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DEFINITION of 'Department of Commerce'. The Department of Commerce is a Cabinet-level section of the U.S. government that is dedicated to promoting economic growth. The department works to create jobs through sustainable development, economic growth, favorable international trade terms and the accessibility of high technology.
The Department of Commerce and Labor was created in 1903 at the direction of President Theodore Roosevelt. The combined missions of the new department didnât last long, as officials in Washington soon realized the need to have a federal agency that was exclusively devoted to promoting American business.