Appendix A: Performance and Resource Tables

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1.3

Enhance the supply of key economic and demographic data to support effective decision-making of policymakers, businesses, and the American public

OBJECTIVE 1.3 RESOURCES
*(Dollars in Millions)*
	FY 1999 Actual	FY 2000 Actual	FY 2001 Actual	FY 2002 Actual	FY 2003 Actual	FY 2004 Actual	FY 2005 Actual	FY 2006 Actual
Total Funding	$1,731.1	$4,644.0	$1,024.9	$866.2	$920.9	$1,009.2	$1,095.0	$1,164.9
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent	21,122	86,867	10,854	8,908	8,223	8,563	8,976	9,321

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Meet the needs of policymakers, businesses, non-profit organizations, and the public for current and benchmark measures of the U.S. population, economy, and governments (ESA/Census)¹

PERFORMANCE GOAL RESOURCES
*(Dollars in Millions)*
	FY 1999 Actual	FY 2000 Actual	FY 2001 Actual	FY 2002 Actual	FY 2003 Actual	FY 2004 Actual¹	FY 2005 Actual	FY 2006 Actual
Total Funding	$1,676.0	$4,589.5	$967.0	$799.5	$846.9	$930.4	$1,010.9	$1,079.3
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent	20,639	86,399	10,380	8,420	7,729	8,038	8,433	8,778
¹ Total obligations for performance goal excludes the Working Capital Fund obligations financed by other Census Bureau funds and are already reflected in the results for the other funds. (back)

ESA/CENSUS PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Achieve pre-determined collection rates for Census Bureau censuses and surveys in order to provide statistically reliable data to support effective decision-making of policymakers, businesses, and the public
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		Met percentages	90% of key censuses & surveys meet/exceed collection rates/levels of reliability
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		Met percentages
FY 2004		Met percentages
FY 2003		Met percentages
FY 2002		100%
FY 2001		100%
FY 2000		100%
FY 1999		100%

ESA/CENSUS PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Release data products for key Census Bureau programs on time to support effective decision-making of policymakers, businesses, and the public
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		100% of Economic Indicators 100% of other products	100% of Economic Indicators released on time >89% of other key censuses & surveys data released on time
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		22 products
FY 2004		10 products
FY 2003		2 products
FY 2002		Maintained FY 1999 time
FY 2001		Maintained FY 1999 time
FY 2000		Maintained FY 1999 time
FY 1999		9% decrease in time

ESA/CENSUS PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Introduce Census 2000-based samples on time as scheduled so that the household surveys can continue through the next decade and so that policymakers, businesses, and the public can continue to be confident in the major federal socioeconomic indicators these surveys provide
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		Samples were introduced on schedule	2000-based samples on schedule
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		4 different types of samples
FY 2004		New—no target to measure against

ESA/CENSUS PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Correct street features in TIGER (geographic) database - number of counties completed to more effectively support: Census Bureau censuses and surveys, facilitate the geographic partnerships between federal, state, local and tribal governments, and support the E-Government initiative in the President’s Management Agenda
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		700	700
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		623
FY 2004		602 (26.3%)
FY 2003		250
FY 2002		Prepared plan and systems to measure housing unit coverage
FY 2001		New—no target to measure against

ESA/CENSUS PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Complete key activities for cyclical census programs on time to support effective decision-making by policymakers, businesses, and the public and meet constitutional and legislative mandates
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		100% of activities completed on time	>89% of key prep activities completed on time
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		Activities completed on time
FY 2004		New—no target to measure against

ESA/CENSUS PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Meet or exceed the overall federal score of customer satisfaction on the American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI)
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		72	71.3
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		73
FY 2004		71
FY 2003		New—no target to measure against

PERFORMANCE GOAL: Promote a better understanding of the U.S. economy by providing the most timely, relevant, and accurate economic data in an objective and cost-effective manner (ESA/BEA)

PERFORMANCE GOAL RESOURCES
*(Dollars in Millions)*
	FY 1999 Actual	FY 2000 Actual	FY 2001 Actual	FY 2002 Actual	FY 2003 Actual	FY 2004 Actual	FY 2005 Actual	FY 2006 Actual
Total Funding	$55.1	$54.5	$57.9	$66.7	$74.0	$78.8	$84.1	$85.6
FTE – Full-Time Equivalent	483	468	474	488	494	525	543	543

ESA/BEA PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Timeliness: Reliability of delivery of economic data (number of scheduled releases issued on time)
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		54 of 54	54 of 54
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		54 of 54
FY 2004		54 of 54
FY 2003		48 of 48
FY 2002		50 of 50¹
FY 2001		100
FY 2000		100
FY 1999		100
¹ In FY 2002 the format was changed to express the ratio of scheduled releases to those issued on time rather than the percentage of releases successfully released on time. (back)

ESA/BEA PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Relevance: Customer satisfaction with quality of products and services (mean rating on a 5-point scale)
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		4.2	Greater than 4.0
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		4.4
FY 2004		4.3
FY 2003		4.4
FY 2002		4.3
FY 2001		N/A¹
FY 2000		4.3
FY 1999		N/A²
¹ Due to budget constraints, the FY 2001 survey was postponed until FY 2002. (back) ² Due to budget constraints, the FY 1999 survey was postponed until FY 2000. (back)

ESA/BEA PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Accuracy: Percent of GDP estimates correct
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		96%	>85%
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		96%
FY 2004		88%
FY 2003		88%
FY 2002		83%
FY 2001		91%
FY 2000		93%
FY 1999		New—no target to measure against

ESA/BEA PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Budget Related: Improving GDP and the economic accounts¹
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		Completed all major milestones related to improving the economic accounts	Completion of strategic plan milestones
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		Completed all major milestones related to improving the economic accounts
FY 2004		Completed all major milestones related to improving the economic accounts
FY 2003		Completed all major milestones related to improving the economic accounts
FY 2002		Developed new measures to address gaps and updated BEA’s accounts; designed prototype of new quarterly survey of international services; developed new pilot estimates that provide better integration with other accounts.
FY 2001		New—no target to measure against
¹ The BEA Strategic Plan and a report card of completed milestones are available in “About BEA” on www.bea.gov. (back)

ESA/BEA PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Budget Related: Accelerating economic estimates¹
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		Completed all major milestones related to accelerating economic estimates	Completion of strategic plan milestones
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		Completed all major milestones related to accelerating economic estimates
FY 2004		Completed all major milestones related to accelerating economic estimates
FY 2003		Completed all major milestones related to accelerating economic estimates
FY 2002		New—no target to measure against
¹ The BEA Strategic Plan and a report card of completed milestones are available in “About BEA” on www.bea.gov. (back)

ESA/BEA PERFORMANCE MEASURE
MEASURE: Budget Related: Meeting U.S. international obligations¹
Year	Status	Actual	Target
FY 2006		Completed all major milestones related to meeting international obligations	Completion of Strategic plan milestones.
Year	Status	Historical Results
FY 2005		Completed all major milestones related to meeting international obligations
FY 2004		Completed all major milestones related to meeting international obligations
FY 2003		Completed all major milestones related to meeting international obligations
FY 2002		New—no target to measure against
¹ The BEA Strategic Plan and a report card of completed milestones are available in “About BEA” on www.bea.gov. (back)

¹ In FY 2004, Census combined all their goals into this goal. (back)

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