Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
| Fourth quarter 2018 | First quarter 2019 | Second quarter 2019 | Third quarter 2019 | Fourth quarter 2019 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Current account receipts | 215,766 | 218,868 | 226,833 | 222,855 | 223,741 | 859,879 | 892,297 |
| Goods and services | 176,292 | 179,181 | 185,864 | 182,491 | 180,540 | 713,350 | 728,076 |
| Goods | 144,013 | 146,487 | 152,501 | 148,889 | 147,062 | 585,199 | 594,938 |
| Services | 32,279 | 32,694 | 33,363 | 33,603 | 33,479 | 128,151 | 133,139 |
| Travel | 8,612 | 8,632 | 9,018 | 9,049 | 8,886 | 34,175 | 35,584 |
| Transportation | 4,505 | 4,540 | 4,682 | 4,736 | 4,707 | 18,092 | 18,665 |
| Commercial services | 18,753 | 19,097 | 19,233 | 19,395 | 19,458 | 74,250 | 77,183 |
| Government services | 409 | 425 | 431 | 423 | 428 | 1,633 | 1,707 |
| Primary income | 35,767 | 35,986 | 37,332 | 36,874 | 38,839 | 132,761 | 149,031 |
| Compensation of employees | 441 | 448 | 452 | 452 | 451 | 1,751 | 1,804 |
| Investment income | 35,326 | 35,538 | 36,879 | 36,422 | 38,388 | 131,010 | 147,228 |
| Direct investment | 21,052 | 20,742 | 21,444 | 20,648 | 22,110 | 78,138 | 84,944 |
| Interest | 1,782 | 2,013 | 1,994 | 2,025 | 2,004 | 7,214 | 8,036 |
| Profits | 19,270 | 18,729 | 19,450 | 18,623 | 20,106 | 70,924 | 76,908 |
| Portfolio investment | 9,406 | 9,567 | 9,783 | 9,842 | 10,016 | 36,456 | 39,208 |
| Interest on debt securities | 3,582 | 3,696 | 3,859 | 3,940 | 3,999 | 13,552 | 15,493 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 5,824 | 5,871 | 5,924 | 5,902 | 6,018 | 22,903 | 23,715 |
| Other investment | 4,869 | 5,229 | 5,652 | 5,932 | 6,262 | 16,417 | 23,075 |
| Secondary income | 3,708 | 3,701 | 3,637 | 3,490 | 4,361 | 13,768 | 15,189 |
| Private transfers | 1,000 | 1,019 | 1,046 | 1,061 | 1,076 | 3,936 | 4,202 |
| Government transfers | 2,708 | 2,682 | 2,591 | 2,428 | 3,285 | 9,831 | 10,987 |
| Current account payments | 231,510 | 236,212 | 235,255 | 233,720 | 232,498 | 915,377 | 937,685 |
| Goods and services | 189,906 | 193,873 | 192,412 | 191,032 | 188,798 | 756,913 | 766,115 |
| Goods | 151,938 | 155,520 | 154,411 | 153,027 | 150,208 | 607,329 | 613,167 |
| Services | 37,969 | 38,353 | 38,001 | 38,005 | 38,590 | 149,584 | 152,948 |
| Travel | 11,369 | 11,654 | 11,449 | 11,377 | 11,671 | 44,574 | 46,152 |
| Transportation | 8,104 | 8,160 | 7,924 | 7,976 | 8,040 | 31,847 | 32,100 |
| Commercial services | 18,175 | 18,185 | 18,249 | 18,304 | 18,534 | 71,886 | 73,272 |
| Government services | 320 | 354 | 379 | 347 | 344 | 1,277 | 1,424 |
| Primary income | 37,109 | 37,974 | 38,528 | 37,920 | 39,227 | 141,360 | 153,648 |
| Compensation of employees | 1,304 | 1,301 | 1,306 | 1,310 | 1,314 | 5,181 | 5,231 |
| Investment income | 35,805 | 36,673 | 37,221 | 36,610 | 37,914 | 136,179 | 148,417 |
| Direct investment | 13,602 | 13,852 | 14,058 | 13,591 | 13,629 | 53,752 | 55,131 |
| Interest | 962 | 868 | 876 | 877 | 869 | 3,777 | 3,491 |
| Profits | 12,640 | 12,985 | 13,181 | 12,714 | 12,760 | 49,975 | 51,640 |
| Portfolio investment | 16,528 | 16,815 | 17,041 | 16,729 | 16,870 | 63,044 | 67,455 |
| Interest on debt securities | 11,946 | 11,750 | 11,954 | 11,816 | 11,706 | 45,722 | 47,226 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 4,582 | 5,065 | 5,087 | 4,914 | 5,163 | 17,322 | 20,229 |
| Other investment | 5,675 | 6,005 | 6,122 | 6,290 | 7,415 | 19,383 | 25,832 |
| Secondary income | 4,495 | 4,365 | 4,316 | 4,768 | 4,473 | 17,104 | 17,922 |
| Private transfers | 2,956 | 3,055 | 3,036 | 3,050 | 3,085 | 11,581 | 12,226 |
| Government transfers | 1,538 | 1,310 | 1,280 | 1,718 | 1,388 | 5,523 | 5,696 |
| Current account balances | -15,744 | -17,344 | -8,423 | -10,864 | -8,757 | -55,499 | -45,389 |
| Goods and services | -13,614 | -14,692 | -6,548 | -8,541 | -8,258 | -43,563 | -38,039 |
| Goods | -7,925 | -9,034 | -1,911 | -4,139 | -3,147 | -22,131 | -18,230 |
| Services | -5,690 | -5,658 | -4,637 | -4,402 | -5,111 | -21,433 | -19,809 |
| Travel | -2,757 | -3,022 | -2,432 | -2,328 | -2,786 | -10,399 | -10,568 |
| Transportation | -3,600 | -3,620 | -3,242 | -3,240 | -3,333 | -13,755 | -13,435 |
| Commercial services | 578 | 912 | 984 | 1,090 | 924 | 2,364 | 3,911 |
| Government services | 89 | 72 | 52 | 76 | 83 | 356 | 283 |
| Primary income | -1,342 | -1,988 | -1,196 | -1,045 | -388 | -8,599 | -4,617 |
| Compensation of employees | -863 | -853 | -854 | -858 | -862 | -3,430 | -3,427 |
| Investment income | -479 | -1,135 | -342 | -187 | 474 | -5,169 | -1,190 |
| Direct investment | 7,449 | 6,890 | 7,386 | 7,057 | 8,480 | 24,386 | 29,813 |
| Interest | 820 | 1,145 | 1,117 | 1,148 | 1,135 | 3,437 | 4,545 |
| Profits | 6,629 | 5,745 | 6,269 | 5,910 | 7,345 | 20,949 | 25,269 |
| Portfolio investment | -7,122 | -7,248 | -7,258 | -6,888 | -6,853 | -26,588 | -28,247 |
| Interest on debt securities | -8,364 | -8,054 | -8,095 | -7,876 | -7,707 | -32,169 | -31,732 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 1,242 | 806 | 837 | 988 | 854 | 5,581 | 3,485 |
| Other investment | -806 | -777 | -470 | -357 | -1,153 | -2,967 | -2,756 |
| Secondary income | -787 | -664 | -679 | -1,278 | -111 | -3,336 | -2,733 |
| Private transfers | -1,956 | -2,036 | -1,990 | -1,989 | -2,009 | -7,645 | -8,024 |
| Government transfers | 1,169 | 1,372 | 1,311 | 711 | 1,897 | 4,309 | 5,291 |
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