Table 1 
Balance of payments – Not seasonally adjusted 

Balance of payments – Not seasonally adjusted
  Second quarter 2016 Third quarter 2016 Fourth quarter 2016 First quarter 2017 Second quarter 2017 2015 2016
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Capital account and current account              
Net lending / net borrowing, from capital account and current account -20,645 -18,717 -8,075 -14,923 -19,024 -67,659 -67,059
Current account balances -20,645 -18,677 -8,075 -14,872 -19,024 -67,552 -66,968
Goods and services -18,856 -14,169 -1,721 -8,581 -13,721 -47,457 -48,049
Goods -12,676 -10,941 2,905 -338 -7,673 -23,002 -26,000
Services -6,179 -3,228 -4,626 -8,243 -6,048 -24,455 -22,050
Primary income -1,806 -4,040 -5,742 -4,819 -4,963 -16,489 -15,789
Compensation of employees -503 -492 -451 -428 -481 -1,960 -1,876
Investment income -1,303 -3,547 -5,291 -4,391 -4,481 -14,529 -13,913
Direct investment 4,100 2,329 794 2,452 2,861 8,643 9,883
Portfolio investment -5,327 -5,596 -5,825 -5,908 -6,469 -22,329 -22,400
Other investment -76 -281 -260 -935 -873 -844 -1,397
Secondary income 17 -469 -612 -1,471 -340 -3,606 -3,131
Capital account balance 0 -40 0 -51 0 -106 -91
Financial account1,2              
Net lending / net borrowing, from financial account -17,883 -14,026 -13,511 -15,268 -12,553 -68,275 -63,369
Net acquisition of financial assets 74,599 44,628 64,888 60,828 28,730 201,722 199,146
Direct investment assets 13,502 25,753 33,344 49,713 22,364 102,158 89,283
Direct investment assets, equity 18,960 24,736 32,159 49,837 23,233 80,604 91,295
Direct investment assets, debt instruments -5,458 1,018 1,186 -124 -870 21,554 -2,013
Canadian portfolio investment in foreign securities 13,812 8,008 747 31,817 7,538 60,236 13,792
Foreign debt securities 1,676 -3,705 -9,390 5,617 -320 34,873 -6,214
Foreign money market instruments 11 695 -1,128 2,370 760 -1,441 -1,604
Foreign bonds 1,665 -4,399 -8,262 3,247 -1,080 36,314 -4,610
Foreign equity and investment fund shares 12,135 11,713 10,137 26,200 7,858 25,363 20,006
Official international reserves 2,552 1,464 1,912 -807 782 10,911 7,481
Other Canadian investment abroad 44,733 9,403 28,884 -19,894 -1,953 28,417 88,590
Loans 2,455 334 -5,640 11,636 -9,373 22,644 10,030
Currency and deposits 37,366 5,970 13,814 -29,590 6,963 4,235 58,191
Trade credits and advances -254 -96 1,088 -351 6 173 819
Other accounts receivable 5,167 3,195 19,623 -1,588 451 1,365 19,549
Net incurrence of liabilities 92,482 58,655 78,399 76,096 41,283 269,997 262,515
Direct investment liabilities 12,621 7,985 11,537 11,576 223 69,508 42,507
Direct investment liabilities, equity 8,568 13,828 14,040 10,751 8,248 76,364 42,470
Direct investment liabilities, debt instruments 4,052 -5,843 -2,503 825 -8,025 -6,857 37
Foreign portfolio investment in Canadian securities 43,131 39,667 33,516 60,493 39,120 106,024 165,726
Canadian debt securities 27,130 29,494 16,546 22,521 31,505 91,599 112,352
Canadian money market instruments 1,642 -7,143 4,727 -3,903 285 6,058 3,107
Canadian bonds 25,487 36,637 11,819 26,424 31,220 85,542 109,245
Canadian equity and investment fund shares 16,001 10,173 16,970 37,972 7,615 14,425 53,374
Other foreign investment in Canada 36,730 11,002 33,346 4,027 1,940 94,466 54,282
Loans 2,412 -3,468 10,500 3,134 2,905 12,009 11,516
Currency and deposits 34,521 14,033 22,841 816 -1,603 80,474 42,079
Special drawing rights 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Trade credits and advances -521 45 -236 -165 271 915 -483
Other accounts payable 317 392 242 242 366 1,068 1,170
Discrepancy (net errors and omissions) 2,762 4,690 -5,437 -345 6,471 -616 3,691
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0101, 376-0102, 376-0103 and 376-0104.
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