This catalog is a government wide compendium of federal programs, projects, services and activities which provide assistance of benefits to the American public. One intent of the catalog is to improve coordination and communication between federal, state and local government. Cites enabling legislation and gives financial information. Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications . Lists most publications issued by government agencies.
Arrangement is by issuing body and entries ate numbered consecutively.
Each issue has a subject, title, and author index. Indexes are cumulated semi-annually, annually, and quinquennially. Statistical Abstract of the United States . A standard source of statistics on the social, political and economic organization of the United States. Useful also as a guide to other statistical publications and sources.