The goods trade account switched to an EUR 81.3 million surplus from a EUR 641.8 million deficit a year earlier, while the services surplus decreased to EUR 42.3 million, from EUR 78.5 million.

At the same time, the primary income deficit shrank to 147.1 million, from a previous EUR 149.6 million, while the secondary income deficit widened to EUR 53.5 million, from EUR 13.4 million.