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Table 1
Canada's international investment position at period-end

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  Fourth quarter 2005 Fourth quarter 2006 Fourth quarter 2007 First quarter 2008 Second quarter 2008 Third quarter 2008
  $ billions
Assets            
Canadian direct investment abroad 455.2 530.0 514.5 558.2 563.1 593.7
Portfolio investment abroad            
Foreign bonds 82.4 124.4 136.7 144.5 142.3 139.4
Foreign bonds at market value 88.9 134.0 154.5 169.4 164.5 166.6
Foreign stocks 197.2 227.9 210.1 227.4 226.9 229.0
Foreign stocks at market value 445.7 583.6 557.0 525.6 508.7 457.0
Foreign money market 13.1 20.0 7.5 7.6 7.1 6.6
Foreign money market at market value 13.1 20.1 7.5 7.7 7.1 6.6
Other investments            
Loans 46.1 72.4 76.1 85.5 87.0 82.2
Deposits 120.8 131.4 156.9 176.8 183.7 200.7
Official International Reserves 38.0 41.0 40.6 43.6 45.0 45.5
Official international reserves at market value 38.4 40.9 40.7 44.2 44.7 45.7
Other assets 47.0 45.0 42.0 46.3 46.8 46.2
Total assets            
At book value 999.8 1,191.9 1,184.4 1,289.8 1,301.9 1,343.3
With portfolio investment at market value 1,255.2 1,557.3 1,549.2 1,613.5 1,605.7 1,598.7
Liabilities            
Foreign direct Investment In Canada 395.2 437.8 500.9 511.6 516.7 525.7
Portfolio investment            
Canadian bonds 384.2 408.1 382.1 404.9 422.1 423.4
Canadian bonds at market value 410.9 432.3 397.4 428.1 433.4 434.4
Canadian stocks 93.5 97.0 82.7 84.0 86.1 83.6
Canadian stocks at market value 273.3 345.0 327.8 320.1 352.5 284.0
Canadian money market 20.8 24.5 22.0 18.8 21.4 23.6
Canadian money market at market value 20.9 24.7 22.2 18.9 21.5 23.7
Other investment            
Loans 42.7 52.6 53.0 55.5 49.4 51.8
Deposits 201.0 226.8 243.5 269.2 251.8 267.5
Other liabilities 21.8 22.5 25.3 25.8 26.0 25.9
Total liabilities            
At book value 1,159.2 1,269.2 1,309.4 1,369.8 1,373.5 1,401.7
With portfolio investment at market value 1,365.9 1,541.6 1,570.1 1,629.2 1,651.3 1,613.2
Net international investment position            
At book value -159.5 -77.3 -125.0 -80.0 -71.6 -58.4
With portfolio investment at market value -110.7 15.6 -20.8 -15.7 -45.7 -14.5