Canadian investors increased their exposure to foreign securities by $12.3 billion in August, mainly in US shares. Meanwhile, foreign investors acquired $10.0 billion of Canadian securities.
As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net outflow of funds of $2.4 billion from the Canadian economy in August, following a net inflow of funds of $6.4 billion in July.
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