Table 2 
Current account – Seasonally adjusted 

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Current account – Seasonally adjusted
  First quarter 2015 Second quarter 2015 Third quarter 2015 Fourth quarter 2015 First quarter 2016 2014 2015
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Current account receipts 178,454 180,948 186,334 182,050 179,929 721,198 727,785
Goods and services 153,451 155,055 159,732 157,194 155,906 624,593 625,432
Goods 128,704 130,207 134,540 131,853 130,359 528,849 525,305
Services 24,746 24,848 25,191 25,341 25,547 95,744 100,127
Travel 5,049 5,162 5,270 5,277 5,420 19,296 20,758
Transportation 3,802 3,796 3,883 3,890 3,914 14,940 15,371
Commercial services 15,512 15,487 15,657 15,781 15,806 59,983 62,436
Government services 384 404 381 393 407 1,525 1,562
Primary income 22,447 23,170 23,448 22,289 21,195 85,553 91,354
Compensation of employees 411 416 430 438 444 1,448 1,695
Investment income 22,036 22,755 23,017 21,852 20,751 84,105 89,659
Direct investment 13,322 13,829 13,354 11,640 10,638 51,593 52,147
Interest 1,208 1,261 1,289 1,451 1,164 3,899 5,210
Profits 12,114 12,568 12,065 10,189 9,474 47,694 46,937
Portfolio investment 6,843 7,021 7,465 7,813 7,826 25,698 29,144
Interest on debt securities 1,998 2,129 2,269 2,371 2,480 7,337 8,768
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 4,845 4,892 5,196 5,442 5,346 18,361 20,376
Other investment 1,870 1,904 2,198 2,398 2,288 6,814 8,369
Secondary income 2,556 2,723 3,154 2,566 2,828 11,053 10,999
Private transfers 926 1,090 1,113 1,015 981 3,553 4,145
Government transfers 1,630 1,633 2,041 1,551 1,846 7,500 6,855
Current account payments 195,422 195,439 201,793 197,760 196,702 766,091 790,415
Goods and services 165,841 166,956 170,393 168,053 167,895 643,208 671,243
Goods 135,362 136,114 139,401 136,888 136,697 524,058 547,765
Services 30,479 30,842 30,992 31,165 31,198 119,150 123,478
Travel 9,440 9,502 9,326 9,301 9,153 37,351 37,570
Transportation 6,349 6,396 6,440 6,343 6,367 24,738 25,528
Commercial services 14,420 14,665 14,944 15,243 15,404 55,956 59,272
Government services 270 278 282 278 273 1,106 1,108
Primary income 25,556 25,589 27,617 26,126 25,012 109,216 104,888
Compensation of employees 862 865 852 853 856 3,484 3,431
Investment income 24,694 24,724 26,765 25,274 24,156 105,732 101,457
Direct investment 10,461 10,096 11,028 9,891 8,153 51,601 41,476
Interest 1,092 1,096 1,121 1,149 1,096 4,285 4,459
Profits 9,369 9,000 9,907 8,741 7,056 47,316 37,017
Portfolio investment 12,383 12,506 12,940 13,042 13,115 46,477 50,871
Interest on debt securities 8,856 9,051 9,420 9,548 9,575 33,017 36,875
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 3,527 3,455 3,520 3,493 3,540 13,460 13,996
Other investment 1,850 2,123 2,796 2,341 2,887 7,655 9,110
Secondary income 4,025 2,894 3,783 3,581 3,796 13,666 14,284
Private transfers 2,241 2,235 2,373 2,344 2,280 8,966 9,194
Government transfers 1,784 659 1,410 1,237 1,516 4,700 5,090
Current account balances -16,968 -14,492 -15,460 -15,711 -16,773 -44,893 -62,630
Goods and services -12,390 -11,901 -10,662 -10,858 -11,989 -18,616 -45,811
Goods -6,657 -5,907 -4,861 -5,035 -6,338 4,791 -22,460
Services -5,733 -5,994 -5,801 -5,823 -5,652 -23,407 -23,351
Travel -4,391 -4,340 -4,056 -4,024 -3,734 -18,055 -16,812
Transportation -2,547 -2,601 -2,557 -2,453 -2,454 -9,798 -10,157
Commercial services 1,092 821 714 538 402 4,027 3,165
Government services 114 126 99 115 134 419 453
Primary income -3,109 -2,419 -4,169 -3,837 -3,816 -23,664 -13,534
Compensation of employees -450 -449 -422 -415 -412 -2,036 -1,736
Investment income -2,659 -1,970 -3,747 -3,422 -3,405 -21,627 -11,798
Direct investment 2,861 3,734 2,326 1,750 2,485 -7 10,671
Interest 117 165 168 302 68 -386 751
Profits 2,745 3,568 2,158 1,448 2,417 378 9,920
Portfolio investment -5,540 -5,484 -5,475 -5,228 -5,290 -20,779 -21,728
Interest on debt securities -6,858 -6,921 -7,151 -7,177 -7,096 -25,680 -28,107
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 1,318 1,437 1,676 1,949 1,806 4,901 6,380
Other investment 20 -219 -598 56 -600 -841 -741
Secondary income -1,469 -172 -629 -1,015 -968 -2,614 -3,285
Private transfers -1,315 -1,145 -1,260 -1,329 -1,298 -5,413 -5,049
Government transfers -154 973 631 314 330 2,799 1,765
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0101 and 376-0105.
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