deficit balloons

Examples (10)

• The US trade deficit ballooned to a record $167 billion.
• Without significant spending cuts, the budget deficit is expected to balloon next year.
• Economists are worried because the fiscal deficit is ballooning at an alarming rate.
• By the end of the crisis, the national deficit had ballooned beyond all expectations.
• Following the tax cuts, the government deficit ballooned unexpectedly.
• If interest rates rise sharply, the country's current-account deficit could balloon.
• In times of war, the federal deficit often balloons due to increased military expenditure.
• Watching the deficit balloon month after month made the finance minister extremely nervous.
• The trade deficit with China ballooned in the last quarter, raising concerns about economic imbalance.
• The company's pension deficit has ballooned over the last decade, threatening its financial stability.