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Table 1 Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  August 2009 September 2009 October 2009 January to October 2008 January to October 2009
        Cumulative transactions
  $ millions
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 5,005 13,272 5,814 34,970 86,406
Bonds (net) 4,506 2,579 6,034 28,336 59,226
Outstanding 3,430 1,174 4,421 23,020 26,717
New issues 1,845 11,564 4,369 44,169 68,905
Retirements -1,737 -9,971 -3,449 -40,396 -38,277
Change in interest payable1 967 -187 693 1,543 1,881
Money market paper (net) -1,118 -2,103 -1,571 1,748 2,047
Government of Canada -1,201 -2,166 -1,893 1,313 3,835
Other 84 62 322 435 -1,788
Stocks (net) 1,617 12,796 1,352 4,887 25,133
Outstanding 1,541 4,217 1,069 -7 14,854
Other transactions 76 8,579 282 4,894 10,279
Canadian investment in foreign securities 131 4,720 4,196 4,856 -5,796
Bonds (net) 2,709 4,084 1,910 10,927 10,567
Money market paper (net) 111 -520 363 1,584 -1,134
Stocks (net) -2,689 1,156 1,923 -7,656 -15,229
Interest accrued less interest paid.
Note(s):
A minus sign indicates an outflow of money from Canada, that is, a withdrawal of foreign investment from Canada or an increase in Canadian investment abroad.