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Thursday, December 29, 2016 Contact: Jeannine Aversa, (301) 278-9003 U.S. Net International Investment Position Third Quarter 2016 Preliminary Statistics for U.S. Net International Investment Position The U.S. net international investment position increased to −$7,781.1 billion (preliminary) at the end of the third quarter of 2016 from −$8,026.9 billion (revised) at the end of the second quarter. U.S. Net International Investment Position U.S. Assets and Liabilities Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted Billion $ 0 Quarterly, not seasonally adjusted Billion $ 35,000 -1,000 U.S. liabilities 30,000 -2,000 25,000 -3,000 U.S. assets -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 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 increased $245.8 billion or 3.1 percent in the third quarter, compared with a decrease of 5.9 percent in the second quarter and an average quarterly decrease of 6.0 percent from the first quarter of 2011 through the first quarter of 2016. U.S. assets increased $346.2 billion to $24,861.2 billion at the end of the third quarter, reflecting a $794.9 billion increase in assets excluding financial derivatives that was partly offset by a $448.7 billion decrease in financial derivatives. The increase in assets excluding financial derivatives mostly reflected increases in portfolio investment and direct investment assets due to increases in foreign equity prices. U.S. liabilities increased $100.5 billion to $32,642.3 billion at the end of the third quarter, reflecting a $546.3 billion increase in liabilities excluding financial derivatives that was partly offset by a $445.8 billion decrease in financial derivatives. The increase in liabilities excluding financial derivatives reflected increases in portfolio investment and direct investment liabilities due to financial transactions and 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 March 29, 2017. Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce.