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| Third quarter 2004 | Fourth quarter 2004 | First quarter 2005 | Second quarter 2005 | Third quarter 2005 | Fourth quarter 2005 | 2004 | 2005 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seasonally adjusted at quarterly rates, millions of dollars | ||||||||
| Receipts | ||||||||
| Goods and services | 126,065 | 122,118 | 123,116 | 125,656 | 130,721 | 136,903 | 490,950 | 516,396 |
| Goods | 110,564 | 106,434 | 107,429 | 109,939 | 114,980 | 121,057 | 429,134 | 453,404 |
| Services | 15,501 | 15,684 | 15,688 | 15,717 | 15,741 | 15,845 | 61,816 | 62,991 |
| Travel | 4,210 | 4,329 | 4,199 | 4,071 | 4,076 | 4,140 | 16,709 | 16,487 |
| Transportation | 2,923 | 2,711 | 2,864 | 2,851 | 2,943 | 2,902 | 11,053 | 11,559 |
| Commercial services | 7,977 | 8,271 | 8,200 | 8,363 | 8,279 | 8,374 | 32,540 | 33,217 |
| Government services | 392 | 373 | 424 | 432 | 444 | 429 | 1,513 | 1,728 |
| Investment income | 9,786 | 9,954 | 10,169 | 11,342 | 11,169 | 11,981 | 38,385 | 44,661 |
| Direct investment | 5,456 | 5,414 | 5,519 | 6,062 | 5,696 | 6,180 | 21,324 | 23,456 |
| Interest | 160 | 149 | 227 | 300 | 326 | 364 | 581 | 1,218 |
| Profits | 5,295 | 5,265 | 5,292 | 5,762 | 5,370 | 5,816 | 20,743 | 22,239 |
| Portfolio investment | 2,403 | 2,727 | 2,687 | 2,721 | 2,897 | 3,120 | 9,701 | 11,425 |
| Interest | 603 | 673 | 843 | 901 | 1,026 | 1,165 | 2,359 | 3,936 |
| Dividends | 1,801 | 2,053 | 1,844 | 1,819 | 1,871 | 1,955 | 7,342 | 7,489 |
| Other investment | 1,927 | 1,813 | 1,963 | 2,559 | 2,576 | 2,681 | 7,361 | 9,779 |
| Current transfers | 1,847 | 1,796 | 1,937 | 1,891 | 2,045 | 2,017 | 7,272 | 7,889 |
| Private | 675 | 634 | 691 | 624 | 660 | 670 | 2,629 | 2,645 |
| Official | 1,172 | 1,161 | 1,246 | 1,267 | 1,385 | 1,346 | 4,642 | 5,244 |
| Total receipts | 137,698 | 133,868 | 135,223 | 138,888 | 143,934 | 150,900 | 536,607 | 568,945 |
| Payments | ||||||||
| Goods and services | 112,334 | 110,677 | 113,393 | 115,181 | 116,174 | 118,358 | 437,566 | 463,105 |
| Goods | 93,955 | 92,001 | 94,538 | 95,949 | 97,106 | 99,157 | 363,076 | 386,749 |
| Services | 18,380 | 18,675 | 18,855 | 19,232 | 19,068 | 19,201 | 74,490 | 76,356 |
| Travel | 5,085 | 5,216 | 5,545 | 5,535 | 5,452 | 5,408 | 20,839 | 21,939 |
| Transportation | 4,050 | 4,051 | 4,200 | 4,332 | 4,411 | 4,401 | 15,844 | 17,344 |
| Commercial services | 9,006 | 9,170 | 8,874 | 9,129 | 8,969 | 9,156 | 36,857 | 36,128 |
| Government services | 239 | 238 | 237 | 236 | 236 | 236 | 950 | 945 |
| Investment income | 16,527 | 16,034 | 15,427 | 16,770 | 18,065 | 17,224 | 63,321 | 67,485 |
| Direct investment | 7,711 | 7,422 | 6,621 | 7,319 | 9,043 | 7,968 | 28,556 | 30,952 |
| Interest | 569 | 565 | 578 | 582 | 579 | 577 | 2,259 | 2,317 |
| Profits | 7,141 | 6,858 | 6,043 | 6,737 | 8,464 | 7,391 | 26,297 | 28,635 |
| Portfolio investment | 7,002 | 6,799 | 6,837 | 6,967 | 6,983 | 6,914 | 27,749 | 27,701 |
| Interest | 6,209 | 6,014 | 5,907 | 6,006 | 5,877 | 5,744 | 24,616 | 23,534 |
| Dividends | 793 | 785 | 930 | 962 | 1,106 | 1,170 | 3,134 | 4,167 |
| Other investment | 1,814 | 1,812 | 1,969 | 2,483 | 2,039 | 2,342 | 7,016 | 8,832 |
| Current transfers | 1,669 | 1,884 | 2,243 | 1,896 | 1,938 | 2,035 | 6,944 | 8,113 |
| Private | 957 | 1,004 | 1,030 | 1,081 | 1,100 | 1,128 | 3,855 | 4,339 |
| Official | 713 | 880 | 1,212 | 816 | 838 | 907 | 3,089 | 3,773 |
| Total payments | 130,530 | 128,594 | 131,063 | 133,846 | 136,176 | 137,617 | 507,830 | 538,702 |
| Balances | ||||||||
| Goods and services | 13,731 | 11,441 | 9,723 | 10,475 | 14,547 | 18,545 | 53,384 | 53,291 |
| Goods | 16,609 | 14,432 | 12,891 | 13,990 | 17,874 | 21,901 | 66,058 | 66,656 |
| Services | -2,879 | -2,991 | -3,168 | -3,515 | -3,327 | -3,355 | -12,674 | -13,365 |
| Travel | -875 | -887 | -1,345 | -1,464 | -1,376 | -1,268 | -4,130 | -5,452 |
| Transportation | -1,127 | -1,340 | -1,336 | -1,481 | -1,468 | -1,499 | -4,791 | -5,785 |
| Commercial services | -1,029 | -899 | -673 | -766 | -690 | -782 | -4,317 | -2,911 |
| Government services | 153 | 135 | 187 | 196 | 207 | 193 | 563 | 784 |
| Investment income | -6,741 | -6,080 | -5,257 | -5,428 | -6,896 | -5,243 | -24,935 | -22,824 |
| Direct investment | -2,255 | -2,008 | -1,102 | -1,257 | -3,348 | -1,788 | -7,232 | -7,495 |
| Interest | -409 | -416 | -350 | -282 | -253 | -213 | -1,678 | -1,099 |
| Profits | -1,846 | -1,593 | -752 | -975 | -3,095 | -1,575 | -5,554 | -6,396 |
| Portfolio investment | -4,599 | -4,073 | -4,149 | -4,247 | -4,086 | -3,794 | -18,048 | -16,276 |
| Interest | -5,607 | -5,340 | -5,064 | -5,104 | -4,851 | -4,580 | -22,256 | -19,598 |
| Dividends | 1,008 | 1,268 | 914 | 858 | 765 | 786 | 4,208 | 3,322 |
| Other investment | 113 | 1 | -6 | 76 | 537 | 339 | 345 | 947 |
| Current transfers | 177 | -88 | -306 | -5 | 107 | -19 | 328 | -223 |
| Private | -282 | -370 | -339 | -457 | -440 | -458 | -1,226 | -1,694 |
| Official | 459 | 281 | 33 | 452 | 546 | 439 | 1,554 | 1,470 |
| Current account | 7,168 | 5,274 | 4,160 | 5,042 | 7,758 | 13,284 | 28,777 | 30,243 |