Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1

F.230 Direct Investment

2016:Q4 Release Date: March 9, 2017

Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates


Description		 Series code 2014
2015
2016
2015
Q3		 2015
Q4		 2016
Q1		 2016
Q2		 2016
Q3		 2016
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Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (current cost)(1) FA263192005 312.3 322.5 300.0 178.8 396.9 307.7 301.1 310.1 280.9 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 340.9 316.3 322.6 318.0 294.5 310.6 360.7 312.4 306.8 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 6.5 12.0 26.6 24.0 -1.7 29.8 51.9 10.7 14.2 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 334.5 304.4 296.0 294.1 296.2 280.8 308.8 301.6 292.6 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 20.0 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.2 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability(2) FA263192305 -28.7 6.1 -22.7 -139.2 102.4 -2.9 -59.5 -2.2 -26.0 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -13.9 22.9 20.8 -102.1 80.2 27.8 9.4 36.5 9.6 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 14.8 16.7 43.5 37.2 -22.2 30.7 68.9 38.7 35.6 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA103092005 293.1 296.7 260.9 171.2 384.0 270.6 249.4 268.7 255.0 9
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 20.0 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.2 19.3 19.3 19.3 19.3 10
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA763092000 3.2 0.8 -15.3 -6.6 13.7 -3.1 -60.1 10.0 -7.8 11
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA513092003 1.0 4.9 2.0 1.8 2.6 1.8 3.8 0.5 2.0 12
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA543092073 1.4 -0.4 3.6 -5.3 -3.9 2.8 2.9 4.0 4.5 13
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA613092003 7.5 9.2 36.6 8.2 -9.9 16.4 96.6 14.1 19.5 14
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA663092003 6.0 11.2 12.1 9.4 10.3 19.2 8.5 12.9 7.7 15
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA103192005 152.2 320.1 338.7 162.7 65.8 179.0 530.7 283.2 361.8 16
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 4.6 4.9 4.9 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 2.5 1.8 0.5 0.7 1.8 1.4 -0.3 1.2 -0.4 18
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S.; liability FA753192003 1.5 1.1 5.1 2.0 0.9 7.3 7.1 1.6 4.5 19
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA513192003 0.8 11.4 29.8 13.0 33.1 108.2 1.9 5.4 3.4 20
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA543192073 5.8 7.8 8.5 -0.8 -1.5 35.3 5.1 -1.7 -4.7 21
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA613192003 8.1 -5.8 4.9 -31.4 6.7 2.9 7.3 3.6 5.9 22
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S., adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 4.7 -1.3 -116.4 -0.8 -27.5 70.9 9.0 -434.9 -110.8 23
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA733192003 0.0 17.5 141.6 29.8 40.3 -2.3 10.7 448.6 109.5 24
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 25
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.; asset (current cost)(1) FA263092001 176.2 353.3 413.2 175.9 120.1 403.4 572.1 307.6 369.8 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 112.0 301.1 368.1 162.1 163.5 358.5 487.2 303.7 322.7 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 14.6 218.4 281.0 69.7 104.5 281.4 407.7 214.9 220.1 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 97.4 82.8 87.0 92.3 59.1 77.1 79.5 88.9 102.7 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 4.6 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 30
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt; asset FA263092303 64.2 52.2 45.1 13.8 -43.5 44.8 84.8 3.8 47.1 31
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 80.6 61.6 44.9 3.1 -34.2 -24.0 139.9 5.0 58.6 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 16.4 9.4 -0.3 -10.7 9.2 -68.8 55.0 1.2 11.5 33
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263192035 343.4 348.6 343.2 205.3 383.9 269.6 425.1 350.1 328.0 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 340.9 316.3 322.6 318.0 294.5 310.6 360.7 312.4 306.8 35
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 2.5 32.3 20.6 -112.7 89.4 -40.9 64.4 37.7 21.2 36
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -13.9 22.9 20.8 -102.1 80.2 27.8 9.4 36.5 9.6 37
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 16.4 9.4 -0.3 -10.7 9.2 -68.8 55.0 1.2 11.5 38
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263092035 207.4 379.4 456.4 202.4 107.1 365.3 696.0 347.5 416.9 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 112.0 301.1 368.1 162.1 163.5 358.5 487.2 303.7 322.7 40
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 95.4 78.3 88.4 40.3 -56.4 6.8 208.8 43.7 94.2 41
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 14.8 16.7 43.5 37.2 -22.2 30.7 68.9 38.7 35.6 42
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 80.6 61.6 44.9 3.1 -34.2 -24.0 139.9 5.0 58.6 43

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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: March 9, 2017