Inflation is 13 percent. Debt is $3 trillion. The nominal deficit is $330 billion. What is the real deficit or surplus? Instructions: Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar amount. The real (Click to select) deficit surplus is $ billion. Solution $3 trillion = $3,000 billion REAL deficit= Nominal-( infaltion x Total debt) REAL deficit = $330 billion-(.13*$3,000 billion) = $60 billion.