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p Preliminary. |
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0 Transactions are possible, but are zero for a given period. |
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(*) Transactions are less than $500,000(±). |
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D Suppressed to avoid disclosure of individual companies. |
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n.a. Transactions are possible, but data are not available. |
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..... Not applicable, or for data periods 1960-1997, transactions that are 0, “not available,” or “not applicable.” |
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Quarterly estimates are not annualized and are expressed at quarterly rates. |
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1 Includes royalties, license fees, and other fees associated with intangible assets, including patents, trade secrets, and other proprietary rights, that are used in connection with the production of goods.
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2 Includes royalties, license fees, and other fees associated with copyrights, trademarks, franchises, rights to broadcast live events, software licensing fees, and other intellectual property rights.
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3 Other unaffiliated services receipts (exports) include mainly film and television tape rentals and expenditures of foreign residents temporarily working in the United States. Payments (imports) include mainly expenditures of U.S. residents temporarily working abroad and film and television tape rentals.
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4 These reflect the amount of premiums explicitly charged by, or paid to, insurers and reinsurers.
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Last updated:
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
