Direct Investment Surveys: BE-12, Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States

Summary

The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) proposes changes to the reporting requirements for the 2012 Benchmark Survey of Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, which is set to be conducted every five years. The proposed rule aims to update the survey's thresholds and data items, as well as its form design, to better capture foreign direct investment in the US.