The Treasury Department reported Tuesday that the U.S. budget deficit in July rose 20% this fiscal year, compared to last year, according to the Associated Press. The news comes despite the U.S. taking in record income from President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
America saw a 273% — or $21 billion — increase in customs revenue in July over the same period in 2024, the data showed.
Overall, increased spending is reportedly due, at least in part, to a mix of expenditures that include growing interest payments on the public debt and cost-of-living increases to Social Security payouts.
The latest data come as the federal government’s gross national debt has eclipsed $37 trillion.
