Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
Third quarter 2016 | Fourth quarter 2016 | First quarter 2017 | Second quarter 2017 | Third quarter 2017 | 2015 | 2016 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
Current account receipts | 186,772 | 193,088 | 196,071 | 201,092 | 190,221 | 730,209 | 740,191 |
Goods and services | 158,248 | 164,346 | 166,618 | 170,248 | 159,148 | 628,955 | 630,355 |
Goods | 130,843 | 136,673 | 138,713 | 142,081 | 131,075 | 524,972 | 521,470 |
Services | 27,405 | 27,673 | 27,906 | 28,167 | 28,073 | 103,983 | 108,885 |
Travel | 6,046 | 6,245 | 6,430 | 6,479 | 6,425 | 21,157 | 23,886 |
Transportation | 4,107 | 4,094 | 4,183 | 4,358 | 4,235 | 15,556 | 16,067 |
Commercial services | 16,865 | 16,938 | 16,901 | 16,938 | 17,024 | 65,705 | 67,366 |
Government services | 388 | 397 | 392 | 391 | 388 | 1,565 | 1,566 |
Primary income | 25,653 | 25,702 | 26,321 | 27,700 | 27,916 | 90,326 | 97,980 |
Compensation of employees | 426 | 433 | 433 | 442 | 436 | 1,629 | 1,709 |
Investment income | 25,227 | 25,269 | 25,888 | 27,259 | 27,479 | 88,696 | 96,271 |
Direct investment | 14,463 | 14,413 | 15,112 | 16,422 | 16,703 | 51,150 | 54,228 |
Interest | 1,553 | 1,508 | 1,503 | 1,582 | 1,569 | 5,061 | 6,011 |
Profits | 12,910 | 12,906 | 13,609 | 14,840 | 15,134 | 46,089 | 48,217 |
Portfolio investment | 7,969 | 8,020 | 7,978 | 8,102 | 7,930 | 29,272 | 31,714 |
Interest on debt securities | 2,734 | 2,699 | 2,673 | 2,626 | 2,682 | 9,017 | 10,683 |
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 5,235 | 5,321 | 5,305 | 5,476 | 5,248 | 20,255 | 21,031 |
Other investment | 2,795 | 2,835 | 2,797 | 2,734 | 2,846 | 8,274 | 10,328 |
Secondary income | 2,871 | 3,040 | 3,132 | 3,143 | 3,158 | 10,928 | 11,856 |
Private transfers | 953 | 975 | 1,000 | 1,054 | 935 | 3,592 | 4,509 |
Government transfers | 1,917 | 2,065 | 2,132 | 2,089 | 2,223 | 7,336 | 7,346 |
Current account payments | 203,814 | 204,361 | 209,700 | 216,679 | 209,567 | 801,735 | 805,563 |
Goods and services | 171,572 | 170,232 | 175,316 | 181,663 | 174,209 | 678,264 | 679,539 |
Goods | 138,363 | 136,687 | 141,230 | 147,368 | 140,005 | 548,707 | 547,341 |
Services | 33,208 | 33,545 | 34,086 | 34,295 | 34,205 | 129,557 | 132,198 |
Travel | 9,598 | 9,845 | 10,106 | 10,248 | 10,455 | 38,525 | 38,096 |
Transportation | 6,774 | 6,650 | 6,806 | 7,042 | 6,959 | 26,367 | 26,561 |
Commercial services | 16,531 | 16,747 | 16,874 | 16,708 | 16,485 | 63,395 | 66,346 |
Government services | 305 | 304 | 301 | 297 | 305 | 1,270 | 1,196 |
Primary income | 28,421 | 30,136 | 30,603 | 31,237 | 31,331 | 108,568 | 110,657 |
Compensation of employees | 932 | 935 | 938 | 936 | 933 | 3,733 | 3,734 |
Investment income | 27,489 | 29,201 | 29,664 | 30,302 | 30,398 | 104,834 | 106,923 |
Direct investment | 10,967 | 12,298 | 12,598 | 12,328 | 12,586 | 44,058 | 41,580 |
Interest | 1,053 | 1,053 | 965 | 963 | 909 | 4,826 | 4,307 |
Profits | 9,914 | 11,245 | 11,633 | 11,365 | 11,677 | 39,232 | 37,273 |
Portfolio investment | 13,307 | 13,578 | 13,654 | 14,337 | 14,245 | 51,437 | 53,424 |
Interest on debt securities | 9,868 | 10,092 | 10,055 | 10,655 | 10,557 | 37,903 | 39,533 |
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 3,439 | 3,485 | 3,599 | 3,682 | 3,688 | 13,534 | 13,891 |
Other investment | 3,215 | 3,326 | 3,413 | 3,638 | 3,567 | 9,339 | 11,919 |
Secondary income | 3,821 | 3,993 | 3,782 | 3,779 | 4,026 | 14,904 | 15,367 |
Private transfers | 2,525 | 2,516 | 2,458 | 2,512 | 2,530 | 9,757 | 10,073 |
Government transfers | 1,296 | 1,477 | 1,323 | 1,267 | 1,497 | 5,147 | 5,294 |
Current account balances | -17,042 | -11,272 | -13,629 | -15,587 | -19,346 | -71,526 | -65,372 |
Goods and services | -13,323 | -5,886 | -8,697 | -11,415 | -15,062 | -49,308 | -49,184 |
Goods | -7,520 | -14 | -2,517 | -5,287 | -8,929 | -23,735 | -25,871 |
Services | -5,803 | -5,872 | -6,181 | -6,128 | -6,132 | -25,574 | -23,313 |
Travel | -3,553 | -3,600 | -3,676 | -3,769 | -4,031 | -17,368 | -14,209 |
Transportation | -2,667 | -2,556 | -2,623 | -2,684 | -2,724 | -10,811 | -10,494 |
Commercial services | 334 | 191 | 27 | 230 | 539 | 2,310 | 1,020 |
Government services | 83 | 93 | 91 | 94 | 83 | 294 | 370 |
Primary income | -2,768 | -4,433 | -4,282 | -3,537 | -3,416 | -18,242 | -12,677 |
Compensation of employees | -506 | -502 | -505 | -494 | -497 | -2,104 | -2,025 |
Investment income | -2,262 | -3,932 | -3,777 | -3,043 | -2,919 | -16,138 | -10,652 |
Direct investment | 3,496 | 2,116 | 2,514 | 4,094 | 4,117 | 7,092 | 12,648 |
Interest | 500 | 455 | 538 | 619 | 659 | 235 | 1,704 |
Profits | 2,996 | 1,661 | 1,976 | 3,476 | 3,457 | 6,857 | 10,944 |
Portfolio investment | -5,338 | -5,557 | -5,676 | -6,234 | -6,315 | -22,165 | -21,709 |
Interest on debt securities | -7,134 | -7,393 | -7,382 | -8,028 | -7,875 | -28,886 | -28,850 |
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 1,796 | 1,836 | 1,706 | 1,794 | 1,560 | 6,721 | 7,141 |
Other investment | -420 | -491 | -615 | -903 | -721 | -1,065 | -1,591 |
Secondary income | -951 | -953 | -650 | -636 | -869 | -3,975 | -3,511 |
Private transfers | -1,572 | -1,541 | -1,458 | -1,458 | -1,595 | -6,165 | -5,564 |
Government transfers | 621 | 588 | 808 | 823 | 726 | 2,189 | 2,052 |
Report a problem on this page
Is something not working? Is there information outdated? Can't find what you're looking for?
Please contact us and let us know how we can help you.
- Date modified: