Foreign investors increased their exposure to Canadian securities by $29.3 billion in September, the largest investment since April. Meanwhile, Canadian acquisitions of foreign securities slowed to $4.1 billion, down from a $12.3 billion investment in August.
As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net inflow of funds of $25.2 billion in the Canadian economy in September, for a total inflow of $30.6 billion in the third quarter.
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