Current account posts $518 mln deficit in Turkey
According to the news of Hürriyet Daily News, Turkey’s current account balance saw a deficit of $518 million in November 2019, official figures revealed on Jan. 13.
The balance posted a $1 billion surplus in the same month of 2018, according to the Central Bank of Turkey (CBRT).
The bank’s balance of payments figures showed the country’s 12-month rolling surplus amounted to $2.7 billion.
An Anadolu Agency survey on Jan. 10 showed that economists had estimated current account balance to post a deficit of $450 million in November.
The forecast of a group of 12 economists hovered between $250 million and $660 million.
“This development is mainly attributable to $1.1 billion deficit recorded in the goods item, against a surplus of $412 million observed in the same month of 2018,” the bank said.
The CBRT data also showed Turkey’s current account deficit — excluding gold and energy — posted a $3.65 billion surplus in November 2019, down $930 million in the same month last year.
Travel items, which constitute a major part of the services account, saw a net inflow of nearly $1.4 billion, increasing by $177 million year-on-year in November.
The country’s new economic program, unveiled last September, forecast a current-account-surplus-to-GDP ratio of 0.1 percent for 2019.
Source: Hürriyet Daily News / link: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/current-account-posts-518-mln-deficit-in-november-150901
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