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| Balance of payments | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third quarter 2006 | Fourth quarter 2006 | First quarter 2007 | Second quarter 2007 | Third quarter 2007 | 2005 | 2006 | |||||
| Not seasonally adjusted | |||||||||||
| $ millions | |||||||||||
| Current account | |||||||||||
| Receipts | |||||||||||
| Goods and services | 131,426 | 130,643 | 134,906 | 139,510 | 131,501 | 518,762 | 522,926 | ||||
| Goods | 111,946 | 115,070 | 119,327 | 122,584 | 112,139 | 451,783 | 455,696 | ||||
| Services | 19,480 | 15,573 | 15,579 | 16,926 | 19,363 | 66,979 | 67,230 | ||||
| Investment income | 16,492 | 17,050 | 15,035 | 16,076 | 15,850 | 48,213 | 61,599 | ||||
| Direct investment | 8,677 | 9,523 | 7,032 | 7,571 | 7,878 | 26,017 | 32,600 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | 4,262 | 4,682 | 5,228 | 5,458 | 5,108 | 12,380 | 16,867 | ||||
| Other investment | 3,554 | 2,844 | 2,775 | 3,047 | 2,864 | 9,816 | 12,131 | ||||
| Current transfers | 1,920 | 2,704 | 2,942 | 2,127 | 2,172 | 8,176 | 9,682 | ||||
| Current account receipts | 149,838 | 150,397 | 152,883 | 157,713 | 149,524 | 575,151 | 594,207 | ||||
| Payments | |||||||||||
| Goods and services | 121,328 | 122,453 | 126,199 | 128,839 | 123,580 | 467,423 | 486,789 | ||||
| Goods | 100,300 | 102,246 | 104,419 | 107,016 | 101,982 | 388,282 | 404,395 | ||||
| Services | 21,028 | 20,207 | 21,780 | 21,823 | 21,598 | 79,141 | 82,394 | ||||
| Investment income | 18,006 | 19,888 | 20,016 | 20,546 | 21,177 | 70,735 | 73,446 | ||||
| Direct investment | 7,608 | 8,573 | 7,924 | 9,294 | 10,327 | 34,212 | 31,091 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | 6,783 | 7,129 | 7,011 | 6,906 | 6,748 | 27,897 | 27,094 | ||||
| Other investment | 3,616 | 4,186 | 5,081 | 4,347 | 4,102 | 8,625 | 15,260 | ||||
| Current transfers | 2,090 | 2,859 | 3,542 | 1,897 | 2,173 | 9,051 | 10,394 | ||||
| Current account payments | 141,423 | 145,200 | 149,758 | 151,282 | 146,930 | 547,208 | 570,629 | ||||
| Balances | |||||||||||
| Goods and services | 10,099 | 8,190 | 8,707 | 10,671 | 7,922 | 51,340 | 36,137 | ||||
| Goods | 11,646 | 12,824 | 14,909 | 15,569 | 10,157 | 63,501 | 51,302 | ||||
| Services | -1,548 | -4,635 | -6,201 | -4,897 | -2,235 | -12,162 | -15,165 | ||||
| Investment income | -1,514 | -2,839 | -4,981 | -4,470 | -5,327 | -22,522 | -11,847 | ||||
| Direct investment | 1,069 | 951 | -892 | -1,723 | -2,448 | -8,195 | 1,509 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | -2,521 | -2,447 | -1,784 | -1,447 | -1,640 | -15,518 | -10,227 | ||||
| Other investment | -62 | -1,342 | -2,305 | -1,300 | -1,238 | 1,191 | -3,129 | ||||
| Current transfers | -170 | -154 | -600 | 231 | -1 | -875 | -712 | ||||
| Current account balance | 8,415 | 5,197 | 3,126 | 6,432 | 2,593 | 27,943 | 23,578 | ||||
| Capital and financial account1,2 | |||||||||||
| Capital account | 993 | 951 | 1,246 | 1,018 | 1,046 | 5,940 | 4,201 | ||||
| Financial account | -7,587 | -1,164 | -8,908 | -7,157 | -8,230 | -38,287 | -22,741 | ||||
| Canadian assets, net flows | |||||||||||
| Canadian direct investment abroad | -13,245 | -17,046 | -15,767 | -10,719 | -8,731 | -40,645 | -51,322 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | -20,372 | -17,637 | -26,749 | -24,266 | 7,982 | -53,279 | -78,693 | ||||
| Foreign bonds | -9,533 | -10,767 | -17,186 | -16,336 | 1,688 | -29,238 | -43,602 | ||||
| Foreign stocks | -5,892 | -5,142 | -9,331 | -7,691 | -4,079 | -21,951 | -28,291 | ||||
| Foreign money market | -4,946 | -1,728 | -232 | -239 | 10,373 | -2,089 | -6,800 | ||||
| Other investment | -12,939 | 19,796 | -20,873 | -15,193 | -22,184 | -22,157 | -35,325 | ||||
| Loans | -6,377 | 429 | -5,009 | 2,582 | -9,151 | 8,217 | -12,201 | ||||
| Deposits | -4,069 | 25,901 | -6,103 | -11,748 | -18,140 | -15,817 | -8,183 | ||||
| Official international reserves | 52 | 1,662 | -4,722 | -366 | -144 | -1,653 | -1,013 | ||||
| Other assets | -2,545 | -8,195 | -5,038 | -5,661 | 5,251 | -12,903 | -13,927 | ||||
| Total Canadian assets, net flows | -46,555 | -14,887 | -63,389 | -50,179 | -22,932 | -116,081 | -165,339 | ||||
| Canadian liabilities, net flows | |||||||||||
| Foreign direct investment in Canada | 27,223 | 27,047 | 21,667 | 20,644 | 28,613 | 35,046 | 78,317 | ||||
| Portfolio investment | 4,166 | 5,328 | 6,888 | -3,329 | -9,874 | 9,577 | 32,544 | ||||
| Canadian bonds | 6,351 | 12,341 | 8,122 | -3,435 | -189 | -78 | 18,015 | ||||
| Canadian stocks | -1,034 | -5,264 | -532 | -899 | -8,524 | 9,133 | 10,814 | ||||
| Canadian money market | -1,151 | -1,749 | -702 | 1,006 | -1,160 | 522 | 3,715 | ||||
| Other investment | 7,579 | -18,653 | 25,925 | 25,706 | -4,038 | 33,171 | 31,737 | ||||
| Loans | 7,048 | 716 | 3,012 | 2,809 | -4,434 | 3,496 | 11,873 | ||||
| Deposits | 657 | -18,032 | 21,844 | 22,329 | -37 | 28,951 | 20,724 | ||||
| Other liabilities | -126 | -1,337 | 1,069 | 568 | 434 | 723 | -860 | ||||
| Total Canadian liabilities, net flows | 38,968 | 13,723 | 54,480 | 43,022 | 14,702 | 77,793 | 142,598 | ||||
| Total capital and financial account, net flows | -6,593 | -213 | -7,662 | -6,139 | -7,185 | -32,347 | -18,540 | ||||
| Statistical discrepancy | -1,821 | -4,984 | 4,536 | -293 | 4,591 | 4,404 | -5,038 | ||||
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| Current account | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Third quarter 2006 | Fourth quarter 2006 | First quarter 2007 | Second quarter 2007 | Third quarter 2007 | 2005 | 2006 | |
| Seasonally adjusted | |||||||
| $ millions | |||||||
| Receipts | |||||||
| Goods and services | 131,187 | 132,338 | 136,427 | 136,168 | 132,835 | 518,762 | 522,926 |
| Goods | 114,294 | 115,506 | 119,481 | 119,208 | 115,989 | 451,783 | 455,696 |
| Services | 16,893 | 16,832 | 16,946 | 16,960 | 16,846 | 66,979 | 67,230 |
| Travel | 4,178 | 4,124 | 4,149 | 4,207 | 4,241 | 16,674 | 16,598 |
| Transportation | 3,049 | 3,111 | 3,229 | 3,214 | 3,082 | 11,750 | 12,129 |
| Commercial services | 9,224 | 9,140 | 9,115 | 9,094 | 9,068 | 36,888 | 36,708 |
| Government services | 443 | 457 | 453 | 446 | 454 | 1,666 | 1,795 |
| Investment income | 16,498 | 16,885 | 15,622 | 15,474 | 15,806 | 48,213 | 61,599 |
| Direct investment | 8,716 | 9,150 | 7,495 | 7,344 | 7,845 | 26,017 | 32,600 |
| Interest | 434 | 276 | 414 | 483 | 305 | 1,045 | 1,380 |
| Profits | 8,282 | 8,874 | 7,081 | 6,861 | 7,540 | 24,971 | 31,220 |
| Portfolio investment | 4,295 | 4,741 | 5,239 | 5,285 | 5,195 | 12,380 | 16,867 |
| Interest | 1,582 | 1,838 | 2,034 | 2,180 | 2,095 | 3,652 | 6,189 |
| Dividends | 2,712 | 2,903 | 3,205 | 3,104 | 3,101 | 8,728 | 10,679 |
| Other investment | 3,488 | 2,995 | 2,887 | 2,845 | 2,766 | 9,816 | 12,131 |
| Current transfers | 2,252 | 2,521 | 2,506 | 2,444 | 2,605 | 8,176 | 9,682 |
| Private | 673 | 623 | 735 | 640 | 660 | 2,697 | 2,680 |
| Official | 1,579 | 1,897 | 1,771 | 1,804 | 1,945 | 5,479 | 7,002 |
| Total receipts | 149,938 | 151,744 | 154,555 | 154,086 | 151,245 | 575,151 | 594,207 |
| Payments | |||||||
| Goods and services | 123,701 | 124,297 | 126,040 | 124,546 | 126,333 | 467,423 | 486,789 |
| Goods | 102,968 | 103,175 | 104,877 | 102,868 | 104,911 | 388,282 | 404,395 |
| Services | 20,732 | 21,122 | 21,163 | 21,678 | 21,423 | 79,141 | 82,394 |
| Travel | 5,874 | 6,081 | 6,076 | 6,396 | 6,711 | 22,059 | 23,311 |
| Transportation | 4,823 | 5,058 | 5,025 | 5,084 | 5,058 | 17,566 | 19,194 |
| Commercial services | 9,779 | 9,726 | 9,811 | 9,942 | 9,396 | 38,503 | 38,865 |
| Government services | 255 | 256 | 250 | 255 | 257 | 1,013 | 1,024 |
| Investment income | 18,259 | 19,848 | 19,305 | 20,903 | 21,446 | 70,735 | 73,446 |
| Direct investment | 7,555 | 8,569 | 7,697 | 9,378 | 10,177 | 34,212 | 31,091 |
| Interest | 365 | 370 | 356 | 365 | 365 | 1,501 | 1,465 |
| Profits | 7,190 | 8,199 | 7,341 | 9,013 | 9,812 | 32,711 | 29,626 |
| Portfolio investment | 6,797 | 7,175 | 6,966 | 6,894 | 6,767 | 27,897 | 27,094 |
| Interest | 5,624 | 5,819 | 5,846 | 5,700 | 5,580 | 23,369 | 22,324 |
| Dividends | 1,173 | 1,355 | 1,120 | 1,194 | 1,187 | 4,528 | 4,770 |
| Other investment | 3,908 | 4,105 | 4,642 | 4,631 | 4,502 | 8,625 | 15,260 |
| Current transfers | 2,313 | 2,977 | 2,822 | 2,287 | 2,426 | 9,051 | 10,394 |
| Private | 1,417 | 2,129 | 1,917 | 1,427 | 1,412 | 5,172 | 6,913 |
| Official | 896 | 849 | 905 | 860 | 1,015 | 3,879 | 3,481 |
| Total payments | 144,273 | 147,123 | 148,167 | 147,736 | 150,206 | 547,208 | 570,629 |
| Balances | |||||||
| Goods and services | 7,487 | 8,041 | 10,387 | 11,622 | 6,501 | 51,340 | 36,137 |
| Goods | 11,325 | 12,331 | 14,604 | 16,340 | 11,078 | 63,501 | 51,302 |
| Services | -3,839 | -4,290 | -4,217 | -4,718 | -4,577 | -12,162 | -15,165 |
| Travel | -1,696 | -1,957 | -1,927 | -2,189 | -2,470 | -5,385 | -6,713 |
| Transportation | -1,775 | -1,948 | -1,795 | -1,870 | -1,977 | -5,815 | -7,065 |
| Commercial services | -556 | -587 | -697 | -848 | -328 | -1,615 | -2,157 |
| Government services | 188 | 202 | 202 | 190 | 198 | 653 | 770 |
| Investment income | -1,761 | -2,963 | -3,683 | -5,429 | -5,641 | -22,522 | -11,847 |
| Direct investment | 1,161 | 581 | -202 | -2,034 | -2,332 | -8,195 | 1,509 |
| Interest | 69 | -94 | 59 | 118 | -60 | -455 | -85 |
| Profits | 1,092 | 674 | -260 | -2,152 | -2,272 | -7,740 | 1,594 |
| Portfolio investment | -2,502 | -2,434 | -1,727 | -1,610 | -1,572 | -15,518 | -10,227 |
| Interest | -4,042 | -3,982 | -3,812 | -3,520 | -3,485 | -19,718 | -16,135 |
| Dividends | 1,540 | 1,548 | 2,085 | 1,910 | 1,914 | 4,200 | 5,908 |
| Other investment | -420 | -1,110 | -1,755 | -1,786 | -1,737 | 1,191 | -3,129 |
| Current transfers | -61 | -457 | -315 | 157 | 179 | -875 | -712 |
| Private | -744 | -1,505 | -1,181 | -787 | -751 | -2,475 | -4,233 |
| Official | 683 | 1,049 | 866 | 944 | 930 | 1,600 | 3,521 |
| Current account | 5,665 | 4,622 | 6,388 | 6,350 | 1,039 | 27,943 | 23,578 |
