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Economics and Statistics Administration
Agency overview
Formed1961
Agency executive
Parent agencyDepartment of Commerce
Child agencies

The Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) was an agency within the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) that analyzed, disseminated, and reported on national economic and demographic data. It was dissolved in 2018[1].

Its three primary missions were the following:[2]

  1. Release and disseminate U.S. National Economic Indicators.
  2. Oversee the missions of the United States Census Bureau (Census) and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
  3. Analyze and produce economic reports for the Department of Commerce and the Executive Branch.