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## Publications - Economic

Ski Goggle Factory, 1973 Photo courtesy of the National Archives

Historical Developments of the Economic Census [PDF 243KB]

History of the 2007 Economic Census [PDF 1.8 MB]

History of the 2002 Economic Census [PDF 2.8 MB]

History of the 1997 Economic Census [PDF 1.6 MB]

History of the 1992 Economic Census [PDF 9.13 MB]

Guide to the 1987 Economic Censuses [PDF 20.6 MB]

Developing A Product Classification System for the United States [1.8 MB PDF]

Working Paper 38: Economic Censuses of the United States - Historical Development [2.89 MB]

Appraisal of Census Programs (1954 "Watkins Commission Report") [PDF 29 MB]

Reference Information Paper No. 50, "The Censuses of Manufactures: 1810-1890" [PDF 2.26 MB]

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