Treasury Budget for September, 2007

The U.S. Treasury Budget monthly account for September, 2007 was released today:

Actual: +$111,600,000,000

The "actual" figure above represents the monthly balance on the U.S. federal government's "books" and is compiled by The Treasury Department. A positive number represents a surplus, while a negative represents a deficit.

The "predicted" figure is what economists and Wall Street forecasters were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.