Table 1.—Selected Data of Nonbank U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Direct Investors, 1977-92
| Millions of dollars | Thousands of employees | Millions of dollars | Addendum: Gross product of affiliates as a percentage of GDP of all nonbank U.S. businesses/3/ | |||||||||
| Gross product/1/ | Sales | Net income | Employee compensation | Total assets | Gross property, plant, and equipment | Expenditures for new plant and equipment | Research and development expenditures/2/ | U.S. merchandise exports shipped by affiliates | U.S. merchandise imports shipped to affiliates | |||
| 1977 | 35,222 | 193,991 | 3,966 | 18,781 | 1,218.7 | 143,488 | 66,785 | 7,558 | 933 | 24,858 | 43,896 | 2.3 |
| 1978 | 42,920 | 241,543 | 4,843 | 24,225 | 1,429.9 | 181,187 | 80,683 | 9,318 | 1,230 | 32,169 | 56,567 | 2.5 |
| 1979 | 55,424 | 327,870 | 7,301 | 31,686 | 1,753.2 | 228,556 | 101,209 | 11,150 | 1,584 | 44,341 | 63,039 | 2.9 |
| 1980 | 70,906 | 412,390 | 8,759 | 40,047 | 2,033.9 | 291,339 | 127,838 | 16,891 | 1,946 | 52,199 | 75,803 | 3.4 |
| 1981 | 98,828 | 510,218 | 11,234 | 54,798 | 2,416.6 | 406,985 | 187,956 | 26,716 | 3,110 | 64,066 | 82,259 | 4.2 |
| 1982 | 103,489 | 518,087 | 3,830 | 61,487 | 2,448.1 | 476,439 | 225,235 | 28,068 | 3,744 | 60,236 | 84,290 | 4.3 |
| 1983 | 111,490 | 536,640 | 5,584 | 66,807 | 2,546.5 | 531,738 | 244,012 | 23,179 | 4,164 | 53,854 | 81,464 | 4.3 |
| 1984 | 128,761 | 593,571 | 9,605 | 73,155 | 2,714.3 | 602,522 | 269,462 | 25,225 | 4,738 | 58,186 | 100,489 | 4.4 |
| 1985 | 134,852 | 632,983 | 5,398 | 79,933 | 2,862.2 | 741,077 | 295,181 | 28,919 | 5,240 | 56,401 | 113,331 | 4.3 |
| 1986 | 142,120 | 672,004 | 2,458 | 86,492 | 2,937.9 | 838,039 | 320,215 | 28,516 | 5,804 | 49,560 | 125,732 | 4.3 |
| 1987 | 157,869 | 744,617 | 7,820 | 96,009 | 3,224.3 | 943,654 | 353,278 | 33,035 | 6,521 | 48,091 | 143,537 | 4.5 |
| 1988 | 190,384 | 886,407 | 12,049 | 119,588 | 3,844.2 | 1,200,823 | 418,069 | 44,322 | 7,834 | 69,541 | 155,533 | 5.0 |
| 1989 | 223,420 | 1,056,645 | 9,286 | 144,158 | 4,511.5 | 1,431,315 | 489,461 | 55,164 | 9,465 | 86,316 | 171,847 | 5.6 |
| 1990 | 239,279 | 1,175,857 | -4,535 | 163,592 | 4,734.5 | 1,550,238 | 578,355 | 69,580 | 11,522 | 92,308 | 182,936 | 5.7 |
| 1991/r/ | 257,634 | 1,185,858 | -11,018 | 175,969 | 4,871.9 | 1,752,628 | 640,140 | 69,816 | 11,872 | 96,933 | 178,702 | 6.0 |
| 1992/p/ | 265,924 | 1,222,651 | -20,492 | 181,709 | 4,705.5 | 1,809,950 | 660,817 | 60,861 | 13,603 | 100,615 | 182,152 | 5.8 |
| Percent change from preceding year: | ||||||||||||
 1990 |
7.1 | 11.3 | n.m. | 13.5 | 4.9 | 8.3 | 18.2 | 26.1 | 21.7 | 6.9 | 6.5 | |
| 1991 |
7.7 | .9 | n.m. | 7.6 | 2.9 | 13.1 | 10.7 | .3 | 3.0 | 5.0 | -2.3 | |
| 1992 |
3.2 | 3.1 | n.m. | 3.3 | -3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | -12.8 | 14.6 | 3.8 | 1.9 | |
n.m. Not meaningful.
- Data for 1988-91 are revised.
- Research and development financed by U.S. affiliates, whether performed by themselves or by others.
- GDP of all nonbank U.S. businesses excludes GDP of depository institutions, of government and government enterprises, and of private households; imputed GDP of owner-occupied farm and nonfarm housing; rental income of persons; business transfer payments; subsidies; and the statistical discrepancy.
GDP Gross domestic product
