Italy's current account surplus increased notably in August from the previous year, the Bank of Italy reported Monday.
The current account surplus rose to EUR 4.7 billion from EUR 1.65 billion last year.
The goods surplus increased to EUR 2.53 billion from EUR 1.82 billion. Similarly, the surplus in services trade grew to EUR 1.83 billion from EUR 0.8 billion.
The primary income surplus rose to EUR 2.2 billion from a EUR 0.5 billion a year ago. Meanwhile, the shortfall on secondary income widened to EUR 1.9 billion from EUR 1.5 billion.
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