THE U.S. NET INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENT POSITION - the value of U.S. assets less the value of U.S. liabilities - increased to -$7,781.1 billion (preliminary) at the end of the third quarter of 2016 from -$8,026.9 billion (revised) at the end of the second quarter (chart 1). The $245.8 billion increase reflected a $346.2 billion increase in U.S. assets and a $100.5 billion increase in U.S. liabilities. The negative net investment position represents a U.S. net liability to the rest of the world.
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