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15 U.S.C. 182: Statistics of manufacturesText contains those laws in effect through Public Law 119-120 (October 7, 2026).
From Title 15-COMMERCE AND TRADECHAPTER 5-STATISTICAL AND COMMERCIAL INFORMATION
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§182. Statistics of manufactures

The Director of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce shall collect, digest, and arrange, for the use of Congress, the statistics of the manufactures of the United States, their localities, sources of raw material, markets, exchanges with the producing regions of the country, transportation of products, wages, and such other conditions as are found to affect their prosperity.

(R.S. § 342; Aug. 23, 1912, ch. 350, § 1 , 37 Stat. 407 ; Mar. 1, 1919, ch. 86 , 40 Stat. 1256 .)

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Codification

R.S. § 342 derived from act July 28, 1866, ch. 298, § 13, 14 Stat. 330.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Change of Name

Act Mar. 1, 1919, substituted “Director” for “Chief”.

Transfer of Functions

Act Aug. 23, 1912, transferred certain duties of Department or Bureau of Labor to Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.

Executive Documents

Transfer of Functions

For transfer of functions of Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, see note set out under section 172 of this title.