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Table 1: Current account of the Euro area

(EUR billions, unless otherwise indicated; transactions during the period; non working day and non seasonally adjusted)

Cumulated figures for the four-quarter period ending in Q1 2014 Q1 2015
Q4 2014 Q1 2015
Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit
Current account 206.8 3,330.7 3,123.9 238.2 3,368.6 3,130.3 23.0 795.4 772.3 54.5 833.3 778.8
 Percentage of GDP 2.0 33.0 30.9 2.3 33.2 30.8 - - - - - -
  Goods 248.3 1,964.8 1,716.5 270.5 1,989.4 1,718.9 44.9 471.5 426.5 67.2 496.0 428.9
   of which: General
   merchandise 		238.6 1,914.9 1,676.3 258.7 1,937.4 1,678.7 43.8 460.0 416.2 64.0 482.6 418.6
  Services 67.6 693.2 625.7 64.9 705.4 640.5 12.5 154.8 142.3 9.8 166.9 157.1
   Transport 6.4 128.3 122.0 6.8 130.0 123.1 0.4 29.9 29.6 0.8 31.6 30.8
   Travel 18.0 117.1 99.0 17.2 117.5 100.3 2.0 20.8 18.9 1.1 21.3 20.2
   Insurance
   pension and
   financial services 		15.0 78.5 63.6 14.8 80.2 65.4 3.4 18.8 15.3 3.3 20.4 17.2
   Telecommunication, computer
    and information
    services 		46.3 88.0 41.7 48.4 90.9 42.5 10.0 20.0 10.0 12.0 22.8 10.8
   Other business
    services 		-0.9 181.4 182.3 -1.2 185.9 187.1 0.7 41.8 41.1 0.4 46.3 45.9
   Other -17.2 99.8 117.1 -21.0 100.8 121.9 -4.0 23.4 27.4 -7.9 24.4 32.2
  Primary income 30.2 578.3 548.1 42.3 577.7 535.4 15.8 147.4 131.6 28.0 146.9 118.9
   Compensation of
   empoyees 		18.7 33.0 14.3 19.2 33.6 14.4 5.3 8.1 2.8 5.9 8.7 2.9
   Investment income -11.4 505.5 516.9 -1.6 502.2 503.7 0.9 125.9 124.9 10.8 122.5 111.8
     Direct
     investment 		60.5 295.4 234.8 68.0 287.3 219.3 13.6 77.0 63.4 21.0 68.9 47.9
      of which: Reinvested
      earnings 		-31.7 15.4 47.1 -43.4 8.1 51.4 -2.3 15.4 17.7 -13.9 8.1 22.0
     Portfolio
     investment 		-70.9 163.6 234.4 -70.3 168.1 238.4 -11.5 37.4 48.9 -10.9 41.9 52.8
      Dividends 2.1 55.4 53.3 2.9 57.7 54.7 5.9 11.5 5.6 6.8 13.8 7.0
      Income on investment
      fund shares 		-72.6 5.0 77.6 -74.7 4.9 79.7 -15.8 1.1 16.9 -17.9 1.0 18.9
      Interest -0.3 103.2 103.5 1.5 105.5 104.0 -1.6 24.8 26.4 0.2 27.1 26.9
     Other
     investment 		-4.0 43.6 47.6 -2.3 43.7 46.0 -1.9 10.7 12.6 -0.2 10.9 11.1
      of which: interest -3.0 40.4 43.4 -1.3 40.5 41.8 -1.5 10.1 11.6 0.2 10.2 10.0
     Reserve
     assets 		  2.9     3.0     0.8     0.8  
   Other primary
   income 		22.9 39.8 17.0 24.7 42.0 17.3 9.5 13.5 3.9 11.3 15.6 4.3
  Secondary income -139.2 94.4 233.6 -139.5 96.1 235.6 -50.2 21.8 71.9 -50.5 23.4 73.9
Source: ECB.
Cumulated figures for the four-quarter period ending in Q1 2014 Q1 2015
Q4 2014 Q1 2015
Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit Net Credit Debit
Current account 206.8 3,330.7 3,123.9 238.2 3,368.6 3,130.3 23.0 795.4 772.3 54.5 833.3 778.8
 Percentage of GDP 2.0 33.0 30.9 2.3 33.2 30.8 - - - - - -
  Goods 248.3 1,964.8 1,716.5 270.5 1,989.4 1,718.9 44.9 471.5 426.5 67.2 496.0 428.9
   of which: General
   merchandise 		238.6 1,914.9 1,676.3 258.7 1,937.4 1,678.7 43.8 460.0 416.2 64.0 482.6 418.6
  Services 67.6 693.2 625.7 64.9 705.4 640.5 12.5 154.8 142.3 9.8 166.9 157.1
   Transport 6.4 128.3 122.0 6.8 130.0 123.1 0.4 29.9 29.6 0.8 31.6 30.8
   Travel 18.0 117.1 99.0 17.2 117.5 100.3 2.0 20.8 18.9 1.1 21.3 20.2
   Insurance
   pension and
   financial services 		15.0 78.5 63.6 14.8 80.2 65.4 3.4 18.8 15.3 3.3 20.4 17.2
   Telecommunication, computer
    and information
    services 		46.3 88.0 41.7 48.4 90.9 42.5 10.0 20.0 10.0 12.0 22.8 10.8
   Other business
    services 		-0.9 181.4 182.3 -1.2 185.9 187.1 0.7 41.8 41.1 0.4 46.3 45.9
   Other -17.2 99.8 117.1 -21.0 100.8 121.9 -4.0 23.4 27.4 -7.9 24.4 32.2
  Primary income 30.2 578.3 548.1 42.3 577.7 535.4 15.8 147.4 131.6 28.0 146.9 118.9
   Compensation of
   empoyees 		18.7 33.0 14.3 19.2 33.6 14.4 5.3 8.1 2.8 5.9 8.7 2.9
   Investment income -11.4 505.5 516.9 -1.6 502.2 503.7 0.9 125.9 124.9 10.8 122.5 111.8
     Direct
     investment 		60.5 295.4 234.8 68.0 287.3 219.3 13.6 77.0 63.4 21.0 68.9 47.9
      of which: Reinvested
      earnings 		-31.7 15.4 47.1 -43.4 8.1 51.4 -2.3 15.4 17.7 -13.9 8.1 22.0
     Portfolio
     investment 		-70.9 163.6 234.4 -70.3 168.1 238.4 -11.5 37.4 48.9 -10.9 41.9 52.8
      Dividends 2.1 55.4 53.3 2.9 57.7 54.7 5.9 11.5 5.6 6.8 13.8 7.0
      Income on investment
      fund shares 		-72.6 5.0 77.6 -74.7 4.9 79.7 -15.8 1.1 16.9 -17.9 1.0 18.9
      Interest -0.3 103.2 103.5 1.5 105.5 104.0 -1.6 24.8 26.4 0.2 27.1 26.9
     Other
     investment 		-4.0 43.6 47.6 -2.3 43.7 46.0 -1.9 10.7 12.6 -0.2 10.9 11.1
      of which: interest -3.0 40.4 43.4 -1.3 40.5 41.8 -1.5 10.1 11.6 0.2 10.2 10.0
     Reserve
     assets 		  2.9     3.0     0.8     0.8  
   Other primary
   income 		22.9 39.8 17.0 24.7 42.0 17.3 9.5 13.5 3.9 11.3 15.6 4.3
  Secondary income -139.2 94.4 233.6 -139.5 96.1 235.6 -50.2 21.8 71.9 -50.5 23.4 73.9
Source: ECB.