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Table 19. Canadian Balance of International Payments

    2001 2002 2001 2002 2003
      III IV I II III IV I II III
                       
CURRENT ACCOUNT                        
                       
Total $'000,000                      
Receipts 114364 514,110 511,268 123,823 119,393 123,933 126,658 129,980 130,696 129,596 122,250 122,561
Payments 114397 487,245 487,902 120,751 116,592 117,156 120,283 124,646 125,818 122,519 117,192 115,246
Balance 114421 26,864 23,366 3,072 2,801 6,777 6,375 5,334 4,879 7,077 5,058 7,315
                       
Goods and services                        
Exports 114365 480,404 472,628 116,397 112,825 115,314 117,357 120,309 119,647 120,261 112,864 112,957
Imports 114398 417,908 423,112 104,011 100,238 101,931 105,516 107,880 107,785 106,713 102,116 100,209
Balance 114422 62,496 49,516 12,386 12,587 13,384 11,840 12,430 11,862 13,548 10,747 12,748
    Goods
                        
    Receipts
 114366 421,519 414,305 101,913 98,312 101,231 102,843 105,650 104,580 105,810 99,145 98,815
    Payments
 114399 350,632 356,459 87,298 83,869 85,813 88,551 91,137 90,958 89,635 85,431 83,347
    Balance
 114423 70,887 57,846 14,616 14,443 15,419 14,292 14,513 13,622 16,175 13,714 15,467
    Services
                        
    Receipts
 114368 58,885 58,323 14,483 14,514 14,083 14,513 14,659 15,067 14,452 13,719 14,142
    Payments
 114400 67,276 66,653 16,713 16,370 16,118 16,965 16,743 16,827 17,078 16,685 16,862
    Balance
 114425 -8,391 -8,330 -2,230 -1,856 -2,035 -2,452 -2,083 -1,760 -2,627 -2,966 -2,720
        of which: travel
 114426 -2,128 -1,853 -647 -296 -277 -679 -470 -427 -709 -999 -1,167
                       
Investment income                        
Receipts 114373 26,715 31,638 5,618 4,777 6,878 7,686 7,963 9,111 7,635 7,836 8,006
Payments 114405 64,029 59,149 15,416 14,990 13,833 13,435 15,334 16,546 14,339 13,517 13,511
    of which: interest
 114410 29,590 29,643 7,411 7,570 7,222 7,342 7,495 7,584 7,405 7,085 7,005
Balance 114430 -37,314 -27,511 -9,798 -10,213 -6,955 -5,749 -7,371 -7,435 -6,704 -5,681 -5,506
                       
Current transfers                        
Balance 114441 1,682 1,361 484 428 348 285 276 451 233 -9 73
                       
CAPITAL AND FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS(1) (net flows)                        
                       
Total 114553 -17,788 -13,145 1,631 -3,345 2,742 1,598 -8,727 -8,757 2,500 -10,524 -3,990
Financial account 114557 -23,466 -17,961 -17 -4,362 1,345 122 -9,830 -9,599 1,525 -11,493 -4,915
    Direct investment abroad
 114559 -56,737 -45,217 -12,612 -6,153 -6,706 -8,731 -13,576 -16,205 -5,134 -2,195 -4,908
    Portfolio assets
                        
        Stocks
 114562 -35,653 -18,707 -3,518 -5,505 -8,993 -4,567 -2,250 -2,897 2,159 -546 -2,607
        Bonds
 114561 -1,920 -6,243 -1,354 301 -2,442 -2,298 -1,472 -32 -3,501 -2,664 18
    Other investment assets
 114563 -19,748 -10,657 2,330 -26,154 -7,342 2,636 -8 -5,943 -24,941 6,039 6,855
Total Canadian assets abroad 114558 -114,058 -80,825 -15,153 -37,511 -25,482 -12,960 -17,306 -25,076 -31,417 634 -642
    Direct investment in Canada
 114576 44,608 32,342 6,018 13,186 16,779 7,324 2,620 5,619 4,991 4,621 2,037
    Portfolio liabilities
                        
        Stocks
 114579 4,667 -1,436 -3,455 629 -3,865 4,781 -4,076 1,724 -265 2,575 5,327
        Bonds
 114578 37,351 18,712 1,234 20,066 6,154 3,766 5,102 3,691 9,889 7,030 -12,303
        Money market
 114580 -7,349 3,782 -3,957 1,826 1,305 344 -1,791 3,925 -830 -766 -2,378
    Other investment liabilities
 114581 11,315 9,464 15,297 -2,558 6,455 -3,132 5,622 519 19,158 -25,589 3,044
Total Canadian liabilities to non-residents 114575 90,592 62,864 15,136 33,149 26,828 13,083 7,476 15,477 32,943 -12,127 -4,274
                       
Capital account 114554 5,678 4,816 1,648 1,017 1,396 1,476 1,102 842 974 969 925

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