[Willie Green]

	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Foreign Direct Investment in the U.S.	45,095	58,772	103,398	103,398	174,434	283,376	314,007	159,461	62,870	29,772
U.S. Direct Investment Abroad	73,252	92,074	84,426	95,769	131,004	209,392	142,627	124,873	115,340	151,884

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[remember]

Comments?

I haven't had much time to look at the numbers but it does seem like foreign investors were caught up in the U.S. stock bubble, just like U.S. investors. In looking for some related numbers, I did run across a story on the BEA site that at http://www.bea.gov/bea/newsrelarchive/2004/intinv03_fax.pdf which states:

In regard to transactions, foreign acquisitions of assets in the United States were $829.2 billion in 2003, up from $768.2 billion in 2002, and the second largest on record after $1,046.9 billion in 2000.

U.S. acquisitions of assets abroad were $283.4 billion in 2003, up from $198.0 billion in 2002, and down from a record $569.8 billion in 2000.

I assume that means that the dollars generated by our exploding trade deficit were used to purchase assets other than by investments in our stock market.

[OhGeorgia]

does this mean Willie is angry that foreigners arent investing here anymore?