Economics and Statistics Administration
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The Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce
that produces, analyzes and disseminates national economic and demographic data.
Its three primary missions are the following:
The ESA oversees two agencies:
United States Department of Commerce
The United States Department of Commerce is the Cabinet department of the United States government concerned with promoting economic growth. It was originally created as the United States Department of Commerce and Labor on February 14, 1903...
that produces, analyzes and disseminates national economic and demographic data.
Its three primary missions are the following:
- Maintain the highest possible quality Federal statistical system and make improvements where warranted and feasible.
- Communicate a vision of the key forces at work in the economy and of the opportunities they create for improving the well-being of all Americans.
- Support the information and analytical needs of the Department and the Executive Branch.
The ESA oversees two agencies:
- Bureau of Economic AnalysisBureau of Economic AnalysisThe Bureau of Economic Analysis is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that provides important economic statistics including the gross domestic product of the United States. Its stated mission is to "promote a better understanding of the U.S...
(BEA) - United States Census BureauUnited States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
External links
- Economicindicators.gov, the Administration's official compilation of economic indicatorEconomic indicatorAn economic indicator is a statistic about the economy. Economic indicators allow analysis of economic performance and predictions of future performance. One application of economic indicators is the study of business cycles....
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