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November 19, 2018EURO AREA CURRENT ACCOUNT, SEPTEMBER 2018 The European Central Bank reported today that the Euro Area (EA19) current account (working day and seasonally adjusted) recorded a surplus of €17.0 billion in September 2018. Surpluses of €16.4 billion in net goods trade, €8.7 billion in net services trade and €5.3 billion in net primary income, were partially offset by a deficit of €13.3 billion in net secondary income accounts.
In September 2018, Euro Area exports of goods and services decreased -€0.2 billion to €268.5 billion and Imports of goods and services increased €5.3 billion to €243.4 billion. The net trade surplus declined -€5.5 billion to €25.1 billion.
Sources: European Central Bank: Press Release | Database | Selected BOP Data