Eurozone current account surplus expanded to 35.1 billion euros in June Dollar

THE EURO AREA ' S CURRENT-ACCOUNT SURPLUS EXPANDED IN JUNE, DRIVEN MAINLY BY INITIAL INCOME INCREASES, INCLUDING CAPITAL FLOWS SUCH AS DIVIDENDS, WAGES AND DIRECT INVESTMENTS. AFTER SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS, THE TOTAL CURRENT ACCOUNT SURPLUS IN THE EURO AREA INCREASED FROM EURO25.8 BILLION LAST MONTH TO EURO35.1 BILLION IN JUNE (APPROXIMATELY $40.7 BILLION). UNADJUSTED DATA SHOW A SURPLUS OF 46.9 BILLION EUROS AND A DEFICIT OF 6.1 BILLION EUROS. IN THE 12 MONTHS OF JUNE, THE BALANCE-OF-PAYMENTS SURPLUS IN THE EURO AREA AS A SHARE OF GDP NARROWED FROM 2.0 PER CENT TO 1.7 PER CENT IN THE PREVIOUS 12 MONTHS。