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Table 1 National balance sheet accounts1

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National balance sheet accounts1
  Fourth quarter 2007 First quarter 2008 Second quarter 2008 Third quarter 2008 Fourth quarter 2008 First quarter 2009 2007 2008
  Market value, not seasonally adjusted
  $ billions
National net worth                
National wealth 5,663 5,741 5,845 5,958 5,976 5,971 5,663 5,976
  1.5 1.4 1.8 1.9 0.3 -0.1 8.2 5.5
Net foreign debt -21 -13 -53 -15 54 35 -21 54
  ... ... ... ... ... -35.2 ... ...
National net worth 5,643 5,728 5,792 5,942 6,030 6,006 5,643 6,030
  1.6 1.5 1.1 2.6 1.5 -0.4 7.1 6.9
National net worth per capita (dollars) 170,500 172,600 173,900 177,700 180,000 178,800 170,500 180,000
not applicable
The first line is the series itself expressed in billions of dollars. The second line is the period-to-period percentage change.