Foreign Ownership of US Domestic Industries
This data comes from IRS (Internal Revenue Service) - Current as of 2002 (latest data available).
Foreign ownership refers to ownership of assets of a particular industry by foreign controlled domestic U.S. Corporations (FDC) 50% or more owned by a foreign entity.
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF SELECTED U.S. INDUSTRIES Industry Percentage Foreign Owned Sound recording industries 97%
Commodity contracts dealing and brokerage 79%
Motion picture and sound recording industries 75%
Metal ore mining 65%
Motion picture and video industries 64%
Wineries and distilleries 64%
Database, directory, and other publishers 63%
Book publishers 63%
Cement, concrete, lime, and gypsum product 62%
Engine, turbine and power transmission equipment 57%
Rubber product 53%
Nonmetallic mineral product manufacturing 53%
Plastics and rubber products manufacturing 52%
Plastics product 51%
Other insurance related activities 51%
Boiler, tank, and shipping container 50%
Glass and glass product 48%
Coal mining 48%
Sugar and confectionery product 48%
Nonmetallic mineral mining and quarrying 47%
Advertising and related services 41%
Pharmaceutical and medicine 40%
Clay, refractory, and other nonmetallic mineral products 40%
Securities brokerage 38%
Other general purpose machinery 37%
Audio and video equipment mfg and reproducing magnetic and optical media 36%
Support activities for mining 36%
Soap, cleaning compound, and toilet preparation 32%
Chemical manufacturing 30%
Industrial machinery 30%
Securities, commodity contracts, and other financial investments and related activities 30%
Other food 29%
Motor vehicles and parts 29%
Machinery manufacturing 28%
Other electrical equipment and component 28%
Securities and commodity exchanges and other financial investment activities 27%
Architectural, engineering, and related services 26%
Credit card issuing and other consumer credit 26%
Petroleum refineries (including integrated) 25%
Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments 25%
Petroleum and coal products manufacturing 25%
Transportation equipment manufacturing 25%
Commercial and service industry machinery 25%
Basic chemical 24%
Investment banking and securities dealing 24%
Semiconductor and other electronic component 23%
Paint, coating, and adhesive. 22%
Printing and related support activities 21%
Chemical product and preparation 20%
Iron, steel mills, and steel products 20%
Agriculture, construction, and mining machinery 20%
Publishing industries 20%
Medical equipment and supplies 20%
FOREIGN OWNERSHIP OF MAJOR U.S. INDUSTRIES Industry Percentage Foreign Owned Mining 27%
Information 24%
Manufacturing 20%
Professional, scientific, and technical services 20%
Finance and insurance 11%
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