FRANKFURT, Feb 17 (Reuters) - The euro zone's current
account surplus widened in December as cheaper energy lowered
the bloc's import bill, European Central Bank data showed on
Thursday.
The euro zone recorded an adjusted current surplus of 15.90
billion euros in December after a surplus of 12.79 billion on
lower imports and a higher primary income, which includes items
such as wages and earnings on investments.
The euro zone ran large current account surpluses for years
but a surge in energy costs last year pushed it into a rare
deficit, even if that trend has now appeared to revert
(Reporting by Balazs Koranyi
Editing by Francesco Canepa)
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