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Canada Data: International Transactions in Securities>

Release for:        March 2018
Source:  Statistics Canada
Millions of Canadian dollars
Net sales to non-residents (+)/ net purchases from non-residents (-)
                                                          YTD     YTD
                                Mar-18  Feb-18  Jan-18    2018    2017
Foreign investment in Canadian securities:
Total                             6148    4322    7866   18336   59382
Debt Securities                   5586    1547    5111   12244   21260
Money mkt instruments             6275    2237    6839   15351   -4247
All governments                   2154    1980   -1116    3018   -7464
Federal govt                        82    1571   -1338     315   -2022
Other govt                        2072     409     223    2704   -5442
Corporations                      4122     258    7955   12335    3217
Govt business enterprises         1719    1531    1301    4551    -777
Private corporations              2403   -1273    6653    7783    3995
Bonds                             -690    -691   -1727   -3108   25506
All governments                 -13630   -9040   -2982  -25652     -59
Federal govt                    -13615  -12459   -1558  -27632   -9081
Other govt                         -14    3419   -1423    1982    9021
Corporations                     12940    8349    1254   22543   25565
Govt business enterprises         1682    1744    -254    3172    9490
Private corporations             11258    6605    1508   19371   16075
Equity and inv fund shares         562    2775    2755    6092   38122
Shares                             660    2653    2378    5691   38078
Investment fund shares             -98     122     376     400      43
Canadian investment in foreign securities:
Total                            -1896    5591   16320   20015   31877
Debt Securities                   8600    1648    1637   11885    5609
Money mkt instruments             1462      66    -151    1377    2361
Bonds                             7138    1582    1788   10508    3247
Equity and inv fund shares      -10496    3942   14684    8130   26270
--MNI Ottawa Bureau; email: yali.ndiaye@marketnews.com
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