Table 2.—Investment Outlays, Investments, and Investors, 1991-97

	Outlays (millions of dollars)							Number
	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996/r/	1997/p/	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996/r/	1997/p/
Investments, total	25,538	15,333	26,229	45,626	57,195	79,929	70,819	1,091	941	980	1,036	1,124	1,155	1,050
U.S. businesses acquired	17,806	10,616	21,761	38,753	47,179	68,733	64,272	561	463	554	605	644	686	613
U.S. businesses established	7,732	4,718	4,468	6,873	10,016	11,196	6,547	530	478	426	431	480	469	437
Investors, total	25,538	15,333	26,229	45,626	57,195	79,929	70,819	1,220	1,019	1,094	1,144	1,213	1,302	1,191
Foreign direct investors	8,885	4,058	6,720	13,628	11,927	32,230	15,496	438	350	368	345	345	374	299
U.S. affiliates	16,653	11,275	19,509	31,999	45,268	47,699	55,323	782	669	726	799	868	928	892

p Preliminary.

r Revised.