Euro zone's current account surplus rose last year

February 18, 2022 4:20 AM EST

FILE PHOTO: The euro sign is photographed in front of the former headquarters of the European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany, April 9, 2019. Picture is taken on slow shutter speed while the camera was moved. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach

FRANKFURT (Reuters) - The euro zone's current account surplus rose to 310 billion euros ($352.47 billion) last year, or 2.6% of the bloc's economic output, European Central Bank data showed on Friday.

This compares to 213 billion euros in 2020, or 1.9% of the euro area's GDP.

($1 = 0.8795 euros)

(Reporting by Francesco Canepa; Editing by Mark Heinrich)



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