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The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a five page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 16, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released data tables on the Annual Survey of State Government Finances for fiscal year 2020. These statistics provide a summary of the finances of the state governments, as well as data for individual states and details on revenue by source, expenditure by object and function...


Census Bureau Releases New Technical Note on Select Topics in International Censuses

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released a new technical note on disaster statistics and censuses as part of the Select Topics in International Censuses series. This technical note highlights the links between census data and strategies for disaster risk reduction. It provides National Statistical Offices...


News Release: A Agência do Censo enviou hoje um e-mail a todos os oficiais governamentais qualificados com informações sobre como participar da Operação de Resolução do Questionamento da Contagem (CQR) do Censo de 2020 (página disponível somente em inglês).


Report: Climate change contributed to some of 2020’s worst weather

News Release: Failed monsoon rains that reignited the southwestern U.S. drought. A spring heat wave in western Europe. Intense Siberian wildfires. Scientists say human-caused climate change made these extreme weather events more likely, according to new research published today in the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society (BAMS).


2020 Annual Capital Expenditures Survey

News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today released the Annual Capital Expenditures Survey report for data year 2020. The report estimates business spending in 2020 for new and used structures and equipment at the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sector level, as well as three-digit and selected four-digit industries within those sectors. The data provide a relevant, timely and accurate measure of current business conditions.


Average Americans Will Pay $3,500 Inflation Tax in 2021

News Release: Washington, D.C.--The Penn Wharton University of Pennsylvania Budget Model released an analysis today showing average U.S. households will spend $3,500 more in 2021 just to keep up with inflation, with lower-income households particularly feeling inflation’s sting. U.S. Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R-Idaho) says that if the Democrats’ reckless tax-and-spend bill is passed, American households can expect this stealth tax to be even higher.


New ocean floats to boost global network essential for weather, climate research

News Release: NOAA and partners have joined together to launch approximately 100 new Argo floats across the Atlantic ocean to collect data that supports ocean, weather and climate research and prediction. These will bolster the international Argo Program offsite link, which maintains a global array of about 3,800 floats that measure pressure, temperature and salinity of the upper 2,000 meters (1.2 miles) of the ocean.


News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau today emailed eligible government officials information about participating in the 2020 Census Count Question Resolution (CQR) Operation.


News Release: U.S. merchant wholesalers had sales of $8,037.4 billion in 2020, a 6.6% decrease from $8,607.1 billion in 2019, according to estimates from the Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS) released today by the U.S. Census Bureau.


The US Commerce Department published a nine page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a one page rule on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a four page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.


A Supersized IRS: More Audits, Investigations and Tax Enforcement for Americans

News Release: Washington, D.C.--U.S. Senator Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), the top Republican of the Senate Finance Committee, led a news conference with Republican Senators on Democrats’ plans to nearly double the budget of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), which will lead to increased audits and investigations of every American taxpayer.


The US Commerce Department published a two page notice on Dec. 15, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.