The euro zone's current account surplus widened in March on a bigger primary income, which includes items such as profits, remittances and income on investments abroad, data from the European Central Bank showed today.
Based on seasonally and calendar-adjusted figures, the surplus rose to €35.77 billion in March from €28.89 billion in February, while unadjusted figures showed a jump to €44.53 billion from €31.12 billion.
In the 12 months to March, the surplus surged to 2.1% of the 20-nation currency bloc's GDP from a deficit of 0.6% in the preceding 12 months.
