US Federal budget deficit for September $-62 billion versus $-60 billion estimate

Versus $-171 billion last month

• The US federal deficit for September came in at $-62 billion versus $-60 billion estimate.
• Last month it was $-171 billion.
• Compared to a year ago, the September deficit then was at $-125 billion.
• Year-to-date deficit $2.772 trillion verse 2000 deficit of $3.132 trillion
• September outlays $521 billion versus $498 billion in September 2020
• September receipts came in at $468 billion versus $373 billion in September 2020

The deficit was the lowest monthly deficit since January 2020 and much lower than the September 2020 deficit of $-125 billion. Adam reported the fiscal year deficit earlier today.