The international investment position of the United States at the end of the fourth quarter and year 2013

The net international investment position of the US at the end of the fourth quarter of 2013 was -$4,577.5 billion (preliminary), compared with -$4,171.8 billion (revised) at the end of the third quarter. The $405.7 billion decrease in the net position reflected a $777.8 billion increase in the value of foreign-owned assets in the US that exceeded a $372.1 billion increase in the value of US-owned assets abroad. The US net international investment position decreased 9.7% in the fourth quarter, compared with a 6.4% increase in the third quarter and an average quarterly decrease of 6.3% from the first quarter of 2011 through the third quarter of 2013. Foreign-owned assets in the US 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. Adapted from the source document.