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Table D.2 Current account
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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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| seasonally adjusted at quarterly rates, millions of dollars | ||||||||
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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-X. | ||||||||
Receipts |
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Goods and services |
135,444 | 143,916 | 146,864 | 134,111 | 113,763 | 104,269 | 532,763 | 560,335 |
Goods |
117,996 | 126,385 | 129,144 | 116,332 | 96,937 | 87,645 | 463,127 | 489,857 |
Services |
17,448 | 17,531 | 17,719 | 17,779 | 16,826 | 16,625 | 69,637 | 70,478 |
Travel |
4,034 | 4,026 | 4,053 | 4,006 | 3,891 | 3,829 | 16,468 | 16,119 |
Transportation |
3,034 | 3,212 | 3,247 | 3,105 | 2,853 | 2,566 | 11,881 | 12,598 |
Commercial services |
9,950 | 9,855 | 9,965 | 10,205 | 9,613 | 9,755 | 39,627 | 39,974 |
Government services |
430 | 439 | 454 | 464 | 469 | 474 | 1,660 | 1,787 |
Investment income |
19,017 | 19,214 | 17,902 | 15,534 | 14,144 | 13,902 | 76,546 | 71,667 |
Direct investment |
10,141 | 10,625 | 9,475 | 7,348 | 6,301 | 6,423 | 41,884 | 37,590 |
Interest |
620 | 758 | 829 | 483 | 390 | 350 | 1,935 | 2,690 |
Profits |
9,521 | 9,867 | 8,646 | 6,866 | 5,911 | 6,073 | 39,949 | 34,900 |
Portfolio investment |
5,523 | 5,608 | 5,672 | 5,395 | 5,614 | 5,226 | 22,066 | 22,198 |
Interest |
1,647 | 1,749 | 1,764 | 1,477 | 1,655 | 1,426 | 8,067 | 6,637 |
Dividends |
3,877 | 3,859 | 3,908 | 3,918 | 3,959 | 3,799 | 13,999 | 15,561 |
Other investment |
3,353 | 2,981 | 2,755 | 2,791 | 2,230 | 2,253 | 12,596 | 11,880 |
Current transfers |
2,427 | 2,569 | 2,494 | 2,831 | 2,604 | 2,074 | 9,489 | 10,322 |
Private |
575 | 617 | 630 | 693 | 765 | 767 | 2,599 | 2,515 |
Official |
1,852 | 1,952 | 1,864 | 2,138 | 1,839 | 1,307 | 6,890 | 7,807 |
Total receipts |
156,889 | 165,699 | 167,260 | 152,476 | 130,512 | 120,245 | 618,798 | 642,324 |
Payments |
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Goods and services |
127,633 | 133,402 | 138,198 | 136,732 | 118,942 | 111,423 | 503,840 | 535,965 |
Goods |
104,991 | 110,154 | 115,028 | 112,815 | 96,172 | 89,359 | 415,229 | 442,988 |
Services |
22,642 | 23,247 | 23,170 | 23,918 | 22,769 | 22,064 | 88,611 | 92,977 |
Travel |
7,209 | 7,247 | 7,245 | 7,032 | 6,775 | 6,726 | 26,511 | 28,734 |
Transportation |
5,157 | 5,279 | 5,531 | 5,622 | 5,199 | 4,770 | 19,842 | 21,590 |
Commercial services |
9,980 | 10,431 | 10,103 | 10,970 | 10,520 | 10,266 | 41,120 | 41,484 |
Government services |
296 | 290 | 290 | 294 | 276 | 302 | 1,137 | 1,170 |
Investment income |
20,683 | 22,571 | 22,972 | 20,664 | 16,596 | 17,332 | 87,880 | 86,891 |
Direct investment |
9,277 | 11,434 | 11,066 | 8,225 | 5,688 | 6,933 | 39,830 | 40,001 |
Interest |
745 | 728 | 737 | 738 | 626 | 617 | 3,711 | 2,947 |
Profits |
8,532 | 10,706 | 10,329 | 7,487 | 5,062 | 6,316 | 36,118 | 37,054 |
Portfolio investment |
7,589 | 7,760 | 8,145 | 8,487 | 8,290 | 8,217 | 30,999 | 31,981 |
Interest |
5,511 | 5,622 | 5,909 | 6,328 | 6,232 | 6,180 | 22,851 | 23,370 |
Dividends |
2,078 | 2,138 | 2,236 | 2,159 | 2,058 | 2,038 | 8,147 | 8,612 |
Other investment |
3,817 | 3,377 | 3,762 | 3,952 | 2,619 | 2,182 | 17,051 | 14,908 |
Current transfers |
2,702 | 2,977 | 2,833 | 2,840 | 2,704 | 2,692 | 11,473 | 11,353 |
Private |
1,779 | 1,812 | 1,842 | 1,819 | 1,685 | 1,611 | 7,759 | 7,252 |
Official |
924 | 1,165 | 991 | 1,021 | 1,019 | 1,081 | 3,713 | 4,101 |
Total payments |
151,018 | 158,951 | 164,004 | 160,236 | 138,242 | 131,447 | 603,192 | 634,209 |
Balances |
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Goods and services |
7,811 | 10,514 | 8,666 | -2,621 | -5,178 | -7,154 | 28,924 | 24,370 |
Goods |
13,005 | 16,230 | 14,116 | 3,517 | 765 | -1,714 | 47,898 | 46,869 |
Services |
-5,194 | -5,716 | -5,451 | -6,139 | -5,943 | -5,439 | -18,974 | -22,499 |
Travel |
-3,175 | -3,222 | -3,193 | -3,026 | -2,884 | -2,897 | -10,043 | -12,615 |
Transportation |
-2,123 | -2,068 | -2,284 | -2,518 | -2,345 | -2,203 | -7,961 | -8,992 |
Commercial services |
-30 | -576 | -138 | -765 | -907 | -511 | -1,493 | -1,510 |
Government services |
134 | 150 | 164 | 170 | 193 | 172 | 522 | 618 |
Investment income |
-1,666 | -3,358 | -5,070 | -5,130 | -2,452 | -3,431 | -11,334 | -15,223 |
Direct investment |
865 | -809 | -1,591 | -876 | 613 | -510 | 2,054 | -2,411 |
Interest |
-124 | 30 | 92 | -255 | -236 | -267 | -1,776 | -258 |
Profits |
989 | -839 | -1,683 | -621 | 849 | -244 | 3,830 | -2,154 |
Portfolio investment |
-2,066 | -2,153 | -2,472 | -3,092 | -2,676 | -2,992 | -8,933 | -9,783 |
Interest |
-3,865 | -3,873 | -4,144 | -4,851 | -4,577 | -4,753 | -14,784 | -16,733 |
Dividends |
1,799 | 1,721 | 1,672 | 1,758 | 1,901 | 1,761 | 5,851 | 6,950 |
Other investment |
-464 | -397 | -1,007 | -1,161 | -389 | 71 | -4,455 | -3,029 |
Current transfers |
-275 | -408 | -339 | -9 | -100 | -618 | -1,984 | -1,031 |
Private |
-1,203 | -1,195 | -1,213 | -1,126 | -920 | -843 | -5,160 | -4,737 |
Official |
928 | 787 | 874 | 1,117 | 820 | 225 | 3,176 | 3,706 |
Current account |
5,871 | 6,748 | 3,257 | -7,760 | -7,730 | -11,202 | 15,606 | 8,115 |
