Current account recorded €39 billion surplus in January 2024, up from €32 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €294 billion (2.0% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to January 2024, after a €91 billion deficit (0.7% of euro area GDP) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €374 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €523 billion in the 12 months to January 2024 The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €39 billion in January ... (full story)