U.S. Net International Investment Position: End of First Quarter 2013, Year 2012, and Annual Revisions

Quarterly and Annual Statistics

In this release, BEA presents the U.S. international investment position statistics for the first quarter of 2013 along with historical revisions and detailed annual statistics for 2012, including changes in positions resulting from annual financial flows and valuation changes such as price, exchange-rate, and other changes.

Quarterly positions are revised for the first quarter of 2009 to the fourth quarter of 2012 and detailed annual statistics are revised for 2009-2012.

Quarterly position statistics are available for the fourth quarter of 2005 to the first quarter of 2013. They are presented as part of BEA's effort to provide more frequent and timely statistics on cross-border linkages to help users better assess U.S. vulnerability to external financial shocks in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. Quarterly statistics are made available every March, June, September, and December via BEA news releases.