Quarterly Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (Form BE-605)

Description

This survey collects information on the positions and the transactions between a U.S. affiliate and its foreign parent group as well as the income earned on those investments. The survey is conducted on a sample of 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.

Scope and Coverage

Smallest Geographic Unit

Nation

Years Available

1992 - 2023

Universe

All U.S. business enterprises in which a foreign person (in the broad legal sense, including a company) owns, directly or indirectly, 10 percent or more of the voting securities of an incorporated U.S. business enterprise or an equivalent interest of an unincorporated U.S. business enterprise.

Spatial Coverage

U.S. positions and related income and transactions of foreign multinational enterprises

Unit of Observation

Classification(s)