Table 1
Canada's international transactions in securities
| February 2013 | March 2013 | April 2013 | January to April 2012¹ | January to April 2013¹ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Foreign investment in Canadian securities | -6,334 | 956 | 14,906 | 16,141 | 23,872 |
| Debt securities | 5,281 | 1,787 | 12,757 | 17,738 | 31,537 |
| Money market instruments | -2,762 | -3,372 | 4,988 | -5,650 | -1,390 |
| Governments | -1,403 | -2,692 | 3,365 | -7,852 | -4,212 |
| Federal government | -1,314 | -1,182 | 169 | -10,422 | -6,987 |
| Other governments | -89 | -1,510 | 3,195 | 2,571 | 2,774 |
| Corporations | -1,359 | -681 | 1,623 | 2,202 | 2,822 |
| Government business enterprises | -308 | 894 | 391 | 1,118 | 1,173 |
| Private corporations | -1,051 | -1,575 | 1,233 | 1,084 | 1,649 |
| Bonds | 8,042 | 5,160 | 7,769 | 23,388 | 32,927 |
| Governments | 4,477 | 4,264 | 1,268 | 13,314 | 12,187 |
| Federal government | 2,882 | 3,071 | 1,528 | 10,769 | 7,848 |
| Other governments | 1,595 | 1,194 | -260 | 2,545 | 4,339 |
| Corporations | 3,565 | 895 | 6,501 | 10,073 | 20,739 |
| Government business enterprises | 2,852 | 1,922 | -479 | 5,106 | 6,842 |
| Private corporations | 713 | -1,027 | 6,980 | 4,967 | 13,897 |
| Equity and investment fund shares | -11,614 | -831 | 2,150 | -1,597 | -7,664 |
| Canadian investment in foreign securities | 4,338 | 3,814 | 2,808 | 3,792 | 9,802 |
| Debt securities | 4,048 | 1,830 | 3,470 | -6,843 | 6,003 |
| Money market instruments | 238 | -94 | 723 | -953 | 873 |
| Bonds | 3,810 | 1,924 | 2,747 | -5,890 | 5,131 |
| Equity and investment fund shares | 290 | 1,984 | -662 | 10,635 | 3,798 |
Cumulative transactions.
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.
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