Table 2
Quarterly change in Canada's international investment position
| Position at beginning of period – Fourth quarter 2017 | Financial account transactions – Fourth quarter 2017 | All other changes to the position – Fourth quarter 2017 | Position at end of period – Fourth quarter 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | |
| Assets | 4,466.0 | 106.4 | 188.2 | 4,760.7 |
| Direct investment assets | 1,820.5 | 19.4 | 83.6 | 1,923.5 |
| Equity | 1,691.7 | 18.3 | 82.8 | 1,792.8 |
| Debt instruments | 128.8 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 130.7 |
| Canadian portfolio investment | 1,867.4 | 33.7 | 106.8 | 2,007.9 |
| Foreign debt securities | 380.4 | 4.0 | -0.3 | 384.1 |
| Foreign equity and investment fund shares | 1,487.0 | 29.6 | 107.1 | 1,623.8 |
| Official international reserves | 105.7 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 110.1 |
| Other Canadian investment | 672.4 | 50.7 | -4.0 | 719.2 |
| Liabilities | 4,180.7 | 116.1 | 63.2 | 4,360.0 |
| Direct investment liabilities | 1,374.1 | 8.3 | 34.2 | 1,416.5 |
| Equity | 1,174.4 | 8.4 | 34.0 | 1,216.7 |
| Debt instruments | 199.7 | -0.0 | 0.2 | 199.9 |
| Foreign portfolio investment | 2,064.7 | 37.9 | 38.1 | 2,140.8 |
| Canadian debt securities | 1,404.0 | 35.0 | 15.1 | 1,454.2 |
| Canadian equity and investment fund shares | 660.7 | 2.9 | 23.0 | 686.6 |
| Other foreign investment | 741.9 | 69.9 | -9.1 | 802.6 |
| Net international investment position | 285.3 | -9.7 | 125.0 | 400.7 |
Note(s):
Other changes to the position include the revaluation of assets and liabilities caused by fluctuations in prices and exchange rates, as well as volume changes (write-offs, reclassifications or residency changes). They also include other changes to the position resulting from discrepancies between flow and stock data sources, as well as the integration of new survey results.
Source(s):
CANSIM table 376-0149.
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