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• Why did motor vehicle domestic unit production in the third quarter of 2006 decline, while the real—inflation adjusted—value of motor vehicle output in GDP increased?

• What factors explain the difference between average compensation of federal government civilian employees and average compensation of private-sector employees?

• Why is the estimate of NIPA dividends as a share of corporate profits much larger than the share reported in private-sector estimates?

• How are S corporations reported in the NIPAs?

• How is BEA using the Census Bureau's quarterly services survey in its estimates of personal consumption expenditures?

• We receive interest payments from a foreign corporation. Do we report the interest received under credit-related services on the BE-85?

• Should I report all financial services not otherwise listed on the BE-85?

• My company purchased financial management services from three countries: $5 million from Norway, $5 million from the United Kingdom, and $4 million from Venezuela (totaling $14 million). How should I report this data on the BE-85?

• I have transactions with countries that are not listed on the BE-85. Should I include those on the survey?

• How do I indicate on the BE-85 what types of services I am selling/purchasing?

• How should I report receipts/payments data on the BE-85?

• How should transactions with international organizations be reported on the BE-85?

• Should I net payments against receipts on the BE-85?

• Should I report on an accrual basis or cash basis on the BE-85?

• We provide services to a U.S. affiliate of a German company. Is this transaction applicable to the BE-85?

• Do I need to submit a hard copy of the BE-85 form if I am submitting the form by fax or ASTAR?

• How can I obtain an MS Excel (.xls format) version of the BE-85 survey form?

• I believe I am exempt from filing data on Schedule A and/or B of the BE-85 survey. What do I do?

• How should I account for mergers and acquisitions on the BE-85?

• Why do I need to complete the BE-85?