Dividends paid abroad led to a current account deficit in April 2011
Finland's balance of payments
Year 2010, EUR million |
March 2011, EUR million |
April 2011, EUR million |
12 month moving sum, EUR million | |
Current account | 5,574 | -496 | -752 | 4,997 |
Goods | 3,352 | -321 | 41 | 3,162 |
Services | 2,131 | 20 | 28 | 2,042 |
Income | 1,723 | -46 | -678 | 1,398 |
Current transfers | -1,632 | -148 | -143 | -1,605 |
Capital account | 178 | 15 | 13 | 176 |
Financial account | -1,231 | -183 | -570 | -4,346 |
Direct investment | -3,073 | -55 | -1,374 | -5,476 |
Portfolio investment | -6,158 | 1,671 | -5,176 | -10,975 |
Other investment | 6,702 | -990 | 5,644 | 12,505 |
Reserve assets | 1,661 | -495 | 151 | 557 |
Financial derivatives | -362 | -314 | 184 | -958 |
Errors and omissions | -4,521 | 663 | 1,309 | -827 |
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The next balance of payments bulletin will be published at 10 am on 15 July 2011.