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EZ Current Account
It's directly linked to currency demand - a rising surplus indicates that foreigners are buying more of the domestic currency to execute transactions in the region;
This is the seasonally adjusted data (as most FF numbers are), not to be confused with the non-seasonally adjusted number reported by some news agencies. The goods portion has no impact because it's a duplicate of the Trade Balance data released about a week earlier;
- EZ Current Account Graph
- History
| Expected Impact / Date | Actual | Forecast | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2026 | 25.1B | 18.1B |
17.5B |
| Jun 18, 2026 | 15.7B | 18.5B | 14.9B |
| May 21, 2026 | 14.9B | 26.3B |
25.6B |
| Apr 17, 2026 | 24.9B | 29.8B |
40.4B |
| Mar 20, 2026 | 37.9B | 17.2B |
13.3B |
| Feb 19, 2026 | 14.6B | 9.8B |
8.9B |
| Jan 20, 2026 | 8.6B | 20.3B |
26.7B |
| Dec 19, 2025 | 25.7B | 19.6B |
23.6B |
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- EZ Current Account News
From ecb.europa.eu|43 hr agoCurrent account recorded €25 billion surplus in May 2026, up from €17 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €272 billion (1.7% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to May 2026, down from €318 billion (2.0%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents' net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €889 billion and non-residents' net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €1,005 billion in the 12 months to May 2026The current account of the ...
From ecb.europa.eu|Jun 18, 2026|1 commentCurrent account recorded €16 billion surplus in April 2026, up from €15 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €269 billion (1.7% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to April 2026, down from €351 billion (2.3%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents' net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €794 billion and non-residents' net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €1,040 billion in the 12 months to April 2026 . The current account ...
From ecb.europa.eu|May 21, 2026Current account recorded €15 billion surplus in March 2026, down from €26 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €275 billion (1.7% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to March 2026, down from €368 billion (2.4%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €779 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €981 billion in the 12 months to March 2026. The current account ...
From ecb.europa.eu|Apr 17, 2026Current account recorded €25 billion surplus in February 2026, down from €40 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €289 billion (1.8% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to February 2026, down from €371 billion (2.4%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €918 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €1,013 billion in the 12 months to February 2026The current ...
From ecb.europa.eu|Mar 20, 2026Current account recorded €38 billion surplus in January 2026, up from €13 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €261 billion (1.6% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to January 2026, down from €377 billion (2.5%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €786 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €914 billion in the 12 months to January 2026 The current ...
From ecb.europa.eu|Feb 19, 2026Current account recorded €15 billion surplus in December 2025, up from €9 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €255 billion (1.6% of euro area GDP) in 2025, down from €407 billion (2.7%) in 2024 In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €767 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €838 billion in 2025. The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €15 billion in ...
From ecb.europa.eu|Jan 20, 2026|3 commentsCurrent account recorded €9 billion surplus in November 2025, down from €27 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €267 billion (1.7% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to November 2025, down from €414 billion (2.7%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €844 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €830 billion in the 12 months to November 2025. The current ...
From ecb.europa.eu|Dec 19, 2025|1 commentCurrent account recorded €26 billion surplus in October 2025, up from €24 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €313 billion (2.0% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to October 2025, down from €419 billion (2.8%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €829 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €780 billion in the 12 months to October 2025. The current ...
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