Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey

MWTS-L1
(9-2009)

DC

Attachment 4

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Dear Company Official:
We are writing to ask for your help with the U.S. Census Bureau’s Monthly Wholesale Trade Report.
This report provides an up-to-date picture of U.S. economic activity. A successful Monthly Wholesale
Trade Report gives the Nation’s policymakers and business leaders a clear picture of current and
prospective market strength.
An accurate report needs broad participation. We have attempted to make this brief and easy to file
by requesting only a few data items. We appreciate that completing any report takes time and
thought. For this reason, we urge you to view participation not only as a public service, but also as a
sensible long-term investment – an investment that returns benefits to you by laying the foundation
for sound economic policies and successful business decisions.
The information you provide, by law, is kept confidential and is seen only by persons sworn to
uphold the confidentiality of Census Bureau information. This information cannot be used for
taxation, regulation, or investigation. Under the same law, your information is used only to develop
summary data that do not reveal the individual activities of your company.
Instructions are included on the form and estimates are acceptable. Please fax your completed form
to 1-800-447-4613. If you have any questions about this report, please call 1-800-772-7852 from
8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern time, to speak with a Census Bureau representative. Please visit
our web site at for more information.
The Census Bureau is determined to provide the most accurate and useful data possible. To
achieve that standard, we need help from companies like yours. Thank you in advance for making
the Monthly Wholesale Trade Report comprehensive, timely, and reliable.
Sincerely,

Robert M. Groves
Director
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