Table 7.1-1
Canadian balance of international payments — Current account

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Current account: Part 1
  Total current account Goods and services Goods
Receipts Payments Balances Receipts Payments Balances Receipts Payments Balances
v114364 v114397 v114421 v114365 v114398 v114422 v114366 v114399 v114423
  millions of dollars
2008 644,563 637,645 6,918 562,109 538,184 23,925 489,995 443,752 46,244
2009 502,673 546,196 -43,523 436,673 463,904 -27,231 369,529 374,097 -4,568
Third quarter 2008 167,798 165,018 2,780 147,681 138,872 8,809 129,499 115,116 14,383
Fourth quarter 2008 152,364 159,911 -7,548 133,736 136,272 -2,536 115,468 112,252 3,215
First quarter 2009 128,830 135,925 -7,095 112,686 117,933 -5,247 95,769 95,366 403
Second quarter 2009 120,896 133,351 -12,455 104,909 112,560 -7,651 88,008 90,028 -2,019
Third quarter 2009 123,902 137,671 -13,770 106,842 115,780 -8,939 90,377 93,765 -3,388
Fourth quarter 2009 129,046 139,249 -10,204 112,236 117,630 -5,394 95,375 94,939 436
First quarter 2010 135,064 144,250 -9,186 116,965 121,191 -4,226 99,583 98,480 1,103
Second quarter 2010 134,563 147,546 -12,983 118,024 125,884 -7,860 100,403 102,639 -2,236
Third quarter 2010 134,406 151,943 -17,536 117,144 129,303 -12,159 99,723 106,226 -6,504
Current account: Part 2
  Services Investment Income Current transfers, balances
Receipts Payments Balances of which: travel Receipts Payments of which: interest Balance
v114368 v114400 v114425 v114426 v114373 v114405 v114410 v114430 v114441
  millions of dollars
2008 72,113 94,432 -22,319 -12,085 71,881 88,302 32,285 -16,422 -585 
2009 67,144 89,807 -22,663 -12,172 57,378 71,523 32,950 -14,145 -2,148 
Third quarter 2008 18,182 23,756 -5,574 -3,079 17,537 23,375 8,201 -5,838 -191 
Fourth quarter 2008 18,268 24,019 -5,751 -2,858 15,702 20,809 8,563 -5,107 96 
First quarter 2009 16,917 22,568 -5,650 -2,713 13,639 15,294 8,374 -1,655 -192 
Second quarter 2009 16,901 22,532 -5,631 -3,070 13,760 18,207 8,215 -4,448 -357 
Third quarter 2009 16,465 22,016 -5,551 -3,195 15,070 19,205 8,201 -4,135 -696 
Fourth quarter 2009 16,861 22,692 -5,830 -3,194 14,909 18,816 8,161 -3,907 -902 
First quarter 2010 17,382 22,710 -5,328 -3,096 15,342 20,233 8,394 -4,891 -69 
Second quarter 2010 17,621 23,245 -5,624 -3,655 14,275 18,933 8,652 -4,658 -466 
Third quarter 2010 17,421 23,077 -5,656 -3,420 15,339 19,537 8,976 -4,198 -1,178 
Note(s):
Quarterly data, when presented in this table, are unadjusted for seasonality.
Source(s):
Canada's Balance of International Payments (Catalogue no. 67-001-XIE), Client services (613-951-1855). Cansim tables: 376-0005 and 376-0001.