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private sector  

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  • The U.S. Decennial Census is a federal data collection program undertaken for federal purposes. However, businesses use census information to increase their efficiency and competitiveness, and private companies have developed census-based information products that are used widely in business applications. [Source: Encyclopedia of the U.S. Census; Private Sector]

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