FRANKFURT (Reuters) -The euro zone’s adjusted current account surplus widened a touch in June as primary income, or proceeds from investment and labour, offset a drop in the trade surplus, European Central Bank data showed on Tuesday.
The 20-nation currency bloc’s adjusted current account surplus increased to 35.8 billion euros from 31.8 billion euros, while based on unadjusted figures, it widened to 38.9 billion euros from zero, the ECB said.
In the 12 months to June, the adjusted surplus equalled 2.0% of the bloc’s GDP, down from 2.6% in the preceding 12 months.
(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi, Editing by Timothy Heritage)
