Table 2 
Current account – Seasonally adjusted 

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Current account – 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
Current account receipts 177,703 184,686 191,502 195,094 200,620 729,457 735,847
Goods and services 150,811 157,408 163,655 166,659 171,405 627,236 628,694
Goods 124,317 130,373 136,328 138,890 143,339 524,940 521,322
Services 26,494 27,035 27,328 27,769 28,066 102,296 107,372
Travel 5,934 6,182 6,293 6,399 6,446 21,179 24,139
Transportation 3,999 4,163 4,157 4,314 4,518 15,606 16,334
Commercial services 16,174 16,303 16,483 16,661 16,704 63,946 65,332
Government services 387 388 394 395 398 1,565 1,567
Primary income 23,551 24,426 24,739 25,494 26,118 91,097 95,249
Compensation of employees 443 445 448 452 466 1,692 1,781
Investment income 23,108 23,981 24,291 25,042 25,652 89,405 93,468
Direct investment 12,835 13,226 13,426 14,159 14,699 51,764 51,441
Interest 1,409 1,397 1,376 1,341 1,323 5,484 5,570
Profits 11,426 11,829 12,050 12,818 13,376 46,280 45,871
Portfolio investment 7,861 7,970 7,998 8,037 8,155 29,272 31,714
Interest on debt securities 2,681 2,731 2,698 2,674 2,619 9,017 10,683
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 5,180 5,240 5,300 5,363 5,536 20,255 21,031
Other investment 2,412 2,784 2,866 2,846 2,798 8,369 10,312
Secondary income 3,342 2,852 3,108 2,941 3,097 11,123 11,904
Private transfers 1,664 960 1,009 985 1,053 3,687 4,581
Government transfers 1,678 1,892 2,098 1,956 2,044 7,437 7,323
Current account payments 196,546 203,325 203,286 208,015 216,939 797,009 802,815
Goods and services 167,298 171,195 168,898 174,326 182,108 674,693 676,744
Goods 135,300 138,733 136,259 140,832 148,538 547,942 547,322
Services 31,999 32,462 32,639 33,494 33,570 126,751 129,422
Travel 9,469 9,665 9,889 10,124 10,178 38,515 38,517
Transportation 6,377 6,536 6,350 6,530 6,695 25,826 25,758
Commercial services 15,854 15,957 16,099 16,540 16,397 61,234 63,952
Government services 299 303 301 299 300 1,176 1,196
Primary income 25,696 28,379 30,451 30,035 31,152 107,586 111,037
Compensation of employees 914 912 918 915 917 3,652 3,656
Investment income 24,782 27,467 29,532 29,120 30,234 103,934 107,381
Direct investment 8,895 10,800 12,404 11,780 11,805 43,121 41,558
Interest 1,055 1,063 1,063 1,116 1,117 4,571 4,263
Profits 7,840 9,736 11,341 10,664 10,688 38,550 37,295
Portfolio investment 13,164 13,518 13,890 13,919 14,661 51,601 54,114
Interest on debt securities 9,658 9,908 10,123 10,103 10,702 37,605 39,727
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 3,506 3,610 3,767 3,816 3,959 13,996 14,387
Other investment 2,723 3,149 3,238 3,421 3,769 9,213 11,709
Secondary income 3,552 3,751 3,937 3,654 3,679 14,730 15,034
Private transfers 2,402 2,403 2,436 2,420 2,469 9,583 9,649
Government transfers 1,149 1,348 1,501 1,235 1,211 5,147 5,385
Current account balances -18,843 -18,639 -11,784 -12,921 -16,319 -67,552 -66,968
Goods and services -16,487 -13,787 -5,243 -7,667 -10,703 -47,457 -48,049
Goods -10,983 -8,360 68 -1,942 -5,199 -23,002 -26,000
Services -5,505 -5,427 -5,311 -5,725 -5,504 -24,455 -22,050
Travel -3,535 -3,484 -3,595 -3,725 -3,732 -17,336 -14,378
Transportation -2,378 -2,373 -2,193 -2,217 -2,177 -10,221 -9,424
Commercial services 320 346 384 121 307 2,713 1,381
Government services 88 84 93 96 98 389 371
Primary income -2,145 -3,953 -5,712 -4,541 -5,034 -16,489 -15,789
Compensation of employees -471 -468 -470 -463 -451 -1,960 -1,876
Investment income -1,674 -3,486 -5,242 -4,078 -4,582 -14,529 -13,913
Direct investment 3,940 2,427 1,022 2,379 2,894 8,643 9,883
Interest 354 334 313 225 207 913 1,307
Profits 3,586 2,093 709 2,154 2,688 7,730 8,576
Portfolio investment -5,303 -5,547 -5,892 -5,882 -6,505 -22,329 -22,400
Interest on debt securities -6,977 -7,177 -7,425 -7,429 -8,083 -28,588 -29,044
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 1,674 1,630 1,533 1,546 1,577 6,259 6,644
Other investment -311 -365 -372 -575 -971 -844 -1,397
Secondary income -210 -899 -830 -713 -582 -3,606 -3,131
Private transfers -739 -1,443 -1,427 -1,434 -1,416 -5,896 -5,069
Government transfers 529 544 597 721 834 2,289 1,938
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0101 and 376-0105.
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