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Balance of payments
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| Balance of payments items | Fictive annual estimates (millions of dollars) |
|---|---|
| Current account | |
| Receipts | 500,000 |
| Goods and services | 460,000 |
| Investment income | 35,000 |
| Current transfers | 5,000 |
| Payments | 475,000 |
| Goods and services | 400,000 |
| Investment income | 70,000 |
| Current transfers | 5,000 |
| Balances | 25,000 |
| Goods and services | 60,000 |
| Investment income | -35,000 |
| Current transfers | 0 |
| Capital account | 5,000 |
| Financial account | -25,000 |
| Canadian assets, net flows | -70,000 |
| Canadian direct investment abroad | -30,000 |
| Portfolio investment | -10,000 |
| Other investment | -30,000 |
| Canadian liabilities, net flows | 45,000 |
| Foreign direct investment in Canada | 10,000 |
| Portfolio investment | 20,000 |
| Other investment | 15,000 |
| Total capital and financial accounts, net flow | -20,000 |
| Statistical discrepancy | -5,000 |
| In the capital and financial account, a minus sign denotes an outflow of capital resulting from an increase in claims on non-residents or a decrease in liabilities to non-residents. | |
