March 26, 2014
The U.S. net international investment position was -$4,577.5 billion (preliminary) at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013 as the value of foreign investments in the United States exceeded the value of U.S. investments abroad. At the end of the third quarter, the net position was -$4,171.8 billion (revised).
- The $405.7 billion decrease in the net position reflected a $777.8 billion increase in the value of foreign-owned assets in the United States that exceeded a $372.1 billion increase in the value of U.S.-owned assets abroad.
- The U.S. net international investment position decreased 9.7 percent in the fourth quarter, compared with a 6.4-percent increase in the third quarter and an average quarterly decrease of 6.3 percent from the first quarter of 2011 through the third quarter of 2013.
- The decrease in the net position in the fourth quarter was attributable to the valuation changes of foreign-owned assets in the United States that were $211.7 billion larger than the valuation changes of U.S.-owned assets abroad, and net inflows of $194.0 billion.
- U.S.-owned assets abroad were $21,963.8 billion at the end of the fourth quarter compared with $21,591.7 billion at the end of the third quarter.
- Foreign-owned assets in the United States were $26,541.3 billion at the end of the fourth quarter compared with $25,763.5 billion at the end of the third quarter.
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