Economics and Statistics Administration

Type: Government Agency
On the web: http://www.esa.doc.gov/

Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) goes by the numbers. Its mission, to maintain the federal statistical system, explain the key forces at work in the economy, and support the needs of the Department of Commerce and the Executive Branch, is carried out by the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Economic Indicators.gov (monthly reports of principal economic indicators), and STAT-USA. The latter runs a subscription-based Web site with government business, economic, and statistical information along with foreign trade stats. President John F. Kennedy created ESA in 1961 to help form the country's economic policy.

Officers:
Administrator; Under Secretary for Economic Affairs: Cynthia A. Glassman
Deputy CFO, Office of Finance and Administration: Joanne Buenzli
Associate Under Secretary for Communications: Clark L. Reid

Economics and Statistics Administration
Agency overview
Formed	1961
Agency executive	Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Cynthia A. Glassman
Parent agency	Department of Commerce
Child agencies	United States Census Bureau   Bureau of Economic Analysis
Website
www.esa.doc.gov

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:

1. Maintain the highest possible quality Federal statistical system and make improvements where warranted and feasible.
2. 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.
3. Support the information and analytical needs of the Department and the Executive Branch.

The ESA oversees two agencies:

• Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
• United States Census Bureau

External links

• Economics and Statistics Administration website

v • d • e Agencies under the United States Department of Commerce Headquarters: Herbert C. Hoover Building · Secretary of Commerce · Deputy Secretary of Commerce Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security Bureau of Industry and Security Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs Economics and Statistics Administration · Bureau of Economic Analysis · Census Bureau · Economic Development Administration Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade International Trade Administration · Minority Business Development Agency Under Secretary of Commerce and Administrator for NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · National Telecommunications and Information Administration · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Corps Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property Patent and Trademark Office Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology · National Technical Information Service

v • d • e Statistical agencies of the United States Federal Government Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Department of Commerce Bureau of Economic Analysis · Economics and Statistics Administration · Census Bureau Department of Energy Energy Information Administration Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service · National Agricultural Statistics Service Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics Department of Defense Defense Manpower Data Center Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD USER Department of Homeland Security Office of Immigration Statistics

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