US Consular Reports were produced by the Bureau of Statistics, Department of Commerce and Labour, and the Manufacturer's Bureau, in the United States. These bodies came into existence in 1903 and 1905 respectively, the former growing out of the Bureau of Statistics, 1874, and the Bureau of Foreign Commerce, 1897. These earlier bodies themselves grew out of a Statistical Office in the US State Department, 1854-1856.
From the guide to the Collection of United States Consular Reports, 1855-1885, (Edinburgh University Library)