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Table 2-1
Current account, all countries, seasonally adjusted, quarterly and annual — 2008 to 2009

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2008 to 2009
  2008 2009
I II III IV Annual I II III IV Annual
  millions of dollars
Receipts, seasonally adjusted  
Goods and services  
Goods 117,996 126,385 129,144 116,332 489,857 96,731 87,417 89,868 95,617 369,633
Services 17,448 17,531 17,719 17,779 70,477 16,851 16,797 16,337 16,665 66,650
Travel 4,034 4,026 4,053 4,006 16,119 3,937 3,894 3,879 3,881 15,591
Transportation 3,034 3,212 3,247 3,105 12,598 2,789 2,574 2,547 2,591 10,501
Commercial services 9,950 9,855 9,965 10,205 39,975 9,657 9,840 9,451 9,734 38,682
Government services 430 439 454 464 1,787 467 489 460 459 1,875
Goods and services 135,444 143,916 146,864 134,111 560,335 113,581 104,214 106,206 112,282 436,283
Investment income  
Direct investment income 10,141 10,625 9,475 7,348 37,589 5,999 6,602 8,493 8,822 29,916
Direct investment income, interest 620 758 829 483 2,690 933 944 1,045 980 3,902
Direct investment income, profits 9,521 9,867 8,646 6,866 34,900 5,066 5,658 7,448 7,842 26,014
Portfolio investment income 5,523 5,608 5,672 5,395 22,198 5,610 5,191 4,838 4,741 20,380
Portfolio investment income, interest 1,647 1,749 1,764 1,477 6,637 1,656 1,417 1,360 1,413 5,846
Portfolio investment income, dividends 3,877 3,859 3,908 3,918 15,562 3,954 3,774 3,477 3,328 14,533
Other investment income 3,353 2,981 2,755 2,791 11,880 2,219 2,061 1,809 1,420 7,509
Investment income 19,017 19,214 17,902 15,534 71,667 13,828 13,855 15,140 14,984 57,807
Current transfers  
Private transfers 575 617 630 693 2,515 750 723 701 691 2,865
Official transfers 1,852 1,952 1,864 2,138 7,806 1,820 1,504 1,321 1,221 5,866
Current transfers 2,427 2,569 2,494 2,831 10,321 2,570 2,227 2,021 1,912 8,730
Total current account 156,889 165,699 167,260 152,476 642,324 129,979 120,295 123,367 129,178 502,819
Payments, seasonally adjusted  
Goods and services  
Goods 104,991 110,154 115,028 112,815 442,988 95,844 89,086 93,998 95,040 373,968
Services 22,642 23,247 23,170 23,918 92,977 22,440 22,433 21,944 22,415 89,232
Travel 7,209 7,247 7,245 7,032 28,733 6,627 6,968 7,055 7,110 27,760
Transportation 5,157 5,279 5,531 5,622 21,589 5,077 4,792 4,755 4,789 19,413
Commercial services 9,980 10,431 10,103 10,970 41,484 10,461 10,370 9,842 10,213 40,886
Government services 296 290 290 294 1,170 276 303 293 303 1,175
Goods and services 127,633 133,402 138,198 136,732 535,965 118,285 111,519 115,942 117,455 463,201
Investment income  
Direct investment income 9,277 11,434 11,066 8,225 40,002 4,779 6,566 8,678 8,988 29,011
Direct investment income, interest 745 728 737 738 2,948 792 781 679 665 2,917
Direct investment income, profits 8,532 10,706 10,329 7,487 37,054 3,987 5,786 7,999 8,323 26,095
Portfolio investment income 7,589 7,760 8,145 8,487 31,981 8,323 8,241 8,253 8,228 33,045
Portfolio investment income, interest 5,511 5,622 5,909 6,328 23,370 6,226 6,168 6,210 6,170 24,774
Portfolio investment income, dividends 2,078 2,138 2,236 2,159 8,611 2,096 2,073 2,043 2,058 8,270
Other investment income 3,817 3,377 3,762 3,952 14,908 2,646 2,269 1,592 1,459 7,966
Investment income 20,683 22,571 22,972 20,664 86,890 15,748 17,076 18,523 18,675 70,022
Current transfers  
Private transfers 1,779 1,812 1,842 1,819 7,252 1,690 1,601 1,691 1,708 6,690
Official transfers 924 1,165 991 1,021 4,101 1,040 1,052 1,011 1,107 4,210
Current transfers 2,702 2,977 2,833 2,840 11,352 2,730 2,653 2,702 2,816 10,901
Total current account 151,018 158,951 164,004 160,236 634,209 136,762 131,248 137,167 138,946 544,123
Balances, seasonally adjusted  
Goods and services  
Goods 13,005 16,230 14,116 3,517 46,868 886 -1,668 -4,129 577 -4,334
Services -5,194 -5,716 -5,451 -6,139 -22,500 -5,590 -5,636 -5,607 -5,749 -22,582
Travel -3,175 -3,222 -3,193 -3,026 -12,616 -2,689 -3,074 -3,176 -3,228 -12,167
Transportation -2,123 -2,068 -2,284 -2,518 -8,993 -2,288 -2,219 -2,208 -2,198 -8,913
Commercial services -30 -576 -138 -765 -1,509 -804 -530 -391 -479 -2,204
Government services 134 150 164 170 618 191 186 167 156 700
Goods and services 7,811 10,514 8,666 -2,621 24,370 -4,703 -7,305 -9,736 -5,173 -26,917
Investment income  
Direct investment income 865 -809 -1,591 -876 -2,411 1,220 36 -186 -166 904
Direct investment income, interest -124 30 92 -255 -257 141 163 365 315 984
Direct investment income, profits 989 -839 -1,683 -621 -2,154 1,079 -127 -551 -481 -80
Portfolio investment income -2,066 -2,153 -2,472 -3,092 -9,783 -2,713 -3,050 -3,415 -3,487 -12,665
Portfolio investment income, interest -3,865 -3,873 -4,144 -4,851 -16,733 -4,571 -4,751 -4,850 -4,757 -18,929
Portfolio investment income, dividends 1,799 1,721 1,672 1,758 6,950 1,858 1,701 1,435 1,270 6,264
Other investment income -464 -397 -1,007 -1,161 -3,029 -427 -208 217 -38 -456
Investment income -1,666 -3,358 -5,070 -5,130 -15,224 -1,919 -3,222 -3,383 -3,691 -12,215
Current transfers  
Private transfers -1,203 -1,195 -1,213 -1,126 -4,737 -940 -878 -991 -1,017 -3,826
Official transfers 928 787 874 1,117 3,706 779 452 310 113 1,654
Current transfers -275 -408 -339 -9 -1,031 -160 -426 -681 -904 -2,171
Total current account 5,871 6,748 3,257 -7,760 8,116 -6,783 -10,953 -13,800 -9,767 -41,303
Date Modified: 2010-03-01

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