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Surveys Schedule

Acronym Title Frequency Mail Out Date Due Date
NC-99023 2012 Economic Census NC-99023 forms 1 Time Only October 31, 2011 30 days after receipt
NC-99026 2012 Economic Census NC-99026 forms 1 Time Only October 31, 2011 30 days after receipt
MOPS Management and Organizational Practices 1 Time Only Apr 25, 2011 30 days after receipt
ACES/ICT Annual Capital Expenditures/Information and Communications Technology Annual Mar 5, 2012
ARTS Annual Retail Trade Survey Annual Jan 20, 2012
AWTS Annual Wholesale Trade Survey Annual Jan 19, 2012 Mar 14, 2012
BRDIS Business Research and Development & Innovation Survey Annual Mar 26, 2012 30 days after receipt
ASM Annual Survey of Manufactures Annual Dec 13, 2011 30 days after receipt
COS Report of Organization Survey Annual Dec 13, 2011 30 days after receipt
MEPS Medical Expenditures Panel Survey Annual Jun 12, 2012 30 days after receipt
SAS Service Annual Survey Annual Jan 28, 2011 Mar 4, 2011
SBO Survey of Business Owners Every 5 years Jun, 2013 February 12, 2013
M3UFO Manufacturers' Unfilled Orders Survey Annual Mar 12, 2012 April 27, 2012
QFR Quarterly Financial Report Quarterly
QPC Annual and Quarterly Plant Capacity Utilization Quarterly
QSS Quarterly Services Survey Quarterly
SQ-CLASS Business & Professional Classification Survey Quarterly
Each respondent is mailed only one time
Early February
Early May
Early August
Early November
30 days after receipt
CFS Commodity Flow Survey Every 5 years 30 days after receipt
BPS Building Permits Survey Annual

Monthly
Jan 5, 2012

Jan 30, 2012
Feb 28, 2012
Mar 29, 2012
April 27, 2012
May 30, 2012
Jun 28, 2012
Jul 30, 2012
Aug 30, 2012
Oct 30, 2012
Nov 29, 2012
Dec 28, 2012
Jan 25, 2012

4th day of the following month
CPRS Construction Progress Reporting Surveys Monthly Jan 1, 2012 February 12, 2013
M3 Manufactures, Shipments, Inventories and Orders Monthly Dec 30, 2010
Feb 1, 2011
Mar 2, 2011
Mar 30, 2011
May 2, 2011
May 31, 2011
Jun 30, 2011
Aug 2, 2011
Aug 30, 2011
Oct 3, 2011
Nov 1, 2011
Nov 30, 2011
Dec 30, 2011
15 days after receipt
MRTS Monthly Retail Trade Survey Monthly Last business day of the month 8 business days from receipt
MARTS Advance Monthly Retail Trade Survey Monthly Jan 25, 2012
Feb 22, 2012
Mar 25, 2012
Apr 25, 2012
May 24, 2012
Jun 24, 2012
Jul 26, 2012
Aug 25, 2012
Sep 26, 2012
Oct 25, 2012
Nov 23, 2012
Dec 23, 2012
2nd business day of the month
MWTS Monthly Wholesale Trade Survey Monthly Last business day of the month 5 to 7 business days from receipt
MECS Manufactures Energy Consumption Every 4 years Jan 12, 2011 Feb 22, 2011
CFS (Adv) Commodity Flow Survey - Advance Mailing Once before start of main survey Jan 10, 2011 Feb 11, 2011
EC Economic Census Every 5 years Oct 1, 2012 February 12, 2013



Source: U.S. Census Bureau | BHS Team |   Last Revised: December 11, 2012 18:01:58