The EU28 seasonally adjusted external current account recorded a surplus of €13.0 billion in May 2015, compared with a surplus of €11.9 bn in April 2015 and a surplus of €4.8 bn in May 2014, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May 2015, compared with April 2015, based on seasonally adjusted data, the surplus of the services account grew (+€14.3 bn compared with +€8.3 bn), while the deficit of the secondary income account remained stable (-€7.0 bn). The surplus of the goods account fell (+€7.4 bn compared with +€11.5 bn) and the deficit of the primary
income account increased slightly (-€1.7 bn compared with -€0.9 bn).
Eurostat/First estimate for May 2015/131/2015 – 21 July 2015
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