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For 2007, the budget deficit totaled $162 billion, a five-year low.
At its simplest definition, if the government spends more then it gains, in a single year, then it has, what is called a 'budget deficit'. If there is a deficit, it adds to the US debt.
The United States had a federal surplus in 1998. There was a surplus until 2001, but after 2001, the country has had a national deficit.
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