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Canadian assets abroad, 1930, 1939 and 1945
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| 1930 | 1939 | 19451 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| $ millions | |||
| Direct investments in businesses outside of Canada | 443 | 671 | 720 |
| Portfolio holdings of foreign securities | 842 | 719 | 621 |
| Government credits | 31 | 31 | 707 |
| Net external assets of Canadian banks | 180 | * | * |
| Official liquid reserves2 | * | 444 | 1,667 |
| Total, Canadian assets abroad | 1,496 | 1,865 | 3,715 |
| * Not available. | |||
| Note: Excluding investments of insurance companies. | |||
| 1. Subject to revision. | |||
| 2. Includes holdings of gold, which, at the end of 1945, had a Canadian dollar value of $388,000,000. | |||
| Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947. | |||
