Annual Wholesale Trade Survey (AWTS)

SA-42-L1
(12-2007)

DC

Attachment 3

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Economics and Statistics Administration

U.S. Census Bureau
Washington, DC 20233-0001
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

Dear Company Representative:
I am writing to ask for your help with the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2007 Annual Wholesale
Trade Report. Summary data from this report give an up-to-date picture of U.S.
economic activity in the wholesale trade sector, and provide the Nation’s policymakers and
business leaders with measures of this important economic sector.
The Census Bureau is determined to provide the most accurate and useful data possible.
To achieve that standard, we need participation from all types of businesses such as yours.
I appreciate that completing any report takes time and resources. For this reason, I urge
you to view participation not only as a public service, but also as a sensible long-term
investment — an investment that returns benefits to you by laying the foundation for sound
economic policies and successful business decisions.
Reporting instructions are included on the enclosed form, and estimates are acceptable.
You may report via mail, fax, or Internet. Please see the front page of the form for pertinent
information concerning each of these options.
This report is MANDATORY and must be returned by March 7, 2008. Title 13, United
States Code, Sections 182, 224, and 225 requires your participation. Section 9 of Title 13
requires that the Census Bureau keep these reports strictly confidential. Your
information is used only to develop summary data that do not reveal the individual activities
of your company. Under the same law, information cannot be used for taxation, regulation,
or investigation.
If you have any questions or concerns about completing these reports please contact the
program manager, John Miller, directly at 301–763–2758 or toll-free at 1–800–327–4389
(select option 3) weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Eastern time. THANK YOU
in advance for making the results of the 2007 Annual Wholesale Trade Report
comprehensive, timely, and reliable.
Sincerely,

Charles Louis Kincannon
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