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{{Short description|Former Federal Agency}}
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|agency_name     = Economics and Statistics Administration
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|formed          = 1961
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|chief1_name     = [[Under Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs|Under Secretary for Economic Affairs]]
|parent_agency   = [[United States Department of Commerce|Department of Commerce]]
|child1_agency   = [[United States Census Bureau]]
|child2_agency   = [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]]
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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.

Its three primary missions were the following:<ref>[http://www.esa.doc.gov/about-us About Us | Economics and Statistics Administration]. Esa.doc.gov (2010-09-14). Retrieved on 2013-08-12.</ref>
# Release and disseminate [[U.S. National Economic Indicators]].
# Oversee the missions of the [[United States Census Bureau]] (Census) and the [[Bureau of Economic Analysis]] (BEA).
# Analyze and produce economic reports for the Department of Commerce and the Executive Branch.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.esa.doc.gov}}
* [https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/economics-and-statistics-administration Economics and Statistics Administration] in the [[Federal Register]]
* [http://www.esa.doc.gov/reports List of ESA Reports]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100611193815/http://economicindicators.gov/ Economicindicators.gov], the Administration's official compilation of [[economic indicator]]s
* [https://www.census.gov/ Census.gov]
* [https://www.bea.gov/ BEA.gov]

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