The Monthly Treasury Statement for October 2026 reported a budget deficit of $404.064 billion, marking the largest October deficit since at least 2015. Receipts totaled $368.940 billion while outlays reached $773.004 billion for the first month of fiscal year 2027. Net customs duties were $19.217 billion, down from $31.354 billion in the same month of the previous year. Gross interest on Treasury debt securities amounted to $115.461 billion, an increase from $104.404 billion in October 2025. Treasury noted that the shift of some benefit and military payments into October occurred because November 1 fell on a non-business day.
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