Quarterly Services Survey

QS-21-L1
(DRAFT)

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration
U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001

Dear Company Official:
Your firm has been selected to participate in the Quarterly Services Survey. The
responses obtained from this survey will provide policy makers and business leaders
with an up to date picture of the United States economic condition and are a key
element in estimating the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States.
The information that you provide to the Quarterly Services Survey is confidential by
law (Title 13, United States Code) and is seen only by persons sworn to uphold the
confidentiality of Census Bureau information. Under the same law, your information
will be used only to develop total U.S. estimates that do not disclose the individual
activities of your firm. This information will be strictly safeguarded and cannot be used
for taxation, regulation, or investigation purposes.
In order to receive timely responses, estimates for the quarter specified on the form
are acceptable if book figures for the quarter are not available. We also encourage you
to report online. The Internet address along with your Username and Password can be
found in the "Return Via Internet" section on the first page of the enclosed survey form.
The Census Bureau is determined to provide the most accurate and useful data
possible. We need assistance from firms like yours to achieve this standard. I thank you
in advance for your participation in the Quarterly Services Survey and for contributing
to the overall comprehensiveness, timeliness, and reliability of the estimates the Census
Bureau produces.
Sincerely,

Mark E. Wallace
Chief, Service Sector Statistics Division
Enclosures

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