Foreign direct investment in the United States (FDIUS) totaled $33.9 billion in the third-quarter 2019, following a stronger investment of $64.3 billion in the previous quarter of 2019. Net equity flows dropped significantly to $9.9 billion in the third-quarter of 2019, down 70 percent from the second quarter.
Third-quarter 2019 foreign direct investment flows in the United States totaled $34 billion, down 55 percent from the second-quarter of 2019. Foreign direct investment in the United States in 2018 was down eight percent from 2017 and down 45 percent from the record-breaking level attained in 2016.
