Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
| Third quarter 2018 | Fourth quarter 2018 | First quarter 2019 | Second quarter 2019 | Third 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 | 221,464 | 215,766 | 219,436 | 228,684 | 224,418 | 801,802 | 859,879 |
| Goods and services | 184,112 | 176,292 | 179,397 | 187,007 | 183,315 | 672,532 | 713,350 |
| Goods | 151,942 | 144,013 | 146,686 | 153,360 | 149,490 | 550,262 | 585,199 |
| Services | 32,171 | 32,279 | 32,711 | 33,647 | 33,824 | 122,270 | 128,151 |
| Travel | 8,563 | 8,612 | 8,704 | 9,043 | 9,231 | 32,446 | 34,175 |
| Transportation | 4,597 | 4,505 | 4,519 | 4,670 | 4,719 | 17,368 | 18,092 |
| Commercial services | 18,607 | 18,753 | 19,065 | 19,503 | 19,453 | 70,797 | 74,250 |
| Government services | 404 | 409 | 424 | 430 | 422 | 1,658 | 1,633 |
| Primary income | 33,955 | 35,767 | 36,316 | 38,066 | 37,646 | 117,298 | 132,761 |
| Compensation of employees | 442 | 441 | 448 | 453 | 453 | 1,721 | 1,751 |
| Investment income | 33,513 | 35,326 | 35,868 | 37,613 | 37,193 | 115,577 | 131,010 |
| Direct investment | 19,741 | 21,052 | 21,097 | 22,149 | 21,480 | 70,841 | 78,138 |
| Interest | 1,908 | 1,782 | 2,010 | 1,988 | 1,980 | 7,382 | 7,214 |
| Profits | 17,834 | 19,270 | 19,087 | 20,161 | 19,500 | 63,459 | 70,924 |
| Portfolio investment | 9,256 | 9,406 | 9,571 | 9,791 | 9,849 | 33,099 | 36,456 |
| Interest on debt securities | 3,486 | 3,582 | 3,696 | 3,867 | 3,956 | 11,496 | 13,552 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 5,771 | 5,824 | 5,875 | 5,924 | 5,893 | 21,603 | 22,903 |
| Other investment | 4,515 | 4,869 | 5,200 | 5,673 | 5,864 | 11,637 | 16,417 |
| Secondary income | 3,397 | 3,708 | 3,723 | 3,611 | 3,457 | 11,972 | 13,768 |
| Private transfers | 989 | 1,000 | 1,018 | 1,048 | 1,062 | 3,754 | 3,936 |
| Government transfers | 2,408 | 2,708 | 2,706 | 2,563 | 2,395 | 8,217 | 9,831 |
| Current account payments | 231,413 | 231,510 | 236,273 | 235,424 | 234,273 | 861,995 | 915,377 |
| Goods and services | 191,195 | 189,906 | 193,749 | 192,590 | 191,313 | 719,909 | 756,913 |
| Goods | 153,792 | 151,938 | 155,308 | 154,406 | 153,377 | 574,405 | 607,329 |
| Services | 37,403 | 37,969 | 38,442 | 38,184 | 37,937 | 145,503 | 149,584 |
| Travel | 11,057 | 11,369 | 11,700 | 11,340 | 11,411 | 45,010 | 44,574 |
| Transportation | 8,080 | 8,104 | 8,160 | 7,917 | 7,964 | 28,960 | 31,847 |
| Commercial services | 17,942 | 18,175 | 18,227 | 18,547 | 18,214 | 70,262 | 71,886 |
| Government services | 324 | 320 | 354 | 379 | 347 | 1,271 | 1,277 |
| Primary income | 36,074 | 37,109 | 38,113 | 38,476 | 38,187 | 125,744 | 141,360 |
| Compensation of employees | 1,298 | 1,304 | 1,302 | 1,306 | 1,309 | 5,077 | 5,181 |
| Investment income | 34,776 | 35,805 | 36,812 | 37,170 | 36,878 | 120,668 | 136,179 |
| Direct investment | 13,542 | 13,602 | 13,889 | 13,962 | 13,693 | 49,062 | 53,752 |
| Interest | 946 | 962 | 927 | 936 | 936 | 3,775 | 3,777 |
| Profits | 12,596 | 12,640 | 12,962 | 13,026 | 12,757 | 45,287 | 49,975 |
| Portfolio investment | 16,129 | 16,528 | 16,813 | 17,015 | 16,694 | 56,273 | 63,044 |
| Interest on debt securities | 11,726 | 11,946 | 11,746 | 11,948 | 11,790 | 41,203 | 45,722 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 4,403 | 4,582 | 5,067 | 5,066 | 4,903 | 15,071 | 17,322 |
| Other investment | 5,105 | 5,675 | 6,110 | 6,193 | 6,491 | 15,332 | 19,383 |
| Secondary income | 4,145 | 4,495 | 4,410 | 4,359 | 4,773 | 16,342 | 17,104 |
| Private transfers | 2,917 | 2,956 | 3,104 | 3,085 | 3,062 | 11,053 | 11,581 |
| Government transfers | 1,228 | 1,538 | 1,306 | 1,274 | 1,711 | 5,290 | 5,523 |
| Current account balances | -9,949 | -15,744 | -16,836 | -6,740 | -9,855 | -60,194 | -55,499 |
| Goods and services | -7,083 | -13,614 | -14,353 | -5,583 | -7,998 | -47,376 | -43,563 |
| Goods | -1,851 | -7,925 | -8,622 | -1,046 | -3,886 | -24,143 | -22,131 |
| Services | -5,232 | -5,690 | -5,731 | -4,537 | -4,112 | -23,233 | -21,433 |
| Travel | -2,493 | -2,757 | -2,997 | -2,297 | -2,180 | -12,565 | -10,399 |
| Transportation | -3,483 | -3,600 | -3,641 | -3,247 | -3,246 | -11,591 | -13,755 |
| Commercial services | 665 | 578 | 838 | 956 | 1,239 | 536 | 2,364 |
| Government services | 80 | 89 | 70 | 51 | 75 | 387 | 356 |
| Primary income | -2,119 | -1,342 | -1,797 | -409 | -541 | -8,447 | -8,599 |
| Compensation of employees | -856 | -863 | -853 | -853 | -856 | -3,356 | -3,430 |
| Investment income | -1,263 | -479 | -944 | 444 | 315 | -5,091 | -5,169 |
| Direct investment | 6,199 | 7,449 | 7,208 | 8,186 | 7,787 | 21,779 | 24,386 |
| Interest | 962 | 820 | 1,083 | 1,051 | 1,043 | 3,607 | 3,437 |
| Profits | 5,237 | 6,629 | 6,125 | 7,135 | 6,743 | 18,172 | 20,949 |
| Portfolio investment | -6,873 | -7,122 | -7,242 | -7,223 | -6,845 | -23,174 | -26,588 |
| Interest on debt securities | -8,240 | -8,364 | -8,050 | -8,081 | -7,835 | -29,707 | -32,169 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 1,367 | 1,242 | 808 | 857 | 990 | 6,533 | 5,581 |
| Other investment | -589 | -806 | -909 | -520 | -626 | -3,695 | -2,967 |
| Secondary income | -748 | -787 | -687 | -748 | -1,316 | -4,371 | -3,336 |
| Private transfers | -1,927 | -1,956 | -2,086 | -2,037 | -2,000 | -7,298 | -7,645 |
| Government transfers | 1,180 | 1,169 | 1,400 | 1,289 | 684 | 2,927 | 4,309 |
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