Taiwan's current account surplus decreased in the third quarter, data from the Central Bank of the Republic of China (Taiwan) showed on Monday.
The current account surplus fell to $20.71 billion in the September quarter from $26.86 billion in the corresponding period last year.
The goods trade surplus shrank by $4.56 billion yearly to $16.84 billion, mainly because of a larger increase in imports than exports.
Meanwhile, the surplus in service accounts rose to $3.75 billion from $3.25 billion.
The capital account balance showed a shortfall of $0.01 billion in the third quarter, the same as last year.
The surplus in the financial account was $23.85 billion versus $27.85 billion a year ago.
The overall balance of payments recorded a surplus of $75.03 billion in the first three quarters of 2022.
