Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (Form BE-12)

Firm level surveys for universe of firms

Microdata are almost entirely based on responses to enterprise level surveys administered by BEA, although other information is used to adjust some observations and variables. Only a limited number of variables are available at the state level.

These linkage capabilities are for linking specific firms in two different data sets. Additional linkages of more general firm characteristics of (ex. location or industry specific information) can also be made to the extent the information is available in the survey. See "Crosswalks involving BEA microdata" ( https://www.bea.gov/system/files/2023-01/ssrp-bea-crosswalks-microdata.pdf ) for a description of crosswalks available between different BEA data sets and the Census Business Register. Data may also be matched to firm level data with name, EIN, and other identification fields as part of research proposal to extent possible for approved data sources. The primary EIN for the enterprise and EINs for each U.S. business consolidated in the survey response are available. EINs are also available for each U.S. businesses in which the U.S. affiliate has a direct ownership interest, but are not consolidated included in their survey response because a different foreign owner has a direct or indirect ownership interest in the business.

• Employer Identification Number (EIN)
• Company/Firm/Business Name
• Company/Firm/Business Address
• Company/Firm/Business Email Domain
• Stock exchange ticker symbol
• Legal entity identifier (LEI)
• Other (see Linkage Capabilities description)