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Table 2-2
Current account, all countries, 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
Receipts, seasonally adjusted  
Goods and services  
Goods 106,947 109,334 114,183 119,686 450,150 112,971 111,376 113,905 115,481 453,732
Services 16,636 16,657 16,827 17,011 67,131 16,639 16,879 16,805 16,904 67,227
Travel 4,279 4,124 4,150 4,121 16,674 4,089 4,212 4,163 4,147 16,610
Transportation 2,859 2,902 2,968 3,001 11,730 2,945 2,915 2,962 3,057 11,879
Commercial services 9,089 9,211 9,270 9,474 37,044 9,159 9,339 9,251 9,258 37,008
Government services 409 420 440 414 1,683 446 413 429 442 1,730
Goods and services 123,583 125,991 131,011 136,697 517,281 129,610 128,255 130,710 132,385 520,960
Investment income  
Direct investment income 5,747 6,346 6,608 7,416 26,118 7,405 8,661 9,387 9,524 34,978
Direct investment income, interest 221 252 279 295 1,046 326 351 390 409 1,477
Direct investment income, profits 5,526 6,094 6,329 7,122 25,071 7,079 8,310 8,997 9,115 33,501
Portfolio investment income 2,860 2,898 3,195 3,429 12,383 3,769 4,193 4,462 4,963 17,387
Portfolio investment income, interest 825 754 973 1,100 3,653 1,334 1,432 1,581 1,825 6,172
Portfolio investment income, dividends 2,034 2,145 2,222 2,329 8,730 2,435 2,762 2,881 3,138 11,216
Other investment income 2,041 2,575 2,627 2,574 9,816 2,923 2,830 3,444 2,934 12,131
Investment income 10,647 11,819 12,430 13,419 48,317 14,097 15,685 17,293 17,422 64,497
Current transfers  
Private transfers 711 645 699 642 2,697 741 647 671 639 2,698
Official transfers 1,333 1,397 1,437 1,312 5,479 1,969 1,638 1,563 1,832 7,002
Current transfers 2,044 2,042 2,136 1,954 8,176 2,710 2,285 2,234 2,471 9,700
Total current account 136,274 139,853 145,576 152,071 573,774 146,417 146,225 150,236 152,278 595,156
Payments, seasonally adjusted  
Goods and services  
Goods 94,670 96,290 97,464 99,380 387,804 97,885 100,203 102,705 103,459 404,253
Services 19,380 19,809 19,935 20,150 79,273 20,030 20,275 20,749 20,938 81,992
Travel 5,367 5,489 5,434 5,575 21,865 5,673 5,721 5,903 6,105 23,402
Transportation 4,212 4,326 4,537 4,510 17,586 4,545 4,604 4,770 4,776 18,695
Commercial services 9,555 9,744 9,714 9,813 38,826 9,555 9,691 9,814 9,793 38,853
Government services 246 249 249 251 995 256 259 262 264 1,042
Goods and services 114,050 116,098 117,399 119,530 467,077 117,915 120,478 123,454 124,398 486,245
Investment income  
Direct investment income 8,298 8,174 8,927 9,032 34,432 9,016 9,018 9,488 6,832 34,354
Direct investment income, interest 431 432 432 427 1,721 617 617 617 618 2,469
Direct investment income, profits 7,867 7,743 8,495 8,606 32,711 8,399 8,401 8,871 6,214 31,886
Portfolio investment income 6,982 7,065 6,950 7,053 28,051 6,934 7,183 7,447 7,706 29,270
Portfolio investment income, interest 5,876 5,956 5,808 5,662 23,303 5,427 5,443 5,604 5,819 22,294
Portfolio investment income, dividends 1,106 1,109 1,142 1,391 4,748 1,507 1,740 1,843 1,887 6,976
Other investment income 1,905 2,500 2,010 1,836 8,251 3,590 3,304 3,598 3,755 14,247
Investment income 17,185 17,740 17,887 17,922 70,735 19,540 19,505 20,534 18,293 77,872
Current transfers  
Private transfers 1,332 1,424 1,457 1,396 5,609 2,163 1,429 1,472 2,197 7,261
Official transfers 1,185 894 876 945 3,900 927 856 898 867 3,548
Current transfers 2,517 2,318 2,333 2,341 9,509 3,090 2,285 2,370 3,064 10,809
Total current account 133,752 136,157 137,619 139,793 547,321 140,545 142,268 146,358 145,754 574,925
Balances, seasonally adjusted  
Goods and services  
Goods 12,277 13,044 16,719 20,306 62,346 15,086 11,172 11,200 12,021 49,480
Services -2,744 -3,152 -3,108 -3,138 -12,141 -3,390 -3,395 -3,944 -4,035 -14,765
Travel -1,088 -1,365 -1,284 -1,454 -5,191 -1,584 -1,509 -1,740 -1,959 -6,792
Transportation -1,353 -1,424 -1,570 -1,509 -5,856 -1,600 -1,688 -1,808 -1,719 -6,816
Commercial services -466 -533 -445 -339 -1,782 -396 -352 -562 -535 -1,845
Government services 163 171 190 164 688 190 154 166 178 688
Goods and services 9,533 9,892 13,612 17,167 50,204 11,695 7,777 7,256 7,987 34,715
Investment income  
Direct investment income -2,551 -1,828 -2,319 -1,616 -8,315 -1,611 -357 -101 2,692 623
Direct investment income, interest -210 -180 -153 -132 -675 -291 -265 -227 -209 -992
Direct investment income, profits -2,341 -1,649 -2,166 -1,484 -7,640 -1,320 -92 126 2,901 1,615
Portfolio investment income -4,122 -4,167 -3,755 -3,624 -15,668 -3,165 -2,989 -2,986 -2,743 -11,883
Portfolio investment income, interest -5,051 -5,203 -4,835 -4,562 -19,651 -4,093 -4,012 -4,024 -3,994 -16,122
Portfolio investment income, dividends 929 1,036 1,080 938 3,982 928 1,022 1,038 1,251 4,239
Other investment income 136 74 617 738 1,565 -667 -473 -155 -820 -2,115
Investment income -6,538 -5,921 -5,457 -4,502 -22,418 -5,443 -3,820 -3,241 -871 -13,375
Current transfers  
Private transfers -621 -779 -758 -754 -2,912 -1,422 -782 -802 -1,558 -4,563
Official transfers 148 503 561 368 1,579 1,042 782 665 965 3,454
Current transfers -473 -276 -197 -387 -1,333 -380 0 -137 -593 -1,109
Total current account 2,522 3,696 7,957 12,278 26,453 5,872 3,957 3,878 6,523 20,231
Date Modified: 2009-03-04

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