Luxemburg - leistungsbilanz

Luxembourg posted a current account surplus of EUR 1.38 billion in the second quarter of 2019, compared to a EUR 1.17 billion deficit in the same period of the previous year. The services surplus widened to EUR 6.20 billion from EUR 5.98 billion last year, while the goods deficit narrowed to EUR 0.28 billion from EUR 0.82 billion and the primary income gap fell sharply to EUR 4.55 billion from EUR 6.39 billion. Considering the first half of the year, the current account surplus was EUR 1.43 billion, unchanged from the same period of 2018.

Luxembourg posted a current account gap of EUR 725 million in the first quarter of 2019 compared to a EUR 2,369 million surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year. The services surplus rose to EUR 6,005 million from EUR 5,523 million a year earlier while the goods deficit narrowed to EUR 462 million from EUR 795 million. Meantime, the primary income deficit rose to EUR 4,760 million from EUR 2,255 million while the secondary income gap decreased to EUR 57 million from EUR 103 million in the same period a year ago.

Luxembourg posted a current account gap of EUR 560 million in the fourth quarter of 2018, compared to a EUR 728 million surplus in the corresponding period of the previous year. The services surplus narrowed to EUR 5,704 million from EUR 6,101 million a year earlier. In addition, the primary income deficit increased to EUR 5,350 million from EUR 4,511 million while the secondary income gap rose to EUR 341 million from EUR 230 million. Meanwhile, the goods shortfall decreased to EUR 574 million from EUR 632 million in the last quarter of 2017.