Procedural History of the 2002 Economic Census. 2002 Economic Census

摘要

The economic census is a systematic attempt to measure almost all economic activity in the United States. The 2002 Economic Census covered approximately 23 million individual business establishments, encompassing about 97 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States. The economic census is the primary economic statistical program of the United States government and is the chief source of data on the structure and functioning of the national economy. As such, it provides the supporting foundation and framework for a host of other statistical efforts by both the public and private sectors.