Foreign Direct Investment.
When you think about it, foreign direct investment is really not “foreign” at all.
Fueling American Innovation
Fueling American Innovation.
When an international company chooses to build operations in the United States, they bring
with them a promise to reinvest their U.S. profits back into the American economy. Many of these companies reinvest their U.S. profits through research and development (R&D) activities that
support high-paying jobs, spur the discovery of new products and processes, and contribute to U.S. economic growth.
Our Impact.
R&D Spending
$
1
B
International employers spend more than $80 billion on U.S. R&D activities, representing 13 percent of all R&D performed by U.S. companies.
R&D Jobs
1
K
International companies support approximately 261,000 American R&D jobs.