Release: Foreign Direct Investment, 2011 SB
Contact
Ciara Williams-Fletcher
Business Outputs and Development Division
Telephone: +44 (0)1633 456455
Categories: Economy, National Accounts, Balance of Payments
Frequency of release: Annually
Language: English
Geographical coverage: UK
Geographical breakdown: UK and GB
Survey name(s): Annual Inquiry into Direct Investment Abroad, Annual Inquiry into Direct Investment in the UK, Quarterly Outward Foreign Direct Investment Survey, Quarterly Inward Foreign Direct Investment Survey
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UK companies continued to increase their net investment overseas in 2011 (£68.2 billion), the highest value since 2008.
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Inward investment flows into the UK continued to fall during 2011, decreasing to £31.9 billion, the smallest inflow since 2004, although the rate of decrease appears to be slowing.
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The UK’s outward and inward investment positions reach record highs in 2011 (£1098.2 billion and £766.2 billion respectively).
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Net earnings from outward investment by UK companies stood at £101.6 billion in 2011, the highest value since records began in 1958.
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In 2011, net earnings from direct investment in the UK are recovering from the large fall seen in 2008. Earnings from investment in the UK by overseas companies increased from £37.6 billion in 2010 to £43.6 billion in 2011, the highest value since 2007.
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Net investment abroad by UK companies may indicate strong growth in some emerging markets such as China and India.
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