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Table 1
Estimates of the balance of payments in the travel account between Canada and other countries

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Estimates of the balance of payments in the travel account between Canada and other countries
  1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
     millions of dollars
All countries  
Receipts 14,019 15,141 15,997 16,437 16,741 14,776 16,980 16,674 16,610 16,634
First quarter 1,975 2,297 2,527 2,765 2,767 2,779 2,821 2,997 2,948 3,023
Second quarter 3,598 3,755 4,089 4,342 4,103 3,465 4,264 4,182 4,237 4,246
Third quarter 5,892 6,336 6,502 6,558 6,760 5,672 6,563 6,290 6,154 6,046
Fourth quarter 2,553 2,754 2,879 2,772 3,111 2,860 3,332 3,205 3,270 3,318
Payments 16,029 17,092 18,444 18,487 18,401 18,727 20,237 21,865 23,402 26,663
First quarter 4,535 4,646 5,032 5,550 5,079 5,492 5,814 6,312 6,647 7,085
Second quarter 4,218 4,323 4,816 4,986 4,894 4,502 5,400 5,713 5,967 6,541
Third quarter 3,832 4,184 4,447 4,320 4,386 4,427 4,711 5,073 5,537 6,498
Fourth quarter 3,444 3,939 4,149 3,631 4,043 4,306 4,311 4,766 5,251 6,539
Balance -2,010 -1,951 -2,447 -2,050 -1,659 -3,951 -3,257 -5,191 -6,792 -10,029
First quarter -2,559 -2,349 -2,506 -2,784 -2,311 -2,713 -2,994 -3,316 -3,698 -4,062
Second quarter -620 -568 -727 -645 -791 -1,037 -1,136 -1,531 -1,730 -2,295
Third quarter 2,060 2,152 2,056 2,238 2,375 1,244 1,852 1,217 617 -452
Fourth quarter -890 -1,185 -1,270 -859 -932 -1,446 -979 -1,561 -1,981 -3,221
United States  
Receipts 8,606 9,365 9,449 9,972 10,328 9,080 9,858 8,978 8,692 8,292
First quarter 1,140 1,381 1,469 1,586 1,599 1,524 1,448 1,447 1,322 1,249
Second quarter 2,192 2,305 2,373 2,669 2,562 2,155 2,485 2,318 2,303 2,221
Third quarter 3,721 4,004 3,955 4,086 4,371 3,788 4,135 3,658 3,541 3,391
Fourth quarter 1,553 1,675 1,652 1,631 1,795 1,613 1,790 1,554 1,526 1,431
Payments 9,951 10,801 11,517 11,170 10,872 10,713 11,015 12,001 13,008 15,267
First quarter 2,912 2,824 3,191 3,347 2,997 3,123 3,093 3,410 3,677 3,865
Second quarter 2,815 2,860 3,117 3,195 3,066 2,837 3,199 3,389 3,518 3,774
Third quarter 2,174 2,631 2,660 2,427 2,389 2,336 2,344 2,557 2,881 3,576
Fourth quarter 2,049 2,486 2,549 2,201 2,420 2,418 2,379 2,645 2,933 4,052
Balance -1,344 -1,436 -2,068 -1,199 -544 -1,633 -1,157 -3,023 -4,317 -6,975
First quarter -1,772 -1,443 -1,722 -1,762 -1,398 -1,599 -1,646 -1,963 -2,354 -2,616
Second quarter -623 -555 -744 -526 -503 -682 -714 -1,071 -1,216 -1,553
Third quarter 1,547 1,373 1,295 1,659 1,983 1,452 1,791 1,102 660 -185
Fourth quarter -496 -811 -897 -571 -624 -805 -589 -1,090 -1,407 -2,621
Other countries  
Receipts 5,412 5,776 6,548 6,465 6,413 5,696 7,122 7,696 7,919 8,342
First quarter 835 916 1,058 1,180 1,168 1,255 1,373 1,550 1,626 1,775
Second quarter 1,406 1,450 1,716 1,673 1,541 1,310 1,779 1,864 1,935 2,025
Third quarter 2,171 2,332 2,547 2,472 2,389 1,884 2,428 2,632 2,613 2,655
Fourth quarter 1,000 1,078 1,227 1,141 1,316 1,247 1,542 1,651 1,744 1,887
Payments 6,078 6,291 6,927 7,317 7,529 8,014 9,222 9,864 10,394 11,396
First quarter 1,623 1,822 1,841 2,202 2,081 2,370 2,721 2,902 2,970 3,220
Second quarter 1,403 1,463 1,699 1,792 1,828 1,665 2,201 2,324 2,449 2,767
Third quarter 1,657 1,553 1,787 1,893 1,997 2,092 2,367 2,517 2,656 2,922
Fourth quarter 1,395 1,453 1,600 1,430 1,623 1,888 1,933 2,122 2,319 2,487
Balance -666 -514 -379 -851 -1,116 -2,318 -2,100 -2,169 -2,475 -3,054
First quarter -787 -906 -784 -1,023 -913 -1,114 -1,348 -1,353 -1,344 -1,445
Second quarter 3 -13 17 -119 -287 -355 -422 -460 -514 -742
Third quarter 513 779 761 579 392 -208 61 115 -43 -267
Fourth quarter -395 -375 -373 -289 -308 -641 -391 -470 -574 -600