Symbols

The following standard symbols are used in Statistics Canada publications:

Throughout this report:

• totals may not add due to rounding;
• a minus sign indicates the purchase of securities from non-residents, that is an outflow of capital from Canada;
• Other EU Countries include: Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, from January 1995, Austria, Finland and Sweden; from May 2004, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Poland, the Slovak Republic and Slovenia.
• Other OECD Countries include: Australia, Iceland, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, Turkey; from July 1994, Mexico; from December 1995 up to April 2004, the Czech Republic; from May 1996 up to April 2004, Hungary; from November 1996 up to April 2004, Poland; from December 1996, Republic of Korea; from January 2001 up to April 2004, the Slovak Republic; up to December 1994, Austria, Finland and Sweden.

Acknowledgements

This publication was prepared by John Côté, David Filiplic, Barry Mersereau, Carole Parent, Robert Théberge, Arthur Berger and Art Ridgeway.

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February 2006

Catalogue no. 67-002-X, Vol. 71, No. 12

ISSN 1488-4860

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