31.   Those hopes gave way to concern the budget deficit will widen and inflation will accelerate.

32.   While the strong currency has brought down inflation, it has prompted a flood of imports that has caused the trade deficit to widen.

33.   But foreign investors turned away from the drachma and began selling Greek bonds after reports the budget deficit widened in September.

34.   Economists had been expecting the deficit to widen again following the unexpectedly big improvement in February, but not by such a large amount.

35.   The finance ministry released a sobering review of the Indian economy Thursday, saying growth has slowed and the deficit widened.

36.   The Italian government has cautioned its deficit could widen due to slowing growth and stronger government spending.

37.   Although a larger trade deficit widened the current account deficit considerably, increased capital inflow has contributed towards the overall balance of payments surplus.

38.   Bankers said GCC budget deficits could widen this year if the dollar remained low as this means a higher import bill and lower real revenues.

39.   But he said evidence was needed that the current account deficit was widening markedly and the government was not implementing policies to address the situation.

40.   The US trade deficit widened slightly in April, reflecting higher imported oil prices, but showed a pronounced improvement in transactions with Japan.