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Table 4-18

R&D performed overseas by majority-owned foreign affiliates of U.S. parent companies, by selected NAICS industry of affiliate and country/region: 2002

(Millions of current U.S. dollars)

Country/region	industries	Total	Chemicals	Machinery	products	equipment	equipment	Information	services
		Manufacturing						Nonmanufacturing

					Computer and		Trans-		Professional, technical,
	All				electronic	Electrical	portation		scientific

All countries	21,151	18,696	4,819	642	5,278	418	5,898	507	1,237
Canada	2,345	2,272	438	25	510	13	1,170	29	16
Europe	D^a	11,718	3,305	488	2,175	271	4,321	260	D
France	1,480	1,386	693	38	241	20	211	D	32
Germany	3,603	3,376	259	149	683	138	1,855	3	32
Sweden	1,316	1,296	86	32	12	D	D	0	D
Switzerland	405	162	48	16	48	D	D	2	D
United Kingdom	3,735	3,238	1,168	140	636	14	954	38	400
Asia/Pacific	3,881	3,530	890	85	2,024	D	D	D	D
Australia	329	286	68	5	21	—	130	0	28
China	646	609	33	2	D	D	1	D	D
Japan	1,433	1,283	732	50	375	D	25	D	D
South Korea	167	149	10	11	90	2	27	8	6
Singapore	589	578	11	—	550	5	D	1	5
Taiwan	70	D	16	9	25	0	D	D	1
Latin America/other Western Hemisphere	D^a	633	172	33	71	D	189	D	D
Brazil	306	298	68	28	30	D	D	D	3
Mexico	284	185	49	5	2	1	D	0	D
Middle East	889	520	2	9	498	0	0	56	D
Israel	889	520	2	9	498	0	0	56	D
Africa	D^a	25	12	2	0	0	D	—	—

— = ≤ $500,000; D = data withheld to avoid disclosing operations of individual companies
NAICS = North American Industry Classification System

^aCorresponding values for 2001 were $12,060 million (Europe), $562 million (Latin America/other Western Hemisphere), and $29 million (Africa).

NOTES: Preliminary 2002 estimates for majority-owned (>50%) nonbank affiliates of nonbank U.S. parents by country of ultimate beneficial owner and industry of affiliate. Expenditures included for R&D conducted by foreign affiliates, whether for themselves or others under contract. Expenditures excluded for R&D conducted by others for affiliates under contract.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Survey of U.S. Direct Investment Abroad (annual series), http://www.bea.gov/bea/di/di1usdop.htm. See appendix table 4-51.

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