Investment Position Handout

U.S. Investment Position, Year-End 1997,
($ trillion At Market Value)
We Own
U.S. Assets Abroad
We Owe
For. Assets in U.S.
Total 5.0 6.3
U.S. Government 0.2 1.5
Private Financial 3.0 3.2
Private Real 1.8 1.6
Compare to: U.S. GDP in 1997 = $8.1 trillion
Source: Economic Report of the President, Feb 1999