The federal government ran a deficit of $292 billion for the first two months of fiscal year 2013 October and November 2012 amounting to $4.8 billion of borrowed money each day.
The federal budget deficit was $292 billion for the first two months of fiscal year 2013, $57 billion more than the shortfall recorded in October and November of last year, CBO said in its Monthly Budget Review Friday.
This means that the government borrowed $4.8 billion for each calendar day so far in 2013. If the Treasury Department restricted its borrowing to only weekdays, its per day average would jump to $6.5 billion per day thus far in fiscal year 2013.
CBO reported that federal revenues rose by $30 billion a 10 percent increase over last year, but spending increased more, going up by $87 billion or 16 percent.
CBO: Feds Borrowing $4.8 billion Per Day in FY 2013, So Far | CNS News