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Foreign Direct Investment in the United States New Investment in
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Fahim-Nader, Mahnaz |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Abstract | The survey, from which the data presented in this article were drawn, was conducted under the supervision of Joseph F. Cherry and Dorrett E. Williams, with contributions by Nicole L. Donegan, Erik A. Kasari, Edward J. Kozerka, and Ronald McNeil. Karen Poffel programmed the tables. L , outlays by foreign direct investors to acquire or establish businesses in the United States surged to . billion, 1⁄2 times the previous record of . billion set in and almost triple the level of . billion (table and chart ). The outlays were boosted by two exceptionally large acquisitions, each of which significantly exceeded the size of any previous single investment. However, even without these two investments, outlays were still about percent higher than those in . The surge in outlays by foreign direct investors coincides with a sharp increase in overall merger and acquisition activity in the United States to a level that substantially exceeds the record. Both these increases are a part of a global increase in mergers and acquisitions. The record outlays reflected the continuing strength and stability of the U.S. economy that provided foreign investors with strong incentives to invest in the United |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.bea.gov/scb/pdf/internat/fdinvest/1999/0699fdi.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
