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handle is hein.crs/govebvj0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional *.Research Service COVID-19: Government Resources for Real- Time Economic Indicators Updated January 13, 2021 This CRS Insight presents select real-time economic indicators that attempt to measure the impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the U.S. economy. Created by select federal government agencies, these new or unique indicators attempt to measure the demographic, social, and economic impacts of COVID-19 in real-time, or on a weekly or monthly basis, rather than quarterly or annually. For more on traditional economic indicators, please see CRS Report R43295, Resources for Key Economic Indicators. United States Census Bureau The U.S. Census Bureau developed multiple experimental data products that attempt to measure the impact of COVID-19 on households and businesses in the United States. Two of those products are described below. Household Pulse Survey The Census Bureau was authorized to collect data on a variety of social and economic factors affecting households during the pandemic. Data are being collected in three phases. Phase 1 ran for 12 weeks (April 23, 2020, through July 21, 2020); Phase 2 ran for 9 weeks (August 19, 2020, through October 26, 2020); and Phase 3 began October 28, 2020, and is scheduled to run through March 1, 2021. The first phase measured education, employment, food availability, health, housing payments, and stimulus payment use. The second phase was expanded to include questions about spending patterns and transportation use. The third phase continues to collect the same data. Data are available at the national and state levels, as well as for the largest metro areas in the country. Interactive data are also available (best viewed with Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome). Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11521 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress