U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Companies Operations in 2011

摘要

ON JULY 31, 2013, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released preliminary statistics on the operations of U.S. affiliates of foreign companies in 2011. These statistics cover the finance and operations of U.S. affiliates, including balance sheet details, employment and employee compensation, sales, capital expenditures, trade in goods, and expenditures for research and development (see the box "Data Availability"). Unlike previous years, BEA will not publish an article that analyzes these statistics (see the box "Impact of Sequestration on Analytical Articles"), but some major results are noted below.