This page summarizes the safe merge of explicitly approved Treasury Monthly Treasury Statement fiscal-year-to-date rows into a new candidate display cache. It does not activate scoring or report-card use.
| Metric ID | Candidate Metric | Latest Value | Observation Period | Trend | Trend Window | Direction Review | Source | Boundary |
| NDD-MET-029 | Fiscal year-to-date deficit compared with prior fiscal year-to-date deficit | surplus $128.6 billion | FY2026 YTD through 04 | +$0 (+0.0%) | FY2026 YTD through 04 vs FY2025 YTD through 04 | Improving if deficit is smaller or surplus is larger; worsening if deficit is larger or surplus is smaller. Context-only; not scored. | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data - Monthly Treasury Statement | Candidate/context display only; scoring disabled; no issue grade; no member grade; no report-card use; no rollup; no leaderboard; no legislative mapping; no letters/calls/action tools. |
| NDD-MET-030 | Fiscal year-to-date receipts compared with prior fiscal year-to-date receipts | $513.3 billion | FY2026 YTD through 04 | +$0 (+0.0%) | FY2026 YTD through 04 vs FY2025 YTD through 04 | Higher receipts can improve fiscal balance but may reflect economic conditions, timing, tax policy, or one-time effects. Context-only; not scored. | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data - Monthly Treasury Statement | Candidate/context display only; scoring disabled; no issue grade; no member grade; no report-card use; no rollup; no leaderboard; no legislative mapping; no letters/calls/action tools. |
| NDD-MET-031 | Fiscal year-to-date outlays compared with prior fiscal-year-to-date outlays | $641.9 billion | FY2026 YTD through 04 | +$0 (+0.0%) | FY2026 YTD through 04 vs FY2025 YTD through 04 | Lower outlays can reduce fiscal pressure, but interpretation must consider program need, timing shifts, emergency spending, and payment-calendar effects. Context-only; not scored. | U.S. Treasury Fiscal Data - Monthly Treasury Statement | Candidate/context display only; scoring disabled; no issue grade; no member grade; no report-card use; no rollup; no leaderboard; no legislative mapping; no letters/calls/action tools. |