Examples of use of deficit
1. The 2005 deficit totaled $31' billion, the third largest deficit on record.
2. The deficit on the current budget was ÂЈ4.7bn in June, higher than last June‘s ÂЈ3.5bn deficit.
3. And a deficit of $2'6 billion is still a large deficit.
4. Last year‘s deficit is the lowest since 1'87, when the current deficit ceiling was set.
5. Germany will run a 3.7% deficit, France a 3.5% deficit and the US a 4.7% gap.