31. The budget for fiscal 1997-98 had envisaged an overall deficit of 1 . 7 percent of the gross domestic product. 32. James Baldwin got the victory and Al Leiter took the loss as the AL cut its overall deficit to 40-30-1. 33. According to the Institute, the overall deficit was down from 1.504 trillion escudos ( dlrs 10 billion ) in 1994. 34. The overall deficit showed a slight increase in America's foreign oil bill, which rose 4.2 percent to $ 10.7 billion. 35. In the current account report, the United States'deficit in goods was the main factor in the bigger overall deficit for 2003. 36. May's overall deficit in goods alone increased 8 . 2 percent to $ 16 . 860 billion, the Commerce Department said. 37. Waigel said the overall deficit could fall to 2.5 percent of GDP if borrowing by other levels of government remains steady. 38. The overall deficit of dlrs 31.6 billion reflected export sales of dlrs 79.19 billion, up 0.6 percent from the February level. 39. For the year, the overall deficit in goods and services totaled $ 113.7 billion, up from $ 111 billion in 1996. 40. But the overall deficits and surpluses are largely determined by other forces _ the differing national rates of savings and investment.
