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Canada's balance of international payments
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| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | Current account | ||||
| Total receipts | 598,428 | 619,352 | 642,271 | 501,880 | 547,141 |
| Goods and services | 522,338 | 532,924 | 561,238 | 437,636 | 476,086 |
| Goods | 453,952 | 463,120 | 488,754 | 369,343 | 404,834 |
| Services | 68,386 | 69,804 | 72,484 | 68,292 | 71,252 |
| Travel | 16,458 | 16,578 | 16,544 | 15,547 | 16,198 |
| Transportation | 11,862 | 11,888 | 12,188 | 10,559 | 12,004 |
| Other services | 40,066 | 41,337 | 43,751 | 42,187 | 43,050 |
| Investment income | 66,528 | 76,931 | 70,453 | 55,528 | 61,794 |
| Direct investments | 37,073 | 42,253 | 36,258 | 28,047 | 37,836 |
| Portfolio investments | 17,323 | 22,082 | 22,215 | 19,874 | 17,376 |
| Other investments | 12,131 | 12,596 | 11,981 | 7,607 | 6,581 |
| Transfers | 9,563 | 9,497 | 10,580 | 8,716 | 9,261 |
| Total payments | 577,938 | 606,580 | 636,995 | 547,116 | 598,005 |
| Goods and services | 486,866 | 504,277 | 537,825 | 464,508 | 507,844 |
| Goods | 404,345 | 415,683 | 443,777 | 374,081 | 413,833 |
| Services | 82,521 | 88,593 | 94,048 | 90,427 | 94,011 |
| Travel | 23,316 | 26,511 | 28,629 | 27,692 | 30,464 |
| Transportation | 18,509 | 19,845 | 21,766 | 19,239 | 21,034 |
| Other services | 40,695 | 42,238 | 43,653 | 43,496 | 42,513 |
| Investment income | 80,049 | 90,800 | 87,655 | 71,156 | 78,230 |
| Direct investments | 36,856 | 43,033 | 40,455 | 29,828 | 36,720 |
| Portfolio investments | 28,787 | 30,776 | 32,716 | 33,506 | 35,537 |
| Other investments | 14,405 | 16,991 | 14,484 | 7,822 | 5,972 |
| Transfers | 11,023 | 11,504 | 11,514 | 11,452 | 11,932 |
| Total balance | 20,490 | 12,772 | 5,276 | -45,236 | -50,864 |
| Goods and services | 35,472 | 28,648 | 23,413 | -26,873 | -31,757 |
| Goods | 49,606 | 47,437 | 44,977 | -4,738 | -8,999 |
| Services | -14,135 | -18,790 | -21,564 | -22,135 | -22,759 |
| Travel | -6,858 | -9,933 | -12,085 | -12,146 | -14,265 |
| Transportation | -6,647 | -7,957 | -9,578 | -8,680 | -9,030 |
| Other services | -629 | -901 | 98 | -1,310 | 537 |
| Investment income | -13,521 | -13,869 | -17,202 | -15,628 | -16,436 |
| Direct investments | 217 | -780 | -4,198 | -1,781 | 1,116 |
| Portfolio investments | -11,464 | -8,695 | -10,501 | -13,632 | -18,161 |
| Other investments | -2,274 | -4,395 | -2,504 | -215 | 609 |
| Transfers | -1,460 | -2,007 | -935 | -2,736 | -2,671 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 376-0001 and 376-0002. Last modified: 2011-05-30. | |||||
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