2019). Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2012 to 2019, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. "Budget Surplus of The U.S. Government from 2012 to 2019, by Quarter (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 20 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA, Budget surplus of the U.S. government from 2012 to 2019, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/ (last visited January 20, 2020)
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