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Table D.1 Balance of payments
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| Item | Second quarter 2007 | Third quarter 2007 | Fourth quarter 2007 | First quarter 2008 | Second quarter 2008 | Third quarter 2008 | 2006 | 2007 |
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| not seasonally adjusted, millions of dollars | ||||||||
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Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-X. | ||||||||
Current account |
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Receipts |
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Goods and services |
138,995 | 130,747 | 126,697 | 130,878 | 146,979 | 147,819 | 520,960 | 530,332 |
Goods |
121,951 | 111,695 | 110,833 | 115,566 | 130,007 | 128,792 | 453,732 | 463,051 |
Services |
17,044 | 19,052 | 15,864 | 15,313 | 16,972 | 19,027 | 67,227 | 67,280 |
Investment income |
18,151 | 18,220 | 18,685 | 17,534 | 19,925 | 17,568 | 64,497 | 71,417 |
Direct investment |
9,578 | 9,696 | 9,657 | 7,940 | 11,130 | 8,423 | 34,978 | 37,139 |
Portfolio investment |
5,621 | 5,449 | 5,240 | 5,485 | 5,772 | 5,599 | 17,387 | 21,683 |
Other investment |
2,951 | 3,074 | 3,788 | 4,108 | 3,023 | 3,547 | 12,131 | 12,595 |
Current transfers |
2,150 | 2,142 | 2,709 | 2,755 | 2,194 | 2,105 | 9,700 | 9,545 |
Current account receipts |
159,295 | 151,109 | 148,091 | 151,166 | 169,098 | 167,492 | 595,156 | 611,294 |
Payments |
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Goods and services |
128,687 | 123,521 | 123,394 | 124,848 | 137,056 | 135,662 | 486,245 | 501,474 |
Goods |
106,949 | 101,920 | 101,825 | 101,890 | 114,227 | 113,451 | 404,253 | 415,006 |
Services |
21,738 | 21,601 | 21,569 | 22,958 | 22,829 | 22,211 | 81,992 | 86,468 |
Investment income |
21,548 | 20,717 | 21,227 | 20,743 | 21,012 | 21,423 | 77,872 | 85,611 |
Direct investment |
9,832 | 9,220 | 9,384 | 9,494 | 10,482 | 10,610 | 34,354 | 38,444 |
Portfolio investment |
7,757 | 7,707 | 7,506 | 7,436 | 7,689 | 8,037 | 29,270 | 30,809 |
Other investment |
3,958 | 3,790 | 4,337 | 3,813 | 2,841 | 2,775 | 14,247 | 16,358 |
Current transfers |
2,037 | 2,397 | 2,505 | 3,293 | 2,286 | 2,643 | 10,809 | 10,601 |
Current account payments |
152,272 | 146,635 | 147,125 | 148,884 | 160,354 | 159,727 | 574,925 | 597,686 |
Balances |
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Goods and services |
10,308 | 7,226 | 3,302 | 6,030 | 9,923 | 12,157 | 34,715 | 28,858 |
Goods |
15,002 | 9,775 | 9,007 | 13,675 | 15,780 | 15,341 | 49,480 | 48,046 |
Services |
-4,695 | -2,549 | -5,705 | -7,645 | -5,857 | -3,184 | -14,765 | -19,188 |
Investment income |
-3,397 | -2,497 | -2,541 | -3,209 | -1,087 | -3,854 | -13,375 | -14,194 |
Direct investment |
-254 | 476 | 274 | -1,554 | 648 | -2,187 | 623 | -1,305 |
Portfolio investment |
-2,136 | -2,257 | -2,266 | -1,951 | -1,917 | -2,438 | -11,883 | -9,126 |
Other investment |
-1,007 | -715 | -549 | 295 | 182 | 771 | -2,115 | -3,763 |
Current transfers |
113 | -255 | 204 | -538 | -92 | -537 | -1,109 | -1,056 |
Current account balance |
7,023 | 4,473 | 965 | 2,283 | 8,744 | 7,765 | 20,231 | 13,607 |
Capital and financial account1 |
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Capital account |
1,014 | 1,037 | 907 | 1,199 | 1,193 | 1,079 | 4,130 | 4,199 |
Financial account |
-8,225 | -9,017 | 2,666 | -541 | -9,136 | -6,611 | -21,328 | -21,951 |
Canadian assets, net flows |
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Canadian direct investment abroad |
-11,624 | -12,920 | -16,017 | -23,979 | -13,181 | -28,968 | -44,373 | -57,806 |
Portfolio investment |
-24,266 | 7,979 | -5,378 | -3,454 | -3,147 | -796 | -78,492 | -48,422 |
Foreign bonds |
-16,336 | 1,688 | 2,932 | -685 | 1,141 | 4,262 | -43,602 | -28,903 |
Foreign stocks |
-7,691 | -4,082 | -9,828 | -2,891 | -4,815 | -5,695 | -28,090 | -30,941 |
Foreign money market |
-239 | 10,373 | 1,518 | 121 | 527 | 637 | -6,800 | 11,422 |
Other investment |
-16,572 | -19,848 | -8,997 | -18,501 | -7,792 | -162 | -36,022 | -63,866 |
Loans |
2,582 | -9,162 | 1,770 | -3,684 | 1,727 | 7,837 | -12,314 | -9,819 |
Deposits |
-13,168 | -16,555 | -6,691 | -14,224 | -7,759 | -12,684 | -8,997 | -41,993 |
Official international reserves |
-366 | -144 | 588 | 247 | -1,816 | -779 | -1,013 | -4,644 |
Other assets |
-5,620 | 6,013 | -4,664 | -840 | 57 | 5,465 | -13,698 | -7,410 |
Total Canadian assets, net flows |
-52,462 | -24,789 | -30,392 | -45,934 | -24,120 | -29,925 | -158,886 | -170,093 |
Canadian liabilities, net flows |
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Foreign direct investment in Canada |
20,647 | 27,770 | 49,270 | 18,229 | 4,213 | 17,356 | 71,198 | 116,706 |
Portfolio investment |
-2,061 | -9,144 | -27,122 | 9,969 | 27,858 | -6,990 | 31,656 | -31,591 |
Canadian bonds |
-2,168 | 541 | 5,198 | 9,697 | 19,562 | -3,651 | 17,130 | 11,540 |
Canadian stocks |
-899 | -8,524 | -32,039 | 3,717 | 5,617 | -5,323 | 10,814 | -41,994 |
Canadian money market |
1,006 | -1,160 | -280 | -3,445 | 2,679 | 1,984 | 3,711 | -1,137 |
Other investment |
25,651 | -2,854 | 10,910 | 17,194 | -17,087 | 12,948 | 34,704 | 63,027 |
Loans |
2,796 | -3,946 | 7,423 | 504 | -1,911 | 2,947 | 14,638 | 10,670 |
Deposits |
22,334 | -21 | 4,417 | 16,165 | -15,598 | 9,810 | 20,384 | 48,574 |
Other liabilities |
522 | 1,114 | -931 | 525 | 421 | 190 | -318 | 3,783 |
Total Canadian liabilities, net flows |
44,237 | 15,772 | 33,058 | 45,393 | 14,984 | 23,315 | 137,558 | 148,143 |
Total capital and financial account, net flows |
-7,212 | -7,980 | 3,573 | 659 | -7,943 | -5,532 | -17,198 | -17,752 |
Statistical discrepancy |
188 | 3,506 | -4,538 | -2,941 | -802 | -2,233 | -3,033 | 4,144 |
