19/10/2011 00:00:00
According to the latest Eurostat available data, the EU271 external current account recorded a deficit of 35.2 billion euro in the second quarter of 2011, compared with a deficit of 32.3 bn in the second quarter of 2010. Only services reported a surplus of 28.9 bn euro, in increase compared to 21.5 bn in the past year.