Deficit

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A deficit is the amount by which a sum falls short of some reference amount.

In economics, a deficit is an excess of expenditures over revenue in a given time period; in more specific cases it may refer to:

• Government budget deficit
  • Deficit spending
  • Primary deficit, the pure deficit derived after deducting the interest payments
  • Structural and cyclical deficit, parts of the public sector deficit
• Income deficit, the difference between family income and the poverty threshold
• Trade deficit, when the value of imports exceed the value of exports
• Balance of payments deficit, when the balance of payments is negative

Deficit may also refer to:

• Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a developmental disorder characterized by attentional problems and hyperactivity
• Cognitive deficit, any characteristic that acts as a barrier to cognitive performance
• Defect (geometry), angular deficit
• Déficit, a 2007 Mexican film by Gael García Bernal

See also

• Government debt, the accumulated amount of deficits; "debt" and "deficit" are sometimes confused.
• All pages with titles containing "Deficit"
• Surplus (disambiguation)

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