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Table 1 Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  July 2010 August 2010 September 2010 January to September 2009 January to September 2010
        Cumulative transactions
  $ millions
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 5,436 10,370 12,253 82,787 87,211
Bonds (net) 5,199 10,801 8,811 55,020 76,159
Outstanding 4,627 5,190 6,822 23,036 58,320
New issues 2,782 5,808 9,405 64,765 48,922
Retirements -2,893 -1,437 -7,407 -34,061 -32,786
Change in interest payable1 684 1,241 -9 1,280 1,702
Money market paper (net) 966 -705 158 3,619 777
Government of Canada 1,575 404 923 5,728 4,324
Other -609 -1,110 -765 -2,109 -3,547
Stocks (net) -728 274 3,284 24,149 10,275
Outstanding -609 1,098 -284 13,823 5,753
Other transactions -119 -823 3,569 10,325 4,522
Canadian investment in foreign securities 2,971 -3,404 -4,563 -10,011 -11,439
Bonds (net) 2,961 116 -1,025 8,652 7,049
Money market paper (net) -519 -1,013 -809 -1,497 -2,792
Stocks (net) 529 -2,507 -2,730 -17,166 -15,696
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.