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Frequently Asked Questions

  • I usually file the BE-15 annual survey. What is the difference between the BE-12 and the BE-15?

  • How does BEA use the Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS) to produce estimates of defense spending?

  • How did special and accelerated dividends affect the national income and product accounts in the fourth quarter 2012?

  • I received a notice that I am required to file the 2017 BE- 12. What should I do if the company no longer exists?

  • I only own real estate in the United States. Why am I required to file a BE-12 survey?

  • How are the fixed assets accounts (FAAs) and consumption of fixed capital (CFC) impacted by disasters?

  • How are the measures of production and income in the national accounts affected by a disaster?

  • How are the effects of the 2012 Midwest drought reflected in GDP?

  • How do I report on the BE-15 if I am a limited partnership or have an interest in a limited partnership?

  • Why were international transactions in U.S. Treasury securities revised up so much for 2010 and 2011 with the June 2012 annual revision of the U.S. international transactions accounts (ITAs)?

  • What is final consumption expenditures of nonprofit institutions serving households (NPISHs) and how do revisions to this category affect total personal consumption expenditures (PCE)?

  • What is the difference between "foreign parent" and "ultimate beneficial owner" in BEA's data on foreign direct investment in the United States?

  • Does offshoring lead to overstated measures of output and productivity growth for the U.S. manufacturing sector?

  • Does the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) publish relative-importance weights used in the derivation of chain-type quantity and price indexes for personal consumption expenditures (PCE)?

  • How will the discontinuation of the Census Bureau's Current Industrial Reports affect BEA's quarterly estimates of private fixed investment in aircraft?

  • How did the recent GDP revisions change the picture of the 2007–2009 recession and the recovery?

  • Why has the initial estimate of real GDP for the fourth quarter of 2008 been revised down so much?

  • How do changes in the tax treatment of depreciation impact NIPA Corporate Profits?

  • How accurate and reliable are BEA's early GDP estimates and revisions, and how have the revisions to GDP over time affected the picture of GDP growth?

  • Why does the capital consumption adjustment for domestic business decline so much in the first quarter of 2012? /1/

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