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Table D.1 Balance of payments
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| Item | First quarter 2008 | Second quarter 2008 | Third quarter 2008 | Fourth quarter 2008 | First quarter 2009 | Second quarter 2009 | 2007 | 2008 |
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| not seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars | ||||||||
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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-X. | ||||||||
Current account |
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Receipts |
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Goods and services |
131,218 | 147,681 | 148,813 | 132,622 | 109,463 | 106,085 | 532,763 | 560,335 |
Goods |
115,269 | 130,062 | 128,806 | 115,720 | 93,933 | 89,518 | 463,127 | 489,857 |
Services |
15,950 | 17,619 | 20,007 | 16,902 | 15,530 | 16,567 | 69,637 | 70,478 |
Investment income |
18,643 | 19,814 | 17,608 | 15,603 | 14,043 | 14,198 | 76,546 | 71,667 |
Direct investment |
9,794 | 11,050 | 9,223 | 7,523 | 6,186 | 6,625 | 41,884 | 37,590 |
Portfolio investment |
5,546 | 5,739 | 5,647 | 5,265 | 5,698 | 5,292 | 22,066 | 22,198 |
Other investment |
3,302 | 3,026 | 2,738 | 2,814 | 2,159 | 2,280 | 12,596 | 11,880 |
Current transfers |
2,755 | 2,229 | 2,109 | 3,228 | 2,917 | 1,831 | 9,489 | 10,322 |
Current account receipts |
152,616 | 169,725 | 168,530 | 151,453 | 126,423 | 122,113 | 618,798 | 642,324 |
Payments |
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Goods and services |
125,515 | 137,679 | 137,074 | 135,697 | 116,582 | 113,291 | 503,840 | 535,965 |
Goods |
101,963 | 114,204 | 113,793 | 113,028 | 92,918 | 91,204 | 415,229 | 442,988 |
Services |
23,552 | 23,475 | 23,281 | 22,669 | 23,664 | 22,087 | 88,611 | 92,977 |
Investment income |
20,802 | 22,562 | 22,674 | 20,853 | 16,674 | 17,323 | 87,880 | 86,891 |
Direct investment |
9,158 | 11,640 | 11,132 | 8,072 | 5,570 | 7,078 | 39,830 | 40,001 |
Portfolio investment |
7,548 | 7,775 | 8,179 | 8,480 | 8,226 | 8,221 | 30,999 | 31,981 |
Other investment |
4,096 | 3,147 | 3,363 | 4,302 | 2,877 | 2,024 | 17,051 | 14,908 |
Current transfers |
3,480 | 2,453 | 2,659 | 2,760 | 3,582 | 2,227 | 11,473 | 11,353 |
Current account payments |
149,797 | 162,695 | 162,407 | 159,310 | 136,838 | 132,842 | 603,192 | 634,209 |
Balances |
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Goods and services |
5,703 | 10,002 | 11,739 | -3,074 | -7,119 | -7,206 | 28,924 | 24,370 |
Goods |
13,306 | 15,858 | 15,013 | 2,692 | 1,015 | -1,686 | 47,898 | 46,869 |
Services |
-7,603 | -5,856 | -3,274 | -5,766 | -8,134 | -5,520 | -18,974 | -22,499 |
Investment income |
-2,159 | -2,748 | -5,066 | -5,251 | -2,631 | -3,126 | -11,334 | -15,223 |
Direct investment |
636 | -590 | -1,909 | -549 | 615 | -453 | 2,054 | -2,411 |
Portfolio investment |
-2,002 | -2,036 | -2,532 | -3,214 | -2,528 | -2,928 | -8,933 | -9,783 |
Other investment |
-794 | -122 | -626 | -1,487 | -718 | 256 | -4,455 | -3,029 |
Current transfers |
-725 | -224 | -550 | 468 | -665 | -397 | -1,984 | -1,031 |
Current account balance |
2,820 | 7,030 | 6,123 | -7,857 | -10,415 | -10,728 | 15,606 | 8,115 |
Capital and financial account1 |
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Capital account |
1,192 | 1,191 | 1,113 | 1,023 | 1,213 | 1,090 | 4,258 | 4,520 |
Financial account |
-7,297 | -5,201 | -10,405 | 11,262 | 13,989 | 12,109 | -23,819 | -11,641 |
Canadian assets, net flows |
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Canadian direct investment abroad |
-29,841 | -11,912 | -26,676 | -14,444 | -2,235 | -3,828 | -64,056 | -82,874 |
Portfolio investment |
-3,454 | -3,167 | -783 | 21,057 | -13,430 | -2,140 | -48,426 | 13,652 |
Foreign bonds |
-685 | 1,121 | 4,319 | 11,599 | -533 | 1,652 | -28,902 | 16,354 |
Foreign stocks |
-2,891 | -4,815 | -5,739 | 5,531 | -10,795 | -4,081 | -30,946 | -7,914 |
Foreign money market |
121 | 527 | 637 | 3,927 | -2,102 | 289 | 11,422 | 5,212 |
Other investment |
-18,509 | -7,754 | -394 | -7,654 | -1,632 | -826 | -63,194 | -34,311 |
Loans |
-3,684 | 1,734 | 6,446 | -5,123 | 720 | -6,577 | -10,237 | -626 |
Deposits |
-14,209 | -7,797 | -8,531 | -6,691 | 3,474 | 1,765 | -42,202 | -37,227 |
Official international reserves |
247 | -1,816 | -779 | 638 | -1,078 | -547 | -4,644 | -1,711 |
Other assets |
-863 | 125 | 2,469 | 3,522 | -4,747 | 4,533 | -6,111 | 5,253 |
Total Canadian assets, net flows |
-51,805 | -22,833 | -27,854 | -1,041 | -17,297 | -6,794 | -175,676 | -103,533 |
Canadian liabilities, net flows |
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Foreign direct investment in Canada |
16,686 | 5,566 | 16,591 | 8,867 | 1,099 | -660 | 116,448 | 47,710 |
Portfolio investment |
10,157 | 28,648 | -6,656 | -3,092 | 23,604 | 38,278 | -31,590 | 29,057 |
Canadian bonds |
9,904 | 20,352 | -3,333 | -11,743 | 11,447 | 30,665 | 11,548 | 15,179 |
Canadian stocks |
3,698 | 5,617 | -5,323 | -1,246 | 2,587 | 6,565 | -41,994 | 2,746 |
Canadian money market |
-3,445 | 2,679 | 2,000 | 9,897 | 9,570 | 1,047 | -1,143 | 11,132 |
Other investment |
17,664 | -16,582 | 7,514 | 6,528 | 6,584 | -18,715 | 66,999 | 15,124 |
Loans |
965 | -1,422 | 3,091 | 573 | 1,671 | -9,839 | 13,084 | 3,208 |
Deposits |
16,165 | -15,598 | 4,270 | 8,535 | 4,674 | -8,581 | 48,566 | 13,372 |
Other liabilities |
534 | 438 | 153 | -2,581 | 239 | -294 | 5,349 | -1,456 |
Total Canadian liabilities, net flows |
44,507 | 17,632 | 17,449 | 12,303 | 31,286 | 18,903 | 151,857 | 91,891 |
Total capital and financial account, net flows |
-6,105 | -4,010 | -9,292 | 12,285 | 15,201 | 13,199 | -19,562 | -7,122 |
Statistical discrepancy |
3,285 | -3,020 | 3,169 | -4,428 | -4,786 | -2,471 | 3,955 | -994 |
