Table 1 
Canada's international investment position at period end 

Canada's international investment position at period end
   Fourth quarter 2023  First quarter 2024 Second quarter 2024  Third quarter 2024  Fourth quarter 2024  Third quarter to fourth quarter 2024
  billions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollarsbillions of dollars difference in billions of dollars
Assets 8,858.7 9,176.4 9,431.3 9,842.3 10,385.7 543.3
Direct investment assets 3,808.7 3,985.1 4,050.1 4,207.2 4,357.5 150.4
Equity 3,371.3 3,549.2 3,604.8 3,761.9 3,896.1 134.2
Debt instruments 437.4 435.8 445.3 445.3 461.4 16.1
Canadian portfolio investment 3,374.1 3,630.7 3,747.8 3,963.4 4,173.5 210.1
Foreign debt securities 852.9 906.0 940.2 988.1 1,033.9 45.8
Foreign money market instruments 15.4 15.5 17.5 10.5 14.6 4.1
Foreign bonds 837.5 890.5 922.8 977.6 1,019.3 41.7
Foreign equity and investment fund shares 2,521.2 2,724.7 2,807.5 2,975.3 3,139.6 164.3
Official international reserves 156.4 159.8 168.2 172.9 175.0 2.1
Other Canadian investment 1,519.4 1,400.8 1,465.3 1,498.9 1,679.7 180.8
Loans 533.3 513.7 537.6 529.8 567.8 37.9
Currency and deposits 746.8 680.3 733.3 769.2 866.7 97.5
Trade credits and advances 12.0 10.9 10.5 10.0 10.6 0.6
Other accounts receivable 227.3 195.9 183.9 189.8 234.6 44.8
Financial derivatives 163.3 134.9 120.7 130.1 171.7 41.5
Liabilities 7,434.9 7,518.4 7,638.7 8,014.3 8,391.1 376.8
Direct investment liabilities 2,651.4 2,698.6 2,721.8 2,909.1 2,957.7 48.6
Equity 2,193.5 2,245.6 2,256.5 2,438.1 2,474.6 36.5
Debt instruments 457.9 453.0 465.3 471.0 483.1 12.2
Foreign portfolio investment 2,963.0 3,082.9 3,167.4 3,354.0 3,473.1 119.1
Canadian debt securities 1,991.2 2,044.4 2,133.7 2,232.1 2,321.2 89.2
Canadian money market instruments 175.9 149.8 163.3 161.4 192.4 31.0
Canadian bonds 1,815.4 1,894.6 1,970.4 2,070.7 2,128.8 58.1
Canadian equity and investment fund shares 971.8 1,038.4 1,033.8 1,121.9 1,151.9 29.9
Other foreign investment 1,820.5 1,736.9 1,749.5 1,751.3 1,960.3 209.0
Loans 513.2 501.7 477.3 439.5 501.1 61.6
Currency and deposits 1,038.2 988.6 1,030.2 1,052.6 1,156.3 103.8
Special drawing rights 29.5 29.7 29.8 30.3 31.0 0.8
Trade credits and advances 13.5 13.5 13.7 13.3 14.0 0.7
Other accounts payable 226.2 203.4 198.4 215.7 257.8 42.1
Financial derivatives 177.9 155.2 150.2 167.4 209.6 42.1
Net international investment position 1,423.8 1,658.0 1,792.6 1,828.0 1,994.6 166.6
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