Benchmark Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons (Form BE-120)

Description

This survey collects information on U.S. international transactions in all types of services and intellectual property for which information is not collected on the other surveys and is not available to BEA from other sources. The benchmark BE-120 survey is conducted every five years (except for six years between the 2011 and 2017 surveys) and covers the entire universe of transactions in these services and benchmark specific questions in some years.

Data Access

Where to Apply

https://www.bea.gov/research/special-sworn-researcher-program

Fees

No fees for accessing data directly through BEA. Fees for accessing BEA data through the FSRDC network are about $7,500 for the first year of the project and $2,000 for subsequent years. See https://www.bea.gov/help/faq/1313 for more information

Access Modality

Usage Restrictions

Researchers must be U.S. citizens (U.S. residency is not sufficient) and cannot be employed at for-profit businesses, Federal government agencies that are not designated as a statistical agency or unit by the Office of Management and Budget, or government or other organizations engaged in tax collection, regulatory enforcement, or policymaking. The data cannot be used for purposes of taxation, investigation, or regulation. The data may not be presented in any way that allows individual survey respondents to be identified and cannot be combined with external data if the resulting combined dataset would contain information beyond the scope of the data items collected in BEA's surveys.

Is a Public-Use Version (PUF) Available?

Does Geography Differ from Public Version?

Does Level of Variable Detail Differ from Public Version?

Additional Information About Restricted Data

https://www.bea.gov/research/special-sworn-researcher-program