Italy's overall balance of payments showeda deficit of 3,211 billion lire in May compared with a surplus
of 2,040 billion in April, provisional Bank of Italy figures
show.
    The May deficit compares with a surplus of 1,555 billion
lire in the corresponding month of 1986.
    For the first five months of 1987, the overall balance of
payments showed a surplus of 299 billion lire against a deficit
of 2,854 billion in the corresponding 1986 period.
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