The FINANCIAL — The EU28 seasonally adjusted external current account recorded a surplus of €12.3 billion in June 2015, compared with a surplus of €13.3 bn in May 2015 and a deficit of €2.4 bn in June 2014, according to estimates3 from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
In June 2015, compared with May 2015, based on seasonally adjusted data, the surplus of the goods fell (+€7.9 bn compared with +€8.3 bn) and the deficit of the primary income account increased (-€2.9 bn compared with -€2.0 bn). The surplus of the services account slightly increased (+€14.5 bn compared with +€14.3 bn) and the deficit of the secondary income account slightly decreased (-€7.2 bn compared with -€7.3 bn).
The 12-month cumulated current account for the period ending in June 2015 recorded a surplus of €130.3 billion, compared with €87.5 billion for the 12 months to June 2014. The surplus of the goods account grew (+€77.0 bn compared with +€22.6 bn) and the surplus of the services account rose slightly (+€155.9 bn compared with +€153.4 bn). The deficit of the secondary income account fell slightly (-€75.5 bn compared with -€77.5 bn), while the deficit of the primary income account grew (-€27.0 bn compared with -€11.0 bn).
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