Attachment 8 - MARTS Initial Emails

Subject: ONLINE REPORTING OPEN: Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey – email 1 of 2

ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
Online Reporting Open
Check our email address – it’s official if it ends in @census.gov
ATTN
COMPANY
Online reporting for the latest Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey is now open. In addition
to opening collection for the 2020 reference period, we are asking those who
have not yet reported 2022 data to please report using the following
information:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Reporting Period: MMMM YYYY
Username: XXXXXXXX
Password: WILL ARRIVE IN A SEPARATE EMAIL
Due Date: MMMMM DD, YYYY
Website: https://econhelp.census.gov/marts
_____________________________________________________________________________
You may have noticed that the name of the survey and due date have changed. Starting this
month, your firm has been selected to participate in the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey.
Participating in the Advance survey means that we will be asking you to provide sales data
earlier in the month, but please note that the methods to report and questions on the survey
remain the same. In order to receive timely responses, if actual data are not available, carefully
prepared estimates are acceptable.
Please do not reply directly to this automated email. For assistance with completing your
survey, please call our customer help line at 1-800-772-7852, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Thank you in advance for your time and participation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau
measure America’s people and economy.
Sincerely,
Stephanie L. Studds
Chief, Economic Indicators Division

U.S. Census Bureau
OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eightdigit OMB approval number is 0607-0717 and appears in the top right corner of the paper
survey form or each online reporting screen. Without this approval, we could not conduct this
survey.
Authority and Confidentiality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182, authorizes the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct
this collection and to request your voluntary assistance. The Census Bureau is required by
Section 9 of the same law to keep your information confidential and use your responses only to
produce statistics. The Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly release your responses in a
way that could identify your business, organization, or institution. Per the Federal Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are protected from cybersecurity risks through screening of
the systems that transmit your data.
Burden Estimate Statement
We estimate the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey will take an average of 5 minutes to
complete, including the time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and
maintain the data needed, and complete and review the survey.

Subject: ONLINE REPORTING OPEN: Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey – email 1 of 2

ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
Online Reporting Open
Check our email address – it’s official if it ends in @census.gov
ATTN
COMPANY
Online reporting for the latest Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey is now open. In addition
to opening collection for the 2020 reference period, we are asking those who
have not yet reported 2022 data to please report using the following
information:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Reporting Period: MMMM YYYY
Username: XXXXXXXX
Password: WILL ARRIVE IN A SEPARATE EMAIL
Due Date: MMMMM DD, YYYY
Website: https://econhelp.census.gov/marts
_____________________________________________________________________________
You may have noticed that the name of the survey and due date have changed. Starting this
month, your firm has been selected to participate in the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey.
Participating in the Advance survey means that we will be asking you to provide sales data
earlier in the month, but please note that the methods to report and questions on the survey
remain the same. In order to receive timely responses, if actual data are not available, carefully
prepared estimates are acceptable.
Please do not reply directly to this automated email. For assistance with completing this
survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call your account manager, , at .
Thank you in advance for your time and participation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau
measure America’s people and economy.
Sincerely,
Stephanie L. Studds
Chief, Economic Indicators Division

U.S. Census Bureau
OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eightdigit OMB approval number is 0607-0717 and appears in the top right corner of the paper
survey form or each online reporting screen. Without this approval, we could not conduct this
survey.
Authority and Confidentiality
Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182, authorizes the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct
this collection and to request your voluntary assistance. The Census Bureau is required by
Section 9 of the same law to keep your information confidential and use your responses only to
produce statistics. The Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly release your responses in a
way that could identify your business, organization, or institution. Per the Federal Cybersecurity
Enhancement Act of 2015, your data are protected from cybersecurity risks through screening of
the systems that transmit your data.
Burden Estimate Statement
We estimate the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey will take an average of 5 minutes to
complete, including the time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and
maintain the data needed, and complete and review the survey.

Subject: ONLINE REPORTING OPEN: Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey – email 1 of 2

ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
Online Reporting Open
Check our email address – it’s official if it ends in @census.gov
ATTN
COMPANY
Online reporting for the latest Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey is now open. In addition
to opening collection for the 2020 reference period, we are asking those who
have not yet reported 2020 data to please report using the following
information:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Reporting Period: MMMM YYYY
Username: XXXXXXXX
Password: WILL ARRIVE IN A SEPARATE EMAIL
Due Date: MMMMM DD, YYYY
Website: https://bhs.econ.census.gov/bhs/marts/index.html
_____________________________________________________________________________
Please do not reply directly to this automated email. For assistance with completing your
survey, please call our customer help line at 1-800-772-7852, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Thank you in advance for your time and participation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau
measure America’s people and economy.
Sincerely,
Stephanie L. Studds
Chief, Economic Indicators Division
U.S. Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number: 0607-0717
Expires: 5/31/2023

Subject line: ONLINE REPORTING OPEN: Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey – email 2
of 2

ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
Online Reporting Open
Check our email address – it’s official if it ends in @census.gov
ATTN
COMPANY
You should have recently received an email asking for your participation with the Advance
Monthly Retail Trade Survey. Refer to that email for reporting instructions such as website,
username, and due date. Please use the following password to complete your login.
______________________________________________________________________________
Password: XXXXXXXXXX
Case sensitive, if you copy and paste, ensure no blank spaces are captured.

______________________________________________________________________________
Please do not reply directly to this automated email. For assistance with completing your
survey, please call our customer help line at 1-800-772-7852, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number: 0607-0717
Expires: 5/31/2023

Subject line: ONLINE REPORTING OPEN: Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey – email 2
of 2

ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
Online Reporting Open
Check our email address – it’s official if it ends in @census.gov
ATTN
COMPANY
You should have recently received an email asking for your participation with the Advance
Monthly Retail Trade Survey. Refer to that email for reporting instructions such as website,
username, and due date. Please use the following password to complete your login.
______________________________________________________________________________
Password: XXXXXXXXXX
Case sensitive, if you copy and paste, ensure no blank spaces are captured.

______________________________________________________________________________
Please do not reply directly to this automated email. For assistance with completing this
survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call your account manager, , at .
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number: 0607-0717
Expires: 5/31/2023

Subject: ONLINE REPORTING OPEN: Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey – email 1 of 2

ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
Online Reporting Open
Check our email address – it’s official if it ends in @census.gov
ATTN
COMPANY
Online reporting for the latest Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey is now open. In addition
to opening collection for the 2020 reference period, we are asking those who
have not yet reported 2020 data to please report using the following
information:
_____________________________________________________________________________
Reporting Period: MMMM YYYY
Username: XXXXXXXX
Password: WILL ARRIVE IN A SEPARATE EMAIL
Due Date: MMMMM DD, YYYY
Website: https://bhs.econ.census.gov/bhs/marts/index.html
_____________________________________________________________________________
Please do not reply directly to this automated email. For assistance with completing this
survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call your account manager, , at .
Thank you in advance for your time and participation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau
measure America’s people and economy.
Sincerely,
Stephanie L. Studds
Chief, Economic Indicators Division
U.S. Census Bureau
Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Number: 0607-0717
Expires: 5/31/2023

Subject: ONLINE REPORTING OPEN: Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey – email 1 of 2

ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
Online Reporting Open
Check our email address – it’s official if it ends in @census.gov

ATTN
COMPANY
Online reporting for the latest Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey is now open.
__________________________________________________________________________
Reporting Period: MMMMM YYYY
User ID: XXXXXXXX
Password: WILL ARRIVE IN A SEPARATE EMAIL
Due Date: MMMMMM DD, YYYY
Website: https://bhs.econ.census.gov/bhs/marts/index.html
__________________________________________________________________________
Please do not reply directly to this automated email. For assistance with completing your
survey, please call our customer help line at 1-800-772-7852, Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.
to 4:30 p.m. Eastern time.
Thank you in advance for your time and participation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau
measure America’s people and economy.
Sincerely,
Stephanie L. Studds
Chief, Economic Indicators Division
U.S. Census Bureau
OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB
approval number is 0607-0717 and appears in the top right corner of the paper survey form or each
online reporting screen. Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey.
Authority and Confidentiality

Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182, authorizes the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct this
collection and to request your voluntary assistance. The Census Bureau is required by Section 9 of the
same law to keep your information confidential and use your responses only to product statistics. The
Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly release your responses in a way that could identify your
business, organization, or institution. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, your data
are protected from cybersecurity risks through screening of the systems that transmit your data.
Burden Estimate Statement
We estimate the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey will take an average of 5 minutes to complete,
including the time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data
needed, and complete and review the survey.

Subject: ONLINE REPORTING OPEN: Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey – email 1 of 2

ADVANCE MONTHLY RETAIL TRADE SURVEY
Online Reporting Open
Check our email address – it’s official if it ends in @census.gov

ATTN
COMPANY
Online reporting for the latest Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey is now open.
__________________________________________________________________________
Reporting Period: MMMMM YYYY
User ID: XXXXXXXX
Password: WILL ARRIVE IN A SEPARATE EMAIL
Due Date: MMMMMM DD, YYYY
Website: https://bhs.econ.census.gov/bhs/marts/index.html
__________________________________________________________________________
Please do not reply directly to this automated email. For assistance with completing this
survey, please sign into your Census Bureau account or call your account manager, , at .
Thank you in advance for your time and participation, and for helping the U.S. Census Bureau
measure America’s people and economy.
Sincerely,
Stephanie L. Studds
Chief, Economic Indicators Division
U.S. Census Bureau
OMB Number
This collection has been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). The eight-digit OMB
approval number is 0607-0717 and appears in the top right corner of the paper survey form or each
online reporting screen. Without this approval, we could not conduct this survey.
Authority and Confidentiality

Title 13, United States Code, Sections 131 and 182, authorizes the U.S. Census Bureau to conduct this
collection and to request your voluntary assistance. The Census Bureau is required by Section 9 of the
same law to keep your information confidential and use your responses only to product statistics. The
Census Bureau is not permitted to publicly release your responses in a way that could identify your
business, organization, or institution. Per the Federal Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2015, your data
are protected from cybersecurity risks through screening of the systems that transmit your data.
Burden Estimate Statement
We estimate the Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey will take an average of 5 minutes to complete,
including the time to review instructions, search existing data sources, gather and maintain the data
needed, and complete and review the survey.