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Table 1 National balance sheet accounts1

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National balance sheet accounts1
  Third quarter 2007 Fourth quarter 2007 First quarter 2008 Second quarter 2008 Third quarter 2008 Fourth quarter 2008 2007 2008
  Market value, not seasonally adjusted
  $ billions
National net worth                
National wealth 5,560 5,632 5,719 5,868 6,016 6,073 5,632 6,073
  2.0 1.3 1.5 2.6 2.5 0.9 8.2 7.8
Net foreign debt -29 -21 -12 -48 -15 50 -21 50
  ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...
National net worth 5,531 5,612 5,707 5,821 6,001 6,123 5,612 6,123
  1.6 1.5 1.7 2.0 3.1 2.0 7.5 9.1
National net worth per capita (dollars) 167,100 169,300 172,000 174,700 179,400 182,800 169,300 182,800
  1.2 1.3 1.6 1.6 2.7 1.9 6.3 8.0
not applicable
The first line is the series itself expressed in billions of dollars. The second line is the period-to-period percentage change.