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The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is the statistical agency of the Government of Australia. The ABS provides (key statistics ) on a wide range of economic, environmental and social issues, to assist and encourage informed decision making, research and discussion within governments and the community. The (ABS website ) provides ABS data free of charge. == History == In 1901, statistics were collected by each state for their individual use. While attempts were made to coordinate collections through an annual Conference of Statisticians, it was quickly realised that a National Statistical Office would be required to develop nationally comparable statistics. The Commonwealth Bureau of Census and Statistics (CBCS) was established under the (Census and Statistics Act ) in 1905. Sir George Knibbs was appointed as the first Commonwealth Statistician. Initially, the Bureau was located in Melbourne and was attached to the Department of Home Affairs. In 1928, the Bureau was relocated to Canberra and in 1932, it moved to the Treasury portfolio. Initially, the states maintained their own statistical offices and worked together with the CBCS to produce national data. However, some states found it difficult to resource a state statistical office to the level required for an adequate statistical service. In 1924, the Tasmanian Statistical Office transferred to the Commonwealth. Unification of the state statistical offices with the CBCS was finally achieved in the late 1950s under the stewardship of Sir Stanley Carver, who was both NSW Statistician and Acting Commonwealth Statistician. In 1974, the CBCS was abolished and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) was established in its place. The (Australian Bureau of Statistics Act ) in 1975, established the ABS as a Statutory Authority headed by the Australian Statistician and responsible to the Treasurer.〔http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/D3310114.nsf/51c9a3d36edfd0dfca256acb00118404/f24771a747e805e9ca256c86007cc61b!OpenDocument〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australian Bureau of Statistics」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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