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The Daily

Monday, April 20, 2009

Released at 8:30 a.m. Eastern time

Canada's international transactions in securities, February 2009

Foreign investors added $6.1 billion of Canadian securities to their portfolios in February, while Canadian investors acquired $2.9 billion of foreign securities. This activity in investment took place as government borrowing in Canada and in the United States increased and global equity prices declined.

Control and sale of alcoholic beverages, for the year ending March 31, 2008

Beer and liquor stores and agencies sold $18.8 billion worth of alcoholic beverages during the year ending March 31, 2008, up 4.3% from the previous year.

Travel between Canada and other countries, February 2009

Large urban transit, February 2009 

Investment in new housing construction, February 2009

Primary iron and steel, February 2009

Electric power generation, transmission and distribution, 2007

New products