Treasury Budget

The Treasury's deficit in July is $69.6 billion for the lowest July deficit since 2007. Calendar effects did move about $12 billion of spending into June and boosted receipts for July by about $6 billion.

Ten months into the fiscal year, the Treasury's deficit, at $973.8 billion, is 11.5 percent smaller than the prior year. Receipts are up 6.1 percent so far this fiscal year with corporate income taxes, at $182.4 billion, showing the largest gain at 29.8 percent. Individual income taxes, at $928.2 billion, are up 4.2 percent. In contrast, the outlay side shows little change with a only 0.4 percent decline. Defense spending, at $564.4 billion, shows the largest decline at 3.2 percent.