Source U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, USDIA: 1994 Benchmark Survey, Final Results, IDN-0189, Washington, DC, 1998.

Definition U.S. direct-investment position (on a historical-cost basis) reflects the value of the net accumulated stock of capital that U.S. parent companies have provided to their foreign affiliates. A negative number indicates a that the net accumulated stock of capital that U.S. parent companies have provided to their foreign affiliates is negative. Sub-regional groupings: French Islands, Caribbean, consist of Guadeloupe and Martinique. U.K. Islands, Caribbean, consist of Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Notes The letter "d" signifies that the data have been suppressed to avoid disclosure of data specific to individual companies. The symbol "*" signifies an amount less than $500,000. "Unallocated" is the sum of all suppressed data (i.e. the difference between the LAC total, which includes suppressed figures, and the sum of the four regional totals, which do not include suppressed figures.

Source U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, USDIA: 1994 Benchmark Survey, Final Results, IDN-0189, Washington, DC, 1998.

Definitions Equity capital outflows occur when a U.S. parent company increases its equity investment in one of its existing foreign affiliates or makes a new equity investment in a foreign business enterprise. Capital inflows, indicated by negative figures, occur when a U.S. parent company reduces its equity interest in an existing affiliate. Sub-regional groupings: French Islands, Caribbean, consist of Guadeloupe and Martinique. U.K. Islands, Caribbean, consist of Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Notes The letter "d" signifies that the data have been suppressed to avoid disclosure of data specific to individual companies. The symbol "*" signifies an amount less than $500,000. "Unallocated" is the sum of all suppressed data (i.e. the difference between the LAC total, which includes suppressed figures, and the sum of the four regional totals, which do not include suppressed figures.

Source U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, USDIA: 1994 Benchmark Survey, Final Results, IDN-0189, Washington, DC, 1998.

Definition U.S. direct-investment income reflects the return on capital provided to foreign affiliates by U.S. parent companies. It comprises U.S. parent companies' claims on earnings (or profits) of foreign affiliates and interest payments on loans from their foreign affiliates. Negative figures could result either from losses by the U.S. parent company or interest obligations to foreign affiliates exceeding interest due plus the share in their affiliates' net income. Sub-regional groupings: French Islands, Caribbean, consist of Guadeloupe and Martinique. U.K. Islands, Caribbean, consist of Anguilla, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Montserrat, and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Notes The letter "d" signifies that the data have been suppressed to avoid disclosure of data specific to individual companies. The symbol "*" signifies an amount less than $500,000. "Unallocated" is the sum of all suppressed data (i.e. the difference between the LAC total, which includes suppressed figures, and the sum of the four regional totals, which do not include suppressed figures.