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Canada's international investment position at period-end
  Fourth quarter 2003 Fourth quarter 2004 Fourth quarter 2005 First quarter 2006 Second quarter 2006
  $ billions
Assets          
Canadian direct investment abroad 411.9 451.4 465.1 478.5 475.3
Portfolio investment abroad          
Foreign bonds 45.7 58.6 82.4 93.5 102.8
Foreign bonds at market value 48.9 62.9 88.8 99.0 107.9
Foreign stocks 196.9 195.6 189.2 194.0 192.5
Foreign stocks at market value 357.6 384.4 422.8 459.4 441.3
Foreign money market 11.0 11.1 13.1 14.1 12.7
Foreign money market at market value 11.0 11.1 13.1 14.1 12.7
Other investment          
Loans 51.1 49.8 48.3 63.6 67.0
Deposits 103.6 109.4 120.7 133.9 143.5
Official international reserves 45.7 40.3 38.0 42.1 40.3
Other assets 55.8 50.1 59.3 61.9 62.3
Total assets          
at book value 921.6 966.4 1,016.0 1,081.7 1,096.5
with portfolio investment at market value 1,085.5 1,159.5 1,256.1 1,352.6 1,350.4
Liabilities          
Foreign direct investment in Canada 364.7 381.0 415.6 426.3 433.8
Portfolio investment          
Canadian bonds 404.3 398.1 380.0 380.0 369.1
Canadian bonds at market value 434.5 429.6 407.0 401.7 382.5
Canadian stocks 84.7 104.2 107.6 110.3 113.6
Canadian stocks at market value 196.4 250.1 314.7 346.2 341.0
Canadian money market 21.4 19.6 20.8 22.9 27.0
Canadian money market at market value 21.5 19.7 20.9 23.0 27.2
Other investment          
Loans 53.3 40.2 36.1 40.0 43.5
Deposits 183.1 176.0 201.6 215.5 235.8
Other liabilities 21.7 22.0 22.8 22.9 22.4
Total liabilities          
at book value 1,133.3 1,141.0 1,184.5 1,218.0 1,245.3
with portfolio investment at market value 1,275.2 1,318.5 1,418.7 1,475.7 1,486.3
Net international investment position          
at book value -211.6 -174.6 -168.5 -136.3 -148.8
with portfolio investment at market value -189.7 -159.0 -162.6 -123.1 -135.9