Term:
Foreign Affiliates Statistics (FATS)
Definition:
FATS mean statistics describing the overall activity of foreign affiliates. As there are two points of view with respect to the location of the affiliate, FATS is divided in two statistics, inward and outward FATS: Inward statistics on foreign affiliates describe the activity of foreign affiliates resident in the compiling economy. Outward statistics on foreign affiliates describe the activity of foreign affiliates abroad controlled by the compiling economy.
Domain:
Statistical Business Registers
Source:
European Commission, Eurostat, "Foreign Affiliates Statistics (FATS) Recommendations Manual", Methodologies and Working papers, Publication Office of the European Union, Luxembourg, 2012.
