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Table 1: Current account of the euro area

(EUR billions unless otherwise indicated; transactions; working day and seasonally adjusted)

Cumulated figures for the 12-month period ending 2014 2015
Dec. 2014 Dec. 2015 Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Source: ECB.
CURRENTACCOUNT 245.6 314.0 24.2 30.5 25.5 24.0 27.4 25.9 26.2 25.8 23.1 27.7 25.7 26.9 25.5
   Memo: as a percentage of GDP 2.4 3.0
   Credit 3,408.4 3,542.3 289.3 288.4 290.7 297.6 299.8 299.1 297.7 297.4 293.6 295.8 297.6 298.0 286.6
   Debit 3,162.9 3,228.3 265.1 257.9 265.2 273.7 272.4 273.2 271.5 271.7 270.5 268.1 271.9 271.0 261.1
Goods 251.5 320.1 25.4 28.0 26.4 20.8 26.9 26.2 27.6 28.7 25.3 28.1 28.1 27.5 26.5
   Credit (exports) 1,973.8 2,068.5 169.7 168.8 171.4 172.6 175.2 174.9 175.3 174.4 170.2 171.6 172.5 172.7 169.0
   Debit (imports) 1,722.3 1,748.4 144.3 140.7 145.0 151.7 148.3 148.7 147.7 145.7 144.9 143.5 144.5 145.2 142.4
Services 70.8 62.6 4.0 5.5 5.2 4.2 4.9 6.2 5.2 4.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 6.0 4.6
   Credit (exports) 699.4 754.0 60.2 60.7 61.4 62.3 62.0 63.1 62.9 62.8 63.4 63.4 64.0 64.6 63.4
   Debit (imports) 628.6 691.5 56.2 55.1 56.2 58.1 57.2 56.9 57.7 58.1 58.0 57.9 58.8 58.6 58.8
Primary income 61.9 64.4 6.5 8.1 5.5 10.1 6.9 4.0 4.2 3.6 3.0 5.4 3.5 4.5 5.5
   Credit 641.3 616.9 51.4 50.4 49.5 54.2 54.1 51.7 51.0 52.1 51.2 52.7 52.2 51.8 46.0
   Debit 579.4 552.5 44.9 42.3 43.9 44.1 47.2 47.7 46.8 48.5 48.2 47.3 48.7 47.3 40.4
Secondary income -138.6 -133.1 -11.7 -11.2 -11.6 -11.2 -11.4 -10.5 -10.7 -11.2 -10.6 -11.3 -11.2 -11.0 -11.2
   Credit 94.0 102.8 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 9.5 8.5 8.1 8.8 8.1 8.8 8.9 8.2
   Debit 232.6 235.9 19.7 19.7 20.1 19.7 19.8 20.0 19.2 19.4 19.4 19.4 20.0 19.9 19.5

Table 1: Current account of the euro area

(EUR billions unless otherwise indicated; transactions; working day and seasonally adjusted)

Cumulated figures for the 12-month period ending 2014 2015
Dec. 2014 Dec. 2015 Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sep. Oct. Nov. Dec.
Source: ECB.
CURRENTACCOUNT 245.6 314.0 24.2 30.5 25.5 24.0 27.4 25.9 26.2 25.8 23.1 27.7 25.7 26.9 25.5
   Memo: as a percentage of GDP 2.4 3.0
   Credit 3,408.4 3,542.3 289.3 288.4 290.7 297.6 299.8 299.1 297.7 297.4 293.6 295.8 297.6 298.0 286.6
   Debit 3,162.9 3,228.3 265.1 257.9 265.2 273.7 272.4 273.2 271.5 271.7 270.5 268.1 271.9 271.0 261.1
Goods 251.5 320.1 25.4 28.0 26.4 20.8 26.9 26.2 27.6 28.7 25.3 28.1 28.1 27.5 26.5
   Credit (exports) 1,973.8 2,068.5 169.7 168.8 171.4 172.6 175.2 174.9 175.3 174.4 170.2 171.6 172.5 172.7 169.0
   Debit (imports) 1,722.3 1,748.4 144.3 140.7 145.0 151.7 148.3 148.7 147.7 145.7 144.9 143.5 144.5 145.2 142.4
Services 70.8 62.6 4.0 5.5 5.2 4.2 4.9 6.2 5.2 4.7 5.5 5.4 5.2 6.0 4.6
   Credit (exports) 699.4 754.0 60.2 60.7 61.4 62.3 62.0 63.1 62.9 62.8 63.4 63.4 64.0 64.6 63.4
   Debit (imports) 628.6 691.5 56.2 55.1 56.2 58.1 57.2 56.9 57.7 58.1 58.0 57.9 58.8 58.6 58.8
Primary income 61.9 64.4 6.5 8.1 5.5 10.1 6.9 4.0 4.2 3.6 3.0 5.4 3.5 4.5 5.5
   Credit 641.3 616.9 51.4 50.4 49.5 54.2 54.1 51.7 51.0 52.1 51.2 52.7 52.2 51.8 46.0
   Debit 579.4 552.5 44.9 42.3 43.9 44.1 47.2 47.7 46.8 48.5 48.2 47.3 48.7 47.3 40.4
Secondary income -138.6 -133.1 -11.7 -11.2 -11.6 -11.2 -11.4 -10.5 -10.7 -11.2 -10.6 -11.3 -11.2 -11.0 -11.2
   Credit 94.0 102.8 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 8.4 9.5 8.5 8.1 8.8 8.1 8.8 8.9 8.2
   Debit 232.6 235.9 19.7 19.7 20.1 19.7 19.8 20.0 19.2 19.4 19.4 19.4 20.0 19.9 19.5