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The goods deficit fell to EUR 168 mln from EUR 397.7 mln and the secondary income surplus widened to EUR 60.9 mln from EUR 6.8 mln.

On the other hand, the primary income gap rose to EUR 241.1 mln from EUR 175 mln and the services surplus fell to EUR 20 mln from EUR 115.9 mln, the National Bank of Slovakia said.