Foreign investors acquired $25.9 billion of Canadian securities in August, led by purchases of debt instruments. Meanwhile, Canadian investors added $19.5 billion of foreign securities to their portfolio, led by investment in shares.
As a result, international transactions in securities generated a net inflow of funds of $6.4 billion in the Canadian economy in August, following a net inflow of $9.3 billion in July.
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