The services surplus shrank to EUR 244.1 million from EUR 278.8 mln a year earlier and the primary income deficit widened to EUR 85.2 billion from EUR 81.5 billion.
Also, the secondary income account posted a EUR 20 mln deficit, switching from a EUR 45.8 mln surplus while the goods gap decreased to EUR 3.7 mln from EUR 123.2 mln.