Mumbai, Dec. 2 -- Australia's current account deficit widened to AUD 16.6 billion in Q3 2025, slightly above the revised AUD 16.2 billion in Q2 and marking the largest gap since late 2024. The goods and services surplus eased to AUD 2.5 billion from AUD 2.8 billion, while net secondary income swung from a small surplus to a AUD 0.5 billion deficit. The net primary income deficit improved modestly to AUD 18.7 billion from AUD 19.0 billion, supported by a AUD 1.7 billion rise in inflows driven by higher profits from Australian direct equity investments abroad and continued strong returns on overseas portfolio equity holdings, partly offset by a AUD 1.4 billion increase in outflows.
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