Table 2 
Current account – Seasonally adjusted 

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Current account – Seasonally adjusted
  Fourth quarter 2016 First quarter 2017 Second quarter 2017 Third quarter 2017 Fourth quarter 2017 2016 2017
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Current account receipts 193,088 196,219 201,105 191,253 200,196 740,191 788,772
Goods and services 164,346 166,430 170,278 159,358 166,230 630,355 662,296
Goods 136,673 138,459 142,045 131,306 137,702 521,470 549,511
Services 27,673 27,971 28,233 28,053 28,528 108,885 112,785
Travel 6,245 6,454 6,490 6,543 6,865 23,886 26,352
Transportation 4,094 4,188 4,332 4,223 4,269 16,067 17,013
Commercial services 16,938 16,934 17,015 16,895 17,004 67,366 67,849
Government services 397 394 396 391 390 1,566 1,571
Primary income 25,702 26,701 27,721 28,657 30,857 97,980 113,936
Compensation of employees 433 430 446 429 432 1,709 1,737
Investment income 25,269 26,271 27,275 28,228 30,426 96,271 112,199
Direct investment 14,413 15,470 16,315 17,357 19,129 54,228 68,271
Interest 1,508 1,548 1,644 1,650 1,700 6,011 6,541
Profits 12,906 13,923 14,672 15,707 17,429 48,217 61,730
Portfolio investment 8,020 7,953 8,162 7,921 8,103 31,714 32,139
Interest on debt securities 2,699 2,672 2,623 2,683 2,682 10,683 10,661
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 5,321 5,281 5,539 5,238 5,420 21,031 21,478
Other investment 2,835 2,848 2,797 2,950 3,194 10,328 11,790
Secondary income 3,040 3,088 3,106 3,238 3,108 11,856 12,540
Private transfers 975 965 1,021 1,039 995 4,509 4,020
Government transfers 2,065 2,123 2,085 2,199 2,113 7,346 8,519
Current account payments 204,361 209,877 216,440 209,842 216,542 805,563 852,701
Goods and services 170,232 175,327 181,543 174,552 179,857 679,539 711,279
Goods 136,687 140,993 147,227 140,327 144,858 547,341 573,405
Services 33,545 34,334 34,316 34,225 34,998 132,198 137,873
Travel 9,845 10,099 10,254 10,518 10,632 38,096 41,503
Transportation 6,650 6,812 7,064 7,133 7,228 26,561 28,237
Commercial services 16,747 17,121 16,700 16,268 16,836 66,346 66,925
Government services 304 302 298 306 303 1,196 1,209
Primary income 30,136 30,789 31,092 31,395 32,835 110,657 126,112
Compensation of employees 935 933 935 938 938 3,734 3,744
Investment income 29,201 29,856 30,158 30,457 31,897 106,923 122,367
Direct investment 12,298 12,804 12,183 12,671 13,328 41,580 50,985
Interest 1,053 932 931 878 876 4,307 3,617
Profits 11,245 11,872 11,252 11,792 12,452 37,273 47,369
Portfolio investment 13,578 13,648 14,331 14,302 14,945 53,424 57,225
Interest on debt securities 10,092 10,041 10,617 10,518 11,026 39,533 42,203
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 3,485 3,607 3,714 3,783 3,919 13,891 15,023
Other investment 3,326 3,405 3,644 3,484 3,624 11,919 14,156
Secondary income 3,993 3,760 3,805 3,895 3,850 15,367 15,310
Private transfers 2,516 2,459 2,516 2,510 2,553 10,073 10,037
Government transfers 1,477 1,302 1,289 1,385 1,297 5,294 5,273
Current account balances -11,272 -13,658 -15,335 -18,589 -16,346 -65,372 -63,929
Goods and services -5,886 -8,898 -11,265 -15,194 -13,627 -49,184 -48,983
Goods -14 -2,534 -5,182 -9,022 -7,157 -25,871 -23,894
Services -5,872 -6,364 -6,083 -6,172 -6,470 -23,313 -25,089
Travel -3,600 -3,645 -3,764 -3,976 -3,767 -14,209 -15,151
Transportation -2,556 -2,624 -2,731 -2,909 -2,959 -10,494 -11,224
Commercial services 191 -187 315 628 169 1,020 924
Government services 93 93 97 85 87 370 362
Primary income -4,433 -4,088 -3,371 -2,738 -1,978 -12,677 -12,175
Compensation of employees -502 -503 -488 -509 -507 -2,025 -2,007
Investment income -3,932 -3,585 -2,883 -2,229 -1,471 -10,652 -10,168
Direct investment 2,116 2,667 4,133 4,686 5,800 12,648 17,285
Interest 455 616 713 772 824 1,704 2,924
Profits 1,661 2,050 3,420 3,914 4,977 10,944 14,361
Portfolio investment -5,557 -5,695 -6,169 -6,381 -6,842 -21,709 -25,086
Interest on debt securities -7,393 -7,369 -7,994 -7,835 -8,344 -28,850 -31,542
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 1,836 1,674 1,825 1,454 1,501 7,141 6,455
Other investment -491 -557 -847 -534 -429 -1,591 -2,367
Secondary income -953 -672 -700 -657 -742 -3,511 -2,771
Private transfers -1,541 -1,493 -1,495 -1,471 -1,558 -5,564 -6,017
Government transfers 588 821 795 814 816 2,052 3,246
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0101 and 376-0105.
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