In November 2017 the current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €32.5 billion.[1] In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net acquisitions of assets of €45 billion and net incurrences of liabilities of €30 billion. The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €32.5 billion in November 2017 (see Table 1). This reflected surpluses for goods (€31.1 billion), primary income (€10.5 billion) and services (€4.5 billion), which were partly offset by a deficit for secondary income (€13.6 billion). The 12-month cumulated current account for the period ending in ... (full story)