Table 2 
Quarterly change in Canada's international investment position 

Quarterly change in Canada's international investment position
Quarter-end position – Second quarter 2015Financial account transactions – Third quarter 2015Other changes in positions – Third quarter 2015Quarter-end position – Third quarter 2015
  billions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollars
Assets 3,728.1 26.7 -14.6 3,740.3
Direct investment assets 1,500.9 27.7 -53.7 1,474.9
Equity 1,382.0 11.7 -57.9 1,335.7
Debt instruments 118.9 16.0 4.3 139.2
Canadian portfolio investment 1,524.9 2.1 -4.3 1,522.7
Foreign debt securities 317.0 1.8 20.5 339.3
Foreign equity and investment fund shares 1,207.8 0.3 -24.7 1,183.4
Official international reserves 95.4 2.7 6.6 104.7
Other Canadian investment 606.9 -5.7 36.8 638.0
Liabilities 3,501.2 35.5 -84.3 3,452.4
Direct investment liabilities 1,194.0 31.4 -96.4 1,129.1
Equity 996.8 27.9 -98.5 926.2
Debt instruments 197.3 3.5 2.1 202.9
Foreign portfolio investment 1,659.5 -0.9 -21.5 1,637.1
Canadian debt securities 1,123.9 8.4 24.5 1,156.8
Canadian equity and investment fund shares 535.6 -9.2 -46.1 480.3
Other foreign investment 647.6 5.0 33.6 686.2
Net international investment position 226.9 -8.8 69.7 287.9
Source(s):
CANSIM tables 376-0104 and 376-0142.
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