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Table 2 Current account

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Current account
  Third quarter 2009 Fourth quarter 2009 First quarter 2010 Second quarter 2010 Third quarter 2010 2008 2009
  Seasonally adjusted
  $ millions
Receipts              
Goods and services 106,842 112,236 116,965 118,024 117,144 562,109 436,673
Goods 90,377 95,375 99,583 100,403 99,723 489,995 369,529
Services 16,465 16,861 17,382 17,621 17,421 72,113 67,144
Travel 3,842 3,869 4,059 4,034 4,128 16,544 15,520
Transportation 2,445 2,534 2,712 2,789 2,664 12,170 10,119
Commercial services 9,717 10,026 10,162 10,358 10,181 41,665 39,681
Government services 461 433 449 440 448 1,734 1,824
Investment income 15,070 14,909 15,342 14,275 15,339 71,881 57,378
Direct investment 8,618 9,020 9,557 8,472 9,203 37,781 30,070
Interest 1,028 1,003 924 930 867 3,064 3,902
Profits 7,590 8,016 8,632 7,541 8,336 34,717 26,168
Portfolio investment 4,635 4,451 4,110 4,191 4,376 22,217 19,799
Interest 1,240 1,227 1,147 1,023 1,090 6,603 5,493
Dividends 3,395 3,224 2,963 3,168 3,286 15,614 14,307
Other investment 1,818 1,438 1,675 1,612 1,760 11,883 7,509
Current transfers 1,990 1,901 2,756 2,264 1,924 10,574 8,622
Private 672 661 779 826 832 2,767 2,804
Official 1,318 1,240 1,977 1,438 1,092 7,807 5,819
Total receipts 123,902 129,046 135,064 134,563 134,406 644,563 502,673
Payments              
Goods and services 115,780 117,630 121,191 125,884 129,303 538,184 463,904
Goods 93,765 94,939 98,480 102,639 106,226 443,752 374,097
Services 22,016 22,692 22,710 23,245 23,077 94,432 89,807
Travel 7,037 7,063 7,155 7,689 7,548 28,629 27,692
Transportation 4,770 5,016 5,055 5,269 5,294 22,255 19,656
Commercial services 9,884 10,276 10,169 9,961 9,908 42,288 41,155
Government services 326 337 331 326 327 1,260 1,304
Investment income 19,205 18,816 20,233 18,933 19,537 88,302 71,523
Direct investment 9,436 9,217 9,856 8,968 9,404 41,586 30,764
Interest 816 802 811 811 827 3,969 3,285
Profits 8,620 8,415 9,045 8,158 8,577 37,617 27,479
Portfolio investment 8,201 8,161 8,394 8,652 8,976 32,285 32,950
Interest 6,304 6,267 6,218 6,370 6,723 23,419 25,156
Dividends 1,897 1,894 2,175 2,282 2,254 8,866 7,794
Other investment 1,568 1,439 1,984 1,313 1,156 14,431 7,808
Current transfers 2,686 2,803 2,826 2,729 3,102 11,159 10,770
Private 1,659 1,665 1,654 1,701 1,708 7,000 6,523
Official 1,026 1,138 1,172 1,028 1,394 4,159 4,247
Total payments 137,671 139,249 144,250 147,546 151,943 637,645 546,196
Balances              
Goods and services -8,939 -5,394 -4,226 -7,860 -12,159 23,925 -27,231
Goods -3,388 436 1,103 -2,236 -6,504 46,244 -4,568
Services -5,551 -5,830 -5,328 -5,624 -5,656 -22,319 -22,663
Travel -3,195 -3,194 -3,096 -3,655 -3,420 -12,085 -12,172
Transportation -2,325 -2,482 -2,343 -2,480 -2,630 -10,085 -9,537
Commercial services -166 -250 -7 397 273 -622 -1,474
Government services 135 96 118 114 122 474 520
Investment income -4,135 -3,907 -4,891 -4,658 -4,198 -16,422 -14,145
Direct investment -818 -197 -299 -497 -201 -3,805 -694
Interest 212 201 113 120 40 -904 618
Profits -1,030 -399 -412 -616 -242 -2,900 -1,312
Portfolio investment -3,566 -3,710 -4,283 -4,461 -4,600 -10,068 -13,151
Interest -5,064 -5,040 -5,071 -5,347 -5,633 -16,816 -19,664
Dividends 1,498 1,330 788 886 1,032 6,748 6,513
Other investment 249 -1 -308 299 604 -2,548 -299
Current transfers -696 -902 -69 -466 -1,178 -585 -2,148
Private -987 -1,004 -875 -875 -876 -4,233 -3,719
Official 291 102 805 410 -302 3,648 1,572
Current account -13,770 -10,204 -9,186 -12,983 -17,536 6,918 -43,523