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Balance of payments
Third quarter 2005
Fourth quarter 2005
First quarter 2006
Second quarter 2006
Third quarter 2006
2004
2005
Not seasonally adjusted
$ millions
Current account
Receipts
Goods and services
131,581
135,153
128,457
132,553
131,555
492,984
518,028
Goods
112,599
120,045
113,598
116,103
112,756
429,121
453,060
Services
18,982
15,108
14,859
16,450
18,799
63,863
64,968
Investment income
11,307
13,559
14,692
13,698
14,309
37,532
48,199
Direct investment
5,467
7,686
8,468
7,140
7,429
20,677
25,994
Portfolio investment
3,208
3,455
3,505
3,700
3,900
10,182
12,644
Other investment
2,631
2,418
2,720
2,858
2,980
6,673
9,561
Current transfers
1,816
2,128
3,044
2,072
2,118
7,427
8,066
Current account receipts
144,704
150,839
146,193
148,323
147,983
537,943
574,293
Payments
Goods and services
115,462
117,945
117,812
125,336
121,149
440,218
466,896
Goods
95,584
98,649
96,958
104,749
100,272
363,639
388,210
Services
19,878
19,296
20,854
20,586
20,877
76,580
78,686
Investment income
17,027
17,082
16,834
17,870
16,804
62,346
67,010
Direct investment
8,338
8,082
6,618
8,411
7,339
27,489
30,953
Portfolio investment
6,848
6,765
6,151
6,147
6,283
28,139
27,192
Other investment
1,842
2,234
4,066
3,312
3,182
6,717
8,865
Current transfers
1,817
1,985
3,471
1,653
1,902
7,746
8,585
Current account payments
134,306
137,011
138,118
144,859
139,855
510,310
542,491
Balances
Goods and services
16,119
17,208
10,645
7,217
10,406
52,765
51,132
Goods
17,015
21,396
16,641
11,353
12,484
65,482
64,850
Services
-896
-4,188
-5,996
-4,136
-2,078
-12,717
-13,718
Investment income
-5,720
-3,523
-2,142
-4,173
-2,495
-24,814
-18,811
Direct investment
-2,870
-397
1,850
-1,271
90
-6,812
-4,960
Portfolio investment
-3,640
-3,310
-2,646
-2,448
-2,383
-17,957
-14,548
Other investment
790
184
-1,346
-454
-202
-44
696
Current transfers
-1
143
-427
419
217
-319
-519
Current account balance
10,398
13,828
8,076
3,464
8,128
27,633
31,802
Capital and financial account 1 , 2
Capital account
1,769
979
1,007
998
914
4,449
5,932
Financial account
-7,236
-5,857
-10,433
-2,322
-8,574
-36,956
-35,109
Canadian assets, net flows
Canadian direct investment abroad
-12,786
-11,105
-8,143
-11,552
-10,575
-56,274
-41,300
Portfolio investment
-18,291
-12,297
-19,817
-20,528
-21,275
-24,369
-51,652
Foreign bonds
-9,234
-6,496
-10,613
-12,603
-9,334
-15,290
-27,615
Foreign stocks
-8,407
-5,187
-8,199
-9,054
-6,938
-8,092
-21,947
Foreign money market
-651
-614
-1,005
1,129
-5,002
-987
-2,089
Other investment
-13,277
9,238
-20,252
-20,235
-12,595
-7,396
-22,164
Loans
-251
5,229
-1,936
-4,317
-6,401
3,505
8,529
Deposits
-12,911
11,043
-12,012
-16,211
-3,772
-10,666
-15,688
Official international reserves
1,092
108
-3,637
909
52
3,427
-1,653
Other assets
-1,207
-7,141
-2,667
-616
-2,474
-3,662
-13,352
Total Canadian assets, net flows
-44,355
-14,164
-48,213
-52,314
-44,445
-88,039
-115,116
Canadian liabilities, net flows
Foreign direct investment in Canada
14,109
15,135
14,767
7,442
26,191
1,995
40,984
Portfolio investment
3,836
81
8,534
10,720
1,222
54,267
8,472
Canadian bonds
-1,934
-2,212
-1,501
-2,920
3,464
18,955
-1,183
Canadian stocks
7,389
-812
8,022
9,091
-1,091
35,742
9,133
Canadian money market
-1,619
3,105
2,013
4,550
-1,151
-429
522
Other investment
19,174
-6,910
14,478
31,829
8,458
-5,179
30,551
Loans
-5,423
-3,528
2,489
4,834
7,700
-2,345
2,007
Deposits
24,654
336
11,052
27,060
657
-531
28,942
Other liabilities
-58
-3,717
937
-65
101
-2,303
-398
Total Canadian liabilities, net flows
37,118
8,307
37,780
49,991
35,870
51,083
80,008
Total capital and financial account, net flows
-5,467
-4,878
-9,427
-1,324
-7,660
-32,507
-29,177
Statistical discrepancy
-4,931
-8,951
1,351
-2,140
-468
4,874
-2,625
1. A minus sign denotes an outflow of capital resulting from an increase in claims on non-residents or from a decrease in liabilities to non-residents.
2. Transactions are recorded on a net basis.
Current account
Third quarter 2005
Fourth quarter 2005
First quarter 2006
Second quarter 2006
Third quarter 2006
2004
2005
Seasonally adjusted
$ millions
Receipts
Goods and services
131,319
136,386
130,759
129,185
131,070
492,984
518,028
Goods
115,095
120,060
114,620
112,785
114,803
429,121
453,060
Services
16,225
16,327
16,139
16,400
16,268
63,863
64,968
Travel
4,100
4,035
4,005
4,156
4,047
16,745
16,460
Transportation
2,919
2,989
3,016
2,988
2,968
11,024
11,632
Commercial services
8,742
8,865
8,671
8,840
8,794
34,511
35,115
Government services
463
438
447
416
459
1,582
1,761
Investment income
11,433
13,541
14,734
13,300
14,562
37,532
48,199
Direct investment
5,613
7,629
8,400
6,836
7,745
20,677
25,994
Interest
340
391
267
369
362
754
1,275
Profits
5,273
7,239
8,132
6,467
7,383
19,923
24,718
Portfolio investment
3,217
3,438
3,537
3,704
3,894
10,182
12,644
Interest
1,042
1,190
1,197
1,359
1,525
2,387
4,006
Dividends
2,175
2,248
2,340
2,344
2,369
7,795
8,638
Other investment
2,603
2,474
2,798
2,760
2,922
6,673
9,561
Current transfers
2,060
2,056
2,633
2,308
2,496
7,427
8,066
Private
661
614
743
647
756
2,785
2,587
Official
1,400
1,442
1,891
1,661
1,740
4,642
5,479
Total receipts
144,812
151,983
148,126
144,793
148,129
537,943
574,293
Payments
Goods and services
117,075
119,637
118,256
120,455
123,100
440,218
466,896
Goods
97,493
99,565
97,999
99,877
102,558
363,639
388,210
Services
19,582
20,072
20,257
20,578
20,542
76,580
78,686
Travel
5,520
5,717
5,750
5,766
5,935
20,747
22,260
Transportation
4,413
4,503
4,651
4,735
4,809
16,001
17,528
Commercial services
9,413
9,615
9,617
9,813
9,549
38,885
37,946
Government services
237
237
239
264
249
946
952
Investment income
17,604
17,177
16,554
17,635
17,798
62,346
67,010
Direct investment
8,726
8,134
6,825
7,914
8,021
27,489
30,953
Interest
579
574
579
580
579
2,280
2,313
Profits
8,147
7,559
6,246
7,335
7,442
25,209
28,640
Portfolio investment
6,823
6,758
6,198
6,166
6,257
28,139
27,192
Interest
5,799
5,649
5,422
5,415
5,549
24,137
23,239
Dividends
1,024
1,109
776
751
709
4,003
3,953
Other investment
2,056
2,286
3,530
3,555
3,519
6,717
8,865
Current transfers
2,037
2,143
2,805
2,020
2,145
7,746
8,585
Private
1,202
1,228
1,900
1,233
1,274
4,657
4,812
Official
835
915
906
787
871
3,089
3,773
Total payments
136,717
138,957
137,615
140,110
143,043
510,310
542,491
Balances
Goods and services
14,244
16,749
12,503
8,730
7,970
52,765
51,132
Goods
17,602
20,494
16,621
12,908
12,245
65,482
64,850
Services
-3,358
-3,745
-4,118
-4,178
-4,275
-12,717
-13,718
Travel
-1,419
-1,682
-1,744
-1,610
-1,888
-4,002
-5,800
Transportation
-1,494
-1,515
-1,635
-1,747
-1,842
-4,977
-5,897
Commercial services
-671
-750
-946
-973
-755
-4,374
-2,831
Government services
226
201
208
152
210
636
810
Investment income
-6,172
-3,636
-1,820
-4,335
-3,236
-24,814
-18,811
Direct investment
-3,113
-505
1,574
-1,078
-276
-6,812
-4,960
Interest
-239
-184
-312
-210
-217
-1,527
-1,038
Profits
-2,874
-321
1,886
-867
-59
-5,286
-3,922
Portfolio investment
-3,606
-3,320
-2,662
-2,462
-2,363
-17,957
-14,548
Interest
-4,757
-4,459
-4,226
-4,055
-4,023
-21,750
-19,234
Dividends
1,151
1,139
1,564
1,593
1,660
3,793
4,686
Other investment
547
188
-733
-794
-597
-44
696
Current transfers
23
-87
-172
288
352
-319
-519
Private
-542
-614
-1,157
-586
-518
-1,872
-2,225
Official
564
528
985
874
870
1,554
1,706
Current account
8,095
13,026
10,511
4,683
5,086
27,633
31,802