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What are the guidelines for citing BEA information?

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Key Points

  1. Citations are appreciated and appropriate.
  2. Linking or providing URLs to the BEA Web site (www.bea.gov):
    • Printed documents - URLs in citations should be considered optional, as some tend to be unwieldy for printed documents.
    • Online documents - Please link directly to the cited item.

View examples from Guidelines for citing BEA information.