Italy Current Account Surplus Widens in August
2026-10-20 08:10
By
Jereli Escobar
1 min. read
Italy’s current account surplus widened to EUR 2,766 million in August 2026 from EUR 2,312 million in the corresponding month a year earlier.
The goods surplus increased to EUR 2,280 million from EUR 2,139 million in August 2025, while the primary income surplus rose to EUR 1,798 million from EUR 1,308 million.
Meanwhile, the services surplus decreased to EUR 633 million from EUR 735 million, while the secondary income deficit widened to EUR 1,946 million from EUR 1,869 million.
The increase in the overall surplus reflected a stronger balance in goods and primary income, despite the wider secondary income deficit.