By Mucahithan Avcioglu
ISTANBUL (AA) - Türkiye's current account balance posted a surplus of $1.77 billion in July, the Turkish Central Bank announced on Friday.
The surplus followed a deficit of $2 billion in June, while markets had expected a deficit of $1.6 billion for the month.
The current account excluding gold and energy indicated a net surplus of $6 billion, while goods recorded a deficit of $4.6 billion, the bank noted.
The 12-month rolling balance posted a deficit of $18.8 billion in July, while the goods deficit was recorded at $62.7 billion.
In the same period, services recorded a net surplus of $62 billion, while the primary and secondary income realized a net deficit of $17.7 billion and $0.38 billion, respectively.
Net inflows from the services recorded some $8 billion in July, with net revenues from transportation and travel services reaching $2.4 billion and $6.2 billion, respectively.