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  • Table 35   International position in securities
  • Table 36   Federal general government revenue and expenditures, 2007/2008

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Table 35  International position in securities
  1992 1997 2002 2007
  $ millions (at market value)
Canadian portfolio investment abroad 76,013 227,932 377,728 719,000
Foreign bonds 13,363 29,467 47,662 154,500
Foreign stocks 62,650 198,465 320,980 556,952
Foreign money market1 .. .. 9,085 7,548
Foreign portfolio investment in Canada 321,123 564,610 649,963 747,404
Canadian bonds 251,851 402,672 482,058 397,381
Canadian stocks 33,168 121,437 142,504 327,812
Canadian money market 36,104 40,501 25,401 22,211
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, table 376-0055.

 

Table 36  Federal general government revenue and expenditures, 2007/2008
  $ millions % of total
Total revenue 250,782 100.0
Income taxes 167,183 66.7
Consumption taxes 49,107 19.6
Other taxes 1,386 0.6
Contributions to social security plans 17,170 6.8
Sales of goods and services 6,151 2.5
Investment income 8,602 3.4
Other revenue from own sources 474 0.2
General purpose transfers 642 0.3
Specific purpose transfers 68 0.0
Total expenditures 237,021 100.0
General government services 8,831 3.7
Protection of persons and property 28,628 12.1
Transportation and communications 2,784 1.2
Health 25,805 10.9
Social services 73,401 31.0
Education 5,576 2.4
Resource conservation and industrial development 11,011 4.6
Environment 3,781 1.6
Recreation and culture 4,438 1.9
Labour, employment and immigration 2,172 0.9
Housing 2,018 0.9
Foreign affairs and international assistance 5,944 2.5
Regional planning and development 554 0.2
Research establishments 3,608 1.5
General purpose transfers 27,412 11.6
Debt charges 31,031 13.1
Other expenditures 27 0.0
Surplus 13,761
Net federal debt1 ..
Source: Statistics Canada, CANSIM, tables 385-0002 and 385-0010.

 


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