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Euro zone's current account surplus widens on trade
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
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Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on November 19, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 20, 2026
The euro zone's current account surplus increased in September, driven by a rise in the goods surplus, according to ECB data.
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The euro zone's current account surplus widened a touch in September as the goods surplus increased, offsetting a modest drop in the trade of services, data from the European Central Bank showed on Wednesday.
The adjusted current account surplus of the 20 nations sharing the euro rose to 23.1 billion euros ($26.74 billion) in September from 22.2 billion a month earlier while the unadjusted data showed an increase to 38.1 billion euros from 22.3 billion.
In the 12 months to September, the surplus equalled 2.0% of the bloc's GDP, down from 2.7% in the preceding 12 months.
($1 = 0.8639 euros)
(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi; Editing by Andrew HeaVENS)
A current account surplus occurs when a country's total exports of goods, services, and transfers exceed its total imports. This indicates that the country is earning more from its international trade than it is spending.
The European Central Bank (ECB) is the central bank for the euro and administers monetary policy within the Eurozone. It aims to maintain price stability and oversee the financial system.
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