Bureau of Economic Analysis
New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2024
Expenditures by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $151.0 billion in 2024, according to preliminary statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Expenditures decreased $24.9 billion, or 14.2 percent, from $176.0 billion (revised) in 2023 and were below the annual average of $277.2 billion for 2014–2023. As in previous years, acquisitions of existing U.S. businesses accounted for most of the expenditures.
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Personal Income, September 2004
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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: August 2004
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Gross Domestic Product and Corporate Profits: Second Quarter 2004 "final" estimates
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State Personal Income: Second Quarter 2004
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