Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
| Fourth quarter 2016 | First quarter 2017 | Second quarter 2017 | Third quarter 2017 | Fourth quarter 2017 | 2016 | 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Current account receipts | 193,088 | 196,219 | 201,105 | 191,253 | 200,196 | 740,191 | 788,772 |
| Goods and services | 164,346 | 166,430 | 170,278 | 159,358 | 166,230 | 630,355 | 662,296 |
| Goods | 136,673 | 138,459 | 142,045 | 131,306 | 137,702 | 521,470 | 549,511 |
| Services | 27,673 | 27,971 | 28,233 | 28,053 | 28,528 | 108,885 | 112,785 |
| Travel | 6,245 | 6,454 | 6,490 | 6,543 | 6,865 | 23,886 | 26,352 |
| Transportation | 4,094 | 4,188 | 4,332 | 4,223 | 4,269 | 16,067 | 17,013 |
| Commercial services | 16,938 | 16,934 | 17,015 | 16,895 | 17,004 | 67,366 | 67,849 |
| Government services | 397 | 394 | 396 | 391 | 390 | 1,566 | 1,571 |
| Primary income | 25,702 | 26,701 | 27,721 | 28,657 | 30,857 | 97,980 | 113,936 |
| Compensation of employees | 433 | 430 | 446 | 429 | 432 | 1,709 | 1,737 |
| Investment income | 25,269 | 26,271 | 27,275 | 28,228 | 30,426 | 96,271 | 112,199 |
| Direct investment | 14,413 | 15,470 | 16,315 | 17,357 | 19,129 | 54,228 | 68,271 |
| Interest | 1,508 | 1,548 | 1,644 | 1,650 | 1,700 | 6,011 | 6,541 |
| Profits | 12,906 | 13,923 | 14,672 | 15,707 | 17,429 | 48,217 | 61,730 |
| Portfolio investment | 8,020 | 7,953 | 8,162 | 7,921 | 8,103 | 31,714 | 32,139 |
| Interest on debt securities | 2,699 | 2,672 | 2,623 | 2,683 | 2,682 | 10,683 | 10,661 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 5,321 | 5,281 | 5,539 | 5,238 | 5,420 | 21,031 | 21,478 |
| Other investment | 2,835 | 2,848 | 2,797 | 2,950 | 3,194 | 10,328 | 11,790 |
| Secondary income | 3,040 | 3,088 | 3,106 | 3,238 | 3,108 | 11,856 | 12,540 |
| Private transfers | 975 | 965 | 1,021 | 1,039 | 995 | 4,509 | 4,020 |
| Government transfers | 2,065 | 2,123 | 2,085 | 2,199 | 2,113 | 7,346 | 8,519 |
| Current account payments | 204,361 | 209,877 | 216,440 | 209,842 | 216,542 | 805,563 | 852,701 |
| Goods and services | 170,232 | 175,327 | 181,543 | 174,552 | 179,857 | 679,539 | 711,279 |
| Goods | 136,687 | 140,993 | 147,227 | 140,327 | 144,858 | 547,341 | 573,405 |
| Services | 33,545 | 34,334 | 34,316 | 34,225 | 34,998 | 132,198 | 137,873 |
| Travel | 9,845 | 10,099 | 10,254 | 10,518 | 10,632 | 38,096 | 41,503 |
| Transportation | 6,650 | 6,812 | 7,064 | 7,133 | 7,228 | 26,561 | 28,237 |
| Commercial services | 16,747 | 17,121 | 16,700 | 16,268 | 16,836 | 66,346 | 66,925 |
| Government services | 304 | 302 | 298 | 306 | 303 | 1,196 | 1,209 |
| Primary income | 30,136 | 30,789 | 31,092 | 31,395 | 32,835 | 110,657 | 126,112 |
| Compensation of employees | 935 | 933 | 935 | 938 | 938 | 3,734 | 3,744 |
| Investment income | 29,201 | 29,856 | 30,158 | 30,457 | 31,897 | 106,923 | 122,367 |
| Direct investment | 12,298 | 12,804 | 12,183 | 12,671 | 13,328 | 41,580 | 50,985 |
| Interest | 1,053 | 932 | 931 | 878 | 876 | 4,307 | 3,617 |
| Profits | 11,245 | 11,872 | 11,252 | 11,792 | 12,452 | 37,273 | 47,369 |
| Portfolio investment | 13,578 | 13,648 | 14,331 | 14,302 | 14,945 | 53,424 | 57,225 |
| Interest on debt securities | 10,092 | 10,041 | 10,617 | 10,518 | 11,026 | 39,533 | 42,203 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 3,485 | 3,607 | 3,714 | 3,783 | 3,919 | 13,891 | 15,023 |
| Other investment | 3,326 | 3,405 | 3,644 | 3,484 | 3,624 | 11,919 | 14,156 |
| Secondary income | 3,993 | 3,760 | 3,805 | 3,895 | 3,850 | 15,367 | 15,310 |
| Private transfers | 2,516 | 2,459 | 2,516 | 2,510 | 2,553 | 10,073 | 10,037 |
| Government transfers | 1,477 | 1,302 | 1,289 | 1,385 | 1,297 | 5,294 | 5,273 |
| Current account balances | -11,272 | -13,658 | -15,335 | -18,589 | -16,346 | -65,372 | -63,929 |
| Goods and services | -5,886 | -8,898 | -11,265 | -15,194 | -13,627 | -49,184 | -48,983 |
| Goods | -14 | -2,534 | -5,182 | -9,022 | -7,157 | -25,871 | -23,894 |
| Services | -5,872 | -6,364 | -6,083 | -6,172 | -6,470 | -23,313 | -25,089 |
| Travel | -3,600 | -3,645 | -3,764 | -3,976 | -3,767 | -14,209 | -15,151 |
| Transportation | -2,556 | -2,624 | -2,731 | -2,909 | -2,959 | -10,494 | -11,224 |
| Commercial services | 191 | -187 | 315 | 628 | 169 | 1,020 | 924 |
| Government services | 93 | 93 | 97 | 85 | 87 | 370 | 362 |
| Primary income | -4,433 | -4,088 | -3,371 | -2,738 | -1,978 | -12,677 | -12,175 |
| Compensation of employees | -502 | -503 | -488 | -509 | -507 | -2,025 | -2,007 |
| Investment income | -3,932 | -3,585 | -2,883 | -2,229 | -1,471 | -10,652 | -10,168 |
| Direct investment | 2,116 | 2,667 | 4,133 | 4,686 | 5,800 | 12,648 | 17,285 |
| Interest | 455 | 616 | 713 | 772 | 824 | 1,704 | 2,924 |
| Profits | 1,661 | 2,050 | 3,420 | 3,914 | 4,977 | 10,944 | 14,361 |
| Portfolio investment | -5,557 | -5,695 | -6,169 | -6,381 | -6,842 | -21,709 | -25,086 |
| Interest on debt securities | -7,393 | -7,369 | -7,994 | -7,835 | -8,344 | -28,850 | -31,542 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 1,836 | 1,674 | 1,825 | 1,454 | 1,501 | 7,141 | 6,455 |
| Other investment | -491 | -557 | -847 | -534 | -429 | -1,591 | -2,367 |
| Secondary income | -953 | -672 | -700 | -657 | -742 | -3,511 | -2,771 |
| Private transfers | -1,541 | -1,493 | -1,495 | -1,471 | -1,558 | -5,564 | -6,017 |
| Government transfers | 588 | 821 | 795 | 814 | 816 | 2,052 | 3,246 |
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