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| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | Current account | ||||
| Total receipts | 539,637 | 575,612 | 598,265 | 618,798 | 642,324 |
| Goods and services | 494,387 | 517,809 | 522,620 | 532,763 | 560,335 |
| Goods | 429,006 | 450,210 | 453,951 | 463,127 | 489,857 |
| Services | 65,381 | 67,599 | 68,669 | 69,637 | 70,478 |
| Travel | 16,980 | 16,674 | 16,610 | 16,468 | 16,119 |
| Transportation | 11,040 | 11,777 | 11,862 | 11,881 | 12,598 |
| Other services | 37,361 | 39,148 | 40,197 | 41,287 | 41,761 |
| Investment income | 38,095 | 49,768 | 66,086 | 76,546 | 71,667 |
| Direct investments | 21,179 | 27,579 | 36,646 | 41,884 | 37,590 |
| Portfolio investments | 10,070 | 12,373 | 17,308 | 22,066 | 22,198 |
| Other investments | 6,846 | 9,816 | 12,131 | 12,596 | 11,880 |
| Transfers | 7,155 | 8,035 | 9,559 | 9,489 | 10,322 |
| Total payments | 509,800 | 549,710 | 577,932 | 603,192 | 634,209 |
| Goods and services | 439,575 | 467,492 | 486,952 | 503,840 | 535,965 |
| Goods | 363,158 | 387,838 | 404,345 | 415,229 | 442,988 |
| Services | 76,417 | 79,654 | 82,607 | 88,611 | 92,977 |
| Travel | 20,237 | 21,865 | 23,402 | 26,511 | 28,734 |
| Transportation | 15,919 | 17,537 | 18,509 | 19,842 | 21,590 |
| Other services | 40,261 | 40,252 | 40,695 | 42,258 | 42,654 |
| Investment income | 62,399 | 72,685 | 79,993 | 87,880 | 86,891 |
| Direct investments | 27,673 | 36,042 | 36,479 | 39,830 | 40,001 |
| Portfolio investments | 27,964 | 28,165 | 29,074 | 30,999 | 31,981 |
| Other investments | 6,762 | 8,477 | 14,440 | 17,051 | 14,908 |
| Transfers | 7,825 | 9,533 | 10,987 | 11,473 | 11,353 |
| Total balance | 29,837 | 25,902 | 20,333 | 15,606 | 8,115 |
| Goods and services | 54,811 | 50,317 | 35,668 | 28,924 | 24,370 |
| Goods | 65,848 | 62,372 | 49,606 | 47,898 | 46,869 |
| Services | -11,037 | -12,055 | -13,937 | -18,974 | -22,499 |
| Travel | -3,257 | -5,191 | -6,792 | -10,043 | -12,615 |
| Transportation | -4,879 | -5,760 | -6,647 | -7,961 | -8,992 |
| Other services | -2,900 | -1,104 | -498 | -971 | -892 |
| Investment income | -24,304 | -22,917 | -13,907 | -11,334 | -15,223 |
| Direct investments | -6,494 | -8,464 | 167 | 2,054 | -2,411 |
| Portfolio investments | -17,894 | -15,792 | -11,765 | -8,933 | -9,783 |
| Other investments | 84 | 1,339 | -2,309 | -4,455 | -3,029 |
| Transfers | -670 | -1,498 | -1,429 | -1,984 | -1,031 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables (for fee) 376-0001 and 376-0002. Last modified: 2009-06-01. | |||||
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