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Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)

The activities of multinational enterprises statistics available here provide a picture of the overall activities of U.S. multinational enterprises – both their U.S. and foreign operations -- and contain a wide variety of indicators of their financial structure and operations. These statistics cover items that are needed in analyzing the characteristics, performance, and economic impact of MNEs, and are obtained from mandatory surveys of U.S. multinational enterprises conducted by BEA.

How are BEA’s statistics on the activities of U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) affected by the complex corporate structures of MNEs?

Frequently Requested Tables

U.S. Parent Companies

Selected Data by Industry 2009-2019 XLS

All Foreign Affiliates

Majority-Owned Foreign Affiliates

Comprehensive Data on the Activities of U.S. MNEs

Preliminary 2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014 (Benchmark Survey)
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009 (Benchmark Survey)
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004 (Benchmark Survey)
Archive | 1982 – 2003

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