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Monday, October 17, 2011

Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time

Canada's international transactions in securities, August 2011

Foreign investment in Canadian securities slowed to $7.9 billion in August, with most of the investment in the Canadian bond market. Canadians added a further $2.0 billion of foreign securities to their holdings, again this month led by acquisitions of US corporate shares.

New motor vehicle sales, August 2011

The number of new motor vehicles sold in August slipped 0.4% to 131,840 units. This second monthly decline followed a three-year sales peak in June. Lower sales of trucks and overseas-built passenger cars accounted for the decrease.

Monthly Survey of Large Retailers, August 2011 

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