First estimate for the third quarter of 2009 EU27 current account deficit 33.3 bn euro 14.2 bn euro surplus on trade in services

The EU27 external current account recorded a deficit of 33.3 billion euro in the third quarter of 2009, compared with a deficit of 72.6 bn in the third quarter of 2008 and a deficit of 49.2 bn in the second quarter of 2009.

In the third quarter of 2009, the EU27 external balance of trade in services recorded a surplus of 14.2 bn euro, compared with a surplus of 20.1 bn in the third quarter of 2008 and a surplus of 17.5 bn in the second quarter of 2009.

These provisional data, issued by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Communities, will be subject to revision.

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