Table 2 
Current account – Seasonally adjusted 

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Current account – Seasonally adjusted
  Third quarter 2014 Fourth quarter 2014 First quarter 2015 Second quarter 2015 Third quarter 2015 2013 2014
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Current account receipts 182,851 180,485 177,441 180,141 186,225 657,383 721,198
Goods and services 159,265 156,577 152,640 154,366 159,440 573,082 624,593
Goods 135,288 132,343 128,173 129,512 134,237 480,280 528,849
Services 23,977 24,235 24,466 24,854 25,203 92,802 95,744
Travel 4,891 4,886 4,956 5,160 5,263 18,201 19,296
Transportation 3,778 3,825 3,749 3,767 3,943 14,508 14,940
Commercial services 14,930 15,140 15,368 15,538 15,620 58,658 59,983
Government services 378 383 394 388 377 1,436 1,525
Primary income 20,958 21,144 22,229 23,071 23,754 74,496 85,553
Compensation of employees 362 370 323 326 333 1,377 1,448
Investment income 20,596 20,774 21,906 22,745 23,420 73,119 84,105
Direct investment 12,454 12,407 13,169 13,837 13,812 44,474 51,593
Interest 995 1,206 1,125 1,103 1,123 3,703 3,899
Profits 11,459 11,200 12,044 12,734 12,689 40,770 47,694
Portfolio investment 6,448 6,684 6,839 7,007 7,415 23,146 25,698
Interest on debt securities 1,868 1,915 1,995 2,126 2,271 6,218 7,337
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 4,580 4,769 4,844 4,881 5,144 16,928 18,361
Other investment 1,694 1,684 1,898 1,900 2,194 5,499 6,814
Secondary income 2,628 2,764 2,572 2,704 3,031 9,805 11,053
Private transfers 907 916 923 1,048 983 3,769 3,553
Government transfers 1,721 1,848 1,649 1,656 2,048 6,036 7,500
Current account payments 192,742 195,069 196,543 196,712 202,437 717,050 766,091
Goods and services 162,133 163,917 166,004 166,508 170,147 602,822 643,208
Goods 132,421 133,924 135,570 135,894 139,333 486,842 524,058
Services 29,711 29,993 30,434 30,613 30,814 115,980 119,150
Travel 9,276 9,365 9,261 9,323 9,281 36,161 37,351
Transportation 6,207 6,283 6,342 6,422 6,474 24,073 24,738
Commercial services 13,948 14,067 14,563 14,590 14,780 54,638 55,956
Government services 281 278 269 278 280 1,108 1,106
Primary income 27,189 27,603 26,455 27,247 28,478 100,511 109,216
Compensation of employees 879 887 881 887 845 3,375 3,484
Investment income 26,309 26,717 25,573 26,360 27,633 97,136 105,732
Direct investment 12,942 12,698 11,312 11,748 11,981 47,697 51,601
Interest 1,077 1,029 1,059 1,063 1,083 4,380 4,285
Profits 11,866 11,670 10,253 10,685 10,899 43,318 47,316
Portfolio investment 11,682 12,079 12,361 12,488 12,909 43,057 46,477
Interest on debt securities 8,248 8,601 8,841 9,022 9,381 30,964 33,017
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 3,433 3,478 3,520 3,465 3,528 12,093 13,460
Other investment 1,685 1,939 1,901 2,124 2,743 6,381 7,655
Secondary income 3,421 3,549 4,084 2,958 3,811 13,717 13,666
Private transfers 2,228 2,294 2,240 2,221 2,302 8,536 8,966
Government transfers 1,193 1,254 1,845 736 1,509 5,181 4,700
Current account balances -9,891 -14,584 -19,102 -16,571 -16,212 -59,666 -44,893
Goods and services -2,868 -7,339 -13,364 -12,142 -10,707 -29,740 -18,616
Goods 2,867 -1,582 -7,397 -6,383 -5,096 -6,562 4,791
Services -5,735 -5,758 -5,968 -5,759 -5,611 -23,178 -23,407
Travel -4,385 -4,479 -4,305 -4,163 -4,018 -17,960 -18,055
Transportation -2,429 -2,458 -2,593 -2,655 -2,530 -9,565 -9,798
Commercial services 982 1,073 805 949 841 4,020 4,027
Government services 97 105 125 110 97 328 419
Primary income -6,230 -6,459 -4,225 -4,176 -4,724 -26,014 -23,664
Compensation of employees -517 -516 -558 -561 -512 -1,998 -2,036
Investment income -5,713 -5,943 -3,667 -3,615 -4,213 -24,016 -21,627
Direct investment -488 -292 1,858 2,089 1,831 -3,224 -7
Interest -82 178 66 40 41 -676 -386
Profits -407 -469 1,791 2,049 1,790 -2,547 378
Portfolio investment -5,234 -5,396 -5,522 -5,480 -5,494 -19,910 -20,779
Interest on debt securities -6,380 -6,686 -6,846 -6,896 -7,110 -24,746 -25,680
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 1,146 1,290 1,324 1,416 1,616 4,836 4,901
Other investment 9 -255 -2 -224 -549 -882 -841
Secondary income -792 -785 -1,512 -253 -780 -3,912 -2,614
Private transfers -1,321 -1,379 -1,317 -1,173 -1,319 -4,767 -5,413
Government transfers 528 594 -195 920 539 855 2,799
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0101 and 376-0105.
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