The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has released additional statistics on U.S. direct investment abroad – or “outward direct investment” – and on foreign direct investment in the United States – or “inward direct investment” for 2013 and revised statistics for 2011 and 2012.
These newly released statistics provide comprehensive data on direct investment by country and industry for financial transactions, equity, debt instruments, reinvestment of earnings, and income. Statistics are also now available for positions, financial transactions, and income for all countries and industries where direct investment is present, for both inward and outward.
An upcoming article in the September Survey of Current Business will present these statistics as well as additional statistics, such as reinvestment ratios, rates of return, and position and income data for outward investment classified by the industry of the U.S. parent.