Table 1
Canada's international investment position at period end
| Second quarter 2016 | Third quarter 2016 | Fourth quarter 2016 | First quarter 2017 | Second quarter 2017 | First quarter to second quarter 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | difference in billions of dollars | |
| Assets | 3,906.3 | 4,099.5 | 4,297.1 | 4,440.3 | 4,456.5 | 16.2 |
| Direct investment assets | 1,512.0 | 1,597.1 | 1,714.3 | 1,783.1 | 1,788.0 | 5.0 |
| Equity | 1,370.8 | 1,453.3 | 1,568.5 | 1,637.8 | 1,645.1 | 7.3 |
| Debt instruments | 141.3 | 143.8 | 145.8 | 145.2 | 142.9 | -2.3 |
| Canadian portfolio investment | 1,586.0 | 1,680.9 | 1,741.4 | 1,839.0 | 1,866.1 | 27.1 |
| Foreign debt securities | 383.4 | 395.0 | 383.1 | 386.1 | 386.2 | 0.1 |
| Foreign money market instruments | 3.4 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 0.5 |
| Foreign bonds | 380.0 | 390.8 | 380.0 | 380.6 | 380.2 | -0.5 |
| Foreign equity and investment fund shares | 1,202.6 | 1,285.9 | 1,358.3 | 1,452.9 | 1,479.9 | 27.0 |
| Official international reserves | 107.9 | 110.4 | 111.1 | 109.8 | 109.8 | 0.0 |
| Other Canadian investment | 700.4 | 711.1 | 730.3 | 708.4 | 692.5 | -15.9 |
| Loans | 251.2 | 250.9 | 247.4 | 260.7 | 248.1 | -12.6 |
| Currency and deposits | 376.3 | 387.8 | 408.0 | 375.4 | 374.2 | -1.2 |
| Trade credits and advances | 5.5 | 5.4 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Other accounts receivable | 67.3 | 66.9 | 68.4 | 66.2 | 64.1 | -2.1 |
| Liabilities | 3,853.2 | 4,016.4 | 4,124.7 | 4,194.5 | 4,185.0 | -9.5 |
| Direct investment liabilities | 1,270.7 | 1,313.9 | 1,347.6 | 1,349.6 | 1,329.7 | -19.9 |
| Equity | 1,065.9 | 1,114.1 | 1,150.4 | 1,151.7 | 1,140.1 | -11.6 |
| Debt instruments | 204.9 | 199.8 | 197.1 | 197.9 | 189.6 | -8.3 |
| Foreign portfolio investment | 1,841.1 | 1,938.2 | 1,975.2 | 2,047.4 | 2,068.5 | 21.1 |
| Canadian debt securities | 1,299.2 | 1,360.6 | 1,358.6 | 1,382.3 | 1,411.5 | 29.1 |
| Canadian money market instruments | 96.9 | 90.7 | 96.8 | 93.5 | 92.8 | -0.6 |
| Canadian bonds | 1,202.3 | 1,269.9 | 1,261.8 | 1,288.8 | 1,318.6 | 29.8 |
| Canadian equity and investment fund shares | 542.0 | 577.6 | 616.6 | 665.1 | 657.1 | -8.0 |
| Other foreign investment | 741.4 | 764.3 | 801.9 | 797.6 | 786.9 | -10.7 |
| Loans | 106.4 | 106.4 | 113.9 | 113.2 | 112.6 | -0.6 |
| Currency and deposits | 601.3 | 624.0 | 654.5 | 650.9 | 640.5 | -10.4 |
| Special drawing rights | 10.9 | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | -0.0 |
| Trade credits and advances | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 0.3 |
| Other accounts payable | 14.0 | 14.0 | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 0.1 |
| Net international investment position | 53.1 | 83.1 | 172.4 | 245.7 | 271.5 | 25.7 |
Source(s):
CANSIM table 376-0142.
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