The Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, NOAA, the Federal Reserve, and the Congressional Budget Office are official statistical agencies that tell the truth.

What we found

Contradicts. The shown lists of the 13 principal statistical agencies do not name the Federal Reserve or the Congressional Budget Office, so they are not shown as official statistical agencies in these sources; the lists are partly truncated, so this is an inference from omission.[2][5]

Supports. OMB's principal statistical agency list, as reproduced by the White House and the AEA, includes the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Census Bureau.[2][3][5]

Context. A Reuters poll of experts reports concern about data quality from survey response declines and staff cuts at statistical agencies, including the BLS, while the BLS attributes falling response rates to a long-term trend.[1]

Context. Census and BEA publications describe their role in producing official data, and the Census Bureau notes that its economic surveys feed BEA GDP estimates, BLS price data, and Federal Reserve inputs.[3][4]

Sources

5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 3 primary, 1 not rated

1. 1US economic data quality a worry, authorities not acting ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
2. 2The Structure of the Federal Statistical System - The White Houseobamawhitehouse.archives.gov · primary source · cited for: contradicts, supports
3. 3Where do those numbers come from? | U.S. Bureau of Economic ...bea.gov · primary source · cited for: supports, context
4. 4Information Quality Guidelines - Census.govcensus.gov · primary source · cited for: context
5. 5Federal Statistical System - American Economic Associationaeaweb.org · not rated · cited for: contradicts, supports

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• Platypus Economics with Justin Wolfers · Sep 10, 2026“If it comes out of a statistical agency and I want to be clear, that's the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Census Bureau, um, for climate stuff, NOAA um these are official statistical agencies: the Federal Reserve, the Congressional Budget Office. They all tell the truth.”Post →

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