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Table 1-2
Balance of payments, all countries, not seasonally adjusted, quarterly and annual — 2005 to 2006

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2005 to 2006
  2005 2006
I II III IV Annual I II III IV Annual
  millions of dollars
Current account  
Receipts  
Goods and services 120,618 130,228 131,396 135,039 517,281 127,812 131,921 130,919 130,307 520,960
Goods 105,595 113,557 111,852 119,145 450,150 112,662 115,046 111,570 114,454 453,732
Services 15,023 16,670 19,544 15,894 67,131 15,150 16,876 19,348 15,853 67,227
Investment income 10,346 12,289 12,311 13,370 48,317 13,802 16,270 17,159 17,265 64,497
Direct investment income 5,536 6,648 6,440 7,493 26,118 7,241 9,025 9,178 9,534 34,978
Portfolio investment income 2,857 2,961 3,174 3,390 12,383 3,765 4,308 4,427 4,887 17,387
Other investment income 1,953 2,679 2,697 2,487 9,816 2,797 2,937 3,554 2,844 12,131
Current transfers 2,312 1,853 1,855 2,156 8,176 3,038 2,024 1,918 2,720 9,700
Total current account 133,276 144,370 145,562 150,566 573,774 144,653 150,215 149,996 150,292 595,156
Payments  
Goods and services 112,365 121,319 115,637 117,756 467,077 117,566 125,273 121,124 122,282 486,245
Goods 92,413 101,355 95,514 98,522 387,804 96,935 104,768 100,226 102,323 404,253
Services 19,952 19,964 20,123 19,233 79,273 20,631 20,504 20,898 19,959 81,992
Investment income 17,519 17,855 17,654 17,706 70,735 19,933 19,411 20,240 18,289 77,872
Direct investment income 8,327 8,424 8,926 8,756 34,432 9,068 9,111 9,481 6,695 34,354
Portfolio investment income 7,008 7,088 6,940 7,014 28,051 6,962 7,219 7,430 7,659 29,270
Other investment income 2,184 2,343 1,788 1,936 8,251 3,903 3,081 3,328 3,935 14,247
Current transfers 3,276 1,908 2,123 2,203 9,509 3,782 1,897 2,172 2,958 10,809
Total current account 133,159 141,083 135,414 137,665 547,321 141,281 146,580 143,536 143,529 574,925
Balances  
Goods and services 8,253 8,909 15,759 17,284 50,204 10,246 6,648 9,795 8,025 34,715
Goods 13,182 12,202 16,338 20,623 62,346 15,727 10,277 11,344 12,131 49,480
Services -4,929 -3,294 -579 -3,339 -12,141 -5,481 -3,629 -1,549 -4,106 -14,765
Investment income -7,173 -5,567 -5,343 -4,336 -22,418 -6,130 -3,141 -3,080 -1,023 -13,375
Direct investment income -2,791 -1,776 -2,486 -1,262 -8,315 -1,827 -86 -303 2,839 623
Portfolio investment income -4,151 -4,127 -3,766 -3,624 -15,668 -3,197 -2,911 -3,003 -2,772 -11,883
Other investment income -231 336 909 551 1,565 -1,106 -144 225 -1,091 -2,115
Current transfers -963 -55 -268 -47 -1,333 -744 128 -254 -238 -1,109
Total current account 117 3,287 10,149 12,901 26,453 3,372 3,635 6,460 6,764 20,231
Capital and financial account  1 , 2  
Capital account, net flows 1,343 1,774 1,722 1,028 5,867 1,103 1,124 1,055 848 4,130
Financial account, net flows -5,284 -8,628 -10,603 -8,019 -32,534 -6,273 -4,883 -7,480 -2,692 -21,328
Canadian assets, net flows  
Canadian direct investment abroad -7,294 -6,683 -14,757 -7,156 -35,891 -3,323 -14,111 -11,364 -15,574 -44,373
Canadian portfolio investment -9,479 -12,398 -18,698 -12,704 -53,279 -19,876 -20,808 -20,171 -17,637 -78,492
Foreign bonds -6,690 -6,007 -9,639 -6,902 -29,238 -10,613 -12,689 -9,533 -10,767 -43,602
Foreign stocks -3,092 -5,264 -8,408 -5,188 -21,951 -8,202 -9,055 -5,691 -5,142 -28,090
Foreign money market 302 -1,127 -651 -614 -2,089 -1,061 936 -4,946 -1,728 -6,800
Other Canadian investment -15,034 -2,577 -13,186 8,663 -22,135 -21,237 -21,031 -11,938 18,185 -36,022
Loans -649 3,939 -301 4,981 7,970 -2,007 -4,387 -6,448 529 -12,314
Deposits -9,630 -4,197 -13,007 11,017 -15,817 -13,273 -16,763 -4,069 25,107 -8,997
Official international reserves -3,437 585 1,092 108 -1,653 -3,637 909 52 1,662 -1,013
Other assets -1,318 -2,903 -971 -7,443 -12,634 -2,320 -790 -1,474 -9,114 -13,698
Canadian assets, net flows -31,808 -21,658 -46,641 -11,197 -111,305 -44,436 -55,950 -43,473 -15,027 -158,886
Canadian liabilities, net flows  
Foreign direct investment in Canada 5,150 4,362 12,878 10,288 32,677 14,847 6,162 26,083 24,106 71,198
Foreign portfolio investment 5,459 -1,328 4,105 1,202 9,437 9,475 13,032 2,117 7,031 31,656
Canadian bonds 2,163 375 -1,665 -1,091 -218 -556 -660 4,302 14,044 17,130
Canadian stocks 5,235 -2,679 7,389 -812 9,133 8,022 9,091 -1,034 -5,264 10,814
Canadian money market -1,940 976 -1,619 3,105 522 2,009 4,602 -1,151 -1,749 3,711
Other foreign investment 15,916 9,997 19,056 -8,311 36,657 13,841 31,874 7,792 -18,802 34,704
Loans 10,361 4,151 -5,246 -3,554 5,712 1,963 4,805 7,126 744 14,638
Deposits -1,236 5,191 24,658 337 28,951 11,052 27,068 657 -18,393 20,384
Other liabilities 6,791 654 -357 -5,094 1,994 826 1 8 -1,154 -318
Canadian liabilities, net flows 26,524 13,030 36,039 3,178 78,770 38,163 51,067 35,993 12,335 137,558
Total capital and financial account, net flows -3,941 -6,855 -8,881 -6,991 -26,667 -5,171 -3,758 -6,425 -1,844 -17,198
Statistical discrepancy 3,824 3,568 -1,268 -5,910 214 1,798 123 -35 -4,920 -3,033