The goods deficit shrank to EUR 33.1 million from EUR 79.2 million a year earlier and the primary income account switched to a EUR 34.6 million surplus from a gap EUR 172.7 million.

Meanwhile, the services surplus dropped to EUR 142.8 million from EUR 256.7 million and the secondary income deficit increased to EUR 59.3 million from a deficit EUR 17.6 million.