be in deficit

Higher oil prices were behind half of the $4.6 billion increase in this month's trade deficit.

Countries with a strong economy, such as Germany, are now in deficit.

She said the hospital had been operating in deficits for the past 10 years.

For one thing, the budget is already heavily in deficit.

The same is true for the local government scheme, it isn't in deficit.

Q. You left a school district with $1 to $2 million in deficits.

The net reduction in the deficit over those four years would be $325 billion.

Other lawmakers said the increase in the deficit would be closer to $400 million.

Even if the Japanese do buy more of these products, can that possibly make any major difference in our trade deficit?

An increase that big could make a significant dent in the $155 billion deficit.