Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S.: Japan as Number One Metadata
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Title
- Main Title Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S.: Japan as Number One
Creator
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Author: Jackson, James K.Creator Type: PersonalCreator Info: Economics Division
Publisher
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Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.Place of Publication: Washington D.C.
Date
- Creation: 1993-08-02
Language
- English
Description
- Content Description: 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.
Subject
- Legislative Subject Terms: Japanese investments - U.S.
Collection
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Name: Congressional Research Service ReportsCode: CRSR
Institution
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Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents DepartmentCode: UNTGD
Resource Type
- Report
Format
- Text
Identifier
- CRS Report Number: 93-704 E
- Accession or Local Control No: 93-704 E 1993-08-02
- Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metacrs57