The importance of data as an ingredient for sound economic decision-making requires BEA to deliver data to decision-makers and other data users not only quickly but also reliably—that is, on schedule. Each fall, BEA publishes a schedule for the release of its economic data the following year; this measure is evaluated as the number of scheduled releases issued on time. BEA has an outstanding record of releasing its economic data on schedule.

BEA must continually develop new statistical products to keep pace with the ever-changing U.S. and global economies. The BEA Strategic Plan outlines the bureau’s plans for developing new statistical products. This indicator measures the bureau's progress toward achieving milestones of their development.

BEA must continually update its economic accounts to keep pace with the ever-changing U.S. and global economies. The BEA Strategic Plan tracks BEA’s progress toward achieving the milestones related to improvements to BEA's accounts. This indicator tracks the bureau's progress toward achieving milestones of data and methodological improvements.

This performance measure tracks BEA’s ability to reliably estimate its most important statistic, gross domestic product (GDP). This measure is a composite index of six indicators of reliability, applied using three-year rolling averages to develop a single measure of the reliability of the GDP statistics.

BEA must continually develop new statistical products to keep pace with the ever-changing U.S. and global economies. The BEA Strategic Plan outlines the bureau’s plans for developing new statistical products. This indicator measures the bureau's progress toward achieving milestones of their development.

This performance measure tracks BEA’s ability to reliably estimate its most important statistic, gross domestic product (GDP). This measure is a composite index of six indicators of reliability, applied using three-year rolling averages to develop a single measure of the reliability of the GDP statistics.

BEA must continually update its economic accounts to keep pace with the ever-changing U.S. and global economies. The BEA Strategic Plan tracks BEA’s progress toward achieving the milestones related to improvements to BEA's accounts. This indicator tracks the bureau's progress toward achieving milestones of data and methodological improvements.

Customer satisfaction is a critical measure of BEA’s ability to provide the types of data that are relevant, accurate, and demanded by users. BEA measures the level of customer satisfaction through an on-going online survey of users.

Customer satisfaction is a critical measure of BEA’s ability to provide the types of data that are relevant, accurate, and demanded by users. BEA measures the level of customer satisfaction through an on-going online survey of users.

The importance of data as an ingredient for sound economic decision-making requires BEA to deliver data to decision-makers and other data users not only quickly but also reliably—that is, on schedule. Each fall, BEA publishes a schedule for the release of its economic data the following year; this measure is evaluated as the number of scheduled releases issued on time. BEA has an outstanding record of releasing its economic data on schedule.