Table 1
Canada's international transactions in securities
| March 2014 | April 2014 | May 2014 | January to May 20131 | January to May 20141 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Foreign investment in Canadian securities | -1,408 | 10,203 | 21,427 | 31,243 | 37,443 |
| Debt securities | -4,291 | 6,563 | 18,799 | 37,624 | 23,706 |
| Money market instruments | -6,059 | 4,102 | 2,880 | 2,487 | 1,830 |
| Governments | -4,480 | 2,843 | -1,045 | -2,238 | -5,313 |
| Federal government | -3,436 | 424 | -614 | -6,465 | -5,405 |
| Other governments | -1,044 | 2,419 | -430 | 4,227 | 91 |
| Corporations | -1,580 | 1,259 | 3,925 | 4,726 | 7,144 |
| Government business enterprises | 826 | 969 | 933 | 2,395 | 3,686 |
| Private corporations | -2,405 | 290 | 2,991 | 2,331 | 3,457 |
| Bonds | 1,768 | 2,461 | 15,919 | 35,136 | 21,876 |
| Governments | -1,597 | -3,347 | 13,278 | 8,668 | 6,275 |
| Federal government | -1,444 | -3,869 | 6,888 | 6,058 | -1,961 |
| Other governments | -153 | 522 | 6,390 | 2,610 | 8,236 |
| Corporations | 3,365 | 5,808 | 2,641 | 26,468 | 15,601 |
| Government business enterprises | -1,800 | 471 | 3,477 | 8,304 | 8,401 |
| Private corporations | 5,165 | 5,336 | -836 | 18,164 | 7,200 |
| Equity and investment fund shares | 2,884 | 3,640 | 2,628 | -6,380 | 13,737 |
| Canadian investment in foreign securities | 8,099 | 2,272 | 2,026 | 6,808 | 20,842 |
| Debt securities | 1,453 | -1,031 | -1,314 | 5,902 | 3,488 |
| Money market instruments | -343 | 744 | 101 | 1,035 | 698 |
| Bonds | 1,797 | -1,775 | -1,415 | 4,867 | 2,790 |
| Equity and investment fund shares | 6,646 | 3,303 | 3,340 | 906 | 17,354 |
Note(s):
In this table, a positive value denotes an increase in investment and a negative value denotes a decrease in investment. Transactions are recorded on a net basis. Figures may not add up to totals as a result of rounding.
Table note 1
Cumulative transactions.
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