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Thomas StorringDirector – Economics and Statistics
Tel: 902-424-2410Email: thomas.storring@novascotia.ca

February 17, 2023
EURO AREA CURRENT ACCOUNT, DECEMBER & ANNUAL 2022

Month over month (Dec-22 vs Nov-22, seasonally adjusted)

The European Central Bank reported that the Euro Area (EA19)

  • Net current account surplus widened by €3.1 million to €15.9 billion.
  • Net goods and services surplus narrowed by €3.1 billion to €22.3 billion.
  • Net primary income surplus widened by €4.4 billion to €6.6 billion.
  • Net secondary income deficit narrowed by €1.8 billion to €12.9 billion.

Net services surplus narrowed by €3.5 billion to €14.0 billion.

Net goods surplus widened by €0.4 billion to €8.2 billion. Goods exports decreased €12.6 billion to €246.2 billion. Goods imports decreased €13.0 billion to €238.0 billion.

ANNUAL 2022

The European Central Bank reported that the Euro Area (EA19)

  • Net current account balance changed from a surplus of €281.8 billion in 2021 to a deficit of €105.9 billion in 2022.
  • Net goods and services surplus narrowed by €326.0 billion to €53.2 billion.
  • Net primary income surplus narrowed by €56.1 billion to €7.1 billion.
  • Net secondary income deficit widened by €5.7 billion to €166.2 billion.

Net services surplus widened by €21.6 billion to €113.7 billion in 2022. 

Net goods balance changed from a surplus of €287.0 billion in 2021 to a deficit of €60.5 billion in 2022. Goods exports increased €424.6 billion to €2,917.7 billion. Goods imports increased €772.1 billion to €2,978.2 billion.

REFERENCE

European Central Bank.  Press Releases Selected Current Account Data 



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