US Economy on Path to ‘Solid’ 2020 Growth; Budget Deficits to Top $1 Trillion

US Economy on Path to ‘Solid’ 2020 Growth; Budget Deficits to Top $1 Trillion
Work crews construct a new hotel complex on oceanfront property in Encinitas, Calif., on Nov. 26, 2019. Mike Blake/Reuters
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WASHINGTON—The U.S. economy will grow at a “solid” rate of 2.2 percent this year, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office forecast on Tuesday, but with federal budget deficits hitting $1.015 trillion.

While the economy will be on good footing during this presidential election year, CBO also noted that conditions will lead to “higher inflation and interest rates after a decade in which both remained low, on average.”