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This report uses selected guidelines to evaluate the performance of four statistical agencies -- the Bureaus of the Census and Economic Analysis in the Dept. of Commerce, the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the Dept. of Labor, and the National Center for Health Statistics in the Dept. of Health and Human Services. Also provides information on the activities of the Office of Management and Budget which coordinates and oversees the statistical activities of the agencies that constitute the federal statistical system. Charts and tables.