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Estimated British and foreign capital invested in Canada, by type of investment, classified by estimated distribution of ownership, as at December 31, 1945

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Estimated British and foreign capital invested in Canada, by type of investment, classified by estimated distribution of ownership, as at December 31, 1945
  Estimated distribution of ownership  
  United States1 British1 Other countries Total investments owned outside Canada
  $ millions
Government securities        
  Dominion 682.0 - 44.0 726.0
  Provincial 574.0 400.0 5.0 619.0
  Municipal 194.0 1,120.0 6.0 312.0
Total, government securities 14,500.0 152.0 55.0 1,657.0
Public utilities        
  Railways 720.0 809.0 72.0 1,601.0
  Other 373.0 930.0 29.0 495.0
Total, public utilities 1,093.0 902.0 101.0 2,096.0
Manufacturing 1,479.0 297.0 40.0 1,816.0
Mining and smelting 3,180.0 630.0 19.0 400.0
Merchandising 165.0 570.0 50.0 227.0
Financial institutions 285.0 205.0 56.0 546.0
Other enterprises 62.0 5.0 2.0 69.0
Miscellaneous assets 130.0 85.0 69.0 284.0
Total, investment 4,982.0 1,766.0 347.0 7,095.0
Source: Statistics Canada, Canada Year Book, 1947.