Economics and Statistics Administration

Economics and Statistics Administration
Agency overview

Formed	1961
Annual budget	US$91 million (2009) US$97 million (est. 2010) US$113 million (est. 2011)
Agency executive	Under Secretary for Economic Affairs, Rebecca Blank
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:

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:

External links

Official website
Economicindicators.gov, the Administration's official compilation of economic indicators

v t e United States Department of Commerce
Headquarters: Herbert C. Hoover Building Howard Lutnick, Secretary of Commerce Jeremy Pelter, Acting Deputy Secretary of Commerce
Deputy Secretary of Commerce	Economic Development Administration National Technical Information Service Minority Business Development Agency National Telecommunications and Information Administration
Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs	Bureau of the Census Federal Audit Clearinghouse Bureau of Economic Analysis
Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security	Bureau of Industry and Security Office of Export Enforcement
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property	United States Patent and Trademark Office
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade	International Trade Administration Commercial Service
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service Marine Fisheries Service Ocean Service Weather Service Marine & Aviation Operations Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology	National Institute of Standards and Technology

v t e Federal Statistical System of the United States
Principal agencies	Census Bureau Bureau of Labor Statistics National Center for Education Statistics National Agricultural Statistics Service National Center for Health Statistics Energy Information Administration Bureau of Economic Analysis Economic Research Service Bureau of Justice Statistics National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (National Science Foundation) Statistics of Income Division (Internal Revenue Service) Bureau of Transportation Statistics Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics (Social Security Administration)
Other agencies	Economics and Statistics Administration Office of Immigration Statistics HUD USER
As defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget, the principal agencies of the Federal Statistical System have statistical activities as their core mission and conduct much of the government’s statistical work.