Balance of payments: July 2018
(WorldNews Greece)

Current account In July 2018, the current account showed a surplus of EUR1.6 billion, with no significant change year-on-year. The balance of goods and services recorded a larger surplus year-on-year, since the significant increase in the services surplus was stronger that the rise in the deficit of the balance of goods. However, this improvement was largely offset by a deterioration in the primary income account. The deficit of the balance of goods increased by EUR198 million to EUR1.7 billion, as imports rose more than exports in absolute terms. It should be noted that, at constant prices, total exports of goods increased by 6.9% (non-oil exports of goods rose faster, by 13.1%) and total imports...