The USA/USSR: Facts and Figures is a joint publication by the statistical agencies of the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. It is the outcome of several years of cooperation between the State Committee on Statistics of the U.S.S.R. (Goskomstat) and the U.S. statistical agencies under the auspices of the Office of Statistical Policy of the Office of Management and Budget, executive Office of the President. This volume was prepared by Goskomat U.S.S.R. and the U.S. Bureau of the Census in collaboration with other U.S. statistical agencies.

International statistical cooperation and coordination are goals of both the Unites States and the Soviet Union. Both countries recognize the importance of sharing information, statistics, and methods. This statistical handbook is a step toward providing users in both countries with information which is in as consistent as presentation as currently possible.