Table 1
Canada's international transactions in securities

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Canada's international transactions in securities
  March 2012 April 2012 May 2012 January to May 20111 January to May 20121
  millions of dollars
Foreign investment in Canadian securities -2,401 10,155 26,109 45,656 42,321
Bonds (net) -1,199 8,987 16,668 28,767 40,126
Outstanding 149 5,384 11,661 24,225 27,670
New issues 7,831 4,491 9,388 22,073 30,243
Retirements -9,472 -1,468 -4,467 -20,048 -20,176
Change in interest payable2 293 580 86 2,517 2,388
Money market paper (net) -1,490 2,109 7,345 7,146 1,695
Government of Canada -3,064 63 4,896 6,441 -5,526
Other 1,574 2,046 2,449 704 7,222
Stocks (net) 288 -941 2,096 9,744 500
Outstanding 628 -970 1,448 11,503 -1,498
Other transactions -340 30 648 -1,759 1,998
Canadian investment in foreign securities -7,709 2,689 -1,317 -4,275 -5,075
Bonds (net) -1,569 2,879 -442 5,615 5,448
Money market paper (net) 172 388 844 336 1,797
Stocks (net) -6,312 -578 -1,719 -10,226 -12,320
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.