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  1. Symbols
  2. Throughout this report:
  3. Note of appreciation
  4. Standards of service to the public
  5. Copyright

Symbols

The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications:

.
not available for any reference period
..
not available for a specific reference period
...
not applicable
0
true zero or a value rounded to zero
0s
value rounded to 0 (zero) where there is a meaningful distinction between true zero and the value that was rounded
p
preliminary
r
revised
x
suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
E
use with caution
F
too unreliable to be published
*
significantly different from reference category (p < 0.05)

Throughout this report:

  1. totals may not add due to rounding;
  2. a minus sign indicates the purchase of securities from non-residents, that is an outflow of capital from Canada;
  3. Other EU Countries include: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, from January 1995, Austria, Finland and Sweden; from May 2004, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovakia and Slovenia, and from January 2007, Bulgaria and Romania.
  4. Other OECD Countries include: Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey; from July 1994, Mexico; from December 1995 up to April 2004, the Czech Republic; from May 1996 up to April 2004, Hungary; from November 1996 up to April 2004, Poland; from December 1996, Republic of Korea; from January 2001 up to April 2004, the Slovakia; up to December 1994, Austria, Finland and Sweden.

Acknowledgements

This publication was prepared by Brian Law, Allison Bourbonnais, Loni Greenwood, Éric Boulay, Patrick O'Hagan, and John Foley.

Note of appreciation

Canada owes the success of its statistical system to a long-standing partnership between Statistics Canada, the citizens of Canada, its businesses, governments and other institutions. Accurate and timely statistical information could not be produced without their continued cooperation and goodwill.

Standards of service to the public

Statistics Canada is committed to serving its clients in a prompt, reliable and courteous manner. To this end, Statistics Canada has developed standards of service that its employees observe.

Copyright

Published by authority of the Minister responsible for Statistics Canada

© Minister of Industry, 2012

All rights reserved. Use of this publication is governed by the Statistics Canada Open License Agreement:

http://www.statcan.gc.ca/reference/copyright-droit-auteur-eng.htm

June 2012

Catalogue no. 67-002-X, vol. 78, no. 4

ISSN 1488-4860

Frequency: Monthly

Ottawa

Balance of Payments Division
System of National Accounts