That was up from a surplus of $15.64 billion in January 1995.

The country posted a surplus of $1.81 billion last month, up from a surplus of $740 million in the period a year ago.

The analysts did say that a new airline would benefit from a surplus of aircraft available for leasing on generous terms.

The commuter railroads use the $90 million, which comes from a surplus in operating revenues, for construction projects.

Officials said the growth resulted mainly from a small surplus in January 1990.

The corporation saw its own fund sink from a surplus of $7.7bn to a deficit of $3.6bn.

When a patient was suffering from a surplus or imbalance of one fluid, then said patients' personality and physical health would be affected.

The federal budget has swung from a surplus to a $412 billion deficit, mainly because of misguided and excessive tax cuts.

These procurements were not planned and the funds were allocated from a surplus in the national budget.

Since 2001, the federal budget has deteriorated from a surplus of more than $100 billion to a deficit expected to exceed $400 billion in 2004.