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Canada Data: International Transactions in Securities>

Release for:     February 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars
Net sales to non-residents (+)/ net purchases from non-residents (-)
                                                          YTD     YTD
                                Feb-18  Jan-18  Dec-17    2018    2017
Foreign investment in Canadian securities:
Total                             3960    5632   -1555    9592   45113
Debt Securities                   1093    2778   -3955    3871   10621
Money mkt instruments             1990    6119     401    8109   -6841
All governments                   1732   -1833     858    -101   -7652
Federal govt                      1571   -1338   -1267     233   -3375
Other govt                         161    -494    2125    -333   -4277
Corporations                       258    7952    -458    8210     813
Govt business enterprises         1531    1301     -40    2832    -793
Private corporations             -1273    6651    -417    5378    1606
Bonds                             -897   -3341   -4356   -4238   17461
All governments                  -9039   -2981   -4826  -12020     508
Federal govt                    -12459   -1558    -625  -14017   -7531
Other govt                        3420   -1422   -4201    1998    8039
Corporations                      8142    -360     470    7782   16954
Govt business enterprises         1545    -253   -5682    1292    7314
Private corporations              6598    -107    6152    6491    9640
Equity and inv fund shares        2867    2854    2400    5721   34492
Shares                            2745    2477    2482    5222   34632
Investment fund shares             122     376     -82     498    -140
Canadian investment in foreign securities:
Total                             6347   13175   21991   19522   16511
Debt Securities                   1648    1636    2172    3284    6424
Money mkt instruments               66    -151     148     -85    1353
Bonds                             1582    1788    2024    3370    5071
Equity and inv fund shares        4699   11538   19818   16237   10088
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
[TOPICS: MACDA$, MACFI$]

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