Finance & markets · 20/06/2006Updated: 10/17/2026 · 1 min read

U.S. Department of Commerce Amends BE-577 Survey Regulations to Improve Data Collection and Reduce Burden

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is updating the quarterly BE-577 survey, Direct Transactions of U.S. Reporter With Foreign Affiliate, to align with the 2004 Benchmark Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad and exclude recently collected data from other government surveys, aiming to reduce respondent burden while meeting data user needs.