Federal Reserve Economic Data

Annual

L.230 Direct Investment


The Financial Accounts (formerly known as the Flow of Funds accounts) are a set of financial accounts used to track the sources and uses of funds by sector. They are a component of a system of macroeconomic accounts including the National Income and Product accounts (NIPA) and balance of payments accounts, all of which serve as a comprehensive set of information on the economy’s performance.(1) Some important inferences that can be drawn from the Financial accounts are the financial strength of a given sector, new economic trends, changes in the composition of wealth, and development of new financial instruments over time.(1)
Sectors are compiled into three categories: households, nonfinancial businesses, and banks. The sources of funds for a sector are its internal funds (savings from income after consumption) and external funds (loans from banks and other financial intermediaries). (1) Funds for a given sector are used for its investments in physical and financial assets. Dividing sources and uses of funds into two categories helps the staff of the Federal Reserve System pay particular attention to external sources of funds and financial uses of funds.(2) One example is whether households are borrowing more from banks—or in other words, whether household debt is rising. Another example might be whether banks are using more of their funds to provide loans to consumers. Transactions within a sector are not shown in the accounts; however, transactions between sectors are.(2) Monitoring the external flows of funds provides insights into a sector’s health and the performance of the economy as a whole.
Data for the Financial accounts are compiled from a large number of reports and publications, including regulatory reports such as those submitted by banks, tax filings, and surveys conducted by the Federal Reserve System.(2) The Financial accounts are published quarterly as a set of tables in the Federal Reserve’s Z.1 statistical release.
(1) Teplin, Albert M. “The U.S. Flow of Funds Accounts and Their Uses.” Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 2001; http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/2001/0701lead.pdf.
(2) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. “Guide to the Flow of Funds Accounts.” 2000, http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/fof/.

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    1945    
 
 
    2024
Millions of Dollars
Line Name Period Value Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
U.S. direct investment abroad:
Liab:
line 1
Rest of the world
. . . .
line 2
Equity
. . . .
line 3
Intercompany debt
2024 -114,008 -69,274 -69,274
line 4
U.S. parents’ claims
2024 853,271 822,469 822,469
line 5
Less: U.S. parents’ liabilities
2024 967,279 891,744 891,744
Asset:
line 6
Nonfinancial corporate business
. . . .
line 7
U.S.-chartered depository institutions
. . . .
line 8
Property-casualty insurance companies
. . . .
line 9
Life insurance companies
. . . .
line 10
Finance companies
. . . .
line 11
Brokers and dealers
. . . .
Foreign direct investment in U.S.:
Liab:
line 12
Nonfinancial corporate business
. . . .
line 13
Nonfinancial noncorporate business
. . . .
line 14
Foreign banking offices in U.S.
. . . .
line 15
Property-casualty insurance companies
. . . .
line 16
Life insurance companies
. . . .
line 17
Finance companies
. . . .
line 18
Brokers and dealers
. . . .
line 19
Holding companies
2024 146,250 154,367 154,367
line 20
Funding corporations
2024 0 0 0
Asset:
line 21
Rest of the world
. . . .
line 22
Equity
. . . .
line 23
Intercompany debt
2024 511,553 448,959 448,959
line 24
U.S. affiliates’ liabilities
2024 1,008,605 938,405 938,405
line 25
Less: U.S. affiliates’ claims
2024 497,054 489,445 489,445
Memo:
Direct investment, asset/liability presentation:
line 26
Direct investment assets
. . . .
line 27
Equity (line 2)
. . . .
line 28
Intercompany debt
. . . .
line 29
U.S. parents’ claims (line 4)
2024 853,271 822,469 822,469
line 30
U.S. affiliates’ claims (line 25)
2024 497,054 489,445 489,445
line 31
Direct investment liabilities
. . . .
line 32
Equity (line 22)
. . . .
line 33
Intercompany debt
. . . .
line 34
U.S. parents’ liabilities (line 5)
2024 967,279 891,744 891,744
line 35
U.S. affiliates’ liabilities (line 24)
2024 1,008,605 938,405 938,405
Alternative valuations of direct investment assets:
U.S. direct investment abroad:
line 36
Market value
2024 9,626,770 9,225,621 9,225,621
line 37
Equity
2024 9,740,778 9,294,895 9,294,895
line 38
Intercompany debt
2024 -114,008 -69,274 -69,274
line 39
Historical cost
2024 6,715,632 6,676,478 6,676,478
line 40
Equity
2024 6,829,640 6,745,752 6,745,752
line 41
Intercompany debt
2024 -114,008 -69,274 -69,274
Foreign direct investment in U.S.:
line 42
Market value
2024 16,546,091 13,427,905 13,427,905
line 43
Equity
2024 16,034,538 12,978,946 12,978,946
line 44
Intercompany debt
2024 511,553 448,959 448,959
line 45
Historical cost
2024 5,646,943 5,394,095 5,394,095
line 46
Equity
2024 5,135,390 4,945,136 4,945,136
line 47
Intercompany debt
2024 511,553 448,959 448,959
   

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