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Table 1 Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  June 2009 July 2009 August 2009 January to August 2008 January to August 2009
        Cumulative transactions
  $ millions
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 10,568 370 5,082 32,352 67,389
Bonds (net) 5,524 3,569 4,510 30,649 50,192
Outstanding 3,602 4,471 3,430 22,162 21,121
New issues 9,336 2,534 1,845 37,505 52,539
Retirements -5,727 -3,830 -1,737 -30,265 -24,856
Change in interest payable1 -1,686 395 972 1,247 1,388
Money market paper (net) 2,716 -3,834 -1,118 201 5,722
Government of Canada 2,667 -3,853 -1,201 1,068 7,894
Other 49 19 84 -867 -2,172
Stocks (net) 2,328 634 1,689 1,502 11,475
Outstanding 1,570 612 1,613 -2,267 9,711
Other transactions 758 22 76 3,769 1,764
Canadian investment in foreign securities -1,250 590 112 -8,061 -14,677
Bonds (net) 1,892 689 2,708 1,887 4,516
Stocks (net) -3,803 -824 -2,707 -11,785 -18,217
Money market paper (net) 660 725 111 1,837 -977
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.