19/01/2017 (Agence Europe) – Following a surplus of €15.0 billion in October 2016, the seasonally adjusted current operations account of the balance of payments of the EU-28 recorded a surplus of €15.8 billion in November, with an increase in the surplus in the account for trade in goods (from + €7.0 billion to + €10.3 billion), a drop in the surplus of the account for the trade in services (from + €13.6 billion to + €11.8 billion), a drop in the surplus of the primary income account (from + €0.9 billion to + €0.3 billion) and an increased deficit in the secondary income account (from -€6.4 billion to -€6.5 billion), according to figures published by the European statistical office, Eurostat on Thursday 19 January. Over 12 months, the current account showed a surplus of €193 billion at the end of November 2016, with surpluses in the goods account (+ €148.7 billion) and the services account (+ €139.8 billion) and deficits in the primary income (€-17.1 billion) and secondary income (€-78.4 billion) accounts. (EH)