Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S.: Japan as Number One

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Japan emerged as the largest foreign direct investor in the U.S. economy in 1992, despite a sharp drop in the total value and number of U.S. businesses acquired and established by foreign investors. This change in Japan's status was spurred by a slight increase in investment spending by Japanese investors combined with a decrease in the British investment position. The foreign direct investment position in U.S. businesses and real estate - or the accumulated book value of all foreign investments - increased by $5 billion in 1992, the smallest change in two decades. Economists generally believe that foreign direct investment … continued below

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Jackson, James K. August 2, 1993.

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Japan emerged as the largest foreign direct investor in the U.S. economy in 1992, despite a sharp drop in the total value and number
of U.S. businesses acquired and established by foreign investors. This change in Japan's status was spurred by a slight increase in
investment spending by Japanese investors combined with a decrease in the British investment position. The foreign direct investment
position in U.S. businesses and real estate - or the accumulated book value of all foreign investments - increased by $5 billion in 1992, the smallest change in two decades. Economists generally believe that foreign direct investment yields positive net benefits to both the host and the investing countries. For some American firms, the foreign investment inflows have been especially beneficial because they supplied the firms with funds during times when many U.S. commercial banks were unwilling to finance them.

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Jackson, James K. Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S.: Japan as Number One, report, August 2, 1993; Washington D.C.. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metacrs57/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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