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Canada's international investment position at period-end
  Fourth quarter 2004 Fourth quarter 2005 Fourth quarter 2006 Fourth quarter 2007 First quarter 2008
  $ billions
Assets          
Canadian direct investment abroad 448.5 455.2 530.0 514.5 551.4
Portfolio investment abroad          
Foreign bonds 58.6 82.4 124.4 136.7 144.5
Foreign bonds at market value 62.9 88.9 134.0 154.5 169.4
Foreign stocks 195.8 197.2 227.9 210.1 227.4
Foreign stocks at market value 348.4 445.7 583.6 557.0 525.6
Foreign money market 11.1 13.1 20.0 7.5 7.6
Foreign money market at market value 11.1 13.1 20.1 7.5 7.7
Other investments          
Loans 49.5 46.1 72.4 76.1 85.1
Deposits 109.4 120.8 131.4 156.9 176.6
Official international reserves 40.3 38.0 41.0 40.6 43.6
Official international reserves at market value 41.4 38.4 40.9 40.7 44.2
Other assets 39.6 47.0 45.0 42.0 44.6
Total assets          
at book value 952.8 999.8 1,191.9 1,184.4 1,280.9
with portfolio investment at market value 1,147.0 1,255.2 1,557.3 1,549.2 1,604.6
Liabilities          
Foreign direct investment In Canada 379.5 395.2 437.8 500.9 510.6
Portfolio investment          
Canadian bonds 402.2 384.2 408.1 382.1 404.1
Canadian bonds at market value 432.9 410.9 432.3 397.4 428.6
Canadian stocks 100.0 93.5 97.0 82.7 84.0
Canadian stocks at market value 247.3 273.3 345.0 327.8 320.1
Canadian money market 19.6 20.8 24.5 22.0 18.7
Canadian money market at market value 19.7 20.9 24.7 22.2 18.9
Other investment          
Loans 44.1 42.7 52.6 53.0 53.7
Deposits 176.0 201.0 226.8 243.5 269.2
Other liabilities 21.7 21.8 22.5 25.3 25.7
Total liabilities          
at book value 1,143.2 1,159.2 1,269.2 1,309.4 1,366.1
with portfolio investment at market value 1,321.3 1,365.9 1,541.6 1,570.1 1,626.8
Net international investment position          
at book value -190.4 -159.5 -77.3 -125.0 -85.2
with portfolio investment at market value -174.3 -110.7 15.6 -20.8 -22.2