Balance of international payments, current account, seasonally adjusted, quarterly [36100018]

For seasonally adjusted values prior to the first quarter of 1981, please see terminated table 36-10-0047-01 (formely: CANSIM 376-0005). Includes a general provision to cover legal, accounting and third-party management consulting until surveyed more specifically from 1995; also includes retail software exports before 1996. Before 2002, receipts of money market interest are included indistinguishably with other investment and not with portfolio investment. Prior to 1993, withholding tax applicable on payments of money market interest was included with interest on other investment. From 1993, it is included in interest on portfolio investment. Foreign taxes are applicable only to payments where it refers to total withholding taxes paid by Canadian residents and which are initially part of various Canadian interest, dividend and services receipts. Canadian taxes are applicable only to receipts where it refers to total withholding taxes received by the Government of Canada and which are initially part of various Canadian interest, dividend, and services payments. Official contributions are applicable only to payments where it refers to official contributions made by the Canadian governments and their enterprises. Private transfers and other private transfers include the counterpart of adjustments for insurance claims volatility made in the insurance services.