Table D.2 Current account

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Item Fourth quarter 2009 First quarter 2010 Second quarter 2010 Third quarter 2010 Fourth quarter 2010 First quarter 2011 2009 2010
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 112,323 116,433 117,687 117,427 124,539 129,358 437,636 476,086
Goods
95,092 98,870 100,071 99,592 106,301 111,122 369,343 404,834
Services
17,231 17,564 17,616 17,835 18,238 18,236 68,292 71,252
Travel
3,893 4,047 4,024 4,095 4,032 3,929 15,547 16,198
Transportation
2,682 2,838 2,950 3,008 3,209 3,198 10,559 12,004
Commercial services
10,194 10,230 10,191 10,283 10,559 10,667 40,324 41,263
Government services
462 449 451 450 438 442 1,863 1,787
Investment income 13,605 15,258 13,844 15,533 17,159 17,388 55,528 61,794
Direct investment
7,591 9,259 8,047 9,428 11,102 11,457 28,047 37,836
Interest
410 526 718 609 463 523 1,912 2,316
Profits
7,181 8,734 7,329 8,819 10,638 10,934 26,135 35,520
Portfolio investment
4,501 4,333 4,249 4,396 4,399 4,168 19,874 17,376
Interest
1,338 1,291 1,146 1,257 1,304 1,242 5,746 4,998
Dividends
3,163 3,042 3,102 3,139 3,095 2,926 14,128 12,378
Other investment
1,513 1,665 1,548 1,710 1,658 1,763 7,607 6,581
Current transfers 2,031 2,289 2,301 2,147 2,525 2,586 8,716 9,261
Private
763 808 828 837 825 806 2,851 3,298
Official
1,268 1,480 1,473 1,309 1,700 1,780 5,865 5,963
Total receipts 127,958 133,980 133,832 135,107 144,222 149,332 501,880 547,141
Payments
Goods and services 117,848 121,483 126,384 129,926 130,050 133,749 464,508 507,844
Goods
95,123 98,583 103,014 106,312 105,924 109,407 374,081 413,833
Services
22,725 22,900 23,370 23,614 24,126 24,342 90,427 94,011
Travel
7,036 7,127 7,607 7,714 8,015 8,124 27,692 30,464
Transportation
4,874 4,980 5,191 5,358 5,505 5,603 19,239 21,034
Commercial services
10,480 10,454 10,244 10,212 10,273 10,279 42,175 41,182
Government services
336 339 329 330 334 335 1,322 1,331
Investment income 19,054 18,188 18,581 19,858 21,602 21,457 71,156 78,230
Direct investment
9,251 8,222 8,573 9,436 10,489 10,529 29,828 36,720
Interest
899 817 817 836 792 764 3,570 3,261
Profits
8,352 7,405 7,757 8,600 9,697 9,765 26,258 33,459
Portfolio investment
8,375 8,537 8,684 9,037 9,279 9,187 33,506 35,537
Interest
6,288 6,282 6,433 6,807 6,960 6,802 25,263 26,482
Dividends
2,087 2,255 2,252 2,230 2,319 2,384 8,243 9,055
Other investment
1,427 1,430 1,324 1,385 1,834 1,742 7,822 5,972
Current transfers 2,973 2,992 2,879 3,210 2,852 3,042 11,452 11,932
Private
1,797 1,809 1,832 1,825 1,860 1,858 7,179 7,326
Official
1,175 1,183 1,047 1,385 992 1,184 4,273 4,606
Total payments 139,875 142,663 147,844 152,994 154,504 158,248 547,116 598,005
Balances
Goods and services -5,526 -5,050 -8,697 -12,499 -5,512 -4,390 -26,873 -31,757
Goods
-32 287 -2,942 -6,720 377 1,715 -4,738 -8,999
Services
-5,494 -5,336 -5,755 -5,778 -5,889 -6,106 -22,135 -22,759
Travel
-3,142 -3,080 -3,583 -3,619 -3,983 -4,195 -12,146 -14,265
Transportation
-2,193 -2,142 -2,241 -2,350 -2,296 -2,405 -8,680 -9,030
Commercial services
-286 -224 -52 71 286 388 -1,851 81
Government services
126 110 122 120 103 107 541 456
Investment income -5,449 -2,931 -4,737 -4,325 -4,443 -4,070 -15,628 -16,436
Direct investment
-1,661 1,037 -526 -8 613 928 -1,781 1,116
Interest
-489 -291 -98 -227 -329 -241 -1,658 -945
Profits
-1,171 1,328 -427 219 941 1,168 -123 2,061
Portfolio investment
-3,874 -4,204 -4,435 -4,642 -4,880 -5,019 -13,632 -18,161
Interest
-4,950 -4,991 -5,286 -5,551 -5,656 -5,561 -19,517 -21,484
Dividends
1,076 787 851 909 776 542 5,885 3,323
Other investment
86 235 224 325 -176 21 -215 609
Current transfers -942 -703 -578 -1,063 -327 -456 -2,736 -2,671
Private
-1,034 -1,001 -1,004 -988 -1,035 -1,052 -4,328 -4,028
Official
93 298 427 -76 708 596 1,592 1,356
Current account -11,917 -8,683 -14,012 -17,887 -10,282 -8,916 -45,236 -50,864