Table 1
Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  February 2012 March 2012 April 2012 January to April 20111 January to April 20121
  millions of dollars
Foreign investment in Canadian securities 12,496 -2,402 10,155 30,019 16,211
Bonds (net) 13,694 -1,200 8,987 17,381 23,456
Outstanding 8,295 149 5,384 15,779 16,009
New issues 5,949 7,831 4,491 15,323 20,856
Retirements -1,105 -9,472 -1,468 -16,044 -15,709
Change in interest payable2 556 292 580 2,323 2,301
Money market paper (net) -1,643 -1,490 2,109 3,846 -5,650
Government of Canada -2,677 -3,064 63 3,841 -10,422
Other 1,034 1,574 2,046 5 4,773
Stocks (net) 445 288 -941 8,792 -1,596
Outstanding -504 628 -970 10,566 -2,946
Other transactions 949 -340 30 -1,774 1,350
Canadian investment in foreign securities 2,165 -7,709 2,684 -572 -3,762
Bonds (net) 1,899 -1,569 2,875 3,225 5,886
Money market paper (net) 36 172 388 208 953
Stocks (net) 230 -6,312 -578 -4,004 -10,601
1.
Cumulative transactions.
2.
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.