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Monday, July 30, 2018 Contact: Jeannine Aversa, (301) 278-9003 Direct Investment by Country and Industry: 2017 The U.S. direct investment abroad position, or cumulative level of investment, increased $427.3 billion to $6,013.3 billion at the end of 2017 from $5,586.0 billion at the end of 2016. The increase mainly reflected a $243.6 billion increase in the position in Europe, primarily in Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the Netherlands. By industry, affiliates in manufacturing and holding companies accounted for the largest increases. The foreign direct investment in the United States position increased $260.4 billion to $4,025.5 billion at the end of 2017 from $3,765.1 billion at the end of 2016. The increase mainly reflected a $128.2 billion increase in the position from Europe, primarily Ireland, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. By industry, affiliates in manufacturing and wholesale trade accounted for the largest increases. Direct Investment Positions, 2016-2017 Billion $ 2017 2016 U.S. Direct Investment Abroad Foreign Direct Investment in the United States 3,553.4 3,309.8 941.2 391.2 929.5 69.1 380.7 124.9 124.6 26.0 Middle East 48.6 50.3 24.4 5.6 Africa 51.7 1,000 453.1 Latin America and Other Western Hemisphere 1,008.1 2,000 684.6 627.9 Canada 365.4 3,000 2,603.1 Asia and Pacific 881.1 4,000 2,731.3 Europe 0 4.5 0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Highlights of the direct investment statistics by industry for 2017: • The U.S. direct investment abroad position was highly concentrated in holding companies, which accounted for nearly half of the position in 2017. By industry of the U.S. parent, investment by manufacturing multinational enterprises accounted for 55.6 percent of the position. • The foreign direct investment position in the United States was concentrated in the U.S. manufacturing sector, which accounted for 39.9 percent of the position. BEA statistics—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts, and economic data for states, local areas, and industries—are available on the BEA Web site: https://www.bea.gov/. E-mail alerts are also available. NOTE: The next release in this series will present data for 2018 and will be available July 2019. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
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