Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
| Second quarter 2018 | Third quarter 2018 | Fourth quarter 2018 | First quarter 2019 | Second quarter 2019 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Current account receipts | 214,172 | 219,448 | 213,579 | 217,205 | 226,676 | 793,720 | 852,151 |
| Goods and services | 178,677 | 182,196 | 174,737 | 177,788 | 185,829 | 663,677 | 706,029 |
| Goods | 148,648 | 151,983 | 143,982 | 146,508 | 154,107 | 549,476 | 585,256 |
| Services | 30,029 | 30,213 | 30,755 | 31,280 | 31,722 | 114,201 | 120,773 |
| Travel | 7,061 | 7,101 | 7,424 | 7,549 | 7,743 | 26,381 | 28,515 |
| Transportation | 4,482 | 4,544 | 4,449 | 4,579 | 4,648 | 17,028 | 17,854 |
| Commercial services | 18,079 | 18,169 | 18,491 | 18,748 | 18,922 | 69,205 | 72,805 |
| Government services | 407 | 398 | 391 | 403 | 408 | 1,586 | 1,598 |
| Primary income | 32,099 | 33,828 | 35,133 | 35,686 | 37,209 | 117,558 | 132,365 |
| Compensation of employees | 441 | 444 | 446 | 448 | 453 | 1,721 | 1,762 |
| Investment income | 31,658 | 33,384 | 34,687 | 35,238 | 36,756 | 115,837 | 130,603 |
| Direct investment | 18,872 | 19,604 | 20,439 | 20,480 | 21,203 | 70,963 | 77,774 |
| Interest | 1,810 | 1,842 | 1,741 | 1,838 | 1,895 | 7,512 | 7,210 |
| Profits | 17,062 | 17,762 | 18,698 | 18,642 | 19,308 | 63,451 | 70,565 |
| Portfolio investment | 9,074 | 9,246 | 9,398 | 9,573 | 9,818 | 33,099 | 36,456 |
| Interest on debt securities | 3,348 | 3,482 | 3,581 | 3,698 | 3,886 | 11,496 | 13,552 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 5,726 | 5,764 | 5,817 | 5,875 | 5,932 | 21,603 | 22,903 |
| Other investment | 3,712 | 4,534 | 4,850 | 5,184 | 5,735 | 11,775 | 16,373 |
| Secondary income | 3,395 | 3,424 | 3,709 | 3,731 | 3,638 | 12,485 | 13,758 |
| Private transfers | 963 | 989 | 1,000 | 1,027 | 1,055 | 4,086 | 3,922 |
| Government transfers | 2,432 | 2,435 | 2,710 | 2,704 | 2,583 | 8,399 | 9,836 |
| Current account payments | 229,544 | 229,610 | 230,195 | 233,834 | 233,060 | 853,850 | 910,672 |
| Goods and services | 190,673 | 189,622 | 188,667 | 192,550 | 191,296 | 714,094 | 753,010 |
| Goods | 153,812 | 153,184 | 151,923 | 155,381 | 154,416 | 574,120 | 607,205 |
| Services | 36,862 | 36,437 | 36,743 | 37,169 | 36,879 | 139,974 | 145,804 |
| Travel | 10,900 | 10,749 | 10,976 | 11,194 | 11,163 | 41,326 | 43,450 |
| Transportation | 7,941 | 8,015 | 8,015 | 7,995 | 7,823 | 28,715 | 31,571 |
| Commercial services | 17,689 | 17,338 | 17,419 | 17,624 | 17,512 | 68,667 | 69,455 |
| Government services | 332 | 336 | 333 | 356 | 381 | 1,266 | 1,328 |
| Primary income | 34,676 | 35,978 | 37,151 | 37,054 | 37,645 | 124,419 | 140,997 |
| Compensation of employees | 1,039 | 1,039 | 1,043 | 1,048 | 1,048 | 4,075 | 4,159 |
| Investment income | 33,637 | 34,940 | 36,108 | 36,006 | 36,597 | 120,344 | 136,837 |
| Direct investment | 13,473 | 13,708 | 13,867 | 13,365 | 13,496 | 49,496 | 54,511 |
| Interest | 952 | 969 | 968 | 928 | 937 | 3,402 | 3,820 |
| Profits | 12,521 | 12,739 | 12,900 | 12,437 | 12,559 | 46,094 | 50,691 |
| Portfolio investment | 15,778 | 16,373 | 16,808 | 16,795 | 17,135 | 56,545 | 63,918 |
| Interest on debt securities | 11,517 | 11,969 | 12,226 | 12,022 | 12,249 | 41,474 | 46,596 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 4,261 | 4,404 | 4,582 | 4,773 | 4,885 | 15,071 | 17,322 |
| Other investment | 4,386 | 4,858 | 5,433 | 5,847 | 5,966 | 14,303 | 18,408 |
| Secondary income | 4,195 | 4,010 | 4,377 | 4,229 | 4,119 | 15,337 | 16,666 |
| Private transfers | 2,770 | 2,772 | 2,856 | 2,873 | 2,870 | 10,064 | 11,143 |
| Government transfers | 1,425 | 1,238 | 1,521 | 1,356 | 1,249 | 5,273 | 5,523 |
| Current account balances | -15,372 | -10,162 | -16,616 | -16,629 | -6,384 | -60,130 | -58,521 |
| Goods and services | -11,996 | -7,426 | -13,930 | -14,763 | -5,467 | -50,417 | -46,981 |
| Goods | -5,164 | -1,201 | -7,942 | -8,873 | -309 | -24,644 | -21,950 |
| Services | -6,832 | -6,225 | -5,988 | -5,889 | -5,158 | -25,773 | -25,031 |
| Travel | -3,839 | -3,648 | -3,552 | -3,645 | -3,420 | -14,945 | -14,934 |
| Transportation | -3,458 | -3,471 | -3,566 | -3,416 | -3,174 | -11,687 | -13,717 |
| Commercial services | 390 | 831 | 1,072 | 1,124 | 1,410 | 539 | 3,350 |
| Government services | 75 | 63 | 58 | 47 | 26 | 320 | 270 |
| Primary income | -2,577 | -2,150 | -2,018 | -1,369 | -436 | -6,861 | -8,632 |
| Compensation of employees | -598 | -595 | -597 | -600 | -595 | -2,354 | -2,398 |
| Investment income | -1,979 | -1,555 | -1,421 | -768 | 159 | -4,506 | -6,235 |
| Direct investment | 5,399 | 5,896 | 6,572 | 7,116 | 7,707 | 21,467 | 23,263 |
| Interest | 858 | 873 | 773 | 911 | 958 | 4,110 | 3,390 |
| Profits | 4,541 | 5,023 | 5,799 | 6,205 | 6,749 | 17,357 | 19,873 |
| Portfolio investment | -6,704 | -7,127 | -7,410 | -7,222 | -7,317 | -23,445 | -27,462 |
| Interest on debt securities | -8,169 | -8,487 | -8,645 | -8,324 | -8,363 | -29,978 | -33,043 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 1,465 | 1,360 | 1,235 | 1,102 | 1,047 | 6,533 | 5,581 |
| Other investment | -674 | -324 | -582 | -662 | -231 | -2,528 | -2,035 |
| Secondary income | -800 | -586 | -668 | -498 | -481 | -2,852 | -2,908 |
| Private transfers | -1,807 | -1,783 | -1,856 | -1,846 | -1,816 | -5,979 | -7,221 |
| Government transfers | 1,007 | 1,197 | 1,188 | 1,349 | 1,334 | 3,126 | 4,313 |
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