OREANDA-NEWS. The EU28 seasonally adjusted external current account recorded a surplus of €19.8 billion in October 2015, compared with a surplus of €19.7 bn in September 2015 and a surplus of €10.8 bn in October 2014, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

In October 2015, compared with September 2015. based on seasonally adjusted data, the surplus of the goods account grew (+€11.3 bn compared with +€11.1 bn) and the deficit of the secondary income account fell (-€6.3 bn compared with -€6.5 bn). The surplus of the services account decreased (+€12.7 bn compared with +€13.0 bn), and the surplus of the primary income account remained almost unchanged (+€2.1 bn compared with +€2.2 bn).

The 12-month cumulated current account for the period ending in October 2015 recorded a surplus of €178.8 billion, compared with €73.3 billion for the 12 months to October 2014. The deficit of the goods account moved into surplus (+€98.9 bn compared with -€13.4 bn), the surplus of the services account increased (+€156.2 bn compared with +€151.7 bn) and the deficit of the secondary income account fell slightly (-€75.0 bn compared with -€76.8 bn). The surplus of the primary income account moved into deficit (-€1.4 bn compared with +€11.9 bn).

These data are subject to revision.