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Euro area monthly balance of payments: April 2024
Current account recorded €39 billion surplus in April 2024, up from €36 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €337 billion (2.3% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to April 2024, after a €53 billion deficit (0.4%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents’ net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €433 billion and non-residents’ net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €585 billion in the 12 months to April 2024. The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €39 billion in April 2024, ... (full story)