Literal question
In fiscal year [insert last complete fiscal year], as a proportion of all material inputs, supplies, or finished goods and materials purchased to resell purchased that year, what percentage of this establishment’s material inputs, supplies, or finished goods and materials purchased to resell were:
- Material inputs, supplies, or finished goods and materials purchased to resell of foreign origin
Interviewer instructions
- SHOW CARD 5
- CHECK THAT TOTAL SUMS TO 100% (UNLESS RESPONDENT DOES NOT KNOW)
Inputs are materials that go through a mechanical, physical, or chemical transformation that will ultimately make up some portion of the final good produced. E.g. lumber in a furniture factory.
Supplies are materials or products that are used, expended, consumed, but will not comprise the final good produced. Pencils and writing paper are good examples of a supply.
Materials and goods for resale: includes goods and final materials purchased by retailers or wholesalers for sale without further modifications.
The calculation is done as a percent of all purchases of supplies, inputs and goods purchased by the establishment for the fiscal year.
The origin of the inputs, supplies, materials, or goods, matters regardless of whether the establishment directly imports those or not.