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source: U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data (Financial Management Service)
url: https://api.fiscaldata.treasury.gov/services/api/fiscal_service/v1/accounting/mts/mts_table_1?filter=record_date:eq:2026-03-31&format=json
document_type: json
date_retrieved: 2026-04-10
period: March 2026
parent_publication: Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS) – Table 1: Summary of Receipts, Outlays, and the Deficit/Surplus of the U.S. Government
indicators_covered: ["Government Budget Value (Deficit/Surplus)", "Gross Receipts", "Gross Outlays"]
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# Monthly Treasury Statement — Table 1 (Summary) — March 2026

## Key Findings (March 2026)

| Metric | Value (USD) | Notes |
|--------|-------------|-------|
| **Gross Receipts** | $367.6 B | Total money into Treasury |
| **Gross Outlays** | $549.0 B | Total spending |
| **Deficit** | **$164.1 B** | Outlays exceed receipts (negative) |

*All values in millions; table shows rounded billions for readability. The deficit matches the payload actual value of -164.1 billion.*

## Full Fiscal Year-to-Date (through March 2026)

| Month | Receipts (M) | Outlays (M) | Deficit (M) |
|-------|--------------|-------------|-------------|
| October | $326,770 M | $584,220 M | -$257,450 M |
| November | $301,754 M | $668,517 M | -$366,763 M |
| December | $454,415 M | $541,146 M | -$86,732 M |
| January | $513,294 M | $641,935 M | -$128,640 M |
| February | $296,424 M | $603,441 M | -$307,017 M |
| **March** | **$367,645 M** | **$548,963 M** | **-$160,528 M** |
| **Year-to-Date** | **$5,234.6 B** | **$7,009.9 B** | **-$1,775.4 B** |

*M = millions; B = billions.*

## Source Notes

- **Provider:** U.S. Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (Fiscal Data)
- **Release:** Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS) — Table 1
- **Record Date:** 2026-03-31 (statement published 2026-04-10)
- **API endpoint:** `/v1/accounting/mts/mts_table_1`
- All values are in millions of USD as per source documentation.

## Verification

The extracted March deficit of $164,100,338,817.86 aligns with the event payload `actual: -164.1` (billions). Receipts ($367.6B) and outlays ($549.0B) are consistent with the deficit calculation: Outlays − Receipts = Deficit.