EU’s current account deficit fell to 21 billion euros in the fourth quarter of 2008, down from Q3 deficit of 60.8 billion euro and up 48% from prior-year period, Eurostat informs.
The current account balance as share in GDP fell to 0.7% from 2% in Q3 2008 and climbed 0.3% from prior-year period.
Eurostat made public the preliminary statistics on balance of trade in services, indicating recorded a surplus of 23.0 billion euro, compared with a surplus 19.3 billion euro in the third quarter of 2008. The balance of trade in services hiked 3.3 bln euros from prior-year period.
The current account deficit of the euro area widened by 15% in Q4 2008 up to 14.6 bln euros from Q3 last year. In fourth quarter 2007, the states of the euro area recorded a 10.6 billion euro surplus.
The surplus of balance of trade in services reduced by 6.3 bln euros versus prior quarter up to 9 bln euros. In the last quarter of 2007, the balance of trade in services recorded a 11.2 bln euro surplus.
In the data released today, Eurostat has used a new method for the calculation of portfolio investment income debits as counterpart of a portfolio investment transaction (e.g. the purchase of shares on the stock exchange) is difficult to identify.
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