Monthly Retail Trade Survey

MRTS-L2
(10-2009)

DIRECTOR’S LETTERHEAD

[DATE]
[COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS]

Dear Company Official:
Thank you for participating in the U.S. Census Bureau’s Monthly Retail Trade Report. This
report provides an up-to-date picture of U.S. economic activity. A successful Monthly Retail
Trade Report gives the Nation’s policymakers and business leaders a clear picture of current and
prospective market strength.
An accurate report needs broad participation. We have attempted to make this brief and easy to
file by requesting only a few data items. We appreciate that completing any report takes time and
thought. For this reason, we 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.
The information you provide is kept confidential by law, and is seen only by persons sworn to
uphold the confidentiality of Census Bureau information. This information cannot be used for
taxation, regulation or investigation. Under the same law, your information is used only to
develop summary data that do not reveal the individual activities of your company.
Instructions are included on the form and estimates are acceptable. Please fax your completed
form to 1-800-447-4613. If you have any questions about this report, please call 1-800-772-7852
from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Eastern Time, to speak with a Census Bureau representative. Please
visit our Web site at for Monthly Retail Trade Report
results.
The Census Bureau is determined to provide the most accurate and useful data possible. To
achieve that standard, we need help from companies like yours. Thank you in advance for making
the Monthly Retail Trade Report comprehensive, timely, and reliable.

Sincerely,

Robert M. Groves
Director
Enclosures