(Per cent)
Import cover
Exports/
Imports/
Receipts/
Payments/
Net/
Current
CAD/
Foreign
of reserves
GDP
receipts@/ GDP
receipts@/ current payments
investment/ GDP
investment/ exports
(in months)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
1970-71
3.1
4.0
1.1
1.2
-0.1
3.9
75.7
-1.0
0.1
2.5
4.8
1971-72
3.2
4.2
75.4
2.7
5.0
1972-73
3.7
0.9
-0.3
4.4
84.8
-0.6
1.6
5.2
1973-74
3.6
3.5
1.0
82.0
1.7
2.2
1974-75
4.1
5.8
1.3
0.8
0.4
78.5
-1.2
2.9
1975-76
6.4
6.6
89.3
-0.2
0.0
1976-77
5.7
6.1
7.7
107.7
-0.5
7.4
1977-78
5.4
5.9
110.3
9.9
1978-79
5.1
7.1
1.8
7.5
91.4
9.2
1979-80
8.1
2.4
8.4
90.6
7.3
1980-81
4.6
9.0
2.8
8.2
80.7
-1.5
1981-82
8.5
3.4
79.8
-1.7
1982-83
4.9
1.4
7.9
80.2
1983-84
7.8
1.5
7.6
81.8
1984-85
8.0
85.1
4.5
1985-86
6.8
74.9
-2.1
1986-87
4.3
76.8
-1.9
1.9
1987-88
2.6
78.6
-1.8
0.2
3.8
1988-89
2.1
0.5
71.5
-2.7
1989-90
76.4
-2.3
1990-91
8.8
2.3
-3.1
0.6
1991-92
6.9
0.7
10.3
94.3
5.3
1992-93
9.6
3.0
10.8
87.7
1993-94
8.3
9.8
12.3
95.6
-0.4
18.7
8.6
1994-95
11.1
13.0
91.7
18.3
1995-96
9.1
14.0
88.8
14.9
6.0
1996-97
8.9
12.7
5.6
14.3
91.6
18.0
6.5
1997-98
8.7
12.5
90.9
-1.4
15.1
1998-99
11.5
6.2
14.5
93.2
7.0
1999-00
6.7
93.0
13.8
2000-01
12.6
16.8
96.4
2001-02
9.4
11.8
16.9
103.8
18.2
2002-03
10.6
18.8
106.6
11.2
14.2
2003-04
11.0
13.3
19.8
112.8
23.7
2004-05
12.2
17.1
10.0
5.5
22.1
98.0
2005-06
13.1
19.5
24.4
95.2
-1.1
19.2
11.6
2006-07
13.9
21.1
26.9
96.0
20.8
12.4
@ Current account receipts minus official transfer receipts. Also see Notes on Tables.