Economics and Statistics Administration

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. It was dissolved in 2018.^[1]

Economics and Statistics Administration

Agency overview
Formed	1961
Agency executive	Under Secretary for Economic Affairs
Parent agency	Department of Commerce
Child agencies	United States Census Bureau Bureau of Economic Analysis

Its three primary missions were the following:^[2]

1. Release and disseminate U.S. National Economic Indicators.
2. Oversee the missions of the United States Census Bureau (Census) and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
3. Analyze and produce economic reports for the Department of Commerce and the Executive Branch.