Table 2 
Current account – Seasonally adjusted 

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Current account – Seasonally adjusted
  First quarter 2016 Second quarter 2016 Third quarter 2016 Fourth quarter 2016 First quarter 2017 2015 2016
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Current account receipts 181,956 177,703 184,686 191,502 193,741 729,457 735,847
Goods and services 156,820 150,811 157,408 163,655 166,002 627,236 628,694
Goods 130,305 124,317 130,373 136,328 138,484 524,940 521,322
Services 26,515 26,494 27,035 27,328 27,518 102,296 107,372
Travel 5,730 5,934 6,182 6,293 6,399 21,179 24,139
Transportation 4,016 3,999 4,163 4,157 4,218 15,606 16,334
Commercial services 16,372 16,174 16,303 16,483 16,505 63,946 65,332
Government services 398 387 388 394 396 1,565 1,567
Primary income 22,533 23,551 24,426 24,739 24,768 91,097 95,249
Compensation of employees 444 443 445 448 450 1,692 1,781
Investment income 22,089 23,108 23,981 24,291 24,318 89,405 93,468
Direct investment 11,954 12,835 13,226 13,426 13,513 51,764 51,441
Interest 1,388 1,409 1,397 1,376 1,196 5,484 5,570
Profits 10,566 11,426 11,829 12,050 12,317 46,280 45,871
Portfolio investment 7,885 7,861 7,970 7,998 7,996 29,272 31,714
Interest on debt securities 2,573 2,681 2,731 2,698 2,690 9,017 10,683
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 5,312 5,180 5,240 5,300 5,306 20,255 21,031
Other investment 2,250 2,412 2,784 2,866 2,808 8,369 10,312
Secondary income 2,603 3,342 2,852 3,108 2,972 11,123 11,904
Private transfers 948 1,664 960 1,009 995 3,687 4,581
Government transfers 1,654 1,678 1,892 2,098 1,977 7,437 7,323
Current account payments 199,658 196,546 203,325 203,286 207,794 797,009 802,815
Goods and services 169,352 167,298 171,195 168,898 173,472 674,693 676,744
Goods 137,030 135,300 138,733 136,259 140,303 547,942 547,322
Services 32,323 31,999 32,462 32,639 33,169 126,751 129,422
Travel 9,494 9,469 9,665 9,889 10,065 38,515 38,517
Transportation 6,496 6,377 6,536 6,350 6,472 25,826 25,758
Commercial services 16,041 15,854 15,957 16,099 16,333 61,234 63,952
Government services 292 299 303 301 299 1,176 1,196
Primary income 26,511 25,696 28,379 30,451 30,644 107,586 111,037
Compensation of employees 911 914 912 918 914 3,652 3,656
Investment income 25,600 24,782 27,467 29,532 29,730 103,934 107,381
Direct investment 9,459 8,895 10,800 12,404 12,408 43,121 41,558
Interest 1,081 1,055 1,063 1,063 1,018 4,571 4,263
Profits 8,378 7,840 9,736 11,341 11,391 38,550 37,295
Portfolio investment 13,542 13,164 13,518 13,890 13,939 51,601 54,114
Interest on debt securities 10,038 9,658 9,908 10,123 10,067 37,605 39,727
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 3,504 3,506 3,610 3,767 3,873 13,996 14,387
Other investment 2,599 2,723 3,149 3,238 3,382 9,213 11,709
Secondary income 3,794 3,552 3,751 3,937 3,678 14,730 15,034
Private transfers 2,408 2,402 2,403 2,436 2,356 9,583 9,649
Government transfers 1,386 1,149 1,348 1,501 1,322 5,147 5,385
Current account balances -17,702 -18,843 -18,639 -11,784 -14,053 -67,552 -66,968
Goods and services -12,532 -16,487 -13,787 -5,243 -7,470 -47,457 -48,049
Goods -6,725 -10,983 -8,360 68 -1,819 -23,002 -26,000
Services -5,807 -5,505 -5,427 -5,311 -5,651 -24,455 -22,050
Travel -3,764 -3,535 -3,484 -3,595 -3,666 -17,336 -14,378
Transportation -2,480 -2,378 -2,373 -2,193 -2,254 -10,221 -9,424
Commercial services 331 320 346 384 172 2,713 1,381
Government services 105 88 84 93 97 389 371
Primary income -3,978 -2,145 -3,953 -5,712 -5,876 -16,489 -15,789
Compensation of employees -467 -471 -468 -470 -464 -1,960 -1,876
Investment income -3,512 -1,674 -3,486 -5,242 -5,412 -14,529 -13,913
Direct investment 2,494 3,940 2,427 1,022 1,105 8,643 9,883
Interest 307 354 334 313 178 913 1,307
Profits 2,188 3,586 2,093 709 927 7,730 8,576
Portfolio investment -5,657 -5,303 -5,547 -5,892 -5,943 -22,329 -22,400
Interest on debt securities -7,465 -6,977 -7,177 -7,425 -7,376 -28,588 -29,044
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 1,808 1,674 1,630 1,533 1,433 6,259 6,644
Other investment -349 -311 -365 -372 -574 -844 -1,397
Secondary income -1,192 -210 -899 -830 -706 -3,606 -3,131
Private transfers -1,460 -739 -1,443 -1,427 -1,361 -5,896 -5,069
Government transfers 268 529 544 597 655 2,289 1,938
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0101 and 376-0105.
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