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% |
