Eurostat News Release: First estimate for January 2015 – EU28 current account surplus €15.8 bn – €12.5 bn surplus for trade in services, 20 Μαρτίου 2015.
The EU28 seasonally adjusted external current account recorded a surplus of €15.8 billion in January 2015, compared with a surplus of €13.1 bn in December 2014 and a surplus of €6.4 bn in January2014, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
In January 2015, compared with December 2014, based on seasonally adjusted data, the surplus of the goods account grew (+€8.4 bn compared with + €4.7 bn), as did the surplus of the primary income account (+€2.3 bn compared with + €1.5 bn).The surplus of the services account remained nearly stable (+€12.5 bn compared with + €12.3 bn), while the deficit of the secondary income account increased (-€7.4 bn compared with -€5.3 bn).
These data are subject to revision.
