U.S. Net International Investment Position: Second Quarter of 2017

The negative net investment position represents a U.S. net liability to the rest of the world. * The $156.7 billion increase reflected net financial transactions of -$107.5 billion and net other changes in position, such as price and exchange-rate changes, of $264.2 billion. * The net investment position increased 1.9 percent in the second quarter, compared with an increase of 2.7 percent in the first quarter and with an average quarterly decrease of 5.6 percent from the first quarter of 2011 through the fourth quarter of 2016. Data Availability and Methodology Detailed statistics for the U.S. international investment position accompany this article in tables 1.1-3.1.