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THURSDAY March 31, 2016 VALUE OF U.S. ASSETS DECREASED MORE THAN U.S. LIABILITIES IN 2015 Year 2015 U.S. Net International Investment Position The U.S. net international investment position was -$7,356.8 billion (preliminary) at the end of 2015 as the value of U.S. liabilities exceeded the value of U.S. assets. At the end of 2014, the net position was -$7,019.7 billion. Chart 1. U.S. Net International Investment Position, 2008:IV-2015:IV Billions of dollars Chart 2. U.S. Assets and Liabilities, 2008:IV-2015:IV (Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted) Billions of dollars 35,000 0 -500 -1,000 30,000 U.S. liabilities -1,500 Quarterly series (not seasonally adjusted) -2,000 25,000 -2,500 -3,000 20,000 -3,500 U.S. assets -4,000 Annual series -4,500 15,000 -5,000 -5,500 10,000 -6,000 -6,500 5,000 -7,000 -7,500 -8,000 0 08 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 08 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 • The U.S. net international investment position decreased 4.8 percent from the end of 2014 to the end of 2015, compared with a 31.8 percent decrease from the end of 2013 to the end of 2014. • U.S. assets decreased $1,387.3 billion and U.S. liabilities decreased $1,050.2 billion, reflecting decreases in the value of financial derivatives, mostly in single-currency interest rate contracts. • U.S. assets excluding financial derivatives decreased $560.4 billion, reflecting the depreciation of major foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar that lowered the value of U.S. assets in dollar terms. • U.S. liabilities excluding financial derivatives decreased $240.0 billion, reflecting decreases in U.S. equity and bond prices that lowered the value of portfolio investment liabilities. BEA statistics—including GDP, personal income, the balance of payments, foreign direct investment, the input-output accounts, and economic statistics for states, local areas, and industries—are available on the BEA Web site: www.bea.gov. E-mail alerts are also available. NOTE: The next release of the U.S. net international investment position will be on June 30, 2016. Contact: Jeannine Aversa 202–606–2649 Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
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