Table 1
Canada's international investment position at period end
| Fourth quarter 2016 | First quarter 2017 | Second quarter 2017 | Third quarter 2017 | Fourth quarter 2017 | Third quarter to fourth quarter 2017 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | difference in billions of dollars | |
| Assets | 4,308.2 | 4,457.2 | 4,479.0 | 4,466.0 | 4,760.7 | 294.7 |
| Direct investment assets | 1,731.5 | 1,802.0 | 1,807.7 | 1,820.5 | 1,923.5 | 103.0 |
| Equity | 1,596.7 | 1,668.0 | 1,676.6 | 1,691.7 | 1,792.8 | 101.1 |
| Debt instruments | 134.8 | 133.9 | 131.1 | 128.8 | 130.7 | 1.9 |
| Canadian portfolio investment | 1,741.4 | 1,839.0 | 1,865.1 | 1,867.4 | 2,007.9 | 140.5 |
| Foreign debt securities | 383.1 | 386.0 | 385.0 | 380.4 | 384.1 | 3.7 |
| Foreign money market instruments | 3.1 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 6.4 | -0.2 |
| Foreign bonds | 380.0 | 380.6 | 379.0 | 373.9 | 377.8 | 3.9 |
| Foreign equity and investment fund shares | 1,358.3 | 1,453.0 | 1,480.1 | 1,487.0 | 1,623.8 | 136.8 |
| Official international reserves | 111.1 | 109.8 | 109.8 | 105.7 | 110.1 | 4.5 |
| Other Canadian investment | 724.2 | 706.4 | 696.4 | 672.4 | 719.2 | 46.7 |
| Loans | 246.3 | 258.9 | 246.6 | 238.3 | 259.2 | 21.0 |
| Currency and deposits | 399.6 | 371.9 | 375.4 | 358.1 | 380.2 | 22.0 |
| Trade credits and advances | 8.7 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 8.9 | 8.9 | -0.0 |
| Other accounts receivable | 69.6 | 67.6 | 65.9 | 67.1 | 70.9 | 3.8 |
| Liabilities | 4,099.3 | 4,168.0 | 4,158.7 | 4,180.7 | 4,360.0 | 179.3 |
| Direct investment liabilities | 1,358.6 | 1,365.6 | 1,339.0 | 1,374.1 | 1,416.5 | 42.5 |
| Equity | 1,155.4 | 1,161.9 | 1,142.8 | 1,174.4 | 1,216.7 | 42.3 |
| Debt instruments | 203.2 | 203.8 | 196.2 | 199.7 | 199.9 | 0.2 |
| Foreign portfolio investment | 1,946.2 | 2,011.3 | 2,037.3 | 2,064.7 | 2,140.8 | 76.0 |
| Canadian debt securities | 1,361.8 | 1,373.9 | 1,401.3 | 1,404.0 | 1,454.2 | 50.2 |
| Canadian money market instruments | 96.8 | 93.4 | 92.8 | 84.9 | 79.0 | -5.9 |
| Canadian bonds | 1,265.1 | 1,280.5 | 1,308.5 | 1,319.1 | 1,375.1 | 56.1 |
| Canadian equity and investment fund shares | 584.3 | 637.4 | 636.0 | 660.7 | 686.6 | 25.9 |
| Other foreign investment | 794.6 | 791.1 | 782.4 | 741.9 | 802.6 | 60.8 |
| Loans | 110.9 | 110.8 | 112.0 | 108.0 | 113.1 | 5.1 |
| Currency and deposits | 645.7 | 642.0 | 631.7 | 595.8 | 650.9 | 55.1 |
| Special drawing rights | 10.8 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 0.1 |
| Trade credits and advances | 11.8 | 11.6 | 11.7 | 11.1 | 11.1 | 0.0 |
| Other accounts payable | 15.4 | 15.8 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 0.4 |
| Net international investment position | 208.8 | 289.1 | 320.3 | 285.3 | 400.7 | 115.4 |
Source(s):
CANSIM table 376-0142.
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