Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
other · US Department of Commerce · Published 2011-12-21 · Effective 2012-01-20 · 76 FR 79054
Document
Document number
2011-32461
Federal Register citation
76 FR 79054
CFR reference
15 CFR 806
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
other
Sub-agency
US Department of Commerce
Publication date
2011-12-21
Effective date
2012-01-20
Commerce docket
Docket No. 110822526-1715-02
Abstract
This final rule amends regulations of the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) to set forth the reporting requirements for the 2012 BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States. The BE-12 survey is conducted every five years; the prior survey covered 2007. The benchmark survey covers the universe of foreign direct investment in the United States, and is BEA's most detailed survey of such investment. For the 2012 benchmark survey, BEA is changing reporting thresholds and data items collected, as well as changing the names and design of the survey forms. The changes are intended to align the data collection program for multinational companies with available resources and align the statistics on multinational companies with recent changes in financial accounting standards and international statistical standards.