New BEA Numbers, Plus Updates on China & Japan

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Save the Date: SelectUSA Silk Road China Road Show

January 13-20, 2016

We are pleased to announce the upcoming Silk Road China Road Show. From January 13-20, 2016, U.S. economic developers will connect with investors from China (the fastest growing source of foreign direct investment into the United States) in Beijing, Urumqi and Chengdu. More details coming soon!

To register your interest in the Silk Road China Road Show, please contact Shujuan Cao (Shujuan.cao@trade.gov) in China or John McKiel (john.mckiel@trade.gov) in Washington, DC.

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Conference Call: Japan Road Show

Please join us for an EDO conference call to learn more about the Japan Road Show. The call will be held on Thursday, December 3, at 4 p.m. EST / 1 p.m. PST. The Road Show will be in February 2016. If you're an U.S. economic developer interested in bringing more foreign direct investment (FDI) to your state, region or city, you won't want to miss the chance to connect with investors from the second largest source of FDI to the United States.

On the morning of the call, December 3, registered parties will receive background materials that will be discussed during the call.

To register for the conference call, please contact Micah Escobedo at micah.escobedo@trade.gov.

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New FDI Numbers from BEA

On Monday, November 30th, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will release its highly-anticipated FDI statistics for 2014. These statistics, which cover new direct investments initiated in 2014, will provide information on:

  • The total amount of new FDI foreign investors are making in the United States.
  • The industries that are drawing new foreign investment.
  • The states attracting new investments as well as the countries of the foreign owners.
  • The type of investment made – creating a new company or acquiring or expanding an existing one.

To read more about these and other new statistics, check out this blog post. To see current FDI statistics, check out BEA's website for numbers up to 2013. The BEA also releases new updates and reports from a variety of fields and topics through its Twitter account (@BEA_News).

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