July 3 (SeeNews) - Serbia's current account deficit rose to 1.283 billion euro ($1.447 billion) in the first four months of 2019, from 1.188 billion euro in the like period of the previous year, the central bank said.
Trade in goods was in deficit of 2.02 billion euro in January-April, while trade in services recorded a surplus of 354 million euro, figures published on the website of the central bank showed.
Primary income deficit amounted to 885 million euro in the first four months of 2019, whereas surplus in secondary income came in at 1.268 billion euro.
Details on Serbia's current account balance follow (in billion of euro):
|
Jan-Apr'19 |
Jan-Apr'18 |
Current account |
-1.283 |
-1.188 |
- goods |
-2.020 |
-1.916 |
- services |
0.354 |
0.368 |
- primary income |
-0.885 |
-1.035 |
- secondary income |
1.268 |
1.394 |
($ = 0.886896 euro)