€32-bn surplus in euro area's current account in Dec; €35-bn for goods
21 Feb 24 2 min read
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- Euro area's current account saw a surplus of €32 billion in December 2023, up from €22 billion in November.
- A €35-billion surplus was recorded for goods.
- The surplus was €260 billion (1.8 per cent of euro area GDP) last year after a €82-billion deficit in 2022.
- This was mainly driven by a switch from a €81-billion deficit to a €274-billion surplus for goods.
Current account surplus amounted to €260 billion, or 1.8 per cent of euro area gross domestic product (GDP) last year after a €82-billion deficit, or 0.6 per cent of euro area GDP, in 2022. This was mainly driven by a switch from a €81-billion deficit to a €274-billion surplus for goods, according to a release from the European Central Bank (ECB).
In direct investment, euro area residents made net disinvestments of €157 billion in non-euro area assets in 2023, up from net disinvestments of €12 billion in 2022. Non-residents disinvested €208 billion in net terms from euro area assets in 2023, down from net disinvestments of €313 billion in 2022.
In portfolio investment, euro area residents’ net purchases of non-euro area equity reached €8 billion last year, following net sales of €186 billion in 2022.
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Net purchases of non-euro area debt securities by euro-area residents last year amounted to €368 billion, following net sales of €42 billion in 2022.
Non-residents’ net purchases of euro area equity increased to €100 billion in 2023, up from €34 billion in 2022. In 2023, non-residents made net purchases of euro area debt securities amounting to €322 billion, up from €23 billion in 2022.
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