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Table 1 Canada's international investment position at period end

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Canada's international investment position at period end
  Fourth quarter 2005 Fourth quarter 2006 Fourth quarter 2007 First quarter 2008 Second quarter 2008 Third quarter 2008 Fourth quarter 2008
  $ billions
Assets              
Canadian direct investment abroad 455.2 530.0 514.5 560.4 560.4 586.8 658.8
Portfolio investment abroad              
Foreign bonds 82.4 124.4 136.7 144.5 142.3 139.4 144.8
Foreign bonds at market value 88.9 134.0 154.5 169.4 164.5 166.5 180.4
Foreign stocks 197.2 227.9 210.1 227.4 226.9 228.9 259.0
Foreign stocks at market value 445.7 583.6 557.0 525.6 508.7 457.0 403.0
Foreign money market 13.1 20.0 7.5 7.6 7.1 6.6 3.5
Foreign money market at market value 13.1 20.1 7.5 7.7 7.1 6.6 3.5
Other investments              
Loans 46.1 72.4 76.1 85.5 87.0 82.2 93.7
Deposits 120.8 131.4 156.9 176.8 183.7 196.5 225.5
Official international reserves 38.0 41.0 40.6 43.6 45.0 45.5 51.3
Official international reserves at market value 38.4 40.9 40.7 44.2 44.7 45.7 53.4
Other assets 47.0 45.0 42.0 46.3 46.8 49.2 56.4
Total assets              
At book value 999.8 1,191.9 1,184.4 1,292.1 1,299.2 1,335.2 1,493.1
With portfolio investment at market value 1,255.2 1,557.3 1,549.2 1,615.8 1,602.9 1,590.6 1,674.8
Liabilities              
Foreign direct investment In Canada 395.2 437.8 500.9 509.9 515.5 524.9 530.7
Portfolio investment              
Canadian bonds 384.2 408.1 382.1 404.6 421.8 423.3 449.2
Canadian bonds at market value 410.9 432.3 397.4 426.2 433.2 435.3 463.6
Canadian stocks 93.5 97.0 82.7 84.0 86.1 83.6 82.7
Canadian stocks at market value 273.3 345.0 327.8 320.1 352.5 281.0 213.4
Canadian money market 20.8 24.5 22.0 18.8 21.4 23.7 34.9
Canadian money market at market value 20.9 24.7 22.2 18.9 21.5 23.8 35.0
Other investment              
Loans 42.7 52.6 53.0 56.5 50.2 52.8 58.1
Deposits 201.0 226.8 243.5 269.2 251.8 261.9 300.6
Other liabilities 21.8 22.5 25.3 25.8 26.0 25.9 23.3
Total liabilities              
At book value 1,159.2 1,269.2 1,309.4 1,368.8 1,372.7 1,396.2 1,479.5
With portfolio investment at market value 1,365.9 1,541.6 1,570.1 1,626.6 1,650.7 1,605.7 1,624.7
Net international investment position              
At book value -159.5 -77.3 -125.0 -76.7 -73.5 -60.9 13.5
With portfolio investment at market value -110.7 15.6 -20.8 -10.7 -47.7 -15.0 50.1
Note(s):
The sum might not equal the total because of rounding.