Table 8.1-1
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
2009 501,880 547,116 -45,236 437,636 464,508 -26,873 369,343 374,081 -4,738
2010 547,141 598,005 -50,864 476,086 507,844 -31,757 404,834 413,833 -8,999
First quarter 2009 129,355 136,003 -6,648 113,105 118,380 -5,275 95,888 95,487 400
Second quarter 2009 121,864 133,575 -11,711 105,206 112,888 -7,682 88,071 90,304 -2,234
Third quarter 2009 122,702 137,663 -14,960 107,002 115,392 -8,390 90,293 93,167 -2,873
Fourth quarter 2009 127,958 139,875 -11,917 112,323 117,848 -5,526 95,092 95,123 -32
First quarter 2010 133,980 142,663 -8,683 116,433 121,483 -5,050 98,870 98,583 287
Second quarter 2010 133,832 147,844 -14,012 117,687 126,384 -8,697 100,071 103,014 -2,942
Third quarter 2010 135,107 152,994 -17,887 117,427 129,926 -12,499 99,592 106,312 -6,720
Fourth quarter 2010 144,222 154,504 -10,282 124,539 130,050 -5,512 106,301 105,924 377
First quarter 2011 149,332 158,248 -8,916 129,358 133,749 -4,390 111,122 109,407 1,715
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
2009 68,292 90,427 -22,135 -12,146 55,528 71,156 33,506 -15,628 -2,736 
2010 71,252 94,011 -22,759 -14,265 61,794 78,230 35,537 -16,436 -2,671 
First quarter 2009 17,218 22,893 -5,675 -2,843 13,826 14,783 8,465 -958 -416 
Second quarter 2009 17,136 22,584 -5,448 -2,992 14,416 17,837 8,304 -3,420 -609 
Third quarter 2009 16,708 22,225 -5,517 -3,168 13,682 19,482 8,361 -5,801 -769 
Fourth quarter 2009 17,231 22,725 -5,494 -3,142 13,605 19,054 8,375 -5,449 -942 
First quarter 2010 17,564 22,900 -5,336 -3,080 15,258 18,188 8,537 -2,931 -703 
Second quarter 2010 17,616 23,370 -5,755 -3,583 13,844 18,581 8,684 -4,737 -578 
Third quarter 2010 17,835 23,614 -5,778 -3,619 15,533 19,858 9,037 -4,325 -1,063 
Fourth quarter 2010 18,238 24,126 -5,889 -3,983 17,159 21,602 9,279 -4,443 -327 
First quarter 2011 18,236 24,342 -6,106 -4,195 17,388 21,457 9,187 -4,070 -456 
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.