July 11, 2025

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.

Principal Federal Economic Indicators

Gross Domestic Product
Q1 2025 (3rd)
-0.5%
Personal Income
May 2025
-0.4%
International Trade in Goods and Services
May 2025
-$71.5 B
International Transactions
Q1 2025
-$450.2 B

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Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts, 4th Quarter and Annual 2009

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QUARTERLY TOURISM ESTIMATES WILL NOT BE DISCONTINUED (SEE THE BOX NEXT RELEASE)

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Real spending on travel and tourism decreased at an annual rate of 2.3 percent in 2009:4, following an increase of 6.6 percent (revised) in 2009:3. By comparison, real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 5.9 percent (second estimate) in 2009:4 after increasing 2.2 percent in 2009:3. Travel and tourism prices…

U.S. International Transactions, 4th quarter 2009

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Personal Income and Outlays, January 2010

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Personal income increased $11.4 billion, or 0.1 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) decreased $47.6 billion, or 0.4 percent, inJanuary, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The decrease in DPI reflected an increase in federal nonwithheld income taxes. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $52.4 billion, or 0.5 percent.

Gross Domestic Product, 4th quarter 2009 (second estimate)

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Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 5.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009 (that is, from the third quarter to the fourth quarter) according to the "second" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the third quarter, real GDP increased 2.2 percent. The GDP estimates released today are based on more…

Personal Income and Outlays, December 2009

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Personal income increased $44.5 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $45.9 billion, or 0.4 percent, inDecember, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $22.6 billion, or 0.2 percent. In November, personal income increased $61.1 billion, or 0.5 percent, DPI increased $60.7 billion, or 0.5 percent, and PCE increased $69.1 billion, or 0.7 percent, based on…

Gross Domestic Product, 4th quarter 2009 (advance estimate)

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GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT: FOURTH QUARTER 2009 (ADVANCE ESTIMATE) Real gross domestic product -- the output of goods and services produced by labor and property located in the United States -- increased at an annual rate of 5.7 percent in the fourth quarter of 2009, (that is, from the third quarter to the fourth quarter), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, November 2009

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Note: The March release date in the box on page A-5 of the information pages was updated on January 20, 2010 to display the correct date of 3-11-10.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services

DECEMBER 2007

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Personal Income and Outlays, November 2009

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Personal income increased $49.7 billion, or 0.4 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $54.1 billion, or 0.5 percent, inNovember, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $47.9 billion, or 0.5 percent. In October, personal income increased $33.6 billion, or 0.3 percent, DPI increased $50.2 billion, or 0.5 percent, and PCE increased $63.5 billion, or 0.6 percent, based on…