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Table 19. Canadian Balance of International Payments

    2003 2004 2003 2004 2005
      III IV I II III IV I II III
                       
CURRENT ACCOUNT                        
                       
Total $'000,000                      
Receipts 114364 496,310 536,607 122,220 123,751 126,892 138,150 137,698 133,868 135,681 139,176 144,968
Payments 114397 477,913 507,830 116,693 117,931 120,209 128,497 130,530 128,594 131,153 134,288 135,706
Balance 114421 18,397 28,777 5,527 5,820 6,683 9,653 7,168 5,274 4,529 4,888 9,262
                       
Goods and services                        
Exports 114365 459,697 490,950 112,497 113,836 116,334 126,433 126,065 122,118 123,704 125,901 132,277
Imports 114398 413,523 437,566 100,655 102,353 103,730 110,825 112,334 110,677 113,738 115,891 116,605
Balance 114422 46,174 53,384 11,842 11,483 12,604 15,608 13,731 11,441 9,965 10,010 15,672
    Goods
                        
    Receipts
 114366 400,175 429,134 97,773 98,656 101,208 110,929 110,564 106,434 107,681 109,910 116,201
    Payments
 114399 342,608 363,076 82,829 84,052 85,195 91,924 93,955 92,001 94,744 96,350 97,415
    Balance
 114423 57,567 66,058 14,944 14,603 16,012 19,005 16,609 14,432 12,937 13,560 18,786
    Services
                        
    Receipts
 114368 59,522 61,816 14,724 15,180 15,127 15,504 15,501 15,684 16,023 15,991 16,076
    Payments
 114400 70,915 74,490 17,826 18,301 18,535 18,901 18,380 18,675 18,994 19,541 19,190
    Balance
 114425 -11,393 -12,674 -3,102 -3,120 -3,408 -3,397 -2,879 -2,991 -2,972 -3,550 -3,114
        of which: travel
 114426 -4,029 -4,130 -1,226 -1,255 -1,184 -1,184 -875 -887 -1,328 -1,455 -1,282
                       
Investment income                        
Receipts 114373 29,999 38,385 8,087 8,295 8,771 9,874 9,786 9,954 10,115 11,465 11,134
Payments 114405 57,991 63,321 14,433 13,986 14,864 15,897 16,527 16,034 15,215 16,544 17,250
    of which: interest
 114410 28,980 27,749 7,213 6,961 6,935 7,013 7,002 6,799 6,795 6,847 6,702
Balance 114430 -27,992 -24,935 -6,345 -5,692 -6,093 -6,022 -6,741 -6,080 -5,100 -5,079 -6,116
                       
Current transfers                        
Balance 114441 215 328 30 29 172 67 177 -88 -337 -43 -294
                       
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS(1) (net flows)                        
                       
Total 114553 -16,132 -22,505 -7,948 -5,455 -5,824 -6,351 -3,906 -6,424 -10,505 -7,596 -3,784
Financial account 114557 -20,108 -26,912 -9,013 -6,377 -6,756 -7,560 -5,024 -7,571 -11,858 -9,371 -5,492
    Direct investment abroad
 114559 -30,058 -61,737 -4,394 -18,646 -7,173 -28,228 -14,216 -12,120 -10,183 -7,611 -11,839
    Portfolio assets
                        
        Stocks
 114562 -4,438 -1,592 -2,804 -3,250 163 -1,498 -644 387 -1,122 -3,319 -6,159
        Bonds
 114561 -7,974 -15,262 19 -1,877 -2,612 -3,057 -3,030 -6,563 -5,565 -4,915 -10,035
    Other investment assets
 114563 -20,395 -3,518 3,646 -7,060 2,729 -14,073 5,082 2,744 -14,937 -4,074 -15,118
Total Canadian assets abroad 114558 -66,173 -83,778 -5,146 -31,801 -7,792 -46,080 -14,179 -15,726 -32,011 -20,996 -43,749
    Direct investment in Canada
 114576 8,896 8,187 -1,612 -129 7,221 -5,649 8,408 -1,793 7,593 4,810 13,701
    Portfolio liabilities
                        
        Stocks
 114579 13,491 35,838 5,394 5,227 4,351 18,914 5,450 7,123 4,778 -2,926 7,557
        Bonds
 114578 8,293 20,063 -12,822 5,054 1,635 5,054 6,373 7,001 183 620 -330
        Money market
 114580 -1,461 -430 -1,975 956 -2,612 2,380 -2,097 1,900 -1,939 978 -1,617
    Other investment liabilities
 114581 16,846 -6,792 7,148 14,316 -9,559 17,821 -8,979 -6,076 9,537 8,144 18,946
Total Canadian liabilities to non-residents 114575 46,064 56,865 -3,868 25,424 1,036 38,520 9,155 8,154 20,153 11,625 38,257
                       
Capital account 114554 3,977 4,407 1,065 923 933 1,209 1,118 1,148 1,352 1,775 1,708

(1) Unadjusted for seasonality.
Source: Canada's Balance of International Payments (Catalogue no. 67-001-XIE). Capital account: B. Mersereau (951-9052); Current account: D. Caron (951-1861).
CANSIM tables: 376-0005, 376-0004