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. A detailed subject index at the back of the volume provides ready access to the numerous tables. Although much of the data is based on the decennial census, new information is included in each annual edition.