Current account recorded €25 billion surplus in November 2023, down from €32 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €231 billion (1.6% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to November 2023, after a €68 billion deficit (0.5%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €457 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €409 billion in the 12 months to November 2023. The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €25 billion in November 2023, a ... (full story)