- U.S. subsidiaries of companies headquartered abroad
support an annual payroll
of $403.6 billion — with average compensation
per worker of $73,124, which is 34.7 percent higher
than compensation at all U.S. companies.
- U.S. subsidiaries heavily invest in the American manufacturing sector;
with 29 percent of the jobs at U.S. subsidiaries in
manufacturing industries.
- U.S. subsidiaries manufacture in America to export
goods around the world — accounting for nearly
18.5 percent of all U.S. exports, or $215.6 billion.
- U.S. subsidiaries of companies headquartered abroad
reinvested $68.5 billion in
their U.S. operations.
- U.S. subsidiaries' share of American employment represented 26.9% of the American nonmetallic mineral products industry, 26.1% in the U.S. motor vehicle industry, and 25.6% of the U.S. chemicals industry.
- Ninety-nine percent of U.S. FDI is from private
sector firms — only one percent of total
direct investment (assets) is owned by companies that
are controlled by foreign governments.
- According to IRS reports released in 2009, in 2006, U.S. subsidiaries tax payments rose significantly over the previous year, rising nearly 18 percent to a record high of $50.0 billion. In fact, over the last five years, U.S. subsidiaries’ tax liabilities tripled from $18.2 billion in 2002.
* All statistics are the latest publicly available
government data from the Department of Commerce, compiled
by Content
First, LLC for the Organization
for International Investment.
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