The indicator of intra-firm trade may have different meanings, depending on whether it analyzes: 1) imports; 2)
exports; 3) investment coming to the country; 4) investment of the country overseas. These figures should consider
the trade between operating affiliates and their parent companies abroad, or trade between local parent companies
and their affiliates abroad, or trade among all affiliates of the same group located in different countries. The ratio of
the extent of intra-firm trade and total exports of the sector depends a lot on the number and size of the affiliates
abroad, on the location in production chain (final or intermediate products), and the company's organizational
structure. It depends very much on the nature of the investments, the duration of investments, the economic sector in
which the group of companies operates, and the companies’ business strategy