Irish Balance of Payments current account surplus rose to €1.40bn giving a deficit of just €1.11bn for 2010
Mar 24th, 2011 | By Finfacts Ireland Business & Finance Portal | Category: News worldwide
The 4th Quarter 2010 Irish Balance of Payments current account surplus rose to €1.40bn giving a deficit of just €1.11bn for 2010. This was €3.7bn lower than the previous year and the lowest annual deficit since 2004. The 4th quarter merchandise surplus of €7.90bn and was €2.2bn lower than the previous quarter but up over €750m on the same quarter one year earlier.