The US budget deficit last month was $166.797 billion.
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- Last month, the US government deficit reached $166.797 billion, according to the Treasury Department, while revenues rose 4.6% to $360.033 billion and spending fell 23.5% to $526.83 billion.
- The US national debt reached $40 trillion in August, close to the legal limit of $41.103 trillion.
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Why It Matters
In August 2025, the US budget deficit was $344.792 billion. At the end of July 2026, President Trump warned of a possible government shutdown in September.
Last month, the US government deficit reached $166.797 billion. This was reported by the Interfax agency with reference to the United States Department of the Treasury.
In August 2025, it was about $344.792 billion.
Budget revenues increased by 4.6 percent, to 360.033 billion, while expenses decreased by 23.5 percent, to 526.83 billion. Interest payments on public debt were estimated at 86 billion.
At the end of July 2026, US President Donald Trump announced that there would be a new shutdown of the American government in September.
In August, the US national debt reached a historic high of $40 trillion. The statutory debt limit is $41 trillion 103 billion.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The US Congress will raise the national debt limit before reaching the current limit of $41.103 trillion
Likely · Within weeks
A US federal government shutdown is possible in September 2026
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- What measures does the administration plan to reduce the deficit?
- Will the US Congress raise the debt limit before reaching the current limit?
- How could the shutdown affect payments on the national debt?
