Table 1
Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  June 2012 July 2012 August 2012 January to August 2011¹ January to August 2012¹
  millions of dollars
Foreign investment in Canadian securities -7,756 6,673 6,897 62,812 48,124
Debt securities -6,846 1,988 7,492 47,449 44,445
Money market instruments 783 -4,116 2,769 14,970 1,130
All governments 2,273 -4,314 1,847 13,956 -2,169
Federal government 2,191 -2,858 681 14,232 -5,512
Corporations2 -1,490 198 922 1,014 3,300
Bonds -7,630 6,104 4,723 32,479 43,315
All governments -1,371 4,880 -487 11,300 28,136
Federal government -4,077 4,226 -675 4,940 19,538
Corporations2 -6,258 1,224 5,210 21,179 15,179
Equity and investment fund shares -910 4,686 -595 15,363 3,678
Canadian investment in foreign securities 4,123 4,559 -1,685 9,641 12,136
Debt securities 4,159 2,276 -1,141 -11,709 -1,951
Money market instruments 26 1,247 20 -677 -504
Bonds 4,133 1,029 -1,161 -11,032 -1,448
Equity and investment fund shares -36 2,283 -544 21,350 14,087
1.
Cumulative transactions.
2.
Includes securities issued by government business enterprises and private corporations.
Note(s): 
In this table, a plus sign denotes an increase in investment and a minus sign denotes a decrease in investment. Transactions are recorded on a net basis.