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This survey collects information on the activities of U.S. affiliates of foreign multinational enterprises, which offer details on the finances and operations of these affiliates, including their employment and compensation, sales, value added, capital expenditures, trade in goods, and expenditures for research and development. This survey is conducted on a sample of U.S. affiliates. In order to reduce the reporting burden, the sample does not include small affiliates. Instead, BEA imputes data for these affiliates by extrapolating forward their data from the most recent benchmark survey on the basis of the movement of the sample data. Thus, coverage of the survey universe is complete in nonbenchmark, as well as benchmark, periods.

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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

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?

Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (Form BE-15)

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