Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted

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Current account – Seasonally adjusted
  First quarter 2011 Second quarter 2011 Third quarter 2011 Fourth quarter 2011 First quarter 2012 2010 2011
  millions of dollars
Receipts              
Goods and services 129,124 129,309 134,406 140,650 139,297 476,086 533,489
Goods 110,901 110,447 115,287 121,555 120,208 404,834 458,191
Services 18,223 18,862 19,119 19,094 19,089 71,252 75,298
Travel 3,954 4,157 4,151 4,244 4,311 16,198 16,506
Transportation 3,211 3,240 3,437 3,464 3,304 12,004 13,352
Commercial services 10,642 11,073 11,139 10,972 11,046 41,263 43,825
Government services 417 391 392 415 427 1,787 1,615
Investment income 16,652 15,764 16,658 17,278 17,109 61,794 66,352
Direct investment 10,735 9,910 10,750 11,036 10,851 37,836 42,431
Interest 524 519 614 590 551 2,316 2,246
Profits 10,211 9,391 10,136 10,446 10,300 35,520 40,185
Portfolio investment 4,179 4,169 4,295 4,392 4,291 17,376 17,036
Interest 1,214 1,102 1,106 1,114 1,083 4,998 4,536
Dividends 2,966 3,067 3,189 3,278 3,208 12,378 12,500
Other investment 1,737 1,685 1,613 1,850 1,968 6,581 6,886
Current transfers 2,152 2,148 2,106 2,309 2,372 9,261 8,714
Private 772 683 688 709 700 3,298 2,852
Official 1,379 1,465 1,418 1,600 1,672 5,963 5,863
Total receipts 147,928 147,222 153,170 160,237 158,779 547,141 608,556
Payments              
Goods and services 133,887 139,265 139,784 142,968 143,123 507,844 555,903
Goods 109,704 113,791 114,545 117,835 117,819 413,833 455,874
Services 24,183 25,475 25,239 25,133 25,304 94,011 100,030
Travel 7,731 8,244 8,447 8,335 8,318 30,464 32,757
Transportation 5,627 5,957 5,778 5,798 5,807 21,034 23,160
Commercial services 10,491 10,943 10,682 10,666 10,855 41,182 42,781
Government services 334 331 332 334 325 1,331 1,332
Investment income 21,854 20,990 22,367 23,831 22,857 78,230 89,042
Direct investment 11,532 10,457 11,516 12,950 11,827 36,720 46,456
Interest 1,005 1,001 972 976 937 3,261 3,954
Profits 10,528 9,456 10,544 11,974 10,890 33,459 42,502
Portfolio investment 9,098 9,322 9,583 9,840 9,744 35,537 37,843
Interest 6,707 6,770 6,913 7,088 6,873 26,482 27,478
Dividends 2,391 2,552 2,670 2,752 2,871 9,055 10,364
Other investment 1,223 1,211 1,268 1,042 1,286 5,972 4,744
Current transfers 3,040 2,891 2,966 3,106 3,072 11,932 12,004
Private 1,874 1,868 1,883 1,909 1,903 7,326 7,534
Official 1,166 1,023 1,084 1,197 1,169 4,606 4,471
Total payments 158,781 163,146 165,117 169,905 169,052 598,005 656,949
Balances              
Goods and services -4,763 -9,956 -5,377 -2,318 -3,826 -31,757 -22,414
Goods 1,198 -3,343 742 3,721 2,390 -8,999 2,318
Services -5,960 -6,613 -6,120 -6,039 -6,215 -22,759 -24,732
Travel -3,777 -4,087 -4,296 -4,091 -4,006 -14,265 -16,250
Transportation -2,417 -2,717 -2,341 -2,335 -2,503 -9,030 -9,808
Commercial services 150 130 457 306 191 81 1,044
Government services 82 60 60 81 102 456 283
Investment income -5,202 -5,225 -5,709 -6,553 -5,747 -16,436 -22,690
Direct investment -797 -548 -766 -1,914 -976 1,116 -4,025
Interest -481 -482 -358 -387 -387 -945 -1,708
Profits -316 -65 -408 -1,527 -590 2,061 -2,317
Portfolio investment -4,919 -5,153 -5,288 -5,448 -5,452 -18,161 -20,807
Interest -5,493 -5,668 -5,808 -5,974 -5,790 -21,484 -22,943
Dividends 574 515 520 526 337 3,323 2,136
Other investment 514 475 345 808 681 609 2,142
Current transfers -888 -743 -861 -798 -700 -2,671 -3,290
Private -1,101 -1,185 -1,195 -1,200 -1,203 -4,028 -4,682
Official 213 442 334 403 504 1,356 1,392
Current account -10,853 -15,925 -11,947 -9,669 -10,273 -50,864 -48,394