Image copyright Getty Images Government borrowing fell in November to £12.6bn, down £0.6bn from November 2015, according to the Office for National Statistics.
However, the fall was less than analysts had been expecting.
The monthly borrowing figure had been expected to shrink to £11.6bn, according to an economists" poll.
Borrowing for the financial year so far is down on last year. From April to November, borrowing, excluding state-owned banks, fell by £7.7bn to £59.5bn.
Despite the bigger-than-expected increase in November"s borrowing figure, economists said the government was on track to meet its less ambitious deficit forecast set out in November"s Autumn Statement.
Chancellor Philip Hammond said at the time the government was aiming for a higher budget deficit of £68.2bn for the full financial year, well above predecessor George Osborne"s £55.5bn target.
Image copyright AFP Image caption Chancellor Philip Hammond may have to borrow more, just to keep up the..
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