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Taiwan Current Account Surplus Drops In Q2

8/20/2012 5:43 AM ET

Taiwan's current account surplus declined slightly to $10 billion in the second quarter from $10.96 billion in the first quarter, the central bank reported Monday.

While the surplus in services increased to $1.41 billion from $0.81 billion in the prior quarter, income fell to $3.57 billion from $4.84 billion. The $0.60 billion current transfer deficit was $0.05 billion narrower than a quarter ago.

For the first half of the year, the current account logged a surplus of $20.96 billion.

by RTT Staff Writer

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