Eurozone current account surplus lowest since 2023 - Yahoo Finance

The eurozone's current account surplus declined sharply to the lowest since early 2023 in August, the European Central Bank (ECB) reported on Tuesday. The current account surplus fell to €9 billion ($10.1 billion) from €27 billion in the previous month. This was the lowest since January 2023, when the surplus was €5.7 billion. The surplus on goods trade declined notably to €18 billion from €34 billion in July. Meanwhile, the surplus on services rose moderately to €13 billion from €12 billion a month ago. The primary income showed a shortfall of €4 billion compared to a €1 billion deficit in the previous month. At the same time, the deficit on secondary income narrowed to €18 billion from €19 billion in July.