US records $404B October budget deficit as spending outpaces tax receipts

Spending rose to $773 billion while receipts slipped to $369 billion, investingLive reported on 12 November.

Publicado 13 de noviembre de 2026

Puntos clave

The US federal budget deficit reached $404 billion in October 2026, up from $284 billion a year earlier.
Outlays were $773 billion against $369 billion in receipts, investingLive reported.
InvestingLive called it a record October deficit, with no prior-month comparison given.
The Treasury's full monthly statement and spending breakdown had not been released by 13 November.

Deficit reaches $404 billion in October

The US federal government ran a budget deficit of $404 billion in October 2026, according to figures investingLive published on 12 November. That compares with a deficit of $284 billion in the same month of 2025, a shortfall $120 billion larger.

The figure comes from filings on the Treasury's monthly budget statement, as reported by investingLive. The site's writer Adam Button noted that spending rose to $773 billion from $689 billion a year earlier, while revenue fell to $369 billion from $404 billion.

Figures reported without a Treasury statement

Investing.com's economic calendar listed the release as beating expectations on the deficit side, but its excerpt was empty, so the specific consensus figure it compared against is not stated.

The Treasury had not released an accompanying statement by 13 November, and the report does not explain whether the higher spending reflects scheduled outlays such as Social Security and Medicare or emergency appropriations. No breakdown by department or programme was reported.

Button: doubled tax revenue would not close the gap

Button wrote that even if the US doubled its tax receipts for October, the increase would not have been enough to balance the month's spending. The report does not say whether the figure includes the timing of calendar adjustments, such as payments that shift between months when the 1st falls on a weekend.

The same report notes separately that IRNA, Iran's state news agency, reported an attack on southern Iran near Sirik, and that this was weighing on risk assets. The report does not connect that event to the budget figures.

What remains unclear

It is not known how much of the shortfall is structural, driven by spending commitments and a smaller tax base, and how much reflects one-off factors in September or October. The investingLive report itself describes the shortfall as a record for an October but gives no prior month for comparison.

The US financial year starts in October, so the month's figures open the 2027 fiscal year, which began on 1 October 2026. The Treasury's full monthly statement, including interest costs and a breakdown by department, is typically published later in the month.

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investingLive (ex-ForexLive) Breaking NewsUS October federal budget deficit sets a record
Investing.com Economic Indicators NewsFederal Budget Balance Shows Larger Deficit Than Expected

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Preguntas frecuentes

What was the US federal budget deficit in October 2026?

The October 2026 federal budget deficit was $404 billion, according to figures reported by investingLive, a news site that covers markets.

How much did the government spend and collect, according to the report?

Spending reached $773 billion, up from $689 billion, while tax revenue slipped from $404 billion to $369 billion, according to the same report.

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