Official Publication Edition · GDP
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residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$21.27 trillion at the end of the earlier quarter of 2026.
The $5.8 billion widening of the current-account deficit in the earlier quarter reflected a shift in the balance on primary income from a surplus in the reported quarter to a deficit in the earlier quarter that was partly offset by a reduced deficit on goods.
Source
U.S. International Transactions and Investment Position, 1st Quarter 2026 and Annual Update
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Key evidence
The source reports an amount on a billion scale for Direct Investment: assets increased $462.9 billion in the earlier quarter, reflecting increases in all major investment categories except direct investment. The source directly reports the ordering for the stated scope: 1 First-quarter transactions increased U.S. The source directly reports the ordering for the stated scope: The first-quarter deficit was 2.9 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, up from 2.8 percent in the reported quarter.
The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Assets totaled $43.37 trillion, and liabilities totaled $64.64 trillion. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: ERRATA Net financial transactions of –$209.0 billion were updated on June 30, 2026, to add a negative sign. The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: Capital-transfer payments decreased $0.9 billion to $2.0 billion.
The source reports an amount on a trillion scale for the stated scope: At the end of the reported quarter of 2025, the net investment position was –$21.87 trillion (revised). The source directly compares reported values for the stated scope: current-account deficit resulting from international economic transactions widened by $5.8 billion, or 2.6 percent, to $226.8 billion in the earlier quarter of 2026, according to statistics released today by the U.S.
The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: Net financial-account transactions were –$209.0 billion in the earlier quarter, reflecting net U.S. The source reports an amount on a billion scale for the stated scope: liabilities to foreign residents by $803.7 billion. residents’ foreign financial assets by $527.3 billion and increased U.S.
The revised fourth-quarter deficit was $221.1 billion. Imports of goods and services from, and income paid to, foreign residents increased $55.8 billion to $1.61 trillion, reflecting increases in goods imports and in primary (earned) income payments.
Verified evidence
Publication data points
| Label | Value | Unit | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| residents’ foreign financial assets and liabilities, was –$21.27 trillion at the end of the earlier quarter of 2026. | 21.27 | trillion | — |
| The $5.8 billion widening of the current-account deficit in the earlier quarter reflected a shift in the balance on primary income from a surplus in the reported quarter to a deficit in the earlier quarter that was partly offset by a reduced deficit on goods. | 5.8 | billion | — |
| assets increased $462.9 billion in the earlier quarter, reflecting increases in all major investment categories except direct investment. | 462.9 | billion | — |
| ERRATA Net financial transactions of –$209.0 billion were updated on June 30, 2026, to add a negative sign. | 209 | billion | — |
| At the end of the reported quarter of 2025, the net investment position was –$21.87 trillion (revised). | 21.87 | trillion | — |
| Net financial-account transactions were –$209.0 billion in the earlier quarter, reflecting net U.S. | 209 | billion | — |
| liabilities to foreign residents by $803.7 billion. | 803.7 | billion | — |
| residents’ foreign financial assets by $527.3 billion and increased U.S. | 527.3 | billion | — |
Source and methodology
Source: the retained official publication. Method: normalized statements from section generic-text presented as reported, without recomputation.
Caveats
- Evidence boundary: This edition is limited to claims retained from the linked official publication.
Corrections
Correction state: none