September 19 (SeeNews) - Serbia's current account deficit rose to 1.928 billion euro ($2.133 billion) in the first seven months of 2019, from 1.261 billion euro in the like period of the previous year, the central bank said.
Trade in goods was in deficit of 3.255 billion euro in January-July, while trade in services recorded a surplus of 567 million euro, figures published on the website of the central bank showed.
Primary income deficit amounted to 1.355 billion euro in the first seven months of 2019, whereas surplus in secondary income came in at 2.114 billion euro.
Details on Serbia's current account balance follow (in billions of euro):
|
Jan-July'19 |
Jan-July'18 |
Current account |
-1.928 |
-1.261 |
- goods |
-3.255 |
-2.704 |
- services |
0.567 |
0.558 |
- primary income |
-1.355 |
-1.346 |
- secondary income |
2.114 |
2.231 |
($ = 0.904061 euro)