Table 1
Canada's international investment position at period end
| Third quarter 2014 | Fourth quarter 2014 | First quarter 2015 | Second quarter 2015 | Third quarter 2015 | Second quarter to third quarter 2015 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | difference in billions of dollars | |
| Assets | 3,183.0 | 3,385.6 | 3,729.0 | 3,728.1 | 3,740.3 | 12.2 |
| Direct investment assets | 1,301.9 | 1,363.8 | 1,494.5 | 1,500.9 | 1,474.9 | -26.0 |
| Equity | 1,198.1 | 1,256.8 | 1,381.8 | 1,382.0 | 1,335.7 | -46.3 |
| Debt instruments | 103.7 | 107.0 | 112.8 | 118.9 | 139.2 | 20.3 |
| Canadian portfolio investment | 1,285.6 | 1,375.6 | 1,520.4 | 1,524.9 | 1,522.7 | -2.1 |
| Foreign debt securities | 267.1 | 283.0 | 313.8 | 317.0 | 339.3 | 22.3 |
| Foreign money market instruments | 4.4 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 | -1.3 |
| Foreign bonds | 262.7 | 277.7 | 308.0 | 310.8 | 334.3 | 23.6 |
| Foreign equity and investment fund shares | 1,018.5 | 1,092.6 | 1,206.7 | 1,207.8 | 1,183.4 | -24.4 |
| Official international reserves | 82.5 | 86.7 | 98.4 | 95.4 | 104.7 | 9.3 |
| Other Canadian investment | 513.0 | 559.6 | 615.6 | 606.9 | 638.0 | 31.1 |
| Loans | 166.5 | 186.5 | 214.3 | 209.8 | 229.1 | 19.3 |
| Currency and deposits | 276.4 | 303.1 | 328.6 | 324.0 | 334.4 | 10.3 |
| Trade credits and advances | 5.6 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | -0.2 |
| Other accounts receivable | 64.5 | 64.8 | 67.4 | 67.7 | 69.3 | 1.6 |
| Liabilities | 3,211.4 | 3,280.6 | 3,520.3 | 3,501.2 | 3,452.4 | -48.8 |
| Direct investment liabilities | 1,181.6 | 1,171.3 | 1,200.6 | 1,194.0 | 1,129.1 | -65.0 |
| Equity | 991.6 | 980.9 | 1,004.3 | 996.8 | 926.2 | -70.6 |
| Debt instruments | 190.0 | 190.3 | 196.3 | 197.3 | 202.9 | 5.6 |
| Foreign portfolio investment | 1,542.5 | 1,550.0 | 1,669.9 | 1,659.5 | 1,637.1 | -22.4 |
| Canadian debt securities | 1,002.9 | 1,025.7 | 1,126.7 | 1,123.9 | 1,156.8 | 32.9 |
| Canadian money market instruments | 80.9 | 80.5 | 70.8 | 90.1 | 89.2 | -0.9 |
| Canadian bonds | 922.0 | 945.2 | 1,055.9 | 1,033.8 | 1,067.6 | 33.8 |
| Canadian equity and investment fund shares | 539.7 | 524.3 | 543.2 | 535.6 | 480.3 | -55.3 |
| Other foreign investment | 487.2 | 559.3 | 649.8 | 647.6 | 686.2 | 38.6 |
| Loans | 81.6 | 87.6 | 91.9 | 97.9 | 102.1 | 4.2 |
| Currency and deposits | 375.3 | 440.7 | 526.2 | 518.1 | 551.9 | 33.8 |
| Special drawing rights | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 0.7 |
| Trade credits and advances | 7.6 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.4 | 8.4 | -0.0 |
| Other accounts payable | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 0.0 |
| Net international investment position | -28.3 | 105.0 | 208.7 | 226.9 | 287.9 | 61.0 |
Source(s):
CANSIM table 376-0142.
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