Mumbai, Feb. 19 -- The euro area current account surplus increased in December due to a sharp fall in the deficit on primary income, the European Central Bank reported Thursday.
The trade surplus rose to EUR 15 billion in December from EUR 9 billion in the previous month.
The surplus on goods trade fell to EUR 20 billion from EUR 24 billion a month ago. Meanwhile, the surplus on services trade rose to EUR 14 billion from EUR 12 billion.
The primary income showed a shortfall of EUR 4 billion, much smaller than the prior month's deficit of EUR 12 billion. On the other hand, the deficit on secondary income widened to EUR 16 billion from EUR 15 billion.
In 2025, the current account registered a surplus of EUR 255 billion or 1.6 percent of e...