For one thing, there are differences in the way the bureau collects information for the census as opposed to the survey, and whom it is collected from.

The bureau collects and processes data for the Republic of Croatia.

Mr. Goldin estimated that the city had lost $365,000 because the bureau collects only a small percentage of the bills it mails out.

In addition, the bureau last year collected $8.7 million for the city in fees by bus companies, cable television operations and other franchise holders.

When the files were disclosed in 1988, it was apparent that the bureau had improperly if not illegally collected intelligence files on thousands of people.

The bureau had collected a file of more than 300 pages on him, mostly hearsay reports indicating leftist sympathies.

The difference between the races was about the same in 1988 as in 1984, the only other year in which the bureau collected comprehensive data on wealth.

Credit and medical bureaus collect hundreds of times more information on us than any Census Bureau form ever has.

The bureau collected figures from law-enforcement agencies around the country to compile the report.

Established on December 27, 1979, the bureau collects, analyzes and publishes data relating to crime in the United States.