Table 1
Canada's international investment position at period end
| Third quarter 2016 | Fourth quarter 2016 | First quarter 2017 | Second quarter 2017 | Third quarter 2017 | Second quarter to third quarter 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | difference in billions of dollars | |
| Assets | 4,090.2 | 4,308.2 | 4,454.4 | 4,478.2 | 4,458.6 | -19.6 |
| Direct investment assets | 1,596.0 | 1,731.5 | 1,800.8 | 1,807.4 | 1,824.2 | 16.8 |
| Equity | 1,463.2 | 1,596.7 | 1,666.3 | 1,675.6 | 1,694.7 | 19.1 |
| Debt instruments | 132.8 | 134.8 | 134.5 | 131.8 | 129.5 | -2.3 |
| Canadian portfolio investment | 1,680.9 | 1,741.4 | 1,839.0 | 1,865.1 | 1,868.1 | 3.0 |
| Foreign debt securities | 395.0 | 383.1 | 386.0 | 385.0 | 380.4 | -4.6 |
| Foreign money market instruments | 4.2 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 0.6 |
| Foreign bonds | 390.8 | 380.0 | 380.6 | 379.0 | 373.9 | -5.1 |
| Foreign equity and investment fund shares | 1,285.9 | 1,358.3 | 1,453.0 | 1,480.1 | 1,487.7 | 7.5 |
| Official international reserves | 110.4 | 111.1 | 109.8 | 109.8 | 105.7 | -4.2 |
| Other Canadian investment | 702.9 | 724.2 | 704.8 | 695.8 | 660.6 | -35.2 |
| Loans | 249.9 | 246.3 | 258.9 | 246.6 | 237.9 | -8.7 |
| Currency and deposits | 378.3 | 399.6 | 370.3 | 374.9 | 346.9 | -28.0 |
| Trade credits and advances | 6.9 | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
| Other accounts receivable | 67.8 | 69.6 | 67.6 | 65.9 | 67.1 | 1.2 |
| Liabilities | 3,991.2 | 4,099.3 | 4,163.3 | 4,152.1 | 4,160.4 | 8.3 |
| Direct investment liabilities | 1,321.7 | 1,358.6 | 1,362.1 | 1,335.9 | 1,371.0 | 35.1 |
| Equity | 1,114.4 | 1,155.4 | 1,158.4 | 1,140.2 | 1,175.6 | 35.5 |
| Debt instruments | 207.3 | 203.2 | 203.7 | 195.8 | 195.4 | -0.4 |
| Foreign portfolio investment | 1,916.7 | 1,946.2 | 2,009.9 | 2,034.1 | 2,058.2 | 24.1 |
| Canadian debt securities | 1,363.3 | 1,361.8 | 1,373.1 | 1,402.2 | 1,404.2 | 1.9 |
| Canadian money market instruments | 90.7 | 96.8 | 93.4 | 92.8 | 84.9 | -7.9 |
| Canadian bonds | 1,272.6 | 1,265.1 | 1,279.7 | 1,309.4 | 1,319.2 | 9.8 |
| Canadian equity and investment fund shares | 553.4 | 584.3 | 636.8 | 631.8 | 654.0 | 22.2 |
| Other foreign investment | 752.9 | 794.6 | 791.3 | 782.1 | 731.2 | -50.9 |
| Loans | 100.0 | 110.9 | 111.0 | 111.8 | 105.5 | -6.3 |
| Currency and deposits | 615.2 | 645.7 | 642.0 | 631.7 | 587.5 | -44.2 |
| Special drawing rights | 11.0 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | -0.2 |
| Trade credits and advances | 11.9 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.1 | -0.5 |
| Other accounts payable | 15.0 | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 0.4 |
| Net international investment position | 98.9 | 208.8 | 291.1 | 326.1 | 298.3 | -27.9 |
Source(s):
CANSIM table 376-0142.
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