Second quarter of 2018 - EU28 current account surplus €62.0 bn - €54.0 bn surplus for trade in services

The EU28 seasonally adjusted current account of the balance of payments recorded a surplus of €62.0 billion (1.6% of GDP) in the second quarter of 2018, down from a surplus of €68.2 billion (1.7% of GDP) in the first quarter of 2018 and up from a surplus of €41.3 billion (1.1% of GDP) in the second quarter of 2017, according to estimates released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

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