## Figure 1.11. United States: A Retrospective on Economic versus Financial Risk Taking

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Figure 1.11. United States: A Retrospective on Economic versus Financial Risk Taking](https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2017/april/chapter-1/figure1-11d.csv)

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### Dataset summary
- Title (worksheet header): Figure 1.11. United States: A Retrospective on Economic versus Financial Risk Taking
- Unit of measurement: (Percent of assets)
- Focus: Balance Sheet Evolution of the U.S. Nonfinancial Corporate Sector
- Worksheet name: csv
- Worksheet rowCount: 156
- Worksheet columnCount: 6

### Variables (column headings as provided)
- Operating cash
- Increase in debt, FDI, and other liabilities
- Capital expenditure
- Purchases of financial assets and M&A
- Net payouts (dividends and share buybacks)

### Sample observations (rows as provided in the dataset sample)
- Row labeled "1980": Operating cash = 6.00; Increase in debt, FDI, and other liabilities = 5.84; Capital expenditure = -6.39; Purchases of financial assets and M&A = -3.75; Net payouts (dividends and share buybacks) = -0.67
- Row labeled "1980": Operating cash = 6.02; Increase in debt, FDI, and other liabilities = 1.97; Capital expenditure = -6.06; Purchases of financial assets and M&A = 0.70; Net payouts (dividends and share buybacks) = -0.96
- Row labeled "1980": Operating cash = 5.80; Increase in debt, FDI, and other liabilities = 5.42; Capital expenditure = -5.41; Purchases of financial assets and M&A = -4.60; Net payouts (dividends and share buybacks) = -0.63

### Technical notes
- The dataset presents series as percentages of assets for the U.S. nonfinancial corporate sector.
- Multiple observations share the same year label "1980" in the provided sample rows.
- All numeric values are presented exactly as in the source (including sign and two-decimal precision where shown).

*Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2017/april/chapter-1/figure1-11d.csv*

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/gfsr/2017/april/chapter-1/figure1-11d.csv_