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Table 1 Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  October 2009 November 2009 December 2009 2008 2009
        Cumulative transactions
  $ millions
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 5,876 10,580 11,231 29,057 109,367
Bonds (net) 6,169 12,905 9,468 15,179 82,500
Outstanding 4,569 2,277 7,890 20,082 37,773
New issues 4,369 12,488 6,262 49,495 87,655
Retirements -3,458 -1,762 -3,429 -54,580 -43,476
Change in interest payable1 689 -99 -1,255 182 548
Money market paper (net) -1,570 -1,902 519 11,132 665
Government of Canada -1,893 -2,383 -1,032 8,254 420
Other 323 481 1,550 2,877 244
Stocks (net) 1,277 -423 1,244 2,746 26,202
Outstanding 994 -771 -636 -2,385 13,411
Other transactions 282 348 1,880 5,131 12,791
Canadian investment in foreign securities 4,035 -2,029 -663 13,652 -8,667
Bonds (net) 1,813 -1,098 -337 16,354 9,030
Money market paper (net) 363 -1,514 801 5,212 -1,847
Stocks (net) 1,859 583 -1,126 -7,914 -15,850
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.