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Table 19. Canadian Balance of International Payments

    2004 2005 2003 2004 2005
      IV I II III IV I II III IV
                       
CURRENT ACCOUNT                        
                       
Total $'000,000                      
Receipts 114364 536,607 568,945 123,751 126,892 138,150 137,698 133,868 135,223 138,888 143,934 150,900
Payments 114397 507,830 538,702 117,931 120,209 128,497 130,530 128,594 131,063 133,846 136,176 137,617
Balance 114421 28,777 30,243 5,820 6,683 9,653 7,168 5,274 4,160 5,042 7,758 13,284
                       
Goods and services                        
Exports 114365 490,950 516,396 113,836 116,334 126,433 126,065 122,118 123,116 125,656 130,721 136,903
Imports 114398 437,566 463,105 102,353 103,730 110,825 112,334 110,677 113,393 115,181 116,174 118,358
Balance 114422 53,384 53,291 11,483 12,604 15,608 13,731 11,441 9,723 10,475 14,547 18,545
    Goods
                        
    Receipts
 114366 429,134 453,404 98,656 101,208 110,929 110,564 106,434 107,429 109,939 114,980 121,057
    Payments
 114399 363,076 386,749 84,052 85,195 91,924 93,955 92,001 94,538 95,949 97,106 99,157
    Balance
 114423 66,058 66,656 14,603 16,012 19,005 16,609 14,432 12,891 13,990 17,874 21,901
    Services
                        
    Receipts
 114368 61,816 62,991 15,180 15,127 15,504 15,501 15,684 15,688 15,717 15,741 15,845
    Payments
 114400 74,490 76,356 18,301 18,535 18,901 18,380 18,675 18,855 19,232 19,068 19,201
    Balance
 114425 -12,674 -13,365 -3,120 -3,408 -3,397 -2,879 -2,991 -3,168 -3,515 -3,327 -3,355
        of which: travel
 114426 -4,130 -5,452 -1,255 -1,184 -1,184 -875 -887 -1,345 -1,464 -1,376 -1,268
                       
Investment income                        
Receipts 114373 38,385 44,661 8,295 8,771 9,874 9,786 9,954 10,169 11,342 11,169 11,981
Payments 114405 63,321 67,485 13,986 14,864 15,897 16,527 16,034 15,427 16,770 18,065 17,224
    of which: interest
 114410 27,749 27,701 6,961 6,935 7,013 7,002 6,799 6,837 6,967 6,983 6,914
Balance 114430 -24,935 -22,824 -5,692 -6,093 -6,022 -6,741 -6,080 -5,257 -5,428 -6,896 -5,243
                       
Current transfers                        
Balance 114441 328 -223 29 172 67 177 -88 -306 -5 107 -19
                       
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS(1) (net flows)                        
                       
Total 114553 -22,505 -22,161 -5,455 -5,824 -6,351 -3,906 -6,424 -8,948 -7,054 -3,705 -2,454
Financial account 114557 -26,912 -28,027 -6,377 -6,756 -7,560 -5,024 -7,571 -10,301 -8,828 -5,412 -3,486
    Direct investment abroad
 114559 -61,737 -37,818 -18,646 -7,173 -28,228 -14,216 -12,120 -10,037 -7,579 -11,870 -8,331
    Portfolio assets
                        
        Stocks
 114562 -1,592 -13,994 -3,250 163 -1,498 -644 387 -1,122 -3,319 -6,174 -3,380
        Bonds
 114561 -15,262 -25,639 -1,877 -2,612 -3,057 -3,030 -6,563 -5,565 -4,765 -9,596 -5,713
    Other investment assets
 114563 -3,518 -32,131 -7,060 2,729 -14,073 5,082 2,744 -15,036 -4,070 -14,681 1,655
Total Canadian assets abroad 114558 -83,778 -112,114 -31,801 -7,792 -46,080 -14,179 -15,726 -31,952 -20,847 -42,954 -16,361
    Direct investment in Canada
 114576 8,187 39,931 -129 7,221 -5,649 8,408 -1,793 7,401 4,789 12,218 15,524
    Portfolio liabilities
                        
        Stocks
 114579 35,838 12,691 5,227 4,351 18,914 5,450 7,123 4,778 -2,926 7,436 3,403
        Bonds
 114578 20,063 2,360 5,054 1,635 5,054 6,373 7,001 1,915 1,013 674 -1,242
        Money market
 114580 -430 446 956 -2,612 2,380 -2,097 1,900 -1,958 955 -1,637 3,087
    Other investment liabilities
 114581 -6,792 28,658 14,316 -9,559 17,821 -8,979 -6,076 9,515 8,188 18,852 -7,897
Total Canadian liabilities to non-residents 114575 56,865 84,087 25,424 1,036 38,520 9,155 8,154 21,651 12,019 37,543 12,874
                       
Capital account 114554 4,407 5,866 923 933 1,209 1,118 1,148 1,353 1,774 1,707 1,032

(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