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Friday, March 30, 2018 Contact: Jeannine Aversa, (301) 278-9003 U.S. Net International Investment Position Fourth Quarter 2017 Preliminary Statistics for U.S. Net International Investment Position The U.S. net international investment position decreased to −$7,845.8 billion (preliminary) at the end of the fourth quarter from −$7,739.7 billion (revised) at the end of the third quarter. The $106.1 billion decrease reflected net financial transactions of –$52.4 billion and net other changes in position, such as price and exchange-rate changes, of –$53.8 billion. U.S. Net International Investment Position U.S. Assets and Liabilities Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted Billion $ 0 Billion $ 40,000 -1,000 35,000 -2,000 U.S. liabilities 30,000 U.S. assets -3,000 25,000 -4,000 20,000 -5,000 15,000 -6,000 10,000 -7,000 5,000 -8,000 0 -9,000 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis • The net investment position decreased 1.4 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with an increase of 3.3 percent in the third quarter. The net investment position decreased an average of 5.0 percent per quarter from the first quarter of 2011 through the second quarter of 2017. • U.S. assets increased $727.2 billion to $27,632.8 billion, mostly reflecting increases in portfolio investment and direct investment assets due to increases in foreign equity prices. • U.S. liabilities increased $833.3 billion to $35,478.6 billion, mostly reflecting increases in portfolio investment and direct investment liabilities due to increases in U.S. equity prices. 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 27, 2018. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce
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