| Table 4-15 |
| U.S. trade balance in research, development, and testing services, by affiliation: 2006–09 |
| (Millions of current U.S. dollars) |
| |
| Affiliation |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| |
| Total |
3,534 |
2,593 |
1,142 |
2,481 |
| Unaffiliated |
–660 |
–1,008 |
–1,473 |
–1,020 |
| Affiliated |
4,193 |
3,601 |
2,615 |
3,500 |
| By U.S. parents from/to
their foreign affiliates |
–334 |
185 |
–1,100 |
–602 |
| By U.S. affiliates from/to
their foreign parent groupsa |
4,528 |
3,416 |
3,715 |
4,103 |
| |
aIn addition to transactions with its foreign parent, U.S. affiliates' exports and imports include transactions with other members of their foreign parent group.
NOTES: Trade balance is exports minus imports. Positive amounts represent a trade surplus; negative amounts represent a trade deficit.
SOURCE: Bureau of Economic Analysis, U.S. International Services, http://www.bea.gov/international/international_services.htm, accessed 4 February 2011.
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