Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1

F.230 Direct Investment

2016:Q2 Release Date: September 16, 2016

Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates


Description		 Series code 2010
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Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (current cost) FA263192005 301.1 419.1 339.3 323.8 312.3 322.5 343.8 178.8 396.9 307.7 391.9 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 343.0 401.5 322.2 336.5 340.9 316.3 327.6 318.0 294.5 310.6 414.5 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 40.6 89.1 37.2 19.6 6.5 12.0 16.3 24.0 -1.7 29.8 108.5 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 302.5 312.4 285.0 316.9 334.5 304.4 311.3 294.1 296.2 280.8 305.9 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 23.3 22.5 21.2 20.3 20.0 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.2 19.3 19.3 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability FA263192305 -42.0 17.5 17.1 -12.8 -28.7 6.1 16.2 -139.2 102.4 -2.9 -22.5 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 1.5 42.2 18.1 15.0 -13.9 22.9 75.3 -102.1 80.2 27.8 5.1 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 43.5 24.7 1.0 27.8 14.8 16.7 59.1 37.2 -22.2 30.7 27.6 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA103092005 303.3 403.9 318.9 298.7 293.1 296.7 299.4 171.2 384.0 270.6 280.1 9
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 23.3 22.5 21.2 20.3 20.0 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.2 19.3 19.3 10
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA763092000 2.7 -6.2 -1.6 0.4 3.2 0.8 0.2 -6.6 13.7 -3.1 -6.5 11
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA513092003 -22.2 1.1 0.4 11.9 1.0 4.9 12.1 1.8 2.6 1.8 3.9 12
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA543092073 1.9 3.3 5.9 2.9 1.4 -0.4 -0.3 -5.3 -3.9 2.8 4.5 13
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA613092003 6.8 12.0 8.5 -1.4 7.5 9.2 13.1 8.2 -9.9 16.4 97.4 14
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA663092003 8.7 4.9 7.3 11.3 6.0 11.2 19.2 9.4 10.3 19.2 12.4 15
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA103192005 157.0 192.7 181.9 176.0 152.2 320.1 288.1 162.7 65.8 179.0 578.8 16
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 7.8 6.2 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 17
Nonfinancial noncorporate business; U.S. real estate owned by foreigners; liability FA115114005 0.3 0.0 0.8 0.4 2.5 1.8 1.7 0.7 1.8 1.4 1.6 18
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S.; liability FA753192003 12.4 26.0 -2.3 8.8 1.5 1.1 13.8 2.0 0.9 7.3 6.3 19
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA513192003 2.8 -2.2 7.6 12.8 0.8 11.4 0.7 13.0 33.1 108.2 0.0 20
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA543192073 6.3 -5.4 2.2 -0.9 5.8 7.8 1.1 -0.8 -1.5 35.3 1.1 21
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA613192003 13.2 6.1 -2.7 0.4 8.1 -5.8 -5.1 -31.4 6.7 2.9 4.1 22
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA663192003 13.2 18.2 15.9 8.0 4.7 16.3 15.8 29.0 12.8 68.6 13.6 23
Funding corporations; foriegn direct investment in U.S.; liability FA503192003 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 24
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (current cost) FA263092001 205.9 236.1 204.1 206.1 176.2 353.3 316.7 175.9 120.1 403.4 606.0 25
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 203.1 185.1 204.1 200.6 112.0 301.1 237.5 162.1 163.5 358.5 464.6 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 140.5 106.5 119.8 124.1 14.6 218.4 136.1 69.7 104.5 281.4 372.6 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 62.7 78.6 84.3 76.5 97.4 82.8 101.4 92.3 59.1 77.1 92.1 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 7.8 6.2 5.1 4.7 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 2.7 51.0 0.1 5.5 64.2 52.2 79.3 13.8 -43.5 44.8 141.4 30
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 12.7 47.7 37.9 48.6 80.6 61.6 135.5 3.1 -34.2 -24.0 146.1 31
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 10.0 -3.4 37.9 43.1 16.4 9.4 56.2 -10.7 9.2 -68.8 4.7 32
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263192035 354.6 440.4 378.2 394.6 343.4 348.6 459.1 205.3 383.9 269.6 424.3 33
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 343.0 401.5 322.2 336.5 340.9 316.3 327.6 318.0 294.5 310.6 414.5 34
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 11.5 38.9 56.0 58.1 2.5 32.3 131.5 -112.7 89.4 -40.9 9.8 35
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 1.5 42.2 18.1 15.0 -13.9 22.9 75.3 -102.1 80.2 27.8 5.1 36
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 10.0 -3.4 37.9 43.1 16.4 9.4 56.2 -10.7 9.2 -68.8 4.7 37
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263092035 259.3 257.4 243.0 277.0 207.4 379.4 432.0 202.4 107.1 365.3 638.3 38
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 203.1 185.1 204.1 200.6 112.0 301.1 237.5 162.1 163.5 358.5 464.6 39
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 56.2 72.4 38.9 76.4 95.4 78.3 194.5 40.3 -56.4 6.8 173.7 40
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 43.5 24.7 1.0 27.8 14.8 16.7 59.1 37.2 -22.2 30.7 27.6 41
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 12.7 47.7 37.9 48.6 80.6 61.6 135.5 3.1 -34.2 -24.0 146.1 42

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NOTES

  1. Direct investment is valued on a current-cost basis and presented on a directional basis.
  2. Through 1992:Q4, U.S. direct investment abroad excludes net inflows from corporate bonds issued by Netherlands Antillean financial subsidiaries.
Last update: September 16, 2016