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Table 1 Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  May 2009 June 2009 July 2009 January to July 2008 January to July 2009
        Cumulative transactions
  $ millions
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 18,778 10,511 351 33,037 62,233
Bonds (net) 19,388 5,524 3,573 26,803 45,686
Outstanding 6,509 3,602 4,471 22,156 17,691
New issues 14,656 9,336 2,534 33,849 50,694
Retirements -2,065 -5,727 -3,830 -29,460 -23,119
Change in interest payable1 288 -1,687 398 259 420
Money market paper (net) -1,607 2,659 -3,834 79 6,783
Government of Canada -187 2,667 -3,853 719 9,095
Other -1,420 -7 19 -640 -2,312
Stocks (net) 997 2,328 612 6,154 9,764
Outstanding 968 1,570 612 2,441 8,098
Other transactions 29 758 0 3,714 1,666
Canadian investment in foreign securities 774 -1,250 526 -7,844 -14,854
Bonds (net) 721 1,892 625 1,807 1,744
Stocks (net) 1,018 -3,803 -824 -10,197 -15,510
Money market paper (net) -965 660 725 546 -1,088
Interest accrued less interest paid.
Note(s):
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.