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Table 1 Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  June 2010 July 2010 August 2010 January to August 2009 January to August 2010
        Cumulative transactions
  $ millions
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 5,402 5,508 11,090 68,944 75,749
Bonds (net) 6,970 5,198 10,801 51,913 67,346
Outstanding 6,568 4,626 5,190 21,713 51,498
New issues 8,735 2,782 5,808 53,228 39,517
Retirements -6,044 -2,893 -1,437 -24,458 -25,379
Change in interest payable1 -2,290 683 1,240 1,430 1,710
Money market paper (net) -1,616 966 -705 5,722 619
Government of Canada -2,196 1,575 404 7,894 3,401
Other 580 -609 -1,110 -2,172 -2,782
Stocks (net) 48 -655 995 11,309 7,784
Outstanding 56 -536 1,178 9,606 6,191
Other transactions -7 -119 -183 1,703 1,593
Canadian investment in foreign securities -4,008 2,987 -3,384 -14,739 -6,817
Bonds (net) -2,596 2,960 109 4,559 8,080
Money market paper (net) 650 -519 -1,013 -977 -1,984
Stocks (net) -2,061 546 -2,480 -18,321 -12,914
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.