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SDDS data category and component Period of latest data  Latest data Data for previous period  Change from previous period  Annual change
EXTERNAL SECTOR
  - Balance of payments
  - International reserves
  - International investment position
  - External debt
Balance of payments
(Canada's Balance of International Payments)
  C$ millions, SA %
Imports of goods and services Q3/04  111,705  109,974  1.6  11.0 
Exports of goods and services Q3/04  126,422  126,193  0.2  12.1 
Net income receipts Q3/04  -5,418  -5,115  ... ...
Net receipts from current transfers Q3/04  101  86  ... ...
  C$ millions, unadjusted %
International reserves Q3/04  -517  243  ... ...
Financial transactions Q3/04  -6,897  -5,923  ... ...
Statistical discrepancy Q3/04  -5,194  -6,274  ... ...
SDDS data category and component Period of latest data  Latest data Data for previous period  Change from previous period  Annual change
International reserves
(Finance Canada – monthly detail, Bank of Canada – weekly summary)
  US$ millions %
Canada's official international reserves—total Dec/04  34,467  34,066  ... ...
Convertible foreign currencies—US dollars Dec/04  14,427  14,108  ... ...
Convertible foreign currencies—other than US Dec/04  15,740  15,663  ... ...
Gold Dec/04  48  49  ... ...
Special drawing rights Dec/04  925  912  ... ...
Reserve position in the IMF Dec/04  3,327  3,334  ... ...
SDDS data category and component Period of latest data  Latest data Data for previous period  Change from previous period  Annual change
  C$ billions %
International investment position
(Canada's international investment position)
2003  -218  -202  7.7  ...
Assets (gross) 2003  909  975  -6.8  ...
Canadian direct investment abroad 2003  399  430  -7.1  ...
Portfolio investment 2003  233  257  -9.0  ...
  Foreign bonds 2003  45  43  4.0  ...
  Foreign stocks 2003  189  214  -11.6  ...
Other investments 2003  231  233  -0.8  ...
Official international reserves 2003  46  56  -18.7  ...
Liabilities (gross) 2003  1,127  1,177  -4.3  ...
Foreign direct investment 2003  358  349  2.5  ...
Portfolio investments 2003  511  553  -7.5  ...
  Canadian bonds 2003  405  448  -9.6  ...
  Canadian stocks 2003  85  80  6.4  ...
  Canadian money market 2003  21  25  -15.1  ...
Other investments 2003  258  275  -6.3  ...
SA - Seasonally adjusted.
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 176-0051, 376-0004, 376-0005, 376-0037.
Last modified: 2005-01-07.

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