Many U.S. Government agencies produce statistics on a variety of topics. These statistics are compiled because Congress has directed these agencies to compile and disseminate such statistics in order to execute programs these agencies administer. Congress directs these agencies to perform these programs in order to fulfill various legal and public policy requirements. Some of these agencies such as the Census Bureau date back to the earliest years of the United States. Other agencies, such as the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, are more recent creations due to Congress´ belief that they were needed to provide information resources to deal with various public policy issues. The following is a listing of many, but not all, U.S. Government statistical agencies.
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