ANKARA, Jan. 11 (Xinhua) -- Türkiye recorded a current account deficit of 3.67 billion U.S. dollars in November last year, according to the data released by the Turkish central bank on Wednesday.
Türkiye's 12-month rolling deficit, ending in November last year, amounted to about 45 billion dollars, the highest level since August 2018, the data showed.
The country posts a deficit for the 13th month in a row, primarily as a result of rising energy prices.
The current account deficit reached 41.8 billion dollars in the January-November period in 2022. In the same period, the current account, excluding gold and energy, posted a surplus of 48.3 billion dollars.
The foreign trade deficit in November last year, defined in the balance of payments, amounted to 7.1 billion dollars.
Services recorded a net surplus of 3.6 billion dollars, while the travel item under services posted a net inflow of 2.65 billion dollars.
The Turkish government practises an economic model that pursues a current account surplus through higher exports and low-interest rates, despite rising inflation and a depreciation in the local currency.
