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Table 19. Canadian Balance of International Payments

    2004 2005 2004 2005 2006
      I II III IV I II III IV I
                       
CURRENT ACCOUNT                        
                       
Total $'000,000                      
Receipts 114364 537,943 574,293 128,206 138,243 137,924 133,570 136,833 140,665 144,812 151,983 146,419
Payments 114397 510,310 542,491 120,899 129,747 130,882 128,781 132,040 134,777 136,717 138,957 135,769
Balance 114421 27,633 31,802 7,307 8,497 7,041 4,788 4,794 5,888 8,095 13,026 10,651
                       
Goods and services                        
Exports 114365 492,984 518,028 117,758 126,804 126,384 122,038 124,184 126,139 131,319 136,386 131,699
Imports 114398 440,218 466,896 104,524 111,307 113,022 111,366 114,273 115,910 117,075 119,637 118,334
Balance 114422 52,765 51,132 13,234 15,497 13,361 10,672 9,911 10,229 14,244 16,749 13,364
    Goods
                        
    Receipts
 114366 429,121 453,060 102,097 110,823 110,372 105,829 107,964 109,942 115,095 120,060 115,316
    Payments
 114399 363,639 388,210 85,441 91,990 94,002 92,206 94,969 96,183 97,493 99,565 98,120
    Balance
 114423 65,482 64,850 16,656 18,833 16,371 13,623 12,995 13,759 17,602 20,494 17,196
    Services
                        
    Receipts
 114368 63,863 64,968 15,660 15,981 16,012 16,210 16,220 16,197 16,225 16,327 16,382
    Payments
 114400 76,580 78,686 19,083 19,316 19,021 19,160 19,305 19,727 19,582 20,072 20,214
    Balance
 114425 -12,717 -13,718 -3,422 -3,335 -3,009 -2,950 -3,084 -3,530 -3,358 -3,745 -3,832
        of which: travel
 114426 -4,002 -5,800 -1,152 -1,086 -914 -849 -1,279 -1,420 -1,419 -1,682 -1,840
                       
Investment income                        
Receipts 114373 37,532 48,199 8,680 9,556 9,644 9,652 10,709 12,516 11,433 13,541 12,299
Payments 114405 62,346 67,010 14,577 16,454 15,964 15,351 15,373 16,855 17,604 17,177 14,623
    of which: interest
 114410 28,139 27,192 6,901 7,113 7,125 7,001 6,772 6,839 6,823 6,758 6,579
Balance 114430 -24,814 -18,811 -5,897 -6,898 -6,320 -5,699 -4,664 -4,339 -6,172 -3,636 -2,324
                       
Current transfers                        
Balance 114441 -319 -519 -30 -103 0 -186 -453 -2 23 -87 -390
                       
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS(1) (net flows)                        
                       
Total 114553 -32,507 -29,177 -8,777 -11,276 -3,098 -9,355 -10,920 -7,912 -5,467 -4,878 205
Financial account 114557 -36,956 -35,109 -9,719 -12,483 -4,291 -10,463 -12,391 -9,624 -7,236 -5,857 -810
    Direct investment abroad
 114559 -56,274 -41,300 -6,115 -30,468 -11,982 -7,710 -9,229 -8,180 -12,786 -11,105 -6,587
    Portfolio assets
                        
        Stocks
 114562 -8,092 -21,947 -696 -3,091 -2,444 -1,861 -3,091 -5,263 -8,407 -5,187 -8,018
        Bonds
 114561 -15,290 -27,615 -2,613 -3,058 -3,038 -6,581 -6,284 -5,601 -9,234 -6,496 -9,944
    Other investment assets
 114563 -7,396 -22,164 984 -15,049 3,943 2,727 -15,351 -2,775 -13,277 9,238 -5,388
Total Canadian assets abroad 114558 -88,039 -115,116 -9,689 -50,766 -14,216 -13,368 -33,652 -22,946 -44,355 -14,164 -30,944
    Direct investment in Canada
 114576 1,995 40,984 6,197 -6,028 9,258 -7,432 6,445 5,295 14,109 15,135 11,998
    Portfolio liabilities
                        
        Stocks
 114579 35,742 9,133 4,291 18,914 5,450 7,087 5,235 -2,679 7,389 -812 8,057
        Bonds
 114578 18,955 -1,183 1,532 4,849 5,892 6,683 2,067 896 -1,934 -2,212 -1,905
        Money market
 114580 -429 522 -2,613 2,380 -2,099 1,902 -1,940 976 -1,619 3,105 2,013
    Other investment liabilities
 114581 -5,179 30,551 -9,437 18,169 -8,576 -5,335 9,453 8,834 19,174 -6,910 9,971
Total Canadian liabilities to non-residents 114575 51,083 80,008 -30 38,283 9,925 2,904 21,261 13,322 37,118 8,307 30,134
                       
Capital account 114554 4,449 5,932 942 1,207 1,192 1,108 1,472 1,712 1,769 979 1,016

(1) Unadjusted for seasonality.
Source: Canada's Balance of International Payments (Catalogue no. 67-001-XIE). Capital account: B. Mersereau (613-951-9052); Current account: D. Caron (613-951-1861).
CANSIM tables: 376-0005 and 376-0004