Table 1
Canada's international investment position at period end
| First quarter 2018 | Second quarter 2018 | Third quarter 2018 | Fourth quarter 2018 | First quarter 2019 | Fourth quarter 2018 to first quarter 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | billions of dollars | difference in billions of dollars | |
| Assets | 4,991.7 | 5,124.3 | 5,216.2 | 5,052.4 | 5,348.2 | 295.8 |
| Direct investment assets | 1,978.0 | 2,044.5 | 2,077.1 | 1,900.8 | 2,075.2 | 174.4 |
| Equity | 1,808.3 | 1,865.2 | 1,902.7 | 1,719.6 | 1,900.7 | 181.1 |
| Debt instruments | 169.8 | 179.3 | 174.4 | 181.1 | 174.5 | -6.7 |
| Canadian portfolio investment | 2,166.8 | 2,218.8 | 2,277.5 | 2,182.2 | 2,340.6 | 158.4 |
| Foreign debt securities | 470.5 | 492.6 | 502.2 | 544.2 | 566.1 | 21.9 |
| Foreign money market instruments | 7.9 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 9.3 | 9.5 | 0.2 |
| Foreign bonds | 462.6 | 486.0 | 494.2 | 534.8 | 556.6 | 21.8 |
| Foreign equity and investment fund shares | 1,696.2 | 1,726.2 | 1,775.4 | 1,638.1 | 1,774.5 | 136.4 |
| Official international reserves | 107.4 | 107.7 | 104.4 | 114.5 | 111.5 | -3.0 |
| Other Canadian investment | 739.5 | 753.3 | 757.2 | 854.9 | 820.9 | -34.0 |
| Loans | 283.5 | 290.7 | 288.7 | 327.2 | 323.7 | -3.6 |
| Currency and deposits | 384.0 | 390.9 | 398.3 | 454.4 | 431.2 | -23.2 |
| Trade credits and advances | 9.2 | 10.1 | 10.5 | 11.0 | 10.8 | -0.3 |
| Other accounts receivable | 62.9 | 61.6 | 59.6 | 62.2 | 55.2 | -6.9 |
| Liabilities | 4,347.3 | 4,522.3 | 4,502.3 | 4,443.0 | 4,652.0 | 209.1 |
| Direct investment liabilities | 1,393.4 | 1,476.2 | 1,451.6 | 1,326.8 | 1,463.4 | 136.6 |
| Equity | 1,157.0 | 1,236.8 | 1,214.7 | 1,087.5 | 1,221.3 | 133.9 |
| Debt instruments | 236.4 | 239.4 | 236.9 | 239.3 | 242.1 | 2.8 |
| Foreign portfolio investment | 2,167.4 | 2,242.9 | 2,231.9 | 2,193.9 | 2,316.6 | 122.7 |
| Canadian debt securities | 1,496.4 | 1,518.0 | 1,512.2 | 1,538.6 | 1,570.1 | 31.4 |
| Canadian money market instruments | 102.5 | 98.0 | 107.3 | 106.4 | 103.8 | -2.6 |
| Canadian bonds | 1,393.9 | 1,420.0 | 1,404.9 | 1,432.2 | 1,466.3 | 34.0 |
| Canadian equity and investment fund shares | 671.0 | 724.9 | 719.7 | 655.3 | 746.6 | 91.3 |
| Other foreign investment | 786.5 | 803.3 | 818.9 | 922.3 | 872.0 | -50.3 |
| Loans | 118.9 | 120.7 | 126.8 | 138.4 | 137.0 | -1.4 |
| Currency and deposits | 627.2 | 639.7 | 647.7 | 735.8 | 686.7 | -49.1 |
| Special drawing rights | 11.2 | 11.1 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 11.1 | -0.2 |
| Trade credits and advances | 11.7 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 14.1 | 13.3 | -0.8 |
| Other accounts payable | 17.5 | 19.3 | 20.8 | 22.6 | 23.9 | 1.3 |
| Net international investment position | 644.4 | 602.0 | 713.9 | 609.4 | 696.1 | 86.7 |
Source(s):
Table 36-10-0485-01.
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