Table 2 
Current account – Seasonally adjusted 

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Current account – Seasonally adjusted
  Second quarter 2014 Third quarter 2014 Fourth quarter 2014 First quarter 2015 Second quarter 2015 2013 2014
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Current account receipts 182,245 183,168 180,916 176,968 178,008 658,556 721,478
Goods and services 157,197 158,922 156,207 152,253 153,018 571,808 624,311
Goods 133,307 135,051 132,128 128,153 128,828 479,266 528,954
Services 23,889 23,871 24,079 24,100 24,191 92,542 95,357
Travel 4,824 4,893 4,898 4,896 5,094 18,201 19,296
Transportation 3,645 3,697 3,740 3,747 3,706 14,194 14,663
Commercial services 15,035 14,903 15,066 15,054 14,991 58,696 59,869
Government services 386 378 375 404 400 1,451 1,530
Primary income 22,207 21,211 21,681 21,859 22,058 75,229 85,519
Compensation of employees 323 326 338 348 349 1,235 1,310
Investment income 21,885 20,885 21,344 21,511 21,709 73,994 84,209
Direct investment 13,918 12,865 13,092 12,831 12,881 45,697 52,223
Interest 914 926 999 1,073 1,138 4,271 3,803
Profits 13,004 11,939 12,092 11,758 11,743 41,427 48,420
Portfolio investment 6,169 6,319 6,548 6,787 6,933 22,797 25,166
Interest on debt securities 1,728 1,786 1,856 1,960 2,062 6,161 7,047
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 4,441 4,532 4,691 4,826 4,871 16,636 18,120
Other investment 1,798 1,701 1,704 1,893 1,895 5,499 6,820
Secondary income 2,841 3,034 3,028 2,857 2,932 11,519 11,648
Private transfers 1,055 1,065 1,063 1,026 1,074 3,616 4,182
Government transfers 1,786 1,969 1,965 1,830 1,858 7,903 7,466
Current account payments 191,367 192,181 193,966 195,112 195,406 714,810 762,958
Goods and services 160,438 161,949 164,012 165,049 165,245 602,027 642,309
Goods 130,763 132,443 134,160 135,218 135,569 486,487 523,955
Services 29,675 29,506 29,851 29,832 29,676 115,540 118,354
Travel 9,344 9,261 9,415 9,260 9,276 36,161 37,351
Transportation 6,144 6,213 6,292 6,351 6,381 24,035 24,739
Commercial services 13,890 13,730 13,844 13,933 13,722 54,175 55,094
Government services 296 302 301 288 297 1,169 1,170
Primary income 27,495 27,019 26,609 26,557 26,580 99,394 107,361
Compensation of employees 846 854 857 857 867 3,280 3,386
Investment income 26,649 26,166 25,751 25,700 25,713 96,114 103,975
Direct investment 13,670 12,590 11,788 11,564 11,354 46,432 50,500
Interest 933 931 933 1,054 1,058 3,618 3,743
Profits 12,737 11,660 10,856 10,510 10,297 42,814 46,757
Portfolio investment 11,252 11,450 11,751 12,010 12,180 41,750 45,509
Interest on debt securities 7,856 7,952 8,252 8,484 8,660 29,659 31,821
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 3,396 3,498 3,499 3,525 3,520 12,091 13,687
Other investment 1,727 2,125 2,212 2,126 2,178 7,931 7,966
Secondary income 3,433 3,212 3,346 3,506 3,581 13,389 13,287
Private transfers 2,028 2,006 2,037 2,043 2,035 7,674 8,060
Government transfers 1,406 1,206 1,310 1,463 1,547 5,715 5,228
Current account balances -9,122 -9,013 -13,050 -18,145 -17,398 -56,254 -41,480
Goods and services -3,241 -3,027 -7,805 -12,797 -12,226 -30,219 -17,999
Goods 2,545 2,608 -2,033 -7,065 -6,741 -7,221 4,999
Services -5,786 -5,635 -5,772 -5,732 -5,485 -22,997 -22,997
Travel -4,520 -4,368 -4,517 -4,364 -4,182 -17,960 -18,055
Transportation -2,500 -2,516 -2,551 -2,604 -2,676 -9,841 -10,077
Commercial services 1,145 1,173 1,222 1,121 1,269 4,521 4,774
Government services 90 75 73 116 103 283 359
Primary income -5,288 -5,808 -4,927 -4,699 -4,523 -24,165 -21,842
Compensation of employees -524 -528 -520 -509 -518 -2,045 -2,076
Investment income -4,764 -5,280 -4,408 -4,189 -4,004 -22,120 -19,766
Direct investment 248 275 1,303 1,267 1,527 -735 1,723
Interest -19 -5 67 19 80 653 59
Profits 267 280 1,237 1,248 1,446 -1,388 1,664
Portfolio investment -5,083 -5,132 -5,203 -5,223 -5,247 -18,953 -20,342
Interest on debt securities -6,128 -6,166 -6,396 -6,524 -6,598 -23,498 -24,775
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 1,045 1,034 1,192 1,301 1,351 4,545 4,433
Other investment 71 -423 -508 -233 -283 -2,432 -1,147
Secondary income -592 -178 -318 -649 -649 -1,870 -1,639
Private transfers -973 -941 -973 -1,016 -961 -4,058 -3,878
Government transfers 380 763 656 367 312 2,188 2,238
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0101 and 376-0105.
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