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Canada's international transactions in securities
  April 2008 May 2008 June 2008 July 2008 January to July 2007 January to July 2008
          Cumulative transactions
  $ millions
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 9,752 10,632 7,278 -5,594 3,874 32,024
Bonds (net) 5,643 7,675 6,229 -3,693 6,222 25,539
Outstanding 1,492 487 5,912 821 898 22,156
New issues 6,069 10,540 8,140 913 29,465 33,472
Retirements -2,277 -3,790 -6,274 -5,813 -24,617 -30,383
Change in interest payable1 360 437 -1,549 386 477 293
Money market paper (net) 1,552 493 662 845 -1,012 107
Government of Canada 394 199 708 1,667 -2,741 719
Other 1,158 294 -46 -823 1,730 -612
Stocks (net) 2,557 2,464 387 -2,746 -1,336 6,379
Outstanding 2,457 1,513 -763 -2,807 8,925 2,536
Other transactions 99 951 1,150 61 -10,261 3,842
Canadian investment in foreign securities -6,047 -6,328 9,251 -1,247 -54,672 -7,826
Bonds (net) -1,657 187 2,611 1,348 -33,839 1,804
Stocks (net) -5,695 -5,263 6,165 -2,493 -19,331 -10,176
Money market paper (net) 1,305 -1,253 475 -102 -1,502 546
1.Interest accrued less interest paid.
Note:A minus sign indicates an outflow of money from Canada, that is, a withdrawal of foreign investment from Canada or an increase in Canadian investment abroad.