Table 4-17
R&D performed by majority-owned affiliates of foreign companies in United States, by selected NAICS industry of affiliate and country/region: 2004
(Millions of current U.S. dollars)
 
        Manufacturing   Nonmanufacturing
Country/region      All
industries		      Total      Chemicals      Machinery      Computer
and
electronic
products		      Electrical
equipment		      Transportation
equipment		      Information      Professional,
technical,
scientific
services
 
All countries   29,900   20,891   10,045   1,547   3,279   238   3,728   898   1,442
Canada   1,458   940   38   3   D   D   D   D   40
Europe   22,648   17,710   9,606   1,382   1,999   164   3,282   549   560
France   3,738   3,050   2,064   D   D   D   D   261   28
Germany   5,929   5,345   1,375   987   246   18   2,553   D   D
Netherlands   1,316   579   353   D   0   2   4   3   D
Switzerland   4,004   3,462   3,201   112   25   5   5   3   411
United Kingdom   5,924   4,273   2,225   50   1,248   10   445   D   73
Asia/Pacific   3,725   1,403   291   D   422   17   D   46   D
Japan   3,413   1,232   281   72   354   16   334   D   699
Latin America/OWH   D   645   3   D   D   D   2   1   D
Middle East   D   134   80   *   D   0   7   D   D
Africa   36   D   D   0   0   0   0   D   0
 

D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information; * = ≤$500,000

NAICS = North American Industry Classification System; OWH = other Western Hemisphere

NOTES: Preliminary 2004 estimates for majority-owned (>50%) nonbank affiliates of nonbank U.S. parents by country of ultimate beneficial owner and industry of affiliate. Expenditures included for R&D conducted by foreign affiliates, whether for themselves or others under contract. Expenditures excluded for R&D conducted by others for affiliates under contract.

SOURCE: Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States (annual series), http://www.bea.gov/bea/di/di1fdiop.htm, accessed 24 April 2007. See appendix tables 4-43 and 4-44.

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