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Canada's balance of international payments
Second quarter 2008
- The current account surplus with the rest of the world (on a seasonally adjusted basis) expanded further to $6.8 billion in the second quarter of 2008, led by exports of goods. These gains were mainly attributable to higher prices for several exported commodities, which pushed the goods surplus to $16.4 billion. Transactions in services and investment income had a dampening effect on the increase in the current account balance in the second quarter.
