FAA01 - Outward Foreign Affiliates Statistics
This dataset provides Outward Foreign Affiliates Statistics (FAA01), published by the Central Statistics Office. It covers the activities of foreign affiliates controlled by resident enterprises, capturing indicators such as employment, turnover, and value added generated abroad by domestically owned multinational groups. As an official government statistical release, it supports analysis of the international expansion of national enterprises and their economic footprint outside the country. The data is presented in a structured tabular format suitable for statistical and economic research on outward direct investment activity.Outward Foreign Affiliates Statistics.
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Data schema (10 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| STATISTIC | text | Code identifying the statistical measure reported.Code identifying the statistical measure reported. |
| Statistic LabelStatistic label | text | Name of the statistical measure, e.g. Turnover.Name of the statistical measure, e.g. Turnover. |
| TLIST(A1) | int | Annual time period code corresponding to the year.Annual time period code corresponding to the year. |
| Year | int | Calendar year the data refers to.Calendar year the data refers to. |
| C02918V03524 | text | Code identifying the detailed economic activity classification.Code identifying the detailed economic activity classification. |
| Detailed ActivityDetailed activity | text | Economic sector or activity classification of the foreign affiliate.Economic sector or activity classification of the foreign affiliate. |
| C02917V03525 | text | Code identifying the aggregate geography grouping.Code identifying the aggregate geography grouping. |
| Aggregate GeographyAggregate geography | text | Grouping of countries covered by the statistic, e.g. EU27.Grouping of countries covered by the statistic, e.g. EU27. |
| UNIT | text | Unit of measurement for the value, e.g. Euro Million.Unit of measurement for the value, e.g. Euro Million. |
| VALUE | int | Numeric value of the statistic for the given category.Numeric value of the statistic for the given category. |
Schema inferred from the distribution file's first records 24 days ago. Column types are sampled estimates, not source-declared.
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Sample data (5 records)
Record 1UNIT: Euro Million · Year: 2010
{
"UNIT": "Euro Million",
"Year": "2010",
"VALUE": "132574",
"STATISTIC": "FAA01C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2010",
"C02917V03525": "ZZWORA",
"C02918V03524": "Y1760",
"Statistic Label": "Turnover",
"Detailed Activity": "Business and services (B to N, P to S)",
"Aggregate Geography": "All countries excluding Ireland"
}Record 2UNIT: Euro Million · Year: 2010
{
"UNIT": "Euro Million",
"Year": "2010",
"VALUE": "55618",
"STATISTIC": "FAA01C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2010",
"C02917V03525": "ZZEUBQ",
"C02918V03524": "Y1760",
"Statistic Label": "Turnover",
"Detailed Activity": "Business and services (B to N, P to S)",
"Aggregate Geography": "EU27"
}Record 3UNIT: Euro Million · Year: 2010
{
"UNIT": "Euro Million",
"Year": "2010",
"VALUE": "76957",
"STATISTIC": "FAA01C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2010",
"C02917V03525": "ZZWORW",
"C02918V03524": "Y1760",
"Statistic Label": "Turnover",
"Detailed Activity": "Business and services (B to N, P to S)",
"Aggregate Geography": "Non EU27 countries"
}Record 4UNIT: Euro Million · Year: 2010
{
"UNIT": "Euro Million",
"Year": "2010",
"VALUE": "",
"STATISTIC": "FAA01C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2010",
"C02917V03525": "ZZEU28",
"C02918V03524": "Y1760",
"Statistic Label": "Turnover",
"Detailed Activity": "Business and services (B to N, P to S)",
"Aggregate Geography": "EU28"
}Record 5UNIT: Euro Million · Year: 2010
{
"UNIT": "Euro Million",
"Year": "2010",
"VALUE": "",
"STATISTIC": "FAA01C01",
"TLIST(A1)": "2010",
"C02917V03525": "ZZWORW3",
"C02918V03524": "Y1760",
"Statistic Label": "Turnover",
"Detailed Activity": "Business and services (B to N, P to S)",
"Aggregate Geography": "Non EU28 countries"
}Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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curl -sL 'https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/FAA01/CSV/1.0/en' -o data.csvFull csv file download — the schema shown was inferred from the file's first records.
Dataset
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- First published
- 2021-07-09
License
- ✓ Redistributable
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- Category: cc
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Distributions (4)
Outward Foreign Affiliates Statistics
https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/FAA01/XLSX/2007/enOutward Foreign Affiliates Statistics
https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/FAA01/CSV/1.0/enOutward Foreign Affiliates Statistics
https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/FAA01/JSON-stat/1.0/enOutward Foreign Affiliates Statistics
https://ws.cso.ie/public/api.restful/PxStat.Data.Cube_API.ReadDataset/FAA01/PX/2013/en