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| Fourth quarter 2002 | First quarter 2003 | Second quarter 2003 | Third quarter 2003 | Fourth quarter 2003 | First quarter 2004 | 2002 | 2003 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted at quarterly rates, millions of dollars | ||||||||
| Receipts | ||||||||
| Goods and services | 120,914 | 121,274 | 113,279 | 112,786 | 112,635 | 116,613 | 477,694 | 459,974 |
| Goods | 104,570 | 105,857 | 98,578 | 98,030 | 97,545 | 101,498 | 413,795 | 400,010 |
| Services | 16,344 | 15,417 | 14,700 | 14,757 | 15,090 | 15,115 | 63,899 | 59,964 |
| Travel | 4,291 | 4,020 | 3,443 | 3,552 | 3,732 | 3,773 | 16,747 | 14,746 |
| Transportation | 2,952 | 2,701 | 2,430 | 2,517 | 2,637 | 2,680 | 11,115 | 10,285 |
| Commercial services | 8,745 | 8,357 | 8,484 | 8,338 | 8,372 | 8,334 | 34,599 | 33,551 |
| Government services | 356 | 340 | 344 | 349 | 350 | 328 | 1,438 | 1,382 |
| Investment income | 8,495 | 7,036 | 8,233 | 8,362 | 9,068 | 8,210 | 31,185 | 32,700 |
| Direct investment | 4,240 | 2,697 | 4,229 | 4,398 | 5,131 | 4,390 | 13,624 | 16,455 |
| Interest | 128 | 217 | 171 | 185 | 175 | 112 | 471 | 748 |
| Profits | 4,112 | 2,480 | 4,058 | 4,213 | 4,956 | 4,278 | 13,153 | 15,707 |
| Portfolio investment | 2,364 | 2,367 | 2,312 | 2,327 | 2,315 | 2,220 | 9,628 | 9,321 |
| Interest | 426 | 439 | 432 | 463 | 480 | 462 | 1,775 | 1,814 |
| Dividends | 1,939 | 1,927 | 1,881 | 1,864 | 1,836 | 1,757 | 7,853 | 7,508 |
| Other investment | 1,891 | 1,973 | 1,692 | 1,637 | 1,622 | 1,600 | 7,934 | 6,923 |
| Current transfers | 1,917 | 1,707 | 1,650 | 1,651 | 1,706 | 1,676 | 6,957 | 6,714 |
| Private | 617 | 685 | 589 | 651 | 632 | 672 | 2,567 | 2,558 |
| Official | 1,300 | 1,021 | 1,061 | 1,000 | 1,073 | 1,004 | 4,390 | 4,156 |
| Total receipts | 131,326 | 130,018 | 123,163 | 122,799 | 123,409 | 126,498 | 515,836 | 499,388 |
| Payments | ||||||||
| Goods and services | 109,293 | 107,851 | 102,689 | 100,644 | 101,505 | 102,146 | 427,382 | 412,688 |
| Goods | 91,069 | 89,960 | 85,260 | 83,143 | 83,469 | 83,987 | 356,581 | 341,833 |
| Services | 18,224 | 17,890 | 17,428 | 17,501 | 18,035 | 18,159 | 70,801 | 70,855 |
| Travel | 4,682 | 4,731 | 4,284 | 4,590 | 5,002 | 5,122 | 18,333 | 18,608 |
| Transportation | 3,689 | 3,581 | 3,450 | 3,603 | 3,592 | 3,674 | 14,122 | 14,225 |
| Commercial services | 9,629 | 9,353 | 9,470 | 9,082 | 9,213 | 9,135 | 37,464 | 37,119 |
| Government services | 224 | 225 | 224 | 226 | 228 | 228 | 883 | 903 |
| Investment income | 17,081 | 15,367 | 13,521 | 13,913 | 13,641 | 13,246 | 59,839 | 56,443 |
| Direct investment | 6,966 | 6,026 | 4,646 | 5,174 | 5,039 | 4,839 | 20,670 | 20,884 |
| Interest | 338 | 452 | 462 | 474 | 475 | 492 | 1,385 | 1,862 |
| Profits | 6,628 | 5,574 | 4,184 | 4,700 | 4,564 | 4,347 | 19,285 | 19,022 |
| Portfolio investment | 7,778 | 7,470 | 7,195 | 7,147 | 6,942 | 6,799 | 30,466 | 28,755 |
| Interest | 7,042 | 6,728 | 6,503 | 6,429 | 6,189 | 6,161 | 27,714 | 25,849 |
| Dividends | 736 | 743 | 692 | 718 | 753 | 639 | 2,753 | 2,905 |
| Other investment | 2,336 | 1,871 | 1,681 | 1,592 | 1,660 | 1,608 | 8,702 | 6,804 |
| Current transfers | 1,548 | 1,580 | 1,653 | 1,606 | 1,601 | 1,616 | 5,951 | 6,440 |
| Private | 865 | 873 | 906 | 902 | 925 | 942 | 3,382 | 3,607 |
| Official | 683 | 707 | 746 | 704 | 676 | 673 | 2,569 | 2,833 |
| Total payments | 127,922 | 124,798 | 117,863 | 116,163 | 116,747 | 117,008 | 493,171 | 475,570 |
| Balances | ||||||||
| Goods and services | 11,621 | 13,424 | 10,590 | 12,142 | 11,130 | 14,467 | 50,312 | 47,287 |
| Goods | 13,501 | 15,897 | 13,318 | 14,887 | 14,075 | 17,511 | 57,214 | 58,177 |
| Services | -1,880 | -2,473 | -2,728 | -2,744 | -2,945 | -3,044 | -6,903 | -10,891 |
| Travel | -391 | -712 | -842 | -1,038 | -1,271 | -1,349 | -1,586 | -3,862 |
| Transportation | -737 | -879 | -1,020 | -1,086 | -955 | -994 | -3,007 | -3,940 |
| Commercial services | -884 | -996 | -986 | -744 | -841 | -801 | -2,865 | -3,567 |
| Government services | 132 | 114 | 120 | 123 | 121 | 101 | 555 | 479 |
| Investment income | -8,586 | -8,331 | -5,288 | -5,551 | -4,572 | -5,037 | -28,653 | -23,743 |
| Direct investment | -2,726 | -3,329 | -417 | -776 | 92 | -449 | -7,046 | -4,429 |
| Interest | -210 | -235 | -291 | -289 | -300 | -380 | -914 | -1,114 |
| Profits | -2,516 | -3,094 | -126 | -487 | 392 | -69 | -6,132 | -3,315 |
| Portfolio investment | -5,414 | -5,104 | -4,883 | -4,820 | -4,626 | -4,580 | -20,838 | -19,433 |
| Interest | -6,617 | -6,288 | -6,072 | -5,966 | -5,709 | -5,698 | -25,939 | -24,036 |
| Dividends | 1,203 | 1,185 | 1,189 | 1,146 | 1,083 | 1,119 | 5,100 | 4,602 |
| Other investment | -445 | 102 | 11 | 45 | -38 | -8 | -769 | 119 |
| Current transfers | 369 | 127 | -2 | 45 | 104 | 60 | 1,006 | 274 |
| Private | -248 | -188 | -317 | -251 | -293 | -270 | -815 | -1,049 |
| Official | 617 | 314 | 315 | 296 | 397 | 331 | 1,821 | 1,323 |
| Current account | 3,404 | 5,220 | 5,300 | 6,636 | 6,662 | 9,490 | 22,664 | 23,818 |