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Table 2 Current account
| Fourth quarter 2008 | First quarter 2009 | Second quarter 2009 | Third quarter 2009 | Fourth quarter 2009 | 2008 | 2009 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
| $ millions | |||||||
| Receipts | |||||||
| Goods and services | 134,111 | 113,581 | 104,214 | 106,206 | 112,282 | 560,335 | 436,284 |
| Goods | 116,332 | 96,731 | 87,417 | 89,868 | 95,617 | 489,857 | 369,633 |
| Services | 17,779 | 16,851 | 16,797 | 16,337 | 16,665 | 70,478 | 66,651 |
| Travel | 4,006 | 3,937 | 3,894 | 3,879 | 3,881 | 16,119 | 15,592 |
| Transportation | 3,105 | 2,789 | 2,574 | 2,547 | 2,591 | 12,598 | 10,501 |
| Commercial services | 10,205 | 9,657 | 9,840 | 9,451 | 9,734 | 39,974 | 38,682 |
| Government services | 464 | 467 | 489 | 460 | 459 | 1,787 | 1,876 |
| Investment income | 15,534 | 13,828 | 13,855 | 15,140 | 14,984 | 71,667 | 57,806 |
| Direct investment | 7,348 | 5,999 | 6,602 | 8,493 | 8,822 | 37,590 | 29,916 |
| Interest | 483 | 933 | 944 | 1,045 | 980 | 2,690 | 3,902 |
| Profits | 6,866 | 5,066 | 5,658 | 7,448 | 7,842 | 34,900 | 26,014 |
| Portfolio investment | 5,395 | 5,610 | 5,191 | 4,838 | 4,741 | 22,198 | 20,380 |
| Interest | 1,477 | 1,656 | 1,417 | 1,360 | 1,413 | 6,637 | 5,847 |
| Dividends | 3,918 | 3,954 | 3,774 | 3,477 | 3,328 | 15,561 | 14,534 |
| Other investment | 2,791 | 2,219 | 2,061 | 1,809 | 1,420 | 11,880 | 7,510 |
| Current transfers | 2,831 | 2,570 | 2,227 | 2,021 | 1,912 | 10,322 | 8,730 |
| Private | 693 | 750 | 723 | 701 | 691 | 2,515 | 2,865 |
| Official | 2,138 | 1,820 | 1,504 | 1,321 | 1,221 | 7,807 | 5,865 |
| Total receipts | 152,476 | 129,979 | 120,295 | 123,367 | 129,178 | 642,324 | 502,820 |
| Payments | |||||||
| Goods and services | 136,732 | 118,285 | 111,519 | 115,942 | 117,455 | 535,965 | 463,200 |
| Goods | 112,815 | 95,844 | 89,086 | 93,998 | 95,040 | 442,988 | 373,968 |
| Services | 23,918 | 22,440 | 22,433 | 21,944 | 22,415 | 92,977 | 89,233 |
| Travel | 7,032 | 6,627 | 6,968 | 7,055 | 7,110 | 28,734 | 27,759 |
| Transportation | 5,622 | 5,077 | 4,792 | 4,755 | 4,789 | 21,590 | 19,414 |
| Commercial services | 10,970 | 10,461 | 10,370 | 9,842 | 10,213 | 41,484 | 40,885 |
| Government services | 294 | 276 | 303 | 293 | 303 | 1,170 | 1,175 |
| Investment income | 20,664 | 15,748 | 17,076 | 18,523 | 18,675 | 86,891 | 70,022 |
| Direct investment | 8,225 | 4,779 | 6,566 | 8,678 | 8,988 | 40,001 | 29,011 |
| Interest | 738 | 792 | 781 | 679 | 665 | 2,947 | 2,917 |
| Profits | 7,487 | 3,987 | 5,786 | 7,999 | 8,323 | 37,054 | 26,094 |
| Portfolio investment | 8,487 | 8,323 | 8,241 | 8,253 | 8,228 | 31,981 | 33,045 |
| Interest | 6,328 | 6,226 | 6,168 | 6,210 | 6,170 | 23,370 | 24,775 |
| Dividends | 2,159 | 2,096 | 2,073 | 2,043 | 2,058 | 8,612 | 8,270 |
| Other investment | 3,952 | 2,646 | 2,269 | 1,592 | 1,459 | 14,908 | 7,966 |
| Current transfers | 2,840 | 2,730 | 2,653 | 2,702 | 2,816 | 11,353 | 10,900 |
| Private | 1,819 | 1,690 | 1,601 | 1,691 | 1,708 | 7,252 | 6,690 |
| Official | 1,021 | 1,040 | 1,052 | 1,011 | 1,107 | 4,101 | 4,211 |
| Total payments | 160,236 | 136,762 | 131,248 | 137,167 | 138,946 | 634,209 | 544,123 |
| Balances | |||||||
| Goods and services | -2,621 | -4,703 | -7,305 | -9,736 | -5,173 | 24,370 | -26,917 |
| Goods | 3,517 | 886 | -1,668 | -4,129 | 577 | 46,869 | -4,334 |
| Services | -6,139 | -5,590 | -5,636 | -5,607 | -5,749 | -22,499 | -22,582 |
| Travel | -3,026 | -2,689 | -3,074 | -3,176 | -3,228 | -12,615 | -12,167 |
| Transportation | -2,518 | -2,288 | -2,219 | -2,208 | -2,198 | -8,992 | -8,912 |
| Commercial services | -765 | -804 | -530 | -391 | -479 | -1,510 | -2,203 |
| Government services | 170 | 191 | 186 | 167 | 156 | 618 | 701 |
| Investment income | -5,130 | -1,919 | -3,222 | -3,383 | -3,691 | -15,223 | -12,216 |
| Direct investment | -876 | 1,220 | 36 | -186 | -166 | -2,411 | 905 |
| Interest | -255 | 141 | 163 | 365 | 315 | -258 | 985 |
| Profits | -621 | 1,079 | -127 | -551 | -481 | -2,154 | -80 |
| Portfolio investment | -3,092 | -2,713 | -3,050 | -3,415 | -3,487 | -9,783 | -12,665 |
| Interest | -4,851 | -4,571 | -4,751 | -4,850 | -4,757 | -16,733 | -18,928 |
| Dividends | 1,758 | 1,858 | 1,701 | 1,435 | 1,270 | 6,950 | 6,264 |
| Other investment | -1,161 | -427 | -208 | 217 | -38 | -3,029 | -456 |
| Current transfers | -9 | -160 | -426 | -681 | -904 | -1,031 | -2,171 |
| Private | -1,126 | -940 | -878 | -991 | -1,017 | -4,737 | -3,825 |
| Official | 1,117 | 779 | 452 | 310 | 113 | 3,706 | 1,654 |
| Current account | -7,760 | -6,783 | -10,953 | -13,800 | -9,767 | 8,115 | -41,303 |
