Sentence examples for deficits widen from inspiring English sources

Rising oil prices often tip importing countries into recession, and can put pressure on currencies as current-account deficits widen.

But as pension deficits widen and big contributions come due, Greyhound's little-known exemption is just the kind of solution that many employers lust after.

And when economies fall into recession, many governments are happy to let their budget deficits widen, to tide the economy over.Sensible as this may be, deficits in several countries have increased so much and so fast during the economic crisis of the past 18 months or so that it is generally agreed that remedial action will be needed in the medium term.

The budget deficit widened in October.

Special interests win; the deficit widens.

Israel's trade deficit widened in the year to February.

However, the 12-month deficit widened to $439 billion.

[A6.] Trade Deficit Widened in May The trade deficit widened slightly more than expected in May, to a record $31.04 billion, as both exports and imports declined.

The fiscal deficit rose sharply, the trade deficit widened, and foreign debt quadrupled during the 1980s.

Britain's goods deficit widened sharply to £3.0 billion in June, the largest deficit since December 2001.

With the overall trade deficit widening, securities are among the most significant American exports.