Current account recorded €25 billion surplus in May 2026, up from €17 billion in previous month Current account surplus amounted to €272 billion (1.7% of euro area GDP) in the 12 months to May 2026, down from €318 billion (2.0%) one year earlier In financial account, euro area residents' net acquisitions of non-euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €889 billion and non-residents' net acquisitions of euro area portfolio investment securities totalled €1,005 billion in the 12 months to May 2026The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €25 billion in May 2026, an increase of €8 billion from ... (full story)