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Table 1 Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  November 2009 December 2009 January 2010 2008 2009
        Cumulative transactions
  $ millions
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 10,551 11,114 11,832 29,057 109,787
Bonds (net) 12,876 9,352 10,020 15,179 82,877
Outstanding 2,277 7,890 6,543 20,082 37,773
New issues 12,461 6,235 4,533 49,495 87,312
Retirements -1,769 -3,436 -1,893 -54,580 -42,743
Change in interest payable1 -93 -1,337 836 182 534
Money market paper (net) -1,902 519 2,461 11,132 665
Government of Canada -2,383 -1,032 2,865 8,254 420
Other 481 1,550 -404 2,877 244
Stocks (net) -423 1,244 -649 2,746 26,246
Outstanding -771 -636 -1,077 -2,385 13,411
Other transactions 348 1,880 429 5,131 12,835
Canadian investment in foreign securities -2,029 -663 5,830 13,652 -8,667
Bonds (net) -1,098 -337 5,555 16,354 9,030
Money market paper (net) -1,514 801 -373 5,212 -1,847
Stocks (net) 583 -1,127 647 -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.