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Operations of U.S. and Foreign Multinational Companies
In recognition of the current public interest in the activities of U.S.
and foreign multinational companies and the need for more timely information
about these activities, BEA has provided accelerated data releases and
special presentations and analyses.
- On April 20, 2006, BEA released advance summary estimates of total employment, sales, and capital expenditures by U.S. parent companies, by their foreign affiliates, and by U.S. affiliates of foreign companies in 2004. More detailed estimates will be provided later in the year.
- BEA prepared a special analysis of trends in production and employment of U.S. multinational companies for 1977-2003. See the August 2005 Survey article, U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Companies: Operations in 2003, and the July 2005 Survey article, U.S. Multinational Companies: Operations in 2003. For a more detailed examination of the trends through 2001, see the March 2004 Survey article, A Note on Patterns of Production and Employment by U.S. Multinational Companies.
BEA also has prepared papers and given presentations on “Offshoring”
(or international outsourcing):
- Globalization, Offshoring, and Multinational Companies: What Are the Questions and How Well Are We Doing in Answering Them? | January 2006 |
 PDF: Presentation (127 kb)| PDF: Paper (94 kb)
- “Offshoring” and the U.S. Balance of Payments – June 2004 Presentation | PDF: Presentation
(105 kb)
- Offshore Outsourcing and Multinational Companies – June 2004
Presentation | PDF: Presentation (149 kb)
In addition, the National Academy of Public Administration received a grant from the Department of Commerce to prepare studies of off-shoring and its major economic effects, particularly any associated job shifts. A total of three reports will eventually be issued.
Last updated: Thursday, November 16, 2006
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