Quarterly Survey of Transactions in Selected Services and Intellectual Property with Foreign Persons (Form BE-125)

Firm level cutoff sample surveys with above size-exemption levels. However, restricted access data includes BEA imputations for firms below the cutoff by extrapolating forward or backward their data from a benchmark survey on the basis of the movement of the sample data. Data are also reconciled with related responses to the benchmark surveys.

Microdata are based almost entirely based on responses to enterprise level surveys administered by BEA, although other information is used to adjust some observations and variables. Data for 2006 were based on data collected from the 2006 BE-120 survey (there was no 2006 BE-125 survey).

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 for approved data sources. Typically only the primary EIN for the enterprise is available.

• Employer Identification Number (EIN)
• Company/Firm/Business Name
• Company/Firm/Business Address
• Company/Firm/Business Email Domain
• Other (see Linkage Capabilities description)