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Table D.2 Current account

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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
seasonally adjusted at quarterly rates, millions of dollars

Source: Statistics Canada, Canadian Economic Accounts Quarterly Review, catalogue number 13-010-X.

Receipts

Goods and services

135,282 131,114 128,018 133,581 142,900 146,515 520,960 530,332

Goods

118,279 114,509 111,151 116,875 126,013 129,741 453,732 463,051

Services

17,003 16,605 16,866 16,706 16,887 16,774 67,227 67,280

Travel

4,204 4,143 4,161 4,012 4,061 4,071 16,610 16,634

Transportation

3,079 2,998 3,005 3,102 3,305 3,279 11,879 12,157

Commercial services

9,291 9,043 9,271 9,133 9,050 8,951 37,008 36,775

Government services

429 421 429 459 472 473 1,730 1,714

Investment income

17,482 18,432 18,879 17,956 19,090 17,900 64,497 71,417

Direct investment

9,183 9,951 9,672 8,357 10,456 8,860 34,978 37,139

Interest

485 520 516 550 699 318 1,477 1,935

Profits

8,698 9,431 9,156 7,806 9,758 8,542 33,501 35,203

Portfolio investment

5,457 5,507 5,338 5,479 5,604 5,668 17,387 21,683

Interest

2,139 2,092 1,832 1,714 1,776 1,823 6,172 8,089

Dividends

3,317 3,415 3,505 3,765 3,828 3,845 11,216 13,594

Other investment

2,842 2,973 3,870 4,120 3,029 3,372 12,131 12,595

Current transfers

2,372 2,456 2,384 2,376 2,386 2,355 9,700 9,545

Private

649 668 605 622 550 695 2,698 2,656

Official

1,723 1,788 1,779 1,753 1,836 1,660 7,002 6,890

Total receipts

155,136 152,002 149,281 153,913 164,376 166,770 595,156 611,294

Payments

Goods and services

124,010 126,580 124,710 126,163 132,229 136,506 486,245 501,474

Goods

102,629 105,108 101,996 104,104 109,769 114,509 404,253 415,006

Services

21,381 21,472 22,714 22,059 22,460 21,997 81,992 86,468

Travel

6,209 6,892 7,530 7,148 7,176 7,052 23,402 26,663

Transportation

4,977 4,800 5,358 5,202 5,291 5,333 18,695 20,032

Commercial services

9,927 9,508 9,551 9,433 9,722 9,339 38,853 38,691

Government services

269 272 275 276 270 273 1,042 1,082

Investment income

21,570 21,063 21,173 20,363 21,062 21,689 77,872 85,611

Direct investment

9,721 9,287 9,542 9,476 10,425 10,676 34,354 38,444

Interest

631 617 622 612 611 640 2,469 2,484

Profits

9,090 8,670 8,920 8,864 9,815 10,036 31,886 35,960

Portfolio investment

7,713 7,725 7,553 7,445 7,651 8,025 29,270 30,809

Interest

5,752 5,641 5,458 5,470 5,576 5,827 22,294 22,746

Dividends

1,961 2,084 2,095 1,975 2,075 2,198 6,976 8,063

Other investment

4,136 4,051 4,078 3,442 2,986 2,989 14,247 16,358

Current transfers

2,423 2,618 2,620 2,532 2,876 2,931 10,809 10,601

Private

1,558 1,608 1,630 1,559 1,614 1,656 7,261 6,794

Official

866 1,010 990 973 1,262 1,274 3,548 3,807

Total payments

148,004 150,260 148,503 149,058 156,168 161,126 574,925 597,686

Balances

Goods and services

11,272 4,534 3,307 7,418 10,671 10,009 34,715 28,858

Goods

15,650 9,401 9,155 12,771 16,244 15,232 49,480 48,046

Services

-4,378 -4,867 -5,848 -5,353 -5,573 -5,223 -14,765 -19,188

Travel

-2,005 -2,749 -3,369 -3,136 -3,116 -2,981 -6,792 -10,029

Transportation

-1,897 -1,802 -2,353 -2,100 -1,986 -2,054 -6,816 -7,875

Commercial services

-635 -465 -280 -300 -673 -387 -1,845 -1,915

Government services

160 149 155 183 202 200 688 632

Investment income

-4,088 -2,631 -2,293 -2,407 -1,973 -3,789 -13,375 -14,194

Direct investment

-539 664 130 -1,119 31 -1,816 623 -1,305

Interest

-146 -97 -106 -61 88 -321 -992 -548

Profits

-392 761 236 -1,058 -57 -1,494 1,615 -757

Portfolio investment

-2,256 -2,217 -2,215 -1,966 -2,047 -2,357 -11,883 -9,126

Interest

-3,613 -3,549 -3,625 -3,755 -3,800 -4,004 -16,122 -14,657

Dividends

1,357 1,331 1,410 1,790 1,753 1,647 4,239 5,531

Other investment

-1,294 -1,077 -208 678 44 384 -2,115 -3,763

Current transfers

-52 -162 -236 -156 -490 -576 -1,109 -1,056

Private

-909 -940 -1,025 -936 -1,064 -961 -4,563 -4,139

Official

857 778 789 780 574 386 3,454 3,083

Current account

7,132 1,742 778 4,855 8,208 5,644 20,231 13,607