Table 2 
Current account – Seasonally adjusted 

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Current account – Seasonally adjusted
  Second quarter 2015 Third quarter 2015 Fourth quarter 2015 First quarter 2016 Second quarter 2016 2014 2015
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Current account receipts 180,948 186,334 182,050 180,408 175,084 721,198 727,785
Goods and services 155,055 159,732 157,194 156,026 149,420 624,593 625,432
Goods 130,207 134,540 131,853 130,204 123,567 528,849 525,305
Services 24,848 25,191 25,341 25,821 25,853 95,744 100,127
Travel 5,162 5,270 5,277 5,599 5,623 19,296 20,758
Transportation 3,796 3,883 3,890 3,928 3,828 14,940 15,371
Commercial services 15,487 15,657 15,781 15,895 15,987 59,983 62,436
Government services 404 381 393 400 416 1,525 1,562
Primary income 23,170 23,448 22,289 21,586 22,438 85,553 91,354
Compensation of employees 416 430 438 445 446 1,448 1,695
Investment income 22,755 23,017 21,852 21,141 21,991 84,105 89,659
Direct investment 13,829 13,354 11,640 11,085 11,751 51,593 52,147
Interest 1,261 1,289 1,451 1,264 1,295 3,899 5,210
Profits 12,568 12,065 10,189 9,820 10,457 47,694 46,937
Portfolio investment 7,021 7,465 7,813 7,776 7,725 25,698 29,144
Interest on debt securities 2,129 2,269 2,371 2,482 2,551 7,337 8,768
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 4,892 5,196 5,442 5,294 5,174 18,361 20,376
Other investment 1,904 2,198 2,398 2,280 2,515 6,814 8,369
Secondary income 2,723 3,154 2,566 2,797 3,226 11,053 10,999
Private transfers 1,090 1,113 1,015 979 1,648 3,553 4,145
Government transfers 1,633 2,041 1,551 1,818 1,579 7,500 6,855
Current account payments 195,439 201,793 197,760 197,003 194,946 766,091 790,415
Goods and services 166,956 170,393 168,053 167,901 165,841 643,208 671,243
Goods 136,114 139,401 136,888 136,681 134,845 524,058 547,765
Services 30,842 30,992 31,165 31,219 30,996 119,150 123,478
Travel 9,502 9,326 9,301 9,232 9,231 37,351 37,570
Transportation 6,396 6,440 6,343 6,288 6,177 24,738 25,528
Commercial services 14,665 14,944 15,243 15,424 15,311 55,956 59,272
Government services 278 282 278 276 277 1,106 1,108
Primary income 25,589 27,617 26,126 25,435 25,725 109,216 104,888
Compensation of employees 865 852 853 855 854 3,484 3,431
Investment income 24,724 26,765 25,274 24,579 24,871 105,732 101,457
Direct investment 10,096 11,028 9,891 8,556 9,340 51,601 41,476
Interest 1,096 1,121 1,149 1,076 1,048 4,285 4,459
Profits 9,000 9,907 8,741 7,480 8,292 47,316 37,017
Portfolio investment 12,506 12,940 13,042 13,130 12,726 46,477 50,871
Interest on debt securities 9,051 9,420 9,548 9,607 9,211 33,017 36,875
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 3,455 3,520 3,493 3,523 3,515 13,460 13,996
Other investment 2,123 2,796 2,341 2,894 2,805 7,655 9,110
Secondary income 2,894 3,783 3,581 3,667 3,379 13,666 14,284
Private transfers 2,235 2,373 2,344 2,296 2,301 8,966 9,194
Government transfers 659 1,410 1,237 1,371 1,078 4,700 5,090
Current account balances -14,492 -15,460 -15,711 -16,594 -19,862 -44,893 -62,630
Goods and services -11,901 -10,662 -10,858 -11,875 -16,421 -18,616 -45,811
Goods -5,907 -4,861 -5,035 -6,477 -11,278 4,791 -22,460
Services -5,994 -5,801 -5,823 -5,398 -5,143 -23,407 -23,351
Travel -4,340 -4,056 -4,024 -3,633 -3,608 -18,055 -16,812
Transportation -2,601 -2,557 -2,453 -2,361 -2,349 -9,798 -10,157
Commercial services 821 714 538 471 675 4,027 3,165
Government services 126 99 115 124 139 419 453
Primary income -2,419 -4,169 -3,837 -3,849 -3,287 -23,664 -13,534
Compensation of employees -449 -422 -415 -411 -407 -2,036 -1,736
Investment income -1,970 -3,747 -3,422 -3,438 -2,880 -21,627 -11,798
Direct investment 3,734 2,326 1,750 2,529 2,411 -7 10,671
Interest 165 168 302 189 246 -386 751
Profits 3,568 2,158 1,448 2,341 2,165 378 9,920
Portfolio investment -5,484 -5,475 -5,228 -5,354 -5,001 -20,779 -21,728
Interest on debt securities -6,921 -7,151 -7,177 -7,125 -6,660 -25,680 -28,107
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 1,437 1,676 1,949 1,771 1,659 4,901 6,380
Other investment -219 -598 56 -613 -290 -841 -741
Secondary income -172 -629 -1,015 -870 -153 -2,614 -3,285
Private transfers -1,145 -1,260 -1,329 -1,317 -654 -5,413 -5,049
Government transfers 973 631 314 447 501 2,799 1,765
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0101 and 376-0105.
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