Eurozone Current Account Surplus Widens in June

2026-08-19 08:49 By Agna Gabriel 1 min. read

The Euro Area's current account surplus widened to €46.9 billion in June 2026 from €37.6 billion a year earlier.

The primary income surplus, which includes flows such as dividends, wages and direct investment, rose to €15.3 billion from €5 billion.

Also, the services surplus rose to €24.1 billion from 22.6 billion.

On the other hand, the goods surplus narrowed to €21.5 billion from €23.6 billion and the secondary income deficit increased to €14.1 billion from €13.7 billion.

The seasonally adjusted current account surplus increased to €35.1 billion in June from €25.8 billion a month earlier, above market expectations of €22.1 billion.



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