Thursday, July 24, 2025

*** BEA Announcement: Changes to August 22 release, "Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2023 ***

 

US Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis

BEA Announcement: Changes to the Activities of U.S. MNEs News Release and Related Data Tables 

 

SUITLAND, Md. – The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis’ ongoing modernization and streamlining of news release packages will include changes in the presentation of tables in the August 22 release, "Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2023."

Data previously published as tables within the annual news release on the activities of U.S. multinational enterprises (MNEs) will continue to be updated and available simultaneously with the release in BEA’s online Interactive Data. 

However, tables will no longer be included in the body of the news release.

This will reduce duplication, increase efficiency, and point data users directly to our most complete and flexible data tables, via links in the release. These customizable tables include full time series and can be downloaded as PDFs, in Excel, or in CSV format.

Additionally, some data tables previously produced alongside the news release will be discontinued on August 22. BEA is discontinuing annual statistics on foreign affiliates with 50 percent or less U.S. ownership. BEA plans to publish these statistics in benchmark publications, (occurring every five years), beginning in 2027. BEA will also discontinue two tables that provide supplemental industry statistics.

The activities of U.S. MNEs tables to be discontinued are currently available in the Interactive Data and via the Comprehensive Data page.

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Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)

Activities of U.S. Multinational Enterprises, 2022

Worldwide employment by U.S. multinational enterprises increased 2.2 percent to 44.3 million workers in 2022 (preliminary) from 43.3 million workers in 2021 (revised), according to statistics released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on the operations and finances of U.S. parent companies and their foreign affiliates.

  • Current Release: August 23, 2024
  • Next Release: August 22, 2025

Current Release

What are Activities of Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)?

BEA's statistics on the worldwide activities of U.S. multinational enterprises offer details on the finances and operations of U.S. multinational enterprises, including their employment and compensation, sales, value added, capital expenditures, trade in goods, and expenditures for research and development.

Learn More

Contact Personnel

  • Technical
    Mark Goddard
301-278-9162
  • Media
    Thomas Dail
301-278-9003
Thomas.Dail@bea.gov

Direct Investment & Multinational Enterprises (MNEs)

 Selected annual data tables on the activities of U.S. multinational enterprises will be discontinued or impacted on August 22, 2025, beginning with the 2023 preliminary data. Discontinued tables will be archived.
 Selected annual detail tables on U.S. direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the United States were discontinued July 22, 2025. Discontinued tables have been archived.

 Data tables on sales, net income, and balance sheets of new foreign direct investment in the United States were discontinued July 11, 2025. Discontinued tables have been archived.
 Important information on the data available through this interactive system.

Citing BEA Information

July 22, 2025 Balance of payments and direct investment position data for U.S. direct investment abroad and foreign direct investment in the United States have been updated to reflect revised estimates for 2022-2023 and preliminary estimates for 2024.

July 11, 2025Data on new foreign direct investment in the United States has been updated to reflect revised data for 2023 and preliminary data for 2024.

November 15, 2024Data on the activities of U.S. affiliates of foreign MNEs have been updated to reflect revised estimates for 2021 and preliminary estimates for 2022.

August 23, 2024 Data on the activities of foreign affiliates of U.S. MNEs and U.S. parent companies have been updated to reflect revised estimates for 2021 and preliminary estimates for 2022.

Previous Updates

BEA has adopted the use of standard international terminology in BEA's international economic accounts by replacing the term "multinational companies" with "multinational enterprises" and the term "financial and operating (F&O)" statistics with "activities of multinational enterprises (AMNE)." This change in terminology reflects BEA's effort to conform more closely with international guidelines and does not affect the actual statistics produced.

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