Table 2 
Current account – Seasonally adjusted 

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Current account – Seasonally adjusted
  First quarter 2017 Second quarter 2017 Third quarter 2017 Fourth quarter 2017 First quarter 2018 2016 2017
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Current account receipts 196,354 201,189 191,931 200,937 201,918 740,191 790,411
Goods and services 166,489 170,147 159,620 166,485 168,763 630,355 662,741
Goods 138,591 141,885 131,390 137,752 139,260 521,470 549,618
Services 27,898 28,262 28,230 28,733 29,503 108,885 113,123
Travel 6,427 6,492 6,552 6,910 7,083 23,886 26,381
Transportation 4,180 4,334 4,218 4,281 4,345 16,067 17,013
Commercial services 16,907 17,047 17,048 17,136 17,660 67,366 68,139
Government services 384 388 412 406 416 1,566 1,590
Primary income 26,790 27,929 29,098 31,317 29,776 97,980 115,134
Compensation of employees 430 446 429 430 435 1,709 1,735
Investment income 26,360 27,483 28,669 30,887 29,341 96,271 113,399
Direct investment 15,545 16,532 17,803 19,605 17,831 54,228 69,485
Interest 1,591 1,674 1,678 1,697 1,515 6,011 6,640
Profits 13,954 14,858 16,125 17,908 16,316 48,217 62,845
Portfolio investment 7,949 8,152 7,923 8,115 8,250 31,714 32,139
Interest on debt securities 2,669 2,621 2,685 2,687 2,752 10,683 10,661
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 5,281 5,531 5,238 5,428 5,498 21,031 21,478
Other investment 2,866 2,799 2,943 3,168 3,260 10,328 11,775
Secondary income 3,075 3,113 3,214 3,135 3,379 11,856 12,536
Private transfers 964 1,024 1,032 997 1,037 4,509 4,017
Government transfers 2,111 2,089 2,182 2,138 2,342 7,346 8,519
Current account payments 210,320 216,077 209,858 217,423 221,414 805,563 853,679
Goods and services 175,654 181,020 174,453 180,410 183,916 679,539 711,537
Goods 141,378 146,832 140,118 145,246 148,227 547,341 573,573
Services 34,276 34,188 34,335 35,165 35,689 132,198 137,964
Travel 10,030 10,221 10,467 10,608 10,800 38,096 41,326
Transportation 6,829 7,050 7,138 7,235 7,309 26,561 28,252
Commercial services 17,116 16,619 16,423 17,018 17,279 66,346 67,176
Government services 302 298 306 303 302 1,196 1,209
Primary income 30,901 31,298 31,484 33,149 33,533 110,657 126,832
Compensation of employees 932 935 942 949 950 3,734 3,758
Investment income 29,969 30,363 30,542 32,200 32,583 106,923 123,074
Direct investment 12,866 12,297 12,643 13,448 13,747 41,580 51,253
Interest 884 882 828 824 797 4,307 3,417
Profits 11,982 11,415 11,815 12,624 12,951 37,273 47,837
Portfolio investment 13,703 14,399 14,348 15,061 15,037 53,424 57,511
Interest on debt securities 10,097 10,677 10,576 11,083 11,046 39,533 42,433
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 3,606 3,722 3,772 3,977 3,991 13,891 15,079
Other investment 3,400 3,667 3,551 3,691 3,799 11,919 14,310
Secondary income 3,765 3,759 3,922 3,864 3,965 15,367 15,310
Private transfers 2,465 2,515 2,513 2,544 2,608 10,073 10,037
Government transfers 1,300 1,244 1,409 1,320 1,357 5,294 5,273
Current account balances -13,966 -14,888 -17,927 -16,486 -19,496 -65,372 -63,268
Goods and services -9,165 -10,873 -14,833 -13,925 -15,153 -49,184 -48,796
Goods -2,787 -4,946 -8,728 -7,494 -8,967 -25,871 -23,955
Services -6,378 -5,926 -6,104 -6,432 -6,186 -23,313 -24,841
Travel -3,602 -3,729 -3,915 -3,698 -3,717 -14,209 -14,945
Transportation -2,649 -2,716 -2,920 -2,955 -2,964 -10,494 -11,239
Commercial services -209 428 625 117 381 1,020 963
Government services 82 90 106 104 114 370 381
Primary income -4,111 -3,369 -2,386 -1,832 -3,757 -12,677 -11,698
Compensation of employees -502 -489 -513 -519 -516 -2,025 -2,023
Investment income -3,609 -2,880 -1,873 -1,313 -3,242 -10,652 -9,675
Direct investment 2,679 4,235 5,161 6,157 4,084 12,648 18,232
Interest 707 792 851 873 718 1,704 3,223
Profits 1,972 3,443 4,310 5,284 3,366 10,944 15,009
Portfolio investment -5,754 -6,247 -6,425 -6,946 -6,786 -21,709 -25,372
Interest on debt securities -7,428 -8,056 -7,891 -8,396 -8,294 -28,850 -31,772
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 1,674 1,809 1,466 1,451 1,507 7,141 6,399
Other investment -534 -868 -608 -524 -539 -1,591 -2,534
Secondary income -691 -646 -708 -729 -586 -3,511 -2,774
Private transfers -1,501 -1,492 -1,481 -1,547 -1,570 -5,564 -6,021
Government transfers 811 845 773 818 985 2,052 3,246
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0101 and 376-0105.
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