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New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
Spending by foreign direct investors to acquire, establish, or expand U.S. businesses totaled $177.5 billion in 2022, down $185.1 billion from 2021. Employment at these businesses was 142,700 workers.
August 15, 2023
A Look at the U.S. International Transactions
The U.S. current-account deficit increased to $219.3 billion in the first quarter of 2023 from $216.2 billion in the fourth quarter of 2022.
July 14, 2023
Annual Update of the U.S. International Transactions Accounts
Revised quarterly and annual statistics that incorporate newly available and revised source data as well as updated seasonal factors.
July 20, 2023
U.S. Treasury Data in the International Transactions Accounts
The estimates of financial-account flows, which are based on Treasury Department data, are adjusted to align the estimates with balance-of-payments concepts and to close gaps in coverage.
July 13, 2023
Government Receipts and Expenditures
Net government saving decreased $472.5 billion to −$1,832.6 billion in the first quarter of 2023. Net federal government saving decreased $444.7 billion to −$1,664.0 billion. Net state and local government saving decreased $27.8 billion to −$168.6 billion.
July 12, 2023
A Look at the U.S. International Investment Position
The net international investment position decreased from −$16.17 trillion in the fourth quarter of 2022 to −$16.75 trillion in the first quarter of 2023.
July 11, 2023