Sentence examples for the deficit widens from inspiring English sources

Special interests win; the deficit widens.

Oddly, Britain's recovery could mean its exporters face a tougher time, and the deficit widens further.

The deficit widened with countries both inside and outside the European Union.

In previous expansions the deficit widened as the domestic appetite of households and businesses for foreign-made stuff outpaced exports.

The deficit widened to $40.2 billion in December — its highest level in a year — a 10.4 percent increase from November.

According to figures released on March 16th, the deficit widened to 6.3% of GDP in the fourth quarter of 2004.

However, the plan includes letting the deficit widen to 2.4percentt of output next year and has run into a firm "no" from the European Union.

Excluding oil, the deficit widened to $35.5 billion in September, from $33.7 billion in August, as American exports slumped, said James O'Sullivan, United States economist at UBS.

The deficit widened to $29.2 billion, from $28.5 billion in March, as falling imports leveled off slightly and exports to other countries continued to slump.

Trade analysts said the deficit widened in January in part because of higher prices for imported oil and a drop in meat exports that was tied to fears about a case of mad cow disease in Washington State.

So far, net trade seems unlikely to chip in much to fourth-quarter GDP growth: the deficit widened in October.In Italy industrial production rose by 0.6% in October.