1. Foreign AffiliaTes Statistics (FATS): Outward FATS
Jon Mortensen
EU Twinning Project: Globalisation Statistics
Copenhagen, 26 August 2015

2. OFATS
Enterprises controlled from the compiling country, but resident abroad (but not agriculture and publicly-controlled enterprises)
EU-regulation: Residency of the ultimate controlling institutional unit (UCI) defines the nationality of an enterprise
…But the Danish survey covers all affiliates owned by Denmark-based enterprises regardless of UCI
Control is generally defined as >50 per cent direct or indirect ownership
Disseminated annually (t+14 months)

3. OFATS: Variables Dissiminated: Not dissiminated
Number of affiliates
Country of affiliates
Number of employees (of affiliates)
Activity (NACE)
Not dissiminated
Country of UCI
Turn-over (of affiliates)
Thus, OFATS describe the number of employees, the activity and geography of foreign affiliates

4. OFATS: Sources Annual census compulsary survey Dissimination
Almost 5000 enterprises in Denmark
Reporting units
Approx foreign affiliates
Statistical units
Dissimination
Approx Danish companies
Approx foreign affiliates
Supporting sources 

5. OFATS: Sources ODIN (a commercial database)
FDI-statistics compiled by the Central Bank
Includes information on financial sector
Annual reports from enterprises
These sources are primarily used to create new survey population
Country of UCI from IFAT

6. 2014 Survey First year with digital reporting only (mandatory by law)
Requires digital signature
Previously digital reporting was voluntary
And many used paper forms (about 50%)
Now paper is not allowed, so two digital solutions:
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7. OFATS: Results
Number of foreign affiliates, 2012

8. OFATS: Results
Number of Danish Affiliates, top 25 (total=11 964)

9. OFATS: Results
Number of employees, top 25 (total=1,3 mill.). Ukraine #36 with 8015 emp.

10. Future/FRIBS
Framework regulation integrating business statistics (FRIBS)
IFATS
Covering more activities (NACE Rev.2 sections O-S)
A*38 alignment: we expect more detail in IFATS data, confidentiality spill-over to SBS, spill-back to IFATS confidentiality
OFATS
New variables: Personnel costs, investments
Intra-EU affiliates included