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Canada-United States Current Account Reconciliation - 2006

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Canada-United States Current Account Reconciliation - 2006
  Published estimates Common-basis estimates after definitional and methodological adjustments Reconciled estimates
Canada Canada United States Canada United States Canada United States
  billions of Canadian dollars billions of  U.S. dollars
Northbound  
Goods and services 310.7 273.9 268.5 270.0 268.5 270.7 270.7
Goods 265.0 233.7 231.0 232.5 231.3 231.8 231.8
Services 45.6 40.2 37.6 37.5 37.2 38.9 38.9
Travel 13.0 11.5 10.4 11.5 11.4 11.4 11.4
Passenger fares 3.2 2.8 3.0 2.8 3.0 2.8 2.8
Other transportation 3.6 3.1 3.1 3.3 3.0 3.2 3.2
Other services 25.9 22.8 21.1 20.0 19.8 21.5 21.5
Income 48.8 43.0 43.1 36.1 42.6 40.9 40.9
Investment income 48.8 43.0 43.0 36.0 42.4 40.8 40.8
Direct investment 20.5 18.1 23.2 16.4 23.1 21.3 21.3
Other investment 28.3 24.9 19.7 19.6 19.4 19.5 19.5
Compensation of employees 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1
Current transfers 3.0 2.7 1.8 1.6 1.9 1.9
Current account 362.5 319.6 311.7 307.9 312.7 313.5 313.5
Southbound  
Goods and services 396.5 349.6 330.3 346.0 341.5 346.1 346.1
Goods 361.4 318.7 306.1 316.8 317.3 317.4 317.4
Services 35.1 30.9 24.2 29.2 24.2 28.7 28.7
Travel 8.7 7.7 7.4 7.7 7.6 7.7 7.7
Passenger fares 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4
Other transportation 4.9 4.3 4.7 4.4 4.3 4.4 4.4
Other services 21.1 18.6 11.7 16.8 11.9 16.2 16.2
Income 25.7 22.7 27.6 19.2 26.0 26.0 26.0
Investment income 25.7 22.7 27.2 18.8 25.5 25.5 25.5
Direct investment 11.4 10.1 15.2 9.7 15.1 15.7 15.7
Other investment 14.3 12.6 12.0 9.1 10.4 9.8 9.8
Compensation of employees 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5
Current transfers 6.0 5.3 -0.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2
Current account 428.2 377.6 357.6 366.5 368.8 373.3 373.3
Balance  
Current account 65.7 58.0 -46.0 58.5 -56.1 59.7 -59.7
Note(s):
A U.S. surplus (+) is a Canadian deficit (-), and a Canadian surplus (+) is a U.S. deficit (-).
In the Canadian published accounts, compensation of employees is included in "other" services.
Details may not add to totals because of rounding.