Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
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| Fourth quarter 2010 | First quarter 2011 | Second quarter 2011 | Third quarter 2011 | Fourth quarter 2011 | 2010 | 2011 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | |||||||
| Receipts | |||||||
| Goods and services | 124,539 | 128,836 | 129,161 | 134,038 | 140,357 | 476,086 | 532,393 |
| Goods | 106,301 | 110,857 | 110,431 | 114,790 | 121,471 | 404,834 | 457,548 |
| Services | 18,238 | 17,980 | 18,730 | 19,249 | 18,886 | 71,252 | 74,845 |
| Travel | 4,032 | 3,922 | 4,205 | 4,333 | 4,299 | 16,198 | 16,759 |
| Transportation | 3,209 | 3,192 | 3,250 | 3,435 | 3,373 | 12,004 | 13,251 |
| Commercial services | 10,559 | 10,448 | 10,884 | 11,089 | 10,800 | 41,263 | 43,220 |
| Government services | 438 | 418 | 392 | 392 | 414 | 1,787 | 1,615 |
| Investment income | 17,159 | 16,999 | 16,245 | 16,580 | 16,816 | 61,794 | 66,640 |
| Direct investment | 11,102 | 11,090 | 10,385 | 10,674 | 10,581 | 37,836 | 42,729 |
| Interest | 463 | 507 | 491 | 536 | 536 | 2,316 | 2,070 |
| Profits | 10,638 | 10,583 | 9,894 | 10,138 | 10,045 | 35,520 | 40,659 |
| Portfolio investment | 4,399 | 4,151 | 4,175 | 4,299 | 4,403 | 17,376 | 17,028 |
| Interest | 1,304 | 1,221 | 1,103 | 1,104 | 1,116 | 4,998 | 4,543 |
| Dividends | 3,095 | 2,930 | 3,073 | 3,195 | 3,286 | 12,378 | 12,484 |
| Other investment | 1,658 | 1,759 | 1,685 | 1,607 | 1,832 | 6,581 | 6,883 |
| Current transfers | 2,525 | 2,104 | 2,085 | 1,970 | 1,849 | 9,261 | 8,008 |
| Private | 825 | 772 | 683 | 687 | 709 | 3,298 | 2,852 |
| Official | 1,700 | 1,332 | 1,402 | 1,283 | 1,140 | 5,963 | 5,157 |
| Total receipts | 144,222 | 147,940 | 147,491 | 152,589 | 159,022 | 547,141 | 607,041 |
| Payments | |||||||
| Goods and services | 130,050 | 133,366 | 138,942 | 139,894 | 143,392 | 507,844 | 555,594 |
| Goods | 105,924 | 109,548 | 113,696 | 114,542 | 118,343 | 413,833 | 456,129 |
| Services | 24,126 | 23,818 | 25,247 | 25,352 | 25,049 | 94,011 | 99,465 |
| Travel | 8,015 | 7,565 | 8,256 | 8,521 | 8,319 | 30,464 | 32,661 |
| Transportation | 5,505 | 5,614 | 5,947 | 5,782 | 5,781 | 21,034 | 23,124 |
| Commercial services | 10,273 | 10,305 | 10,712 | 10,716 | 10,614 | 41,182 | 42,348 |
| Government services | 334 | 334 | 331 | 332 | 335 | 1,331 | 1,332 |
| Investment income | 21,602 | 21,580 | 21,246 | 22,038 | 22,860 | 78,230 | 87,724 |
| Direct investment | 10,489 | 11,221 | 10,711 | 11,255 | 12,373 | 36,720 | 45,559 |
| Interest | 792 | 1,012 | 1,009 | 980 | 974 | 3,261 | 3,975 |
| Profits | 9,697 | 10,209 | 9,702 | 10,275 | 11,399 | 33,459 | 41,584 |
| Portfolio investment | 9,279 | 9,143 | 9,347 | 9,608 | 9,824 | 35,537 | 37,922 |
| Interest | 6,960 | 6,736 | 6,793 | 6,935 | 7,108 | 26,482 | 27,572 |
| Dividends | 2,319 | 2,407 | 2,554 | 2,673 | 2,717 | 9,055 | 10,351 |
| Other investment | 1,834 | 1,215 | 1,188 | 1,175 | 663 | 5,972 | 4,243 |
| Current transfers | 2,852 | 3,061 | 2,898 | 2,972 | 3,096 | 11,932 | 12,026 |
| Private | 1,860 | 1,875 | 1,884 | 1,892 | 1,905 | 7,326 | 7,556 |
| Official | 992 | 1,186 | 1,014 | 1,079 | 1,191 | 4,606 | 4,471 |
| Total payments | 154,504 | 158,007 | 163,087 | 164,904 | 169,348 | 598,005 | 655,345 |
| Balances | |||||||
| Goods and services | -5,512 | -4,529 | -9,781 | -5,855 | -3,035 | -31,757 | -23,201 |
| Goods | 377 | 1,309 | -3,265 | 248 | 3,128 | -8,999 | 1,419 |
| Services | -5,889 | -5,838 | -6,516 | -6,103 | -6,163 | -22,759 | -24,620 |
| Travel | -3,983 | -3,643 | -4,052 | -4,188 | -4,020 | -14,265 | -15,902 |
| Transportation | -2,296 | -2,421 | -2,697 | -2,347 | -2,407 | -9,030 | -9,872 |
| Commercial services | 286 | 142 | 172 | 373 | 186 | 81 | 872 |
| Government services | 103 | 84 | 60 | 60 | 79 | 456 | 283 |
| Investment income | -4,443 | -4,581 | -5,001 | -5,458 | -6,045 | -16,436 | -21,084 |
| Direct investment | 613 | -131 | -326 | -581 | -1,792 | 1,116 | -2,830 |
| Interest | -329 | -505 | -518 | -444 | -438 | -945 | -1,905 |
| Profits | 941 | 374 | 193 | -137 | -1,354 | 2,061 | -925 |
| Portfolio investment | -4,880 | -4,992 | -5,172 | -5,309 | -5,422 | -18,161 | -20,894 |
| Interest | -5,656 | -5,516 | -5,691 | -5,831 | -5,991 | -21,484 | -23,028 |
| Dividends | 776 | 523 | 519 | 522 | 569 | 3,323 | 2,134 |
| Other investment | -176 | 543 | 496 | 432 | 1,169 | 609 | 2,640 |
| Current transfers | -327 | -957 | -814 | -1,001 | -1,246 | -2,671 | -4,018 |
| Private | -1,035 | -1,102 | -1,201 | -1,205 | -1,196 | -4,028 | -4,704 |
| Official | 708 | 145 | 387 | 204 | -50 | 1,356 | 686 |
| Current account | -10,282 | -10,067 | -15,596 | -12,315 | -10,326 | -50,864 | -48,304 |
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