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

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Description

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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Identification and Summary

Title
Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (Form BE-15)
Alternative Title
  • Annual Inward AMNE (Activities of Multinational Enterprises) data
Program Title
Direct Investment Surveys
Preferred Citation

U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, [Years and note any preliminary vintages used]. For example, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Annual Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2013-2016; (reference to both annual and benchmark surveys) U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Annual and Benchmark Surveys of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 1999-2018, 2019p.

Description

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.

Source(s)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
General Survey Information
https://www.bea.gov/data/intl-trade-investment/activities-us-affiliates-foreign-mnes
Authorizer(s)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Funder/Sponsor(s)
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Additional Information About Restricted Data File
https://www.bea.gov/research/special-sworn-researcher-program
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