The forecast anticipates most exceptional deficits in the United States to resolve, with most states observing abnormal to moderate deficits. Some pockets of exceptional deficits are expected in western and southern states, with surplus expected to appear in southern California and in noncontiguous areas of the country.
United States: Deficits continue in the Upper Midwest
The forecast indicates that many exceptional deficits in the United States will diminish, though some will persist as anomalies of lesser intensity in the Upper Midwest and some regions of the South. Intense surplus is anticipated in some western states, as well as in most of Alaska and Puerto Rico.