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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Gross Domestic Product, Second Quarter 2008 (advance)

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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 1.9 percent in the second quarter of 2008 (that is, from the first quarter to the second quarter), according to advance estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: May 2008

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Personal Income and Outlays, May 2008

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May 2008 Personal income increased $225.7 billion, or 1.9 percent, and disposable personal income (DPI) increased $600.3 billion, or 5.7 percent, in May, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $77.4 billion, or 0.8 percent.

U.S. International Investment Position, 2007

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The U.S. net international investment position at yearend 2007 was -$2,441.8 billion (preliminary), as the value of foreign investments in the United States continued to exceed the value of U.S. investments abroad (table 1). At yearend 2006, the U.S. net international investment position was -$2,225.8 billion (revised). The -$216.0 billion change in the U.S. net investment position from yearend 2006 to yearend 2007 reflected net…

Gross Domestic Product and Corporate Profits, First Quarter 2008 (final)

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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 1.0 percent in the first quarter of 2008 (that is, from the fourth quarter to the first quarter), according to final estimates released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter, real GDP increased 0.6 percent. The GDP estimates released today are based on more…

State Quarterly Personal Income, 1st quarter 2007-1st quarter 2008

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U.S. personal income grew 1.1 percent in the first quarter of 2008, after growing 1.2 percent in the last quarter of 2007, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Across states, personal income growth ranged from 7.6 percent in North Dakota to -1.9 percent in Arkansas.

Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts, 1st quarter 2008

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QUARTERLY TOURISM ESTIMATES WILL NOT BE DISCONTINUED

U.S. International Transactions: First Quarter 2008

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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: April 2008

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U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services: Annual Revision for 2007

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