Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
| |
Second quarter 2012 |
Third quarter 2012 |
Fourth quarter 2012 |
First quarter 2013 |
Second quarter 2013 |
2011 |
2012 |
| |
millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars |
| Current account receipts |
156,812 |
155,544 |
157,225 |
160,043 |
161,277 |
619,460 |
629,007 |
| Goods and services |
136,850 |
134,200 |
136,267 |
139,338 |
139,379 |
540,658 |
546,614 |
| Goods |
115,847 |
112,989 |
115,249 |
117,941 |
118,177 |
456,807 |
462,528 |
| Services |
21,003 |
21,211 |
21,018 |
21,397 |
21,201 |
83,850 |
84,086 |
| Travel |
4,292 |
4,345 |
4,436 |
4,460 |
4,496 |
16,624 |
17,388 |
| Transportation |
3,431 |
3,321 |
3,328 |
3,464 |
3,443 |
13,588 |
13,508 |
| Commercial services |
12,864 |
13,175 |
12,854 |
13,113 |
12,870 |
52,071 |
51,597 |
| Government services |
416 |
370 |
400 |
359 |
392 |
1,567 |
1,593 |
| Primary income |
17,540 |
18,901 |
18,455 |
18,354 |
18,883 |
69,328 |
72,646 |
| Compensation of employees |
304 |
300 |
297 |
308 |
304 |
1,154 |
1,205 |
| Investment income |
17,236 |
18,601 |
18,157 |
18,045 |
18,578 |
68,174 |
71,441 |
| Direct investment |
10,660 |
12,117 |
11,631 |
11,376 |
11,765 |
44,030 |
45,390 |
| Interest |
846 |
870 |
878 |
895 |
881 |
2,667 |
3,371 |
| Profits |
9,813 |
11,248 |
10,752 |
10,482 |
10,884 |
41,363 |
42,019 |
| Portfolio investment |
5,155 |
5,137 |
5,217 |
5,347 |
5,406 |
18,946 |
20,574 |
| Interest on debt securities |
1,206 |
1,247 |
1,259 |
1,325 |
1,421 |
5,051 |
4,938 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares |
3,949 |
3,890 |
3,957 |
4,022 |
3,985 |
13,895 |
15,636 |
| Other investment |
1,422 |
1,347 |
1,310 |
1,322 |
1,408 |
5,198 |
5,478 |
| Secondary income |
2,421 |
2,443 |
2,503 |
2,352 |
3,015 |
9,475 |
9,747 |
| Private transfers |
744 |
724 |
729 |
740 |
1,140 |
2,952 |
2,921 |
| Government transfers |
1,676 |
1,719 |
1,773 |
1,612 |
1,876 |
6,523 |
6,826 |
| Current account payments |
173,240 |
172,754 |
171,853 |
173,491 |
175,860 |
667,926 |
691,222 |
| Goods and services |
147,217 |
145,549 |
144,397 |
147,215 |
148,643 |
562,523 |
582,835 |
| Goods |
119,960 |
118,138 |
117,393 |
119,894 |
121,277 |
456,055 |
474,544 |
| Services |
27,257 |
27,410 |
27,004 |
27,321 |
27,366 |
106,468 |
108,291 |
| Travel |
8,970 |
8,787 |
8,773 |
8,912 |
9,118 |
32,974 |
35,030 |
| Transportation |
5,911 |
6,027 |
5,885 |
5,893 |
6,048 |
23,674 |
23,697 |
| Commercial services |
12,047 |
12,267 |
12,016 |
12,186 |
11,871 |
48,517 |
48,247 |
| Government services |
329 |
329 |
330 |
330 |
329 |
1,303 |
1,317 |
| Primary income |
22,913 |
23,789 |
24,085 |
22,870 |
23,624 |
92,445 |
95,093 |
| Compensation of employees |
807 |
815 |
821 |
832 |
843 |
3,116 |
3,241 |
| Investment income |
22,106 |
22,974 |
23,264 |
22,038 |
22,781 |
89,329 |
91,852 |
| Direct investment |
10,390 |
11,280 |
11,477 |
10,123 |
10,280 |
44,828 |
45,129 |
| Interest |
925 |
922 |
910 |
893 |
904 |
3,843 |
3,690 |
| Profits |
9,465 |
10,358 |
10,567 |
9,230 |
9,376 |
40,984 |
41,439 |
| Portfolio investment |
9,892 |
9,958 |
10,161 |
10,129 |
10,425 |
38,215 |
39,745 |
| Interest on debt securities |
7,051 |
7,066 |
7,158 |
7,186 |
7,360 |
27,654 |
28,232 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares |
2,841 |
2,892 |
3,003 |
2,943 |
3,065 |
10,561 |
11,513 |
| Other investment |
1,825 |
1,736 |
1,625 |
1,786 |
2,076 |
6,286 |
6,977 |
| Secondary income |
3,110 |
3,417 |
3,371 |
3,406 |
3,593 |
12,958 |
13,293 |
| Private transfers |
1,938 |
1,920 |
1,961 |
1,974 |
1,985 |
7,473 |
7,760 |
| Government transfers |
1,173 |
1,497 |
1,410 |
1,432 |
1,608 |
5,485 |
5,534 |
| Current account balances |
-16,428 |
-17,210 |
-14,629 |
-13,448 |
-14,583 |
-48,466 |
-62,215 |
| Goods and services |
-10,366 |
-11,349 |
-8,130 |
-7,877 |
-9,265 |
-21,866 |
-36,221 |
| Goods |
-4,113 |
-5,149 |
-2,144 |
-1,954 |
-3,100 |
753 |
-12,016 |
| Services |
-6,254 |
-6,200 |
-5,986 |
-5,924 |
-6,164 |
-22,618 |
-24,205 |
| Travel |
-4,678 |
-4,442 |
-4,337 |
-4,451 |
-4,622 |
-16,351 |
-17,643 |
| Transportation |
-2,480 |
-2,706 |
-2,557 |
-2,428 |
-2,605 |
-10,086 |
-10,188 |
| Commercial services |
817 |
908 |
838 |
926 |
999 |
3,554 |
3,350 |
| Government services |
87 |
41 |
70 |
30 |
63 |
265 |
276 |
| Primary income |
-5,372 |
-4,887 |
-5,631 |
-4,516 |
-4,741 |
-23,117 |
-22,448 |
| Compensation of employees |
-503 |
-514 |
-524 |
-524 |
-538 |
-1,962 |
-2,037 |
| Investment income |
-4,869 |
-4,373 |
-5,106 |
-3,992 |
-4,203 |
-21,155 |
-20,411 |
| Direct investment |
270 |
837 |
153 |
1,253 |
1,485 |
-798 |
260 |
| Interest |
-79 |
-53 |
-32 |
2 |
-23 |
-1,176 |
-319 |
| Profits |
349 |
890 |
185 |
1,252 |
1,508 |
379 |
580 |
| Portfolio investment |
-4,736 |
-4,821 |
-4,944 |
-4,782 |
-5,019 |
-19,269 |
-19,172 |
| Interest on debt securities |
-5,845 |
-5,819 |
-5,899 |
-5,861 |
-5,939 |
-22,604 |
-23,294 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares |
1,108 |
998 |
955 |
1,079 |
919 |
3,334 |
4,123 |
| Other investment |
-403 |
-389 |
-316 |
-464 |
-668 |
-1,088 |
-1,500 |
| Secondary income |
-689 |
-974 |
-869 |
-1,054 |
-578 |
-3,483 |
-3,546 |
| Private transfers |
-1,193 |
-1,196 |
-1,232 |
-1,234 |
-846 |
-4,521 |
-4,839 |
| Government transfers |
504 |
222 |
363 |
179 |
268 |
1,038 |
1,293 |
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