Central Statistical Directorate

{{Short description|Soviet socioeconomic statistics bureau}}

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The Central Statistical Directorate (or Board or Administration, {{langx|ru|Центральное Статистическое Управление}}), abbreviated TsSU ({{langx|ru|ЦСУ}}), was the main statistical organization of the former Soviet Union; it was dissolved in 1987, replaced by Goskomstat.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Statistical collections of the Russian Empire, the RSFSR and the USSR|url=http://lost-empire.ru/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=9|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100610054851/http://lost-empire.ru:80/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=23&Itemid=9 |archive-date=2010-06-10 |access-date=|website=}}

The Administration had the following names:{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Data from Soviet censuses and a number of indicators by year|url=http://demoscope.ru/weekly/pril.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010930093838/http://demoscope.ru:80/weekly/pril.php |archive-date=2001-09-30 |access-date=|website=}}

:1918–1923 — Central Statistical Administration of the RSFSR ({{langx|ru|Центральное статистическое управление РСФСР (ЦСУ РСФСР)}}), created by a decree of the Council of People's Commissars dated July 25, 1918

:1923–1926 — Central Statistical Administration of the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR ({{langx|ru|Центральное статистическое управление при Совете Народных Комиссаров СССР}})

:1926–1930 — Central Statistical Administration of the USSR ({{langx|ru|Центральное статистическое управление СССР (ЦСУ СССР)}})

:1930–1931 — Economic-Statistical Sector of Gosplan ({{langx|ru|Экономико-статистический сектор (ЭСС) Госплана СССР}})

:1931 — Sector of Economic Accounting of Gosplan ({{langx|ru|Сектор народно-хозяйственного учета Госплана СССР}})

:1931–1941 — Central Administration of Economic Accounting of Gosplan ({{langx|ru|Центральное управление народнохозяйственного учета (ЦУНХУ) Госплана СССР}})

:1941–1948 — Central Statistical Administration of Gosplan ({{langx|ru|Центральное статистическое управление (ЦСУ) Госплана СССР}})

:1948–1987 — Central Statistical Administration of the Council of Ministers of the USSR ({{langx|ru|Центральное статистическое управление (ЦСУ) при Совете Министров СССР}})