International Economic Accounts
- Updated Statistics on U.S. International Services and New Detail for Services Supplied Through Affiliates
- Preliminary 2015 data on the Activities of U.S. Affiliates of Foreign Multinational Enterprises
- Changes to private fund reporting: Resources for private fund reporters on BEA surveys of direct investment
BEA International Trade and Investment Country Facts
Comprehensive Restructuring of the International Economic Accounts in 2014
Balance of Payments (International Transactions)
Quarterly and annual estimates of transactions with foreigners, including trade in goods and services, receipts and payments of income, capital-account transactions, and transactions in financial assets and liabilities.
- News Release: International Transactions
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- International Transactions, Expanded Detail (1999-present) (XLS and CSV available through Interactive Tables)
- Interactive Tables: International Transactions
- Pre-Formatted Tables: International Transactions (PDF)
- U.S. International Economic Accounts: Concepts and Methods
- International Transactions Articles
Trade in Goods and Services
Monthly, quarterly, and annual estimates of trade in goods and services.
- News Release: Trade in Goods and Services
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- News Release: Trade in Goods and Services Annual Revision
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- Information on trade in goods and services
- U.S. Trade in Goods and Services, 1992-present (Excel)
- U.S. Trade in Goods and Services by Selected Countries and Areas, 1999-present (Excel)
- Detailed trade in goods data
- See International Services for detailed annual services trade data
International Services
Annual estimates of U.S. trade in services and of services supplied to international markets through U.S. and foreign affiliates of multinational enterprises.
- Definition of International Services
- Interactive Tables: International Services
- Pre-Formatted Tables: International Services (PDF)New
- U.S. International Economic Accounts: Concepts and Methods
- International Services Articles
International Investment Position
Quarterly and annual estimates of the end of period value of accumulated stocks of U.S. financial assets and liabilities.
- News Release: International Investment Position
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- Net International Investment Position at the End of the Period, Expanded Detail (1976-present) (XLS and CSV available through Interactive Tables)
- Interactive Tables: International Investment Position
- Pre-Formatted Tables: International Investment Position (PDF)
- U.S. International Economic Accounts: Concepts and Methods
- International Investment Position Articles
Direct Investment and Multinational Enterprises
Comprehensive data on inward and outward direct investment, including quarterly and annual balance of payments for financial flows and income, annual direct investment position data, and data on the activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs).
- News Release: New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
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- Statistics: Direct Investment and MNEs
- Articles: U.S. Direct Investment Abroad
- Articles: Foreign Direct Investment in the United States
- Information on Globalization
- International Economics Directorate Product Guide
Projects linking BEA data with data from other statistical agencies
- BEA-Census Bureau-National Science Foundation R&D Data Link Project
- BEA-Census Bureau Data Link Project
- BEA-Bureau of Labor Statistics Data Link Project
Supplemental Statistics
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- U.S. direct investment abroad
- Foreign direct investment in the United States
- U.S. international services transactions
- Industry and foreign trade classification materials
- Electronic filing with the efile system
- Legal authority and confidentiality
Previously Published Estimates
Previously published estimates contain historical data and have since been revised. Please contact the International program area with questions.