International Services Surveys: BE-20 Benchmark Survey of Selected Services Transactions With Unaffiliated Foreign Persons

Summary

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) is revising regulations for the Benchmark Survey of Selected Services Transactions with Unaffiliated Foreign Persons (BE-20), a survey conducted by the U.S. Department of Commerce to support U.S. trade policy and business competitiveness. The changes, effective from 2001, increase the exemption level for small companies to $1 million, reducing respondent burden and closing statistical gaps in the data.