More than 30% drop in foreign direct investment in the United States – News



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Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the US economy fell 32% or $ 120 billion in 2017 compared with the previous year. This was announced by the Economic Office
badysis at the US Department of Commerce.
"Foreign direct investment in the United States reached $ 259.6 billion in 2017, down 32% from $ 379.7 billion in 2016
year. This is below the average indicator for the 2014-2016 period, which is $ 359.9 billion, "the statement said.

"The biggest investor last year was Canada with $ 66.2 billion, followed by the United Kingdom – $ 40.9 billion, Japan – $ 34 billion and France – $ 23.1 billion 40% of the investment
are among the European companies, "the statement said.

In 2015, US FDI reached a record $ 439.5 billion.

According to the OECD, in 2017, there is an 18% drop in FDI globally. The reason, according to the OECD, is the process of mbadive corporate restructuring.

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