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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 Fourth quarter 2008 First quarter 2009
  $ billions
Assets          
Canadian direct investment abroad 452.2 524.7 515.4 637.3 656.9
Portfolio investment abroad          
Foreign bonds 82.3 124.0 135.4 141.9 144.7
Foreign bonds at market value 88.8 133.7 153.3 176.0 178.4
Foreign stocks 196.8 227.3 226.6 278.9 292.7
Foreign stocks at market value 445.0 582.2 603.8 451.6 424.3
Foreign money market 13.1 20.0 7.5 3.5 5.8
Foreign money market at market value 13.1 20.1 7.5 3.5 5.8
Other investments          
Loans 45.9 72.9 77.3 94.5 98.2
Deposits 120.8 132.2 157.9 225.2 225.6
Official international reserves 38.0 41.0 40.6 51.4 53.1
Official international reserves at market value 38.4 40.9 40.7 53.4 54.9
Other assets 47.2 45.9 37.9 53.5 55.8
Total assets          
At book value 996.4 1,188.1 1,198.6 1,486.2 1,532.8
With portfolio investment at market value 1,251.4 1,552.7 1,593.9 1,694.9 1,699.8
Liabilities          
Foreign direct investment in Canada 397.8 438.6 491.3 504.9 504.9
Portfolio investment          
Canadian bonds 387.9 409.2 384.7 454.1 473.1
Canadian bonds at market value 414.5 431.5 399.5 467.9 473.6
Canadian stocks 93.5 99.0 95.8 96.0 97.7
Canadian stocks at market value 271.4 318.7 371.0 241.7 237.1
Canadian money market 20.8 24.5 22.0 34.9 44.5
Canadian money market at market value 20.9 24.7 22.2 35.0 44.6
Other investment          
Loans 38.2 53.0 61.2 64.6 64.4
Deposits 201.0 226.8 243.5 301.2 314.2
Other liabilities 22.0 21.6 26.0 23.9 23.9
Total liabilities          
At book value 1,161.3 1,272.7 1,324.4 1,479.4 1,522.7
With portfolio investment at market value 1,365.8 1,514.9 1,614.7 1,639.1 1,662.8
Net international investment position          
At book value -164.9 -84.6 -125.7 6.7 10.1
With portfolio investment at market value -114.4 37.7 -20.7 55.9 37.0