The primary income balance, which covers funds from investment and employment, posted a deficit of EUR4.37 billion in the first ten months, widening from a deficit of EUR4.08 billion in the same period last year, while the goods and services balance recorded a deficit of EUR2.75 billion, widening from a deficit EUR855 million in January-October 2016.
The secondary income balance posted a surplus of EUR1.82 billion in the first ten months, from a surplus of EUR2.1 billion in the same period last year.
Foreign direct investment stood at EUR4.09 billion in January-October compared with EUR3.48 billion in the same period last year. Of total FDI, equity stakes (including estimated net reinvestment of earnings) amounted to EUR3.439 billion, while net intra-group lending stood at EUR659 million, the data showed.
Romania’s total external debt grew by EUR1.39 billion from end-December 2016, standing at EUR94.3 billion at the end of October. Long-term debt stood at EUR69.559 billion, accounting for 73.8% of the total external debt.