Table 1 
Canada's international investment position at period end 

Canada's international investment position at period end
  Fourth quarter 2022 First quarter 2023 Second quarter 2023 Third quarter 2023 Fourth quarter 2023 Third quarter to fourth quarter 2023
  billions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollars difference in billions of dollars
Assets 7,909.8 8,167.6 8,372.7 8,424.5 9,037.6 613.1
Direct investment assets 3,435.7 3,713.2 3,764.9 3,789.0 3,948.0 158.9
Equity 3,015.6 3,318.6 3,378.7 3,394.1 3,554.6 160.5
Debt instruments 420.1 394.5 386.2 394.9 393.3 -1.6
Canadian portfolio investment 2,905.9 2,929.9 3,045.1 3,021.7 3,407.6 386.0
Foreign debt securities 785.4 795.1 801.6 802.4 849.0 46.6
Foreign money market instruments 11.9 12.6 12.5 14.4 14.2 -0.2
Foreign bonds 773.5 782.4 789.1 788.0 834.8 46.8
Foreign equity and investment fund shares 2,120.5 2,134.8 2,243.6 2,219.3 2,558.7 339.4
Official international reserves 145.3 148.8 151.3 152.0 156.4 4.4
Other Canadian investment 1,422.9 1,375.8 1,411.4 1,461.8 1,525.5 63.8
Loans 515.1 488.4 504.3 515.2 536.2 21.0
Currency and deposits 659.2 674.2 677.3 700.9 749.0 48.2
Trade credits and advances 11.2 12.5 15.3 14.5 14.1 -0.4
Other accounts receivable 237.4 200.7 214.5 231.2 226.2 -5.0
Financial derivatives 178.0 140.2 152.5 170.1 163.3 -6.8
Liabilities 6,816.8 6,911.0 7,004.1 7,035.5 7,360.3 324.9
Direct investment liabilities 2,358.6 2,450.6 2,490.2 2,456.1 2,514.6 58.5
Equity 1,883.0 1,989.3 2,040.1 2,001.2 2,062.9 61.6
Debt instruments 475.6 461.4 450.0 454.9 451.8 -3.1
Foreign portfolio investment 2,830.4 2,880.4 2,868.4 2,817.3 2,946.2 128.9
Canadian debt securities 1,876.2 1,909.7 1,922.9 1,902.0 1,976.9 74.9
Canadian money market instruments 174.1 157.7 170.8 174.5 176.0 1.5
Canadian bonds 1,702.1 1,752.1 1,752.1 1,727.4 1,800.9 73.4
Canadian equity and investment fund shares 954.2 970.7 945.5 915.3 969.3 54.0
Other foreign investment 1,627.7 1,579.9 1,645.6 1,762.1 1,899.6 137.4
Loans 428.2 380.6 414.9 459.9 495.0 35.1
Currency and deposits 923.5 960.1 980.2 1,029.8 1,135.9 106.1
Special drawing rights 30.0 30.1 29.2 29.4 29.5 0.0
Trade credits and advances 13.4 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.1 -0.1
Other accounts payable 232.6 196.1 208.2 229.8 226.2 -3.7
Financial derivatives 184.3 147.8 160.0 181.6 177.9 -3.7
Net international investment position 1,093.0 1,256.6 1,368.6 1,389.0 1,677.3 288.2
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