The U.S. government posted a deficit of $108 billion in March, double the amount from last year’s same period, the Treasury Department said.

The Treasury showed that the government had a $53 billion deficit in March 2015. Reuters-polled analysts expected a $104 billion deficit for last month.

The current fiscal year-to-date deficit was $461 billion, up 5% from a $439 billion deficit last year.

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