Table 1
Balance of payments – Not seasonally adjusted

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Balance of payments – Not seasonally adjusted

Table summary
This table displays the results of balance of payments – not seasonally adjusted third quarter 2010, fourth quarter 2010, first quarter 2011, second quarter 2011, third quarter 2011, 2009 and 2010, calculated using $ millions units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  Third quarter 2010 Fourth quarter 2010 First quarter 2011 Second quarter 2011 Third quarter 2011 2009 2010
  $ millions
Current account              
Receipts              
Goods and services 119,018 124,305 125,052 131,142 135,784 437,636 476,086
Goods 99,230 106,816 108,309 112,506 115,408 369,343 404,834
Services 19,788 17,489 16,742 18,636 20,377 68,292 71,252
Investment income 15,489 17,065 16,032 16,059 16,369 55,528 61,794
Direct investment 9,435 11,057 10,068 10,182 10,563 28,047 37,836
Portfolio investment 4,323 4,334 4,218 4,210 4,220 19,874 17,376
Other investment 1,731 1,674 1,746 1,668 1,586 7,607 6,581
Current transfers 1,931 2,807 2,278 2,007 2,000 8,716 9,261
Current account receipts 136,438 144,177 143,361 149,208 154,153 501,880 547,141
Payments              
Goods and services 130,431 129,687 131,452 140,418 140,198 464,508 507,844
Goods 106,773 106,780 106,801 114,874 115,202 374,081 413,833
Services 23,658 22,906 24,651 25,544 24,996 90,427 94,011
Investment income 19,406 21,381 21,641 21,315 21,789 71,156 78,230
Direct investment 9,220 10,019 11,092 10,833 11,055 29,828 36,720
Portfolio investment 9,071 9,285 9,139 9,367 9,665 33,506 35,537
Other investment 1,115 2,077 1,411 1,115 1,068 7,822 5,972
Current transfers 2,846 2,702 4,052 2,413 2,706 11,452 11,932
Current account payments 152,683 153,769 157,145 164,146 164,692 547,116 598,005
Balances              
Goods and services -11,413 -5,382 -6,400 -9,276 -4,414 -26,873 -31,757
Goods -7,543 35 1,509 -2,369 206 -4,738 -8,999
Services -3,870 -5,417 -7,909 -6,908 -4,620 -22,135 -22,759
Investment income -3,917 -4,316 -5,610 -5,256 -5,419 -15,628 -16,436
Direct investment 215 1,038 -1,024 -650 -492 -1,781 1,116
Portfolio investment -4,749 -4,951 -4,920 -5,157 -5,445 -13,632 -18,161
Other investment 617 -402 335 552 517 -215 609
Current transfers -916 105 -1,774 -406 -706 -2,736 -2,671
Current account balance -16,245 -9,593 -13,784 -14,938 -10,539 -45,236 -50,864
Capital and financial accountNote 1, Note 2              
Capital account 1,120 1,198 1,278 1,304 1,146 3,830 4,758
Financial account 19,067 8,251 14,604 17,681 8,710 41,920 44,949
Canadian assets, net flows              
Canadian direct investment abroad -2,238 -31,097 -11,130 -3,164 -15,419 -47,627 -39,749
Portfolio investment -7,133 -960 -2,875 -2,062 -4,573 -8,727 -14,535
Foreign bonds 425 -4,043 772 7,448 3,030 9,030 1,379
Foreign stocks -5,218 2,734 -3,383 -10,410 -7,795 -15,911 -13,472
Foreign money market -2,340 350 -264 901 192 -1,847 -2,442
Other investment 5,066 -17,482 -13,707 -18,485 6,917 -50,563 -52,199
Loans 2,283 -5,887 -2,860 -7,938 1,803 -17,442 -16,424
Deposits 2,726 -813 -12,195 -13,624 -1,119 -19,246 -11,761
Official international reserves -985 609 -2,564 -721 -1,185 -11,618 -3,989
Other assets 1,041 -11,392 3,912 3,798 7,417 -2,257 -20,024
Total Canadian assets, net flows -4,305 -49,540 -27,712 -23,710 -13,076 -106,918 -106,482
Canadian liabilities, net flows              
Foreign direct investment in Canada -7,976 12,055 12,183 17,441 6,158 24,469 24,119
Portfolio investment 29,619 27,871 21,837 19,223 27,708 111,498 117,429
Canadian bonds 26,296 17,683 11,737 11,912 7,397 84,571 96,112
Canadian stocks 2,909 7,826 9,289 2,149 4,074 26,246 18,179
Canadian money market 415 2,362 811 5,162 16,238 681 3,138
Other investment 1,729 17,864 8,297 4,727 -12,081 12,870 9,883
Loans -1,006 7,454 -5,751 -1,656 -1,185 -9,659 8,613
Deposits 2,955 10,445 13,007 6,333 -11,282 13,878 125
Other liabilities -220 -34 1,041 51 386 8,651 1,145
Total Canadian liabilities, net flows 23,373 57,791 42,316 41,391 21,785 148,838 151,431
Total capital and financial account, net flows 20,188 9,449 15,882 18,985 9,855 45,750 49,707
Statistical discrepancy -3,942 144 -2,098 -4,047 684 -513 1,158
Note 1.

A minus sign denotes an outflow of capital resulting from an increase in claims on non-residents or from a decrease in liabilities to non-residents.

Note 2.

Transactions are recorded on a net basis.