Reparem bem na diferença de valores entre a zona EURO e os EUA.
Estes dados são em euros e relativos a apenas um mês (JUL), mas dá para pôr em perspectiva o alucinante déficit corrente norte-americano (na casa dos $195 bln por trimestre).
Por outro lado a balança comercial, na zona EURO é positiva. Isto é, temos um superavit (surplus) de 4,1 bln eur. Por comparação, os EUA têm um déficit comercial na ordem dos $60 bln por mês.
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21 Sep 2005 08:15 GMT
Euro zone July current account deficit 5.9 bln eur
FRANKFURT (AFX) - The euro zone seasonally adjusted current account deficit was 5.9 bln eur in July, the European Central Bank said.
The ECB said deficits of 6.1 bln eur in the income account and of 3.8 bln in current transfers were only partly offset by surpluses in goods and services trade.
The euro zone had a goods surplus of 2.2 bln eur and a services surplus of 1.9 bln.
The income account covers investment income flows and wages paid to workers by employers based in a different economy. Current transfers cover transfers between governments and workers' remittances.
In unadjusted terms the current account was 0.2 bln eur in surplus in July compared with a revised deficit of 0.5 bln eur in June.