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Wednesday, March 29, 2017 Contact: Jeannine Aversa, (301) 278-9003 U.S. Net International Investment Position Year 2016 Preliminary Statistics for U.S. Net International Investment Position The U.S. net international investment position decreased to −$8,109.7 billion (preliminary) at the end of 2016 from −$7,280.6 billion at the end of 2015. U.S. Net International Investment Position U.S. Assets and Liabilities Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted Billion $ 0 Billion $ 35,000 -1,000 U.S. liabilities 30,000 -2,000 25,000 -3,000 U.S. assets -4,000 Annual series -5,000 -6,000 20,000 15,000 Quarterly series (not seasonally adjusted) 10,000 -7,000 5,000 -8,000 0 -9,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis The net investment position decreased $829.0 billion or 11.4 percent in 2016 compared with a decrease of 3.3 percent in 2015. U.S. assets increased $575.9 billion to $23,916.7 billion, reflecting a $762.3 billion increase in assets excluding financial derivatives that was partly offset by a $186.4 billion decrease in financial derivatives. The increase in assets excluding financial derivatives mostly reflected increases in direct investment and portfolio investment assets. U.S. liabilities increased $1,404.9 billion to $32,026.3 billion, reflecting a $1,595.3 billion increase in liabilities excluding financial derivatives that was partly offset by a $190.4 billion decrease in financial derivatives. The increase in liabilities excluding financial derivatives mostly reflected increases in direct investment and 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 at 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 28, 2017. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.