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Table 19. Canadian Balance of International Payments

    2002 2003 2002 2003 2004
      II III IV I II III IV I II
                       
CURRENT ACCOUNT                        
                       
Total $'000,000                      
Receipts 114364 515,836 499,388 128,518 130,947 131,326 130,018 123,163 122,799 123,409 127,115 137,594
Payments 114397 493,171 475,570 121,519 126,428 127,922 124,798 117,863 116,163 116,747 118,866 127,178
Balance 114421 22,664 23,818 6,999 4,520 3,404 5,220 5,300 6,636 6,662 8,250 10,416
                       
Goods and services                        
Exports 114365 477,694 459,974 119,158 121,430 120,914 121,274 113,279 112,786 112,635 116,576 127,027
Imports 114398 427,382 412,688 106,363 109,485 109,293 107,851 102,689 100,644 101,505 103,116 109,912
Balance 114422 50,312 47,287 12,795 11,945 11,621 13,424 10,590 12,142 11,130 13,459 17,115
    Goods
                        
    Receipts
 114366 413,795 400,010 103,300 105,183 104,570 105,857 98,578 98,030 97,545 101,240 111,419
    Payments
 114399 356,581 341,833 88,560 91,445 91,069 89,960 85,260 83,143 83,469 84,776 91,380
    Balance
 114423 57,214 58,177 14,740 13,738 13,501 15,897 13,318 14,887 14,075 16,463 20,039
    Services
                        
    Receipts
 114368 63,899 59,964 15,858 16,247 16,344 15,417 14,700 14,757 15,090 15,336 15,608
    Payments
 114400 70,801 70,855 17,803 18,040 18,224 17,890 17,428 17,501 18,035 18,340 18,532
    Balance
 114425 -6,903 -10,891 -1,945 -1,793 -1,880 -2,473 -2,728 -2,744 -2,945 -3,004 -2,924
        of which: travel
 114426 -1,586 -3,862 -608 -357 -391 -712 -842 -1,038 -1,271 -1,347 -1,068
                       
Investment income                        
Receipts 114373 31,185 32,700 7,739 7,825 8,495 7,036 8,233 8,362 9,068 8,749 8,758
Payments 114405 59,839 56,443 13,774 15,427 17,081 15,367 13,521 13,913 13,641 14,110 15,569
    of which: interest
 114410 30,466 28,755 7,542 7,698 7,778 7,470 7,195 7,147 6,942 6,764 6,900
Balance 114430 -28,653 -23,743 -6,035 -7,602 -8,586 -8,331 -5,288 -5,551 -4,572 -5,361 -6,811
                       
Current transfers                        
Balance 114441 1,006 274 239 177 369 127 -2 45 104 151 113
                       
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS(1) (net flows)                        
                       
Total 114553 -12,850 -20,725 2,160 -8,222 -9,309 4,550 -12,027 -5,389 -7,859 -5,962 -2,903
Financial account 114557 -17,837 -24,694 675 -9,398 -10,212 3,550 -13,012 -6,456 -8,775 -6,886 -4,097
    Direct investment abroad
 114559 -41,472 -30,191 -7,151 -12,275 -15,576 -4,679 -2,743 -3,510 -19,258 -6,636 -33,000
    Portfolio assets
                        
        Stocks
 114562 -18,858 -4,449 -4,688 -2,210 -2,907 2,151 -540 -2,807 -3,253 277 -739
        Bonds
 114561 -6,229 -8,071 -2,299 -1,472 -16 -3,501 -2,664 -5 -1,901 -2,612 -3,026
    Other investment assets
 114563 -13,206 -25,401 1,693 -351 -6,726 -23,541 3,959 2,227 -8,046 1,298 -12,241
Total Canadian assets abroad 114558 -79,765 -68,111 -12,445 -16,308 -25,225 -29,569 -1,988 -4,095 -32,459 -7,673 -49,005
    Direct investment in Canada
 114576 33,026 9,222 8,452 1,899 5,656 5,233 5,679 -863 -827 4,951 3,283
    Portfolio liabilities
                        
        Stocks
 114579 -1,531 12,931 4,781 -4,076 1,724 -265 2,575 5,394 5,227 4,401 18,723
        Bonds
 114578 18,684 7,000 2,895 5,655 3,635 9,131 6,161 -12,240 3,947 2,040 2,329
        Money market
 114580 3,782 -1,461 344 -1,791 3,925 -910 467 -1,975 956 -2,772 1,841
    Other investment liabilities
 114581 7,967 15,726 -3,353 5,223 74 19,930 -25,907 7,323 14,380 -7,832 18,733
Total Canadian liabilities to non-residents 114575 61,928 43,417 13,120 6,909 15,013 33,119 -11,024 -2,361 23,683 788 44,908
                       
Capital account 114554 4,988 3,968 1,485 1,176 903 1,000 985 1,067 917 923 1,194

(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: 376-0004, 376-0005