In the third quarter of 2022, the U.S. government's budget balance amounted to a net borrowing of about 1.19 trillion U.S. dollars. This is compared to the first quarter of 2009, when the U.S. government borrowed about 1.79 trillion U.S. dollars.
Budget surplus of the United States government from 2009 to 2022, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars)
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Statistics on U.S. public debt
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- U.S. National Intelligence Program: 2013 budget, by main spending category
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BEA. (November 30, 2022). Budget surplus of the United States government from 2009 to 2022, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. "Budget surplus of the United States government from 2009 to 2022, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars)." Chart. November 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. (2022). Budget surplus of the United States government from 2009 to 2022, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA. "Budget Surplus of The United States Government from 2009 to 2022, by Quarter (in Trillion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/
BEA, Budget surplus of the United States government from 2009 to 2022, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Budget surplus of the United States government from 2009 to 2022, by quarter (in trillion U.S. dollars) [Graph], BEA, November 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/215510/budget-surplus-of-the-us-government-by-quarter/