APA reference list example: Government document. The author is listed by the government department and agency: U period S period Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis. The date is listed in parentheses as year and month, followed by a period: (2008, August). The report title is italicized, followed by no punctuation: U period S period international trade in goods and services The report number is listed in parentheses, followed by a period: (Report N o period C B 08-121, B E A 08-37, F T-900). The words “Retrieved from” are followed by the URL, with no period at the end: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/Press-Release/2008pr/06/ftdpress.pdf