OECD Statistics on Measuring Globalisation presents detailed data on the role played by multinationals in the OECD economies.

Data for the manufacturing sector are presented for twenty-five countries (Australia, Austria, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States) and cover sixteen variables (including production, employment, investment, research and trade).

Data are presented for inward and outward investment in services for twenty-four countries (Australia, Austria, Belgium,  Canada, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States). Twelve variables are covered: Number of enterprises or establishments ,  Number of employees, Turnover, Value added, Compensation of employees, R&D expenditures, Number of researchers, Gross fixed capital formation, Total exports, Total imports, Intra-firm exports, Intra-firm imports .

This database provides basic data on foreign affiliates and shows the share of each industrial sector controlled by foreign multinationals. Data for total manufacturing and for selected service sectors are disaggregated by partner country. Data sources and definitions are included.

The CD-ROM  is in user-friendly software, Beyond 20/20TM for WindowsTM, that allows users to extract and export data, prepare customised graphs and tables, and perform their own analysis.

ALSO AVAILABLE IN PRINT AND ON LINE

The database is also available in print and on line at www.SourceOECD.org.

FURTHER READING

International Direct Investment Statistics Yearbook, available on CD-ROM and online versions.