Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1

F.230 Direct Investment

2016:Q3 Release Date: December 8, 2016

Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates


Description		 Series code 2014
2015
2015
Q1		 2015
Q2		 2015
Q3		 2015
Q4		 2016
Q1		 2016
Q2		 2016
Q3
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Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability (current cost) FA263192005 312.3 322.5 370.5 343.8 178.8 396.9 307.7 391.9 396.3 1
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 340.9 316.3 325.2 327.6 318.0 294.5 310.6 414.5 404.7 2
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity other than reinvested earnings; liability FA263192113 6.5 12.0 9.4 16.3 24.0 -1.7 29.8 108.5 112.6 3
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: reinvested earnings; liability (current cost) FA263192125 334.5 304.4 315.9 311.3 294.1 296.2 280.8 305.9 292.1 4
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 20.0 19.3 19.5 19.3 19.2 19.2 19.3 19.3 19.3 5
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, including Netherlands Antillean Financial subsidiaries; liability FA263192305 -28.7 6.1 45.2 16.2 -139.2 102.4 -2.9 -22.5 -8.4 6
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -13.9 22.9 38.0 75.3 -102.1 80.2 27.8 5.1 37.1 7
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 14.8 16.7 -7.2 59.1 37.2 -22.2 30.7 27.6 45.5 8
Nonfinancial corporate business; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA103092005 293.1 296.7 332.3 299.4 171.2 384.0 270.6 280.1 353.7 9
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; liability FA263192193 20.0 19.3 19.5 19.3 19.2 19.2 19.3 19.3 19.3 10
U.S.-chartered depository institutions; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA763092000 3.2 0.8 -4.1 0.2 -6.6 13.7 -3.1 -6.5 -11.1 11
Property-casualty insurance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA513092003 1.0 4.9 3.1 12.1 1.8 2.6 1.8 3.9 3.4 12
Life insurance companies, general accounts; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA543092073 1.4 -0.4 7.7 -0.3 -5.3 -3.9 2.8 4.5 9.8 13
Finance companies; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA613092003 7.5 9.2 25.5 13.1 8.2 -9.9 16.4 97.4 20.2 14
Security brokers and dealers; U.S. direct investment abroad; asset FA663092003 6.0 11.2 6.0 19.2 9.4 10.3 19.2 12.4 20.3 15
Nonfinancial corporate business; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA103192005 152.2 320.1 763.8 288.1 162.7 65.8 179.0 578.8 279.6 16
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 4.6 4.9 4.8 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 3.2 1.7 0.7 1.8 1.4 1.6 1.7 18
Foreign banking offices in the U.S.; foreign direct investment in the U.S.; liability FA753192003 1.5 1.1 -12.4 13.8 2.0 0.9 7.3 6.3 10.8 19
Property-casualty insurance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA513192003 0.8 11.4 -1.4 0.7 13.0 33.1 108.2 0.0 77.5 20
Life insurance companies, general accounts; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA543192073 5.8 7.8 32.4 1.1 -0.8 -1.5 35.3 1.1 32.7 21
Finance companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA613192003 8.1 -5.8 6.7 -5.1 -31.4 6.7 2.9 4.1 7.3 22
Security brokers and dealers; foreign direct investment in U.S., adjusted for U.S. Intermediate Holding Companies; liability FA663192005 4.7 -1.3 7.5 15.8 -0.8 -27.5 70.9 2.9 -436.6 23
Holding companies; foreign direct investment in U.S.; liability FA733192003 0.0 17.5 0.0 0.0 29.8 40.3 -2.3 10.7 448.6 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) FA263092001 176.2 353.3 800.4 316.7 175.9 120.1 403.4 606.0 422.2 26
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 112.0 301.1 641.3 237.5 162.1 163.5 358.5 464.6 348.2 27
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity other than reinvested earnings; asset FA263092113 14.6 218.4 563.1 136.1 69.7 104.5 281.4 372.6 256.9 28
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: reinvested earnings; asset (current cost) FA263092125 97.4 82.8 78.2 101.4 92.3 59.1 77.1 92.1 91.3 29
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: current-cost adjustment on reinvested earnings; asset FA263092193 4.6 4.9 4.8 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 52.2 159.1 79.3 13.8 -43.5 44.8 141.4 74.0 31
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 80.6 61.6 142.1 135.5 3.1 -34.2 -24.0 146.1 18.5 32
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 16.4 9.4 -17.0 56.2 -10.7 9.2 -68.8 4.7 -55.5 33
Rest of the world; net incurrence direct investment liabilities (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263192035 343.4 348.6 346.3 459.1 205.3 383.9 269.6 424.3 386.3 34
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: equity; liability (current cost) FA263192101 340.9 316.3 325.2 327.6 318.0 294.5 310.6 414.5 404.7 35
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); liability FA263192345 2.5 32.3 21.1 131.5 -112.7 89.4 -40.9 9.8 -18.5 36
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' claims; liability FA263192313 -13.9 22.9 38.0 75.3 -102.1 80.2 27.8 5.1 37.1 37
Rest of the world; U.S. direct investment abroad: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' claims; liability FA263192323 16.4 9.4 -17.0 56.2 -10.7 9.2 -68.8 4.7 -55.5 38
Rest of the world; net acquisition of direct investment assets (asset/liability basis; current cost) FA263092035 207.4 379.4 776.3 432.0 202.4 107.1 365.3 638.3 412.2 39
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: equity; asset (current cost) FA263092101 112.0 301.1 641.3 237.5 162.1 163.5 358.5 464.6 348.2 40
Rest of the world; direct investment: intercompany debt (asset/liability basis); assets FA263092345 95.4 78.3 134.9 194.5 40.3 -56.4 6.8 173.7 64.0 41
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. parents' liabilities; asset FA263092313 14.8 16.7 -7.2 59.1 37.2 -22.2 30.7 27.6 45.5 42
Rest of the world; foreign direct investment in U.S.: intercompany debt, U.S. affiliates' liabilities; asset FA263092323 80.6 61.6 142.1 135.5 3.1 -34.2 -24.0 146.1 18.5 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: December 8, 2016