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| Balance of payments | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth quarter 2006 | First quarter 2007 | Second quarter 2007 | Third quarter 2007 | Fourth quarter 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | |||||
| Not seasonally adjusted | |||||||||||
| $ millions | |||||||||||
| Current account | |||||||||||
| Receipts | |||||||||||
| Goods and services | 130,643 | 134,763 | 139,480 | 131,108 | 127,340 | 522,926 | 532,690 | ||||
| Goods | 115,070 | 119,387 | 122,368 | 112,038 | 111,439 | 455,696 | 465,232 | ||||
| Services | 15,573 | 15,376 | 17,113 | 19,070 | 15,900 | 67,230 | 67,458 | ||||
| Investment income | 17,050 | 15,041 | 15,980 | 17,083 | 15,575 | 61,599 | 63,679 | ||||
| Direct investment | 9,523 | 7,032 | 7,571 | 8,848 | 7,329 | 32,600 | 30,780 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | 4,682 | 5,228 | 5,458 | 5,169 | 5,003 | 16,867 | 20,858 | ||||
| Other investment | 2,844 | 2,781 | 2,951 | 3,066 | 3,243 | 12,131 | 12,041 | ||||
| Current transfers | 2,704 | 2,538 | 2,147 | 2,161 | 2,719 | 9,682 | 9,564 | ||||
| Current account receipts | 150,397 | 152,342 | 157,607 | 150,351 | 145,633 | 594,207 | 605,933 | ||||
| Payments | |||||||||||
| Goods and services | 122,453 | 126,133 | 128,973 | 123,812 | 123,592 | 486,789 | 502,509 | ||||
| Goods | 102,246 | 104,485 | 107,128 | 102,095 | 101,891 | 404,395 | 415,599 | ||||
| Services | 20,207 | 21,648 | 21,844 | 21,717 | 21,701 | 82,394 | 86,910 | ||||
| Investment income | 19,888 | 18,452 | 20,304 | 20,463 | 20,139 | 73,446 | 79,358 | ||||
| Direct investment | 8,573 | 6,721 | 9,176 | 9,721 | 9,571 | 31,091 | 35,189 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | 7,129 | 7,020 | 6,915 | 6,791 | 6,565 | 27,094 | 27,291 | ||||
| Other investment | 4,186 | 4,711 | 4,213 | 3,951 | 4,003 | 15,260 | 16,878 | ||||
| Current transfers | 2,859 | 3,529 | 1,885 | 2,174 | 2,296 | 10,394 | 9,884 | ||||
| Current account payments | 145,200 | 148,114 | 151,162 | 146,449 | 146,027 | 570,629 | 591,751 | ||||
| Balances | |||||||||||
| Goods and services | 8,190 | 8,630 | 10,507 | 7,296 | 3,748 | 36,137 | 30,181 | ||||
| Goods | 12,824 | 14,903 | 15,239 | 9,943 | 9,548 | 51,302 | 49,633 | ||||
| Services | -4,635 | -6,272 | -4,732 | -2,647 | -5,801 | -15,165 | -19,452 | ||||
| Investment income | -2,839 | -3,411 | -4,324 | -3,379 | -4,564 | -11,847 | -15,678 | ||||
| Direct investment | 951 | 311 | -1,605 | -873 | -2,242 | 1,509 | -4,410 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | -2,447 | -1,792 | -1,457 | -1,622 | -1,562 | -10,227 | -6,432 | ||||
| Other investment | -1,342 | -1,930 | -1,262 | -885 | -760 | -3,129 | -4,836 | ||||
| Current transfers | -154 | -992 | 262 | -14 | 423 | -712 | -320 | ||||
| Current account balance | 5,197 | 4,228 | 6,445 | 3,903 | -394 | 23,578 | 14,183 | ||||
| Capital and financial account1, 2 | |||||||||||
| Capital account | 951 | 1,241 | 1,014 | 1,037 | 988 | 4,201 | 4,280 | ||||
| Financial account | -1,164 | -10,533 | -7,845 | -10,266 | 6,002 | -22,741 | -22,642 | ||||
| Canadian assets, net flows | |||||||||||
| Canadian direct investment abroad | -17,046 | -16,410 | -10,626 | -12,702 | -13,392 | -51,322 | -53,130 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | -17,637 | -26,749 | -24,266 | 7,979 | -2,837 | -78,693 | -45,873 | ||||
| Foreign bonds | -10,767 | -17,186 | -16,336 | 1,688 | 5,103 | -43,602 | -26,732 | ||||
| Foreign stocks | -5,142 | -9,331 | -7,691 | -4,082 | -9,458 | -28,291 | -30,563 | ||||
| Foreign money market | -1,728 | -232 | -239 | 10,373 | 1,518 | -6,800 | 11,422 | ||||
| Other investment | 19,796 | -20,447 | -16,621 | -20,725 | -6,972 | -35,325 | -64,765 | ||||
| Loans | 429 | -5,009 | 2,582 | -9,161 | 1,753 | -12,201 | -9,835 | ||||
| Deposits | 25,901 | -6,103 | -13,168 | -16,689 | -3,234 | -8,183 | -39,195 | ||||
| Official international reserves | 1,662 | -4,722 | -366 | -144 | 588 | -1,013 | -4,644 | ||||
| Other assets | -8,195 | -4,613 | -5,668 | 5,269 | -6,079 | -13,927 | -11,091 | ||||
| Total Canadian assets, net flows | -14,887 | -63,606 | -51,512 | -25,448 | -23,201 | -165,339 | -163,768 | ||||
| Canadian liabilities, net flows | |||||||||||
| Foreign direct investment in Canada | 27,047 | 18,971 | 21,154 | 28,327 | 46,955 | 78,317 | 115,407 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | 5,328 | 7,088 | -3,175 | -9,648 | -28,020 | 32,544 | -33,754 | ||||
| Canadian bonds | 12,341 | 8,321 | -3,281 | 37 | 4,400 | 18,015 | 9,477 | ||||
| Canadian stocks | -5,264 | -532 | -899 | -8,524 | -31,853 | 10,814 | -41,808 | ||||
| Canadian money market | -1,749 | -702 | 1,006 | -1,160 | -568 | 3,715 | -1,424 | ||||
| Other investment | -18,653 | 27,014 | 25,688 | -3,497 | 10,268 | 31,737 | 59,473 | ||||
| Loans | 716 | 3,286 | 2,808 | -4,415 | 6,610 | 11,873 | 8,290 | ||||
| Deposits | -18,032 | 21,844 | 22,334 | -21 | 4,400 | 20,724 | 48,556 | ||||
| Other liabilities | -1,337 | 1,885 | 546 | 938 | -742 | -860 | 2,627 | ||||
| Total Canadian liabilities, net flows | 13,723 | 53,073 | 43,667 | 15,182 | 29,204 | 142,598 | 141,125 | ||||
| Total capital and financial account, net flows | -213 | -9,292 | -6,832 | -9,229 | 6,990 | -18,540 | -18,363 | ||||
| Statistical discrepancy | -4,984 | 5,064 | 386 | 5,326 | -6,596 | -5,038 | 4,180 | ||||
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| Current account | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth quarter 2006 | First quarter 2007 | Second quarter 2007 | Third quarter 2007 | Fourth quarter 2007 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
| $ millions | |||||||
| Receipts | |||||||
| Goods and services | 132,338 | 136,420 | 135,893 | 132,059 | 128,318 | 522,926 | 532,690 |
| Goods | 115,506 | 119,566 | 118,839 | 115,425 | 111,403 | 455,696 | 465,232 |
| Services | 16,832 | 16,854 | 17,054 | 16,634 | 16,916 | 67,230 | 67,458 |
| Travel | 4,124 | 4,128 | 4,212 | 4,141 | 4,164 | 16,598 | 16,645 |
| Transportation | 3,111 | 3,199 | 3,167 | 3,054 | 3,065 | 12,129 | 12,486 |
| Commercial services | 9,140 | 9,065 | 9,220 | 8,995 | 9,217 | 36,708 | 36,496 |
| Government services | 457 | 462 | 456 | 445 | 469 | 1,795 | 1,832 |
| Investment income | 16,885 | 15,464 | 15,419 | 16,662 | 16,133 | 61,599 | 63,679 |
| Direct investment | 9,150 | 7,366 | 7,287 | 8,451 | 7,676 | 32,600 | 30,780 |
| Interest | 276 | 421 | 485 | 324 | 354 | 1,380 | 1,583 |
| Profits | 8,874 | 6,946 | 6,802 | 8,127 | 7,321 | 31,220 | 29,197 |
| Portfolio investment | 4,741 | 5,233 | 5,283 | 5,244 | 5,098 | 16,867 | 20,858 |
| Interest | 1,838 | 2,030 | 2,180 | 2,134 | 1,880 | 6,189 | 8,224 |
| Dividends | 2,903 | 3,203 | 3,103 | 3,111 | 3,217 | 10,679 | 12,634 |
| Other investment | 2,995 | 2,865 | 2,850 | 2,967 | 3,360 | 12,131 | 12,041 |
| Current transfers | 2,521 | 2,227 | 2,396 | 2,517 | 2,424 | 9,682 | 9,564 |
| Private | 623 | 735 | 640 | 673 | 608 | 2,680 | 2,656 |
| Official | 1,897 | 1,491 | 1,756 | 1,844 | 1,816 | 7,002 | 6,907 |
| Total receipts | 151,744 | 154,111 | 153,708 | 151,239 | 146,876 | 594,207 | 605,933 |
| Payments | |||||||
| Goods and services | 124,297 | 126,335 | 124,769 | 126,620 | 124,786 | 486,789 | 502,509 |
| Goods | 103,175 | 105,333 | 103,205 | 105,007 | 102,054 | 404,395 | 415,599 |
| Services | 21,122 | 21,002 | 21,564 | 21,613 | 22,732 | 82,394 | 86,910 |
| Travel | 6,081 | 6,015 | 6,224 | 6,934 | 7,743 | 23,311 | 26,916 |
| Transportation | 5,058 | 5,034 | 5,072 | 4,914 | 5,197 | 19,194 | 20,217 |
| Commercial services | 9,726 | 9,703 | 10,013 | 9,508 | 9,535 | 38,865 | 38,758 |
| Government services | 256 | 250 | 255 | 257 | 257 | 1,024 | 1,019 |
| Investment income | 19,848 | 18,016 | 20,274 | 20,879 | 20,189 | 73,446 | 79,358 |
| Direct investment | 8,569 | 6,654 | 8,966 | 9,830 | 9,739 | 31,091 | 35,189 |
| Interest | 370 | 360 | 370 | 370 | 371 | 1,465 | 1,471 |
| Profits | 8,199 | 6,294 | 8,597 | 9,460 | 9,367 | 29,626 | 33,718 |
| Portfolio investment | 7,175 | 6,980 | 6,910 | 6,807 | 6,594 | 27,094 | 27,291 |
| Interest | 5,819 | 5,854 | 5,710 | 5,591 | 5,402 | 22,324 | 22,557 |
| Dividends | 1,355 | 1,126 | 1,200 | 1,216 | 1,192 | 4,770 | 4,734 |
| Other investment | 4,105 | 4,382 | 4,397 | 4,242 | 3,856 | 15,260 | 16,878 |
| Current transfers | 2,977 | 2,800 | 2,265 | 2,405 | 2,414 | 10,394 | 9,884 |
| Private | 2,129 | 1,905 | 1,417 | 1,413 | 1,462 | 6,913 | 6,197 |
| Official | 849 | 895 | 849 | 991 | 951 | 3,481 | 3,686 |
| Total payments | 147,123 | 147,151 | 147,308 | 149,903 | 147,389 | 570,629 | 591,751 |
| Balances | |||||||
| Goods and services | 8,041 | 10,085 | 11,125 | 5,440 | 3,532 | 36,137 | 30,181 |
| Goods | 12,331 | 14,233 | 15,634 | 10,418 | 9,348 | 51,302 | 49,633 |
| Services | -4,290 | -4,148 | -4,510 | -4,978 | -5,816 | -15,165 | -19,452 |
| Travel | -1,957 | -1,887 | -2,012 | -2,794 | -3,578 | -6,713 | -10,271 |
| Transportation | -1,948 | -1,835 | -1,905 | -1,860 | -2,132 | -7,065 | -7,731 |
| Commercial services | -587 | -638 | -793 | -513 | -318 | -2,157 | -2,262 |
| Government services | 202 | 212 | 200 | 188 | 212 | 770 | 813 |
| Investment income | -2,963 | -2,552 | -4,855 | -4,217 | -4,056 | -11,847 | -15,678 |
| Direct investment | 581 | 712 | -1,680 | -1,379 | -2,063 | 1,509 | -4,410 |
| Interest | -94 | 61 | 115 | -47 | -17 | -85 | 112 |
| Profits | 674 | 652 | -1,795 | -1,333 | -2,046 | 1,594 | -4,521 |
| Portfolio investment | -2,434 | -1,747 | -1,627 | -1,562 | -1,496 | -10,227 | -6,432 |
| Interest | -3,982 | -3,824 | -3,530 | -3,457 | -3,521 | -16,135 | -14,333 |
| Dividends | 1,548 | 2,077 | 1,903 | 1,895 | 2,025 | 5,908 | 7,900 |
| Other investment | -1,110 | -1,517 | -1,548 | -1,275 | -496 | -3,129 | -4,836 |
| Current transfers | -457 | -573 | 130 | 113 | 10 | -712 | -320 |
| Private | -1,505 | -1,169 | -777 | -740 | -855 | -4,233 | -3,541 |
| Official | 1,049 | 596 | 907 | 853 | 865 | 3,521 | 3,221 |
| Current account | 4,622 | 6,960 | 6,400 | 1,335 | -513 | 23,578 | 14,183 |
