Total
changeNew MOFA'sAcquired
by U.S. parentsEstablished
by U.S. parentsChanges in
existing operations/1/Sales or
liquidations of MOFA'sOther
changes/2/| Line | Millions of dollars | |
| 1 | 1995 level | 465,576 |
| 2 | Total
change |
32,863 |
| 3 | New MOFA's |
4,602 |
| 4 | Acquired
by U.S. parents |
2,906 |
| 5 | Established
by U.S. parents |
1,696 |
| 6 | Changes in
existing operations/1/ |
19,333 |
| 7 | Sales or
liquidations of MOFA's |
-2,438 |
| 8 | Other
changes/2/ |
11,366 |
| 9 | 1996 level | 498,439 |
1. Also includes changes resulting from MOFA's acquiring, establishing, selling, or liquidating parts of their consolidated operations. BEA permits survey respondents to consolidate affiliate operations that are in the same country if the affiliates are also in the same industry or are integral parts of a single business operation.
2. Equals the change in the gross product of MOFA's not accounted for in lines 3-7. It includes changes resulting from the addition to the survey universe of MOFA's that were required to report in earlier years but did not.
MOFA Majority-owned foreign affiliate
