Bank of Estonia: Estonia's current account surplus €104 million in May
The Bank of Estonia's flash estimate put the Estonian state's current account at €104 million in surplus in May 2020. The drop in the turnover of goods and services from a year earlier was larger than in April
A year ago, Estonia's surplus was €93 million.
Compared to May 2019, exports of goods fell by 21 percent and imports by 26 percent. The balance of the goods account was €78 million larger than a year earlier at close to zero.
Services exports were 42 percent less than a year earlier and imports were 45 percent less.
The biggest fall was in the turnover of travel services and passenger transport services. The surplus in services was €73 million smaller than in May last year at €131 million
The outflow of investment income fell by half, meaning the negative balance of primary income narrowed to €5 million.
The active take-up of infrastructure support meant the surplus on the capital account was €29 million and the current and capital accounts together were in surplus, so Estonia was again a net lender to the rest of the world
The Bank of Estonia's infographic is below.
It can be viewed on the bank's website here.
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