1 - MACROECONOMIC TIME SERIES: FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH: MACROECONOMIC TIME SERIES FOR THE UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, AND FRANCE (ICPSR 7644) - - - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH - - - INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 - WINTER, 1980 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSISTANCE - ALL MANUSCRIPTS UTILIZING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF ICPSR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. 0 THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) UTILIZED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEACH. THE DATA FOR MACROECONOMIC TIME SERIES FOR THE UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY AND FRANCE WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH. NEITHER THE ORIGINAL COLLECTORS OF THE DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTERPRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE. 0 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH ACTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. 1 I. CONTENT AND SCOPE - DURING THE PAST FIVE OR MORE DECADES, THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH (NBER) HAS COMPILED A MASSIVE ARRAY OF ECONOMIC TIME SERIES IN MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL FORM. THESE SERIES, PERTAINING TO THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, AND FRANCE, ARE ORGANIZED BY THE NBER IN 16 MAJOR CATEGORIES, AS FOLLOWS: 0 I. PRODUCTION OF COMMODITIES II. CONSTRUCTION III. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES IV. PRICES V. STOCKS OF COMMODITIES VI. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMODITIES VII. FOREIGN TRADE VIII. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT IX. FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS X. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT XI. SECURITY MARKETS XII. VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS XIII. INTEREST RATES XIV. MONEY AND BANKING XV. GOVERNMENT FINANCE XVI. INDEX OF INDICATORS OPERATING UNDER A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AND THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH HAVE UNDERTAKEN THE TASK OF CONVERTING THIS COLLECTION---NOW CONTAINING AN ESTIMATED 1.4 MILLION DATA OBSERVATIONS---INTO FULLY ACCESSIBLE, READILY USABLE, AND COMPLETELY DOCUMENTED MACHINE-READABLE FORM. - - 0 II. FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS TIME SERIES 0 A. ORGANIZATION AND DEFINITIONS THE DATA IN THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS CATEGORY ARE ORGANIZED, IN THE NBER ARCHIVES, IN 99 DISTINCT "SERIES". BROADLY SPEAKING, AN NBER SERIES IS A COLLECTION OF OBSERVATIONS ON AN ECONOMIC VARIABLE, OR A SET OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES, OVER TIME. 1 A SERIES IS COMPLETELY DESCRIBED BY A THREE-PART SPECIFICATION OF: 1) THE CONSTRUCT OR PROPERTY TO BE MEASURED; E.G., VALUE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION, FLOOR SPACE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION, AND SO FORTH. 2) THE UNIT OF OBSERVATION; E.G., 27 EASTERN STATES, OHIO, GLASGOW, PARIS. 3) THE OPERATIONAL DETAILS; I.E., UNITS OF MEASUREMENT, METHOD OF COLLECTING INFORMATION, FUNCTION OF TIME, AND SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS, IF ANY. THE EXTENT OF THE SERIES COVERAGE IS ALSO GIVEN, E.G. 1791-1919, ETC. QUITE FREQUENTLY, HOWEVER, AN NBER SERIES IS NOT COMPARABLE OVER ITS ENTIRE TIME COVERAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE F. W. DODGE CORPORATION, A MAJOR SOURCE OF CONSTRUCTION DATA, GRADUALLY EXPANDED ITS GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE, FROM THE NEW ENGLAND STATES IN 1901 TO 48 STATES IN 1956. WITH EACH EXPANSION A BREAK IN COMPARABILITY OCCURS WITH ONE OR MORE YEARS OF OVERLAPPING DATA BETWEEN SEGMENTS OF A SERIES. WITH EACH EXPANSION A BREAK IN COMPARABILIY IN OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS---BASE OF AN INDEX, CHANGES IN COLLECTION PROCEDURES, AND SO FORTH OCCURS. WHEN SUCH BREAKS OCCUR, SERIES HAVE BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO OR MORE VARIABLES. THE REASONS UNDERLYING SUCH CHANGES ARE NOTED IN THE DOCUMENTATION. THE 99 NBER FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS SERIES HAVE BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 214 VARIABLES. THIS CATEGORY IS DISTRIBUTED AS ONE DATASET. ORDER OF VARIABLES WITHIN THE FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS DATASET FOLLOWS THE OUTLINE OF THE NBER CATALOG: - ***** DATASET 09A, VARIABLES 1-214 ***** 0 IX. FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS A. ASSETS AND LIABILITIES 1. ALL CORPORATIONS A. AGGREGATE VALUES 2. LIABILITIES B. FINANCIAL RATIOS 5. MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS A. VALUES 1. ASSETS 2. LIABILITIES B. FINANCIAL RATIOS 7. TRADING CORPORATIONS A. VALUES 1. ASSETS B. OPERATING REVENUES 5. MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS 6. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITY 1 CORPORATIONS A. RAILROADS 1. VALUES 2. FINANCIAL RATIOS B. PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATIONS 1. COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRIES A. VALUES 2. ELECTRIC AND GAS UTILITIES A. VALUES C. INCOME OR DEFICIT 1. ALL CORPORATIONS A. AGGREGATE VALUES B. FINANCIAL RATIOS 2. AGRICULTURE A. VALUES 3. MINING CORPORATIONS A. VALUES 4. CONSTRUCTION CORPORATIONS A. VALUES 5. MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS A. VALUES B. FINANCIAL RATIOS 6. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATIONS A. AGGREGATE VALUES 7. TRADING COMPANIES A. VALUES 8. FINANCE CORPORATIONS A. VALUES 9. SERVICE CORPORATIONS A. VALUES D. BUSINESS FAILURES 1. ALL BUSINESS A. NUMBER OF FAILURES B. LIABILITIES OF FAILURES 5. MANUFACTURING COMPANIES A. NUMBER OF FAILURES B. LIABILITIES OF FAILURES 7. TRADING COMPANIES A. NUMBER OF FAILURES B. LIABILITIES OF FAILURES 8. FINANCE COMPANIES A. NUMBER OF FAILURES B. LIABILITIES OF FAILURES 10. GOVERNMENT E. CREDIT DELINQUENCIES 1. REAL ESTATE CREDIT 2. CONSUMER CREDIT A. INSTALLMENT CREDIT (***** END OF DATASET 09A *****) - IN NBER DATASETS, THE UNIT OF ANALYSIS IS AN INTERVAL OF 1 TIME---A YEAR, QUARTER, OR MONTH. THE BULK OF OBSERVATIONS ARE MONTHLY, AND MOST VARIABLES CONTAINING ORIGINAL MONTHLY DATA CONTAIN ANNUAL VALUES AS WELL. NEXT IN NUMBER TO MONTHLY AND MONTHLY-ANNUAL VARIABLES ARE VARIABLES CONTAINING ONLY ANNUAL DATA. ALSO FOUND IN THE NBER COLLECTION ARE QUARTERLY AND QUARTERLY-ANNUAL VARIABLES. RARELY, A VARIABLE MAY CONTAIN MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL VARIABLES. IN VARIABLES CONTAINING ANNUAL AND EITHER QUARTERLY OR MONTHLY DATA, THE ANNUAL VALUE WILL BE THE SUM OR THE MEAN OF THE DATA COLLECTED AT SHORTER TIME INTERVALS, DEPENDENT UPON THE NATURE OF THE TIME SERIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE CASE OF AN INDEX, THE ANNUAL FIGURE WILL USUALLY BE THE MEAN OF MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY VALUES. IN VARIABLES WHICH MEASURE QUANTITIES OR NUMBER OVER TIME, SUCH AS NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, THE ANNUAL VALUE WILL BE THE SUM OF MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY DATA. THE NBER FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS DATASET CONTAINS TWO CASE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLES: THE "TIME INTERVAL" AND "INTERVAL TYPE" VARIABLES. THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE IS A FIVE-DIGIT NUMBER OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS EQUAL THE LAST NUMBERS OF THE YEAR OF THE OBSERVATION (911 FOR 1911, 889 FOR 1889) AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR OR QUARTER. FOR EXAMPLE, AN OBSERVATION FOR JANUARY 1901 WOULD HAVE A VALUE OF 90101 FOR THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE; THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1901 WOULD BE EQUAL TO 90103. THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE SPECIFIES WHETHER THE CASE CONTAINS MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, OR ANNUAL DATA. IT IS A ONE-DIGIT INTEGER HAVING A VALUE OF 1 FOR ANNUAL CASES, 2 FOR QUARTERLY CASES, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY CASES. USED TOGETHER, THE TIME INTERVAL AND INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE UNIQUELY IDENTIFY EACH CASE. FOR EXAMPLE, MARCH, 1901 AND THE FIRST QUARTER 1901 WOULD BOTH HAVE A TIME INTERVAL VALUE OF 90103; HOWEVER, THE INTERVAL TYPE VALUE OF 3 FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH AND 2 FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ALLOWS THE TWO CASES TO BE DISTINGUISHED FROM ONE ANOTHER. IN ADDITION, THE TIME INTERVAL AND INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLES CAN BE USED TO SUBSET THE DATASET BY TIME OR TYPE OF DATA OR BOTH AND WILL FACILITATE THE MERGING OF OTHER ECONOMIC, SOCIAL, OR POLITICAL VARIABLES INTO THE DATASETS. B. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS MANY OF THE TIME SERIES IN THE NBER COLLECTION CONTAIN A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL DATA. DR. GEOFFREY H. MOORE, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS CYCLE RESEARCH AT NBER, HAS WRITTEN THE FOLLOWING REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS: THE MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY DATA IN THE NATIONAL BUREAU'S COLLECTION OF TIME SERIES ARE ADJUSTED, IN MOST INSTANCES, FOR SEASONAL VARIATIONS. VIRTUALLY THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE SERIES WHERE NO SEASONAL VARIATION WAS PRESENT OR COULD BE FOUND. OCCASIONALLY SEASONAL MOVEMENTS WILL DISAPPEAR FROM A SERIES FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS, AS FOR EXAMPLE WHEN PRICES ARE FIXED BY FIAT OR WHEN THE MONETARY AUTHORITIES COUNTER THE 1 SEASONAL PRESSURES ON INTEREST RATES. THE PERVASIVENESS OF SEASONAL VARIATIONS CAN BE TRACED TO THEIR SOURCE: RECURRING CHANGES IN THE WEATHER OR CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND CONVENTIONAL CHANGES DUE TO RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES, HOLIDAYS, AND OTHER CUSTOMS, THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE MONTH, LEGAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS TAX PAYMENT DATES, OR BUSINESS PRACTICES SUCH AS QUARTERLY PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. FOR PURPOSES OF BUSINESS CYCLE ANALYSIS THE REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS CAUSED BY THESE FACTORS ARE LARGELY IRRELEVANT AND CONFUSING. THEY ARE REMOVED BY SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT. ONLY THE ORIGINAL AND THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ARE REPRODUCED IN THIS FILE. THE SEASONAL FACTORS USED TO DERIVE THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ARE NOT SHOWN. THEY CAN BE REPRODUCED, AT LEAST APPROXIMATELY, IN MOST INSTANCES, BY DIVIDING THE ORIGINAL DATA BY THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. IN SOME INSTANCES, NOTABLY WHERE THE ORIGINAL DATA HAVE PLUS AND MINUS VALUES, THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES SHOULD BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL TO DERIVE THE SEASONAL FACTORS. SINCE THE SEASONAL FACTORS CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME, SOMETIMES EVERY YEAR, IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO REPRODUCE THE FACTORS PRECISELY, BECAUSE OF ROUNDING PROBLEMS. MOREOVER, THE METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE SEASONAL FACTORS HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFIED. THE ORIGINAL FILES FROM WHICH THESE RECORDS WERE TAKEN USUALLY CONTAIN WORKSHEETS WHICH SHOW HOW THE SEASONAL FACTORS WERE ESTIMATED. MOST OF THE SERIES WERE ADJUSTED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU AND A VARIETY OF METHODS WERE USED, WHICH WILL BE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED HERE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS THE USER IS REFERRED TO THE SOURCES LISTED BELOW. METHODS OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT USED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU CHANGED DURING THE PERIOD, BEGINNING IN THE 1920'S WHEN THE DATA WERE BEING COLLECTED AND ANALYZED. THE TWO PRINCIPAL METHODS USED WERE THE "MONTHLY MEANS" METHOD AND THE "RATIO TO MOVING AVERAGE METHOD." WITH THE MONTHLY MEANS METHOD THE ORIGINAL DATA FOR ALL THE JANUARIES WERE AVERAGED OVER A PERIOD OF, SAY, TEN YEARS, THEN THE MEAN OF ALL THE FEBRUARIES WAS OBTAINED, AND SO ON. THESE TWELVE AVERAGES ARE THEN ADJUSTED FOR SECULAR TREND AND EXPRESSED AS A RATIO TO THE AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR. THE RESULTING RATIOS FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY, ETC. ARE THE SEASONAL FACTORS TO BE DIVIDED INTO THE ORIGINAL DATA TO OBTAIN THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD. VARIATIONS ON THIS METHOD INVOLVED TAKING AVERAGES OF THE MIDDLE ITEMS IN THE ARRAY OF JANUARIES, ETC.; APPLYING THE SEASONAL INDEXES TO A PERIOD SHORTER OR LONGER THAN THE PERIOD FROM WHICH THEY WERE DERIVED; AND OPERATING WITH DIFFERENCES INSTEAD OF RATIOS. THE RATIO TO MOVING AVERAGE METHOD RELIES ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT A TWELVE MONTH MOVING AVERAGE IS NOT, AS A RULE, AFFECTED BY SEASONAL VARIATIONS BUT DOES CONTAIN ALL OF THE SECULAR TREND, MUCH OF THE CYCLICAL MOVEMENT, AND LITTLE OF THE IRREGULAR FLUCTUATION. HENCE WHEN IT IS DIVIDED INTO THE ORIGINAL DATA THE RATIOS CONTAIN ALL OF THE SEASONAL VARIATION, NONE OF THE TREND, SOME OF THE CYCLICAL MOVEMENT AND ALL OF THE IRREGULAR. BY AVERAGING ALL THE JANUARY RATIOS FOR A PERIOD OF, SAY, SEVEN YEARS, THEN ALL THE FEBRUARY RATIOS, ETC., ONE OBTAINS A SET OF SEASONAL 1 INDEXES IN WHICH THE RESIDUAL CYCLICAL AND IRREGULAR MOVEMENTS HAVE LARGELY CANCELED OUT. VARIANTS OF THIS METHOD INVOLVED USING WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGES INSTEAD OF A SIMPLE TWELVE MONTH AVERAGE, ALTERING THE PERIODS OVER WHICH THE RATIOS WERE AVERAGED OR ALTERING THE METHOD OF AVERAGING, AND USING DIFFERENCES INSTEAD OF RATIOS. THIS METHOD BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE WIDELY USED ELECTRONIC COMPUTER METHOD OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT DEVELOPED BY JULIUS SHISKIN, VAROUSLY CALLED X-11, CENSUS METHOD II, ETC. A NUMBER OF THE SERIES IN THE BUREAU'S COLLECTION WERE ADJUSTED BY THE COMPUTER PROGRAM. THE RATIO TO MOVING AVERAGE METHOD IS READILY ADAPTED TO PRODUCING A MOVING SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT, I.E. SEASONAL FACTORS THAT CHANGE EVERY YEAR IN A SMOOTH, PROGRESSIVE FASHION. ANOTHER METHOD USED TO ADJUST THE SEASONAL FACTORS FROM ONE YEAR TO ANOTHER IS CALLED AMPLITUDE ADJUSTMENT: THE PATTERN OF THE FACTORS DURING THE YEAR IS HELD CONSTANT BUT THE SIZE OF THE SEASONAL SWING IS MADE LARGER IN SOME YEARS THAN IN OTHERS BY MEANS OF A REGRESSION ADJUSTMENT. MANY SERIES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED, USUALLY BY THE COMPILERS, BY AN IMPLICIT MOVING SEASONAL. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED COMPONENTS ARE SUMMED TO FORM THE TOTAL, AND SHIFTS IN THEIR MAGNITUDES CAUSE CHANGES IN THE IMPLICIT SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE TOTAL. FINALLY, IN SOME INSTANCES A SPECIAL METHOD, DEVISED BY ARTHUR F. BURNS, FOR ELIMINATING SEASONAL VARIATIONS FROM HIGHLY IRREGULAR SERIES HAS BEEN USED. IT INVOLVES MULTIPLYING THE SEASONAL FACTORS (EXPRESSED AS DEVIATIONS FROM 100) BY A SMOOTHED VERSION OF THE SERIES (A TWELVE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGE) AND SUBTRACTING THE RESULTING PRODUCTS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATA. THE METHOD ASSUMES THAT THE ABSOLUTE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE SERIES SOULD BE ADJUSTED (I.E., IN ORIGINAL UNITS) IS INDEPENDENT OF THE IRREGULAR COMPONENT OF THE SERIES. FOR FULLER EXPLANATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE METHODS OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT USED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OVER THE YEARS CONSULT THE FOLLOWING NBER PUBLICATIONS: KUZNETS, SIMON, "SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN INDUSTRY AND TRADE," 1933 BURNS, ARTHUR F., AND WESLEY C. MITCHELL, "MEASURING BUSINESS CYCLES," CHAPTER 3 AND ITS APPENDIX, 1946 MITCHELL, WESLEY C., "BUSINESS CYCLES: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING," PP. 233-249, 1927 MACAULAY, FREDERICK R., "THE SMOOTHING OF TIME SERIES," 1931 SHISKIN, JULIUS, "ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS AND BUSINESS INDICATORS," 1957 (REPRINTED IN MOORE, GEOFFREY H., "BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS," SHISKIN, JULIUS AND HARRY EISENPRESS, "SEASONALLY ADJUSTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC COMPUTER METHODS," 1958 1 (ICPSR 7644) 1 - DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '01' DK 1 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. 1 2 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 1 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0006 09074 PROFTAX 2R 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0006 LOC 15 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS TAX LIABILITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09074 1 (ICPSR 7644) 3 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1946 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1939 - FOURTH, 1946 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INCOME, 1954 EDITION. A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, THROUGH 1945. NOTES: SERIES 09074 IS PRESENTED HERE A 4 VARIABLES-- (1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1965 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1966. DATA REFLECT THE QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES. UNADJUSTED FIGURES WERE MULTIPLIED BY FOUR TO OBTAIN QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0007 09O74 PROFTAX 2S 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0007 LOC 24 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS TAX LIABILITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09074 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1939 - FOURTH, 1946 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: NATIONAL INCOME, 1954 EDITION. A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, THROUGH 1945. NOTES: SERIES 09074 IS PRESENTED HERE A 4 VARIABLES-- (1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1965 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1966. DATA REFLECT THE QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0008 09074 PROFTAX 2R 946-965 MD=-999999 REF 0008 LOC 33 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS TAX LIABILITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, -------------------------------------------------------- 1 4 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09074 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT ANNUAL RATES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-1965 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - FOURTH, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 FOR DATA THROUGH 1962. THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, JULY, 1966 AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. ALTERNATE SOURCES INCLUDE THE NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929-1965; A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS (AUGUST, 1966). NOTES: SERIES 09074 IS PRESENTED HERE A 4 VARIABLES-- (1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1965 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1966. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0009 09074 PROFTAX 2S 946-966 MD=-999999 REF 0009 LOC 42 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS TAX LIABILITY, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09074 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT ANNUAL RATES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - THIRD, 1966 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 FOR DATA THROUGH 1962. THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, JULY, 1966 AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. ALTERNATE SOURCES INCLUDE THE NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929-1965; A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS (AUGUST, 1966). NOTES: SERIES 09074 IS PRESENTED HERE A 4 VARIABLES-- (1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1965 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1966. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 5 - 0 VAR 0010 09081 RATIO 2R 946-961 MD=-999999 REF 0010 LOC 51 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 53-61 0 CURRENT RATIO, NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS, BY QUARTERS ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09081 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-1961 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - FOURTH, 1961 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: CALCULATED FROM "WORKING CAPITAL OF U.S. CORPORATIONS," SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NOTES: SERIES 09081 IS PRESENTED HERE A 2 VARIABLES-- (1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1961 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1961-1969 INCLUDES ALL CORPORATIONS, EXCLUDING BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAD ASSOCIATIONS, AND INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT COMPANIES. THE BREAK IN CONTINUITY IS DUE TO THE REVISED METHOD OF ESTIMATES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE E. FIEDLER, "MEASURES OF CREDIT RISK AND EXPERIENCE," (NBER, 1971), P. 213. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0011 09081 RATIO 2R 961-969 MD=-999999 REF 0011 LOC 60 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 62-70 0 CURRENT RATIO, NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS, BY QUARTERS ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09081 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1962-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FOURTH, 1961 - FIRST, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: CALCULATED FROM "WORKING CAPITAL OF U.S. CORPORATIONS," SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NOTES: SERIES 09081 IS PRESENTED HERE A 2 VARIABLES-- (1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1961 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1961-1969 INCLUDES ALL CORPORATIONS, EXCLUDING BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAD ASSOCIATIONS, AND INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT COMPANIES. THE BREAK IN CONTINUITY IS DUE TO THE REVISED METHOD OF ESTIMATES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE E. FIEDLER, "MEASURES 1 6 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - OF CREDIT RISK AND EXPERIENCE," (NBER, 1971), P. 213. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0012 09082 QUICK 2R 946-961 MD=-999999 REF 0012 LOC 69 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 71-79 0 QUICK RATIO, NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS, BY QUARTERS --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09082 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-1961 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - FOURTH, 1961 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: CALCULATED FROM "WORKING CAPITAL OF U.S. CORPORATIONS," SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NOTES: SERIES 09082 IS PRESENTED HERE A 3 VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1961 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1961-1969 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1969. INCLUDES ALL CORPORATIONS, EXCLUDING BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAD ASSOCIATIONS, AND INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT COMPANIES. THE BREAK IN CONTINUITY IS DUE TO THE REVISED METHOD OF ESTIMATES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE E. FIEDLER, "MEASURES OF CREDIT RISK AND EXPERIENCE," (NBER, 1971), P. 313 AND SERIES 09081. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '02' DK 2 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 2 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 7 - 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 2 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 2 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 8 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0013 09082 QUICK 2R 961-969 MD=-999999 REF 0013 LOC 78 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 QUICK RATIO, NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS, BY QUARTERS --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09082 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1962-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FOURTH, 1961 - FIRST, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: CALCULATED FROM "WORKING CAPITAL OF U.S. CORPORATIONS," SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NOTES: SERIES 09082 IS PRESENTED HERE A 3 VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1961 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1961-1969 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1969. INCLUDES ALL CORPORATIONS, EXCLUDING BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAD ASSOCIATIONS, AND INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT COMPANIES. THE BREAK IN CONTINUITY IS DUE TO THE REVISED METHOD OF ESTIMATES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE E. FIEDLER, "MEASURES OF CREDIT RISK AND EXPERIENCE," (NBER, 1971), P. 313 AND 1 (ICPSR 7644) 9 - (CONTINUED) - SERIES 09081. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0014 09082 QUICK 2S 946-969 MD=-999999 REF 0014 LOC 87 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 26-34 0 QUICK RATIO, NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS, BY QUARTERS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09082 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - FIRST, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: CALCULATED FROM "WORKING CAPITAL OF U.S. CORPORATIONS," SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NOTES: SERIES 09082 IS PRESENTED HERE A 3 VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1961 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1961-1969 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1969. INCLUDES ALL CORPORATIONS, EXCLUDING BANKS, SAVINGS AND LOAD ASSOCIATIONS, AND INSURANCE AND INVESTMENT COMPANIES. THE BREAK IN CONTINUITY IS DUE TO THE REVISED METHOD OF ESTIMATES. FOR FURTHER DETAILS, SEE E. FIEDLER, "MEASURES OF CREDIT RISK AND EXPERIENCE," (NBER, 1971), P. 313 AND SERIES 09081. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0015 09066 ACCOUNT 1A 920-945 MD=-999999 REF 0015 LOC 96 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 ACCOUNTS RECEIVEABLE (YEAR-END), LARGE MANUAFACTURING CORPORATIONS, INCLUDING RUBBER COMPANIES, NBER ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09066 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920-1945 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: CONFIDENTIAL REPORT, (MAY, 1945), CORPORATE 1 10 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - FINANCIAL DATA FOR STUDIES IN BUSINESS FINANCE (SECTION A - LARGE CORPORATIONS), TABLE A2 NOTES: COMPILED BY NBER FROM SOURCE MATERIALS SUCH AS MOODY'S INDUSTRIALS, POOR'S INDUSTRIAL MANUALS, THE COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, ANNUAL REPORTS OF CORPORATIONS, ETC. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0016 09055 CHANGES 1A 915-921 MD=-999999 REF 0016 LOC 105 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 44-52 0 CHANGES IN ACCOUNTS RECEIVEABLE, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09055 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-1921 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP.117-118. NOTES: SERIES 09055 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1921 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0017 09055 CHANGES 1A 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0017 LOC 114 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 53-61 0 CHANGES IN ACCOUNTS RECEIVEABLE, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09055 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1 (ICPSR 7644) 11 - (CONTINUED) - 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP.117-118. NOTES: SERIES 09055 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1921 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0018 09054 FIXEDAS 1A 915-922 MD=-999999 REF 0018 LOC 123 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 62-70 0 CHANGES IN FIXED PROPERTY ASSETS, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09054 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-1922 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP.117-118. NOTES: SERIES 09054 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0019 09054 FIXEDAS 1A 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0019 LOC 132 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 71-79 0 CHANGES IN FIXED PROPERTY ASSETS, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09054 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP.117-118. 1 12 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 09054 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '03' DK 3 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 3 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 3 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 13 - (CONTINUED) - DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 3 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. 1 14 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0020 09056 OTHERAS 1A 915-922 MD=-999999 REF 0020 LOC 141 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 17-25 0 CHANGES IN "OTHER" ASSETS, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09056 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-1922 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP.117-118, COLUMNS 33 AND 22. NOTES: SERIES 09056 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943 "OTHER" ASSETS INCLUDE INVESTMENTS: POSITIVE ITEMS WOULD INCLUDE ABSORPTION OF FUNDS WHILE NEGATIVE ITEMS WOULD INCLUDE RELEASE OF FUNDS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0021 09056 OTHERAS 1A 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0021 LOC 150 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 26-34 0 CHANGES IN "OTHER" ASSETS, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09056 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP.117-118, COLUMNS 33 AND 22. NOTES: SERIES 09056 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943 1 (ICPSR 7644) 15 - (CONTINUED) - "OTHER" ASSETS INCLUDE INVESTMENTS: POSITIVE ITEMS WOULD INCLUDE ABSORPTION OF FUNDS WHILE NEGATIVE ITEMS WOULD INCLUDE RELEASE OF FUNDS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0022 09053 OPERAAS 1A 915-922 MD=-999999 REF 0022 LOC 159 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 35-43 0 CHANGES IN OPERATING ASSETS, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09053 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-1922 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP.117-118. NOTES: SERIES 09053 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0023 09053 OPERAAS 1A 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0023 LOC 168 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 44-52 0 CHANGES IN OPERATING ASSETS, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09053 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP.117-118. NOTES: SERIES 09053 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL 1 16 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - DATA, 1921-1943 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0024 09062 RECEIVE 1A 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0024 LOC 177 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 53-61 0 CHANGES IN ACCOUNTS RECEIVEABLE, MEDIUM SIZED AND SMALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09062 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), P. 121. NOTES: "POSITIVE ITEMS REPRESENT AN ABSORPTION OF CASH; NEGATIVE ITEMS, A RELEASE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0025 09061 FIXEDAS 1A 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0025 LOC 186 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 62-70 0 CHANGES IN FIXED PROPERTY ASSETS, MEDIUM SIZED AND SMALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09061 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), P. 121. NOTES: "POSITIVE ITEMS REPRESENT AN ABSORPTION OF CASH; NEGATIVE ITEMS, A RELEASE." 1 (ICPSR 7644) 17 - 0 VAR 0026 09063 OTHERAS 1A 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0026 LOC 195 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 71-79 0 CHANGES IN "OTHER" ASSETS, MEDIUM SIZED AND SMALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09063 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), P. 121. NOTES: "POSITIVE ITEMS REPRESENT AN ABSORPTION OF CASH; NEGATIVE ITEMS, A RELEASE OF CASH." DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '04' DK 4 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 4 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 4 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 18 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 4 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 4 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 4 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 (ICPSR 7644) 19 - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0027 09060 OPERAAS 1A 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0027 LOC 204 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 17-25 0 CHANGES IN OPERATING ASSETS, MEDIUM SIZED AND SMALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09060 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), P. 121. NOTES: "POSITIVE ITEMS REPRESENT AN ABSORPTION OF CASH; NEGATIVE ITEMS, A RELEASE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0028 09051 TOTALFD 1A 915-922 MD=-999999 REF 0028 LOC 213 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 26-34 0 CHANGES IN TOTAL FUNDS, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, NBER -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09051 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-1922 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 20 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP. 116 AND 118. NOTES: SERIES 09051 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0029 09051 TOTALFD 1A 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0029 LOC 222 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 35-43 0 CHANGES IN TOTAL FUNDS, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, NBER -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09051 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP. 116 AND 118. NOTES: SERIES 09051 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0030 09052 OUTSIDE 1A 915-922 MD=-999999 REF 0030 LOC 231 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 44-52 0 CHANGES IN FUNDS FROM OUTSIDE, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, NBER -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09052 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-1922 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP. 116 AND 118. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 21 - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 09052 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0031 09052 OUTSIDE 1A 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0031 LOC 240 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 53-61 0 CHANGES IN FUNDS FROM OUTSIDE, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, NBER -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09052 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), PP. 116 AND 118. NOTES: SERIES 09052 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0032 09057 TOTALFD 1A 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0032 LOC 249 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 62-70 0 CHANGES IN TOTAL FUNDS, MEDIUM-SIZED AND SMALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09057 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), P. 120. 1 22 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0033 09059 OUTSIDE 1A 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0033 LOC 258 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 71-79 0 CHANGES IN FUNDS FROM OUTSIDE, MEDIUM-SIZED AND SMALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, NBER ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09059 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), P. 120. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '05' DK 5 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 5 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 5 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 23 - 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 5 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 5 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 5 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 24 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0034 09089 ASSETS 3R 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0034 LOC 267 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09089 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1965 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - SECOND, 1966 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0035 09089 ASSETS 3S 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0035 LOC 276 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : CURRENT ASSETS TO CURRENT LIABILITIES, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09089 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - SECOND, 1966 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA 1 (ICPSR 7644) 25 - (CONTINUED) - FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0036 09090 RATCASH 3R 947-965 MD=-999999 REF 0036 LOC 285 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : CASH AND GOVERNMENT SECURITIES AND CURRENT LIABILITIES, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09090 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1964 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - FIRST, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0037 09090 RATCASH 3S 947-965 MD=-999999 REF 0037 LOC 294 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : CASH AND GOVERNMENT SECURITIES AND CURRENT LIABILITIES, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09090 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - FIRST, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. 1 26 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0038 09091 NETWORK 3R 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0038 LOC 303 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : NET WORKING CAPITAL TO TOTAL ASSETS, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC ------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09091 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - FIRST, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NOTES: EXCESS OF CURRENT ASSETS OVER CURRENT LIABILITIES THEN AS PER CENT OF TOTAL ASSETS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0039 09091 NETWORK 3S 947-969 MD=-999999 REF 0039 LOC 312 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : NET WORKING CAPITAL TO TOTAL ASSETS, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09091 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - SECOND, 1966 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NOTES: EXCESS OF CURRENT ASSETS OVER CURRENT LIABILITIES THEN AS PER CENT OF TOTAL ASSETS. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 27 - 0 VAR 0040 09092 WORTH 3R 947-965 MD=-999999 REF 0040 LOC 321 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : WORTH TO DEBT, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09092 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - FIRST, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NOTES: STOCKHOLDER'S EQUITY AS A PER CENT OF TOTAL LIABILITIES. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '06' DK 6 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 6 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 6 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 28 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 6 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 6 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 6 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 (ICPSR 7644) 29 - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0041 09092 WORTH 3S 947-969 MD=-999999 REF 0041 LOC 330 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : WORTH TO DEBT, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09092 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - FIRST, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0042 09093 SALES 3R 947-965 MD=-999999 REF 0042 LOC 339 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : SALES TO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ALL MANUFACTURINGS CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09093 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1964 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - FIRST, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA 1 30 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0043 09093 SALES 3S 947-965 MD=-999999 REF 0043 LOC 348 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO : SALES TO ACCOUNTS PAYABLE, ALL MANUFACTURINGS CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09093 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - FIRST, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY ELIZABETH JENKS OF NBER WITH DATA FURNISHED BY THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0044 09067 TRADING 1A 920-945 MD=-999999 REF 0044 LOC 357 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 ACCOUNTS RECEIVEABLE (YEAR-END), TRADING CORPORATIONS, NBER ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09067 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920-1945 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: CONFIDENTIAL REPORT (MAY, 1945), CORPORATE FINANCIAL DATA FOR STUDIES IN BUSINESS FINANCE, (SECTION A - LARGE CORPORATIONS), TABLE A-38 1 (ICPSR 7644) 31 - 0 VAR 0045 09007 NETOPER 3R 901-929 MD=-999999 REF 0045 LOC 366 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 53-61 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, U.S. STEEL CORPORATION -------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09007 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1902-1929 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 04/1901-12/1929 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE. NOTES: SERIES 09097 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1901-1929 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1901-1929 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1924-1942 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1912-1931. DATA IN THE FIRST SEGMENT REPRESENT EARNINGS AFTER DEDUCTION OF INTEREST ON BONDS AND FIXED CHARGES OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0046 09007 NETOPER 3S 901-929 MD=-999999 REF 0046 LOC 375 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 62-70 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, U.S. STEEL CORPORATIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09007 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 04/1901-12/1929 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE. NOTES: SERIES 09097 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1901-1929 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1901-1929 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1924-1942 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1912-1931. DATA IN THE FIRST SEGMENT REPRESENT EARNINGS AFTER 1 32 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - DEDUCTION OF INTEREST ON BONDS AND FIXED CHARGES OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0047 09007 NETOPER 3R 924-942 MD=-999999 REF 0047 LOC 384 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 71-79 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, U.S. STEEL CORPORATIONS --------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09007 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1924-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1927 - FOURTH, 1942 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1924-12/1931 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE. NOTES: SERIES 09097 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1901-1929 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1901-1929 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1924-1942 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1912-1931. DATA ARE EARNINGS BEFORE DEDUCTION OF INTEREST ON BONDS AND FIXED CHARGES OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES. BEGINNING IN 1932, ONLY QUARTERLY FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE. THE FIRST QUARTER, 1932 THROUGH THE FIRST QUARTER, 1933 EQUAL DEFICITS. BEGINNING WITH THE THIRD QUARTER, 1940, FEDERERAL INCOME AND EXCESS PROFITS TAX PROVISIONS ARE NOT EXCLUDED, AS WAS DONE BEFORE; TO OBTAIN COMPARABLE DATA, THEY WERE CONTRUCTED AS FOLLOWS: EARNINGS AS SHOWN IN SOURCE (HERE CALLED NET OPERATING INCOME) (1) 1940 1941 1942 I. -- 73,588 99,672 II. -- 84,215 119,516 III. 69,598 100,153 97,063 IV. 70,166 105,119 70,425 $1,000 (1) FEDERAL INCOME AND EXCESS PROFITS TAX PROVISIONS (1) 1940 1941 1942 I. -- 11,800 39,755 II. -- 32,800 77,245 III. 11,533 37,686 44,600 1 (ICPSR 7644) 33 - (CONTINUED) - IV. 7,347 36,414 6,200 CREDIT DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '07' DK 7 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 7 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 7 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 7 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. 1 34 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 7 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 7 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0048 09007 NETOPER 3S 912-933 MD=-999999 REF 0048 LOC 393 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 17-25 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, U.S. STEEL CORPORATIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 35 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09007 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1927 - FOURTH, 1931 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 12/1911-12/1931 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE. NOTES: SERIES 09097 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1901-1929 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1901-1929 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1924-1942 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1912-1931. DECEMBER, 1911 DATA COMPUTED BY ADDING INTEREST ON BONDS AND FIXED CHARGES OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES IN JAUARY, 1912 TO SEASONALLY CORRECTED DATA OF THE FIRST SEGMENT. (724 AND 08293) DATA HEREAFTER ARE EARNINGS BEFORE DEDUCTION OF INTEREST ON BONDS AND FIXED CHARGES OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES 1912-1923 OBTAINED BY ADDING SUCH INTEREST TO SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES ON PP. 3-5 OF THESE DATA SHEETS. (SEE WORKSHEETS) BEGINNING IN 1932, ONLY QUARTERLY FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0049 09002 RAILROA 3R 907-963 MD=-999999 REF 0049 LOC 402 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 RAILROAD OPERATING INCOME ------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09002 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1908-1963 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1907-12/1961,02/1962,05/1962,08/1962,11/1962,02/1963, 05/1963,08/1963,11/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SERIES 03038 (RAILWAY TAX ACCRUALS) DEDUCTED FROM BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SERIES 09026 (NET REVENUE FROM RAILWAY OPERATIONS, CLASS I RAILROADS), INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. 1 36 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0050 09002 RAILROA 3S 907-963 MD=-999999 REF 0050 LOC 411 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 RAILROAD OPERATING INCOME, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09002 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1907-12/1961,02/1962,05/1962,08/1962,11/1962,02/1963, 05/1963,08/1963,11/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SERIES 03038 (RAILWAY TAX ACCRUALS) DEDUCTED FROM BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SERIES 09026 (NET REVENUE FROM RAILWAY OPERATIONS, CLASS I RAILROADS), INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. NOTES: FOR THE PERIOD JULY, 1945 - DECEMBER, 1946, THE ORIGINAL FIGURES OF SERIES 03038 HAVE BEEN DEDUCTED FROM THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES OF SERIES 09026. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0051 09026 REVENUE 3R 907-963 MD=-999999 REF 0051 LOC 420 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 NET REVENUE FROM RAILWAY OPERATIONS, CLASS I RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09026 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1908-1963 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1962 - FOURTH, 1963 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1907-12/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM ORIGINAL DATA OF TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES SERIES (03016) MINUS TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF RAILROADS SERIES (03040), CLASS I RAILROADS NOTES: AFTER 1961, MONTHLY DATA NO LONGER PUBLISHED, ONLY QUARTERLY DATA AVAILABLE. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 37 - 0 VAR 0052 09026 REVENUE 3S 907-961 MD=-999999 REF 0052 LOC 429 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 NET REVENUE FROM RAILWAY OPERATIONS, CLASS I RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09026 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1907-12/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER. SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER FROM ORIGINAL DATA OF TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES SERIES (03016) MINUS TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES OF RAILROADS SERIES (03040), CLASS I RAILROADS ............................................................... 0 VAR 0053 09045 NETRAIL 3S 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0053 LOC 438 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 NET RAILROAD OPERATING INCOME, CLASS I RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09045 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1907-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMPUTED BY NBER BY SUBTRACTING THE SEASONALLY CORRECTED DATA OF SERIES 03038 AND SERIES 03060 FROM SERIES 09026 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0054 09046 NETREV 3R 907-942 MD=-999999 REF 0054 LOC 447 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 NET REVENUE FROM RAILWAY OPERATIONS TO TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, CLASS I RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 38 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09046 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1908-1941 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1907-04/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION BULLETIN OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF STEAM ROADS IN THE U.S., NO.5 - P.12, NO.18 - P.12, NO.31 - P.12, FOR 1907-1909 DATA; COMPUTATIONS FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS, 1921, P. XCIX, FOR 1910-1919; OPERATING REVENUES AND OPERATING EXPENSES OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE U.S. FOR 1920-1942 DATA. NOTES: DATA FROM JULY, 1907 TO OCTOBER, 1910 AND DATA FROM 1932-1942 EXCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES. DATA FROM NOVEMBER, 1910 THROUGH 1931 INCLUDES THIS INFORMATION. DATA COVERS "CLASS A" OR "CLASS I" ROADS. 1910-1919 DATA IS COMPUTED FROM GIVEN "TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES" AND "TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES." 1907-1909 AND 1920-1942 DATA COMPUTED BY SUBTRACTING THE GIVEN OPERATING RATIO -- I.E., RATIO OF OPERATING EXPENSES TO OPERATING REVENUES. DATA FOR JUNE, 1918 AND AUGUST, 1920 REFLECT WAGE INCREASES. JANUARY, 1921 OPERATING RATIO MISPRINTED IN THE SOURCE AS 95.01 WHICH IT SHOULD BE ACCORDING TO THE PUBLISHED OPERATING EXPENSES AND OPERATING REVENUES. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '08' DK 8 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 8 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 39 - 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 8 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 8 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 8 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 40 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 8 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0055 09046 NETREV 3S 907-942 MD=-999999 REF 0055 LOC 456 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 NET REVENUE FROM RAILWAY OPERATIONS TO TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, CLASS I RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09046 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1907-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION BULLETIN OF REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF STEAM ROADS IN THE U.S., NO.5 - P.12, NO.18 - P.12, NO.31 - P.12, FOR 1907-1909 DATA; COMPUTATIONS FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS, 1921, P. XCIX, FOR 1910-1919; OPERATING REVENUES AND OPERATING EXPENSES OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE U.S. FOR 1920-1942 DATA. NOTES: DATA FROM JULY, 1907 TO OCTOBER, 1910 AND DATA FROM 1932-1942 EXCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES. DATA 1 (ICPSR 7644) 41 - (CONTINUED) - FROM NOVEMBER, 1910 THROUGH 1931 INCLUDES THIS INFORMATION. DATA COVERS "CLASS A" OR "CLASS I" ROADS. 1910-1919 DATA IS COMPUTED FROM GIVEN "TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES" AND "TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES." 1907-1909 AND 1920-1942 DATA COMPUTED BY SUBTRACTING THE GIVEN OPERATING RATIO -- I.E., RATIO OF OPERATING EXPENSES TO OPERATING REVENUES. DATA FOR JUNE, 1918 AND AUGUST, 1920 REFLECT WAGE INCREASES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0056 09047 NET RR 3R 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0056 LOC 465 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO OF NET RAILROAD OPERATING INCOME TO TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, CLASS I RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09047 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1907-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION "OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF LARGE STEAM ROADS IN THE U.S.: JULY, 1914 TO DECEMBER, 1919" FOR 1917-1919 DATA; "OPERATING REVENUES AND OPERATING EXPENSES OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE U.S." FOR 1920-1942 DATA (SEE NOTE BELOW). NOTES: THESE DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM FIGURES GIVEN IN THE SOURCES. SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES ARE INCLUDED FOR 1917-1931. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0057 09047 RR NET 3S 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0057 LOC 474 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO OF NET RAILROAD OPERATING INCOME TO TOTAL OPERATING REVENUES, CLASS I RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09047 1 42 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1907-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION "OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF LARGE STEAM ROADS IN THE U.S.: JULY, 1914 TO DECEMBER, 1919" FOR 1917-1919 DATA; "OPERATING REVENUES AND OPERATING EXPENSES OF CLASS I STEAM RAILWAYS IN THE U.S." FOR 1920-1942 DATA. NOTES: THESE DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM FIGURES FOUND IN THE SOURCE. SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES ARE INCLUDED FOR 1917-1931. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0058 09049 REV RR 3S 907-942 MD=-999999 REF 0058 LOC 483 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 4 0 NET REVENUE FROM RAILWAY OPERATIONS PER TRAFFIC UNIT, CLASS I RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09049 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: CENTS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1907-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: THOR HULTGREN, AMERICAN TRANSPORTATION IN PROSPERITY AND DEPRESSION, NBER, 1948, CHAPTER 3. NOTES: THESE DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER BY DIVIDING NET REVENUE (NBER SERIES 09026), BY THE TRAFFIC UNIT SERIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0059 09003 NET INC 3R 915-933 MD=-999999 REF 0059 LOC 492 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, CLASS A TELEPHONE COMPANIES ------------------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 43 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09003 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 10/1915-04/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1931 OFFICE RECORDS OF THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FOR 1915-1922 DATA; 1932 ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT OF THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, PP.122-123, FOR 1923-1930 DATA; SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, MARCH 1933, FOR 1932; JANUARY, 1933 THROUGH MARCH, 1933 DATA WERE COMPUTED. NOTES: SERIES 09003 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1933 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1915-1933 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1933-1948 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1933-1948 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1948-1961 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1948-1961. THESE DATA WERE TAKEN FROM REPORTS OF ABOUT 102 COMPANIES. LETTER AND DATA RECEIVED BY NBER FROM THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, LETTER OF MAY, 1935. CLASS A COMPANIES ARE THOSE HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES OF OVER $250,000. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0060 09003 NET TEL 3S 915-933 MD=-999999 REF 0060 LOC 501 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, CLASS A TELEPHONE COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09003 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 10/1915-04/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: 1931 OFFICE RECORDS OF THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FOR 1915-1922 DATA; 1932 ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT OF THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, PP.122-123, FOR 1923-1930 DATA; SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, MARCH 1933, FOR 1932; JANUARY, 1933 THROUGH MARCH, 1933 DATA WERE COMPUTED. NOTES: SERIES 09003 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1933 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1915-1933 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1933-1948 1 44 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1933-1948 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1948-1961 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1948-1961. DATA WERE RECEIVED FROM REPORTS OF ABOUT 102 COMPANIES. LETTER AND DATA WERE RECEIVED BY NBER FROM SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, LETTER OF MAY, 1935. CLASS A COMPANIES ARE THOSE HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES OF OVER $250,000. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0061 09003 NET INC 3R 933-948 MD=-999999 REF 0061 LOC 510 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, PRINCIPAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09003 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1933-1948 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1933-12/1948 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, P.149, FOR 1933-1938 DATA. THERAFTER, DATA WERE FURNISHED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION ACCOUNTING, STATISTICS AND TARIFF DEPARTMENT, OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF PRINCIPAL TELEPHONE CARRIERS. NOTES: SERIES 09003 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1933 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1915-1933 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1933-1948 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1933-1948 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1948-1961 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1948-1961. THIS VARIABLE IS FOR "LARGE" CARRIERS HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES OF MORE THAN $250,000, ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 96 % OF GROSS REVENUES OF ALL TELEPHONE CARRIERS IN 1937 (97 COMPANIES IN 1941). DATA COMPILED BY THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION PRIOR TO 1934. BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATIONS, THIS VARIABLE IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION SERIES OF OPERATING INCOME, EXCEPT FOR 1932 THROUGH MAY, 1934. DATA FOR MAY, 1934 AND NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1935 ARE RETURNS WHICH REFLECT ADJUSTMENTS COVERING ESTIMATED REFUNDS. DATA FOR JUNE, 1936 AND JANUARY AND DECEMBER, 1937 ARE RETURNS WHICH REFLECT DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENTS ON PROPERTY IN NEBRASKA. FOR THE YEARS 1941-1942, A NUMBER OF MONTHLY REVISIONS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 45 - (CONTINUED) - WERE TAKEN FROM THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1947 AND 1951 STAT. SUPPLEMENTS. NOTE THAT DATA FROM 1943 THROUGH 1951 REFER TO THE CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES. THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SHOWS DATA WHICH INCLUDE OPERATIONS OF 3 COMPANIES OUTSIDE THE U.S., BEGINNING IN 1943 (BACK DATA AVAILABLE FOR 1942). THE FIGURES SHOWN HERE ARE FROM THE COLUMN CALLED "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES" IN THE MONTHLY REPORT. THESE ARE ALSO THE DATA SHOWN THROUGH 1951 BY THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FROM 1952 ON, REPORTS BY COMPANIES IN HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. AFTER DECEMBER, 1948, DATA HAVE A NEW BASIS. THE DATA FOR 1948 ARE FROM "CURRENT" REPORTS, AND ARE UNREVISED. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '09' DK 9 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 9 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 9 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 9 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- 1 46 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 9 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 9 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN 1 (ICPSR 7644) 47 - (CONTINUED) - ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0062 09003 NET INC 3S 933-948 MD=-999999 REF 0062 LOC 519 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, PRINCIPAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09003 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1933-12/1948 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY IBM SOURCE: FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION FIFTH ANNUAL REPORT, P.149, FOR 1933-1938 DATA. THERAFTER, EXCEPT WHERE NOTED OTHERWISE, DATA FURNISHED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATION COMMISSION ACCOUNTING, STATISTICS AND TARIFF DEPARTMENT, OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF PRINCIPAL TELEPHONE CARRIERS. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS BY IBM, #903, TABLE 13. NOTES: SERIES 09003 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1933 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1915-1933 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1933-1948 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1933-1948 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1948-1961 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1948-1961. THIS VARIABLE IS FOR "LARGE" CARRIERS HAVING ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES OF MORE THAN $250,000, ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT 96 % OF GROSS REVENUES OF ALL TELEPHONE CARRIERS IN 1937 (97 COMPANIES IN 1941). DATA COMPILED BY THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION PRIOR TO 1934. BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING CLASSIFICATIONS, THIS VARIABLE IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION SERIES OF OPERATING INCOME, EXCEPT FOR 1932 THROUGH MAY, 1934. DATA FOR MAY, 1934 AND NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1935 ARE RETURNS WHICH REFLECT ADJUSTMENTS COVERING ESTIMATED REFUNDS. DATA FOR JUNE, 1936 AND JANUARY AND DECEMBER, 1937 ARE RETURNS WHICH REFLECT DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENTS ON PROPERTY IN NEBRASKA. FOR THE YEARS 1941-1942, A NUMBER OF MONTHLY REVISIONS WERE TAKEN FROM THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1947 AND 1951 STAT. SUPPLEMENTS. 1 48 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTE THAT DATA FROM 1943 THROUGH 1951 REFER TO THE CONTINENTAL U.S.. THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SHOWS DATA WHICH INCLUDE OPERATIONS OF 3 COMPANIES OUTSIDE THE U.S., BEGINNING IN 1943 (BACK DATA AVAILABLE FOR 1942). THE FIGURES SHOWN HERE ARE FROM THE COLUMN CALLED "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES" IN THE MONTHLY REPORT. THESE ARE ALSO THE DATA SHOWN THROUGH 1951 BY THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FROM 1952 ON, REPORTS BY COMPANIES IN HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. AFTER DECEMBER, 1948, DATA HAS A NEW BASIS. THE DATA FOR 1948 ARE FROM "CURRENT" REPORTS, AND ARE UNREVISED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0063 09003 NET INC 3R 948-961 MD=-999999 REF 0063 LOC 528 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, PRINCIPAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09003 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1948-1961 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-12/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FURNISHED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACCOUNTING, STATISTICS AND TARIFF DEPARTMENT, OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF PRINCIPAL TELEPHONE CARRIERS. NOTES: SERIES 09003 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1933 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1915-1933 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1933-1948 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1933-1948 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1948-1961 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1948-1961. BEGINNING WITH JANUARY, 1949 MONTHLY REPORT (BACK DATA GIVEN FOR 1948) ABOUT 60 COMPANIES WHICH PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS HAVE BEEN OMITTED. BASED ON ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES, THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES AFFECTS THE COMPARABILITY OF THE DATA BY LESS THAN 3% (SEE THE MIMEOGRAPHED NOTE ON "REVISIONS OF THE MONTHLY TELEPHONE STATISTICS" (UNDATED, NO. 35573) BY THE F.C.C., SUPPLEMENTING THE JANUARY, 1949 ISSUE OF THE "OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF 53 DOMESTIC TELEPHONE CARRIERS WHICH FILE ANNUAL AND MONTHLY REPORTS," F.C.C. (SEE ALSO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, OCTOBER, 1949, PP. 5-23). FROM 1952 AND THEREAFTER, HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO ARE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 49 - (CONTINUED) - INCLUDED. THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES (NBER SERIES 09003) REPORTING MONTHLY TO THE F.C.C. VARIES FROM ABOUT 58 (1952) TO 38 (1954-1956) TO 42 (1957 AND FOLLOWING). THIS AFFECTS THE FIGURES VERY LITTLE, AND THE SERIES IS CONSIDERED TO BE COMPARABLE. DATA AFTER MARCH, 1959 IS SUBJECT TO REVISION. APRIL AND MAY, 1959 FIGURES ARE ADJUSTED TO ONE MORE DECIMAL. CLASSIFICATIONS, THIS VARIABLE IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION SERIES OF OPERATING INCOME, EXCEPT FOR 1932 THROUGH MAY, 1934. DATA FOR MAY, 1934 AND NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1935 ARE RETURNS WHICH REFLECT ADJUSTMENTS COVERING ESTIMATED REFUNDS. DATA FOR JUNE, 1936 AND JANUARY AND DECEMBER, 1937 ARE RETURNS WHICH REFLECT DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENTS ON PROPERTY IN NEBRASKA. FOR THE YEARS 1941-1942, A NUMBER OF MONTHLY REVISIONS WERE TAKEN FROM THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1947 AND 1951 STAT. SUPPLEMENTS. NOTE THAT DATA FROM 1943 THROUGH 1951 REFER TO THE CONTINENTAL U.S.. THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SHOWS DATA WHICH INCLUDE OPERATIONS OF 3 COMPANIES OUTSIDE THE U.S., BEGINNING IN 1943 (BACK DATA AVAILABLE FOR 1942). THE FIGURES SHOWN HERE ARE FROM THE COLUMN CALLED "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES" IN THE MONTHLY REPORT. THESE ARE ALSO THE DATA SHOWN THROUGH 1951 BY THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FROM 1952 ON, REPORTS BY COMPANIES IN HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. AFTER DECEMBER, 1948, DATA HAS A NEW BASIS. THE DATA FOR 1948 ARE FROM "CURRENT" REPORTS, AND ARE UNREVISED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0064 09003 NET INC 3S 948-961 MD=-999999 REF 0064 LOC 537 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, PRINCIPAL TELEPHONE COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09003 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-12/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY IBM SOURCE: DATA FURNISHED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS 1 50 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - COMMISSION ACCOUNTING, STATISTICS AND TARIFF DEPARTMENT, OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF PRINCIPAL TELEPHONE CARRIERS. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS BY IBM, NO. 9030, TABLE 13. NOTES: SERIES 09003 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1933 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1915-1933 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1933-1948 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1933-1948 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1948-1961 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1948-1961. BEGINNING WITH JANUARY, 1949 MONTHLY REPORT (BACK DATA GIVEN FOR 1948) ABOUT 60 COMPANIES WHICH PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS HAVE BEEN OMITTED. BASED ON ANNUAL OPERATING REVENUES, THE REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES AFFECTS THE COMPARABILITY OF THE DATA BY LESS THAN 3% (SEE THE MIMEOGRAPHED NOTE ON "REVISIONS OF THE MONTHLY TELEPHONE STATISTICS" (UNDATED, NO. 35573) BY THE F.C.C., SUPPLEMENTING THE JANUARY, 1949 ISSUE OF THE "OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF 53 DOMESTIC TELEPHONE CARRIERS WHICH FILE ANNUAL AND MONTHLY REPORTS," F.C.C. (SEE ALSO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, OCTOBER, 1949, PP. 5-23). FROM 1952 AND THEREAFTER, HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO ARE INCLUDED. THE NUMBER OF COMPANIES (9,03) REPORTING MONTHLY TO THE F.C.C. VARIES FROM ABOUT 58 (1952) TO 38 (1954-1956) TO 42 (1957 AND FOLLOWING). THIS AFFECTS THE FIGURES VERY LITTLE, AND THE SERIES IS CONSIDERED TO BE COMPARABLE. DATA AFTER MARCH, 1959 IS SUBJECT TO REVISION. APRIL AND MAY, 1959 FIGURES ARE ADJUSTED TO ONE MORE DECIMAL. CLASSIFICATIONS, THIS VARIABLE IS NOT COMPARABLE TO THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION SERIES OF OPERATING INCOME, EXCEPT FOR 1932 THROUGH MAY, 1934. DATA FOR MAY, 1934 AND NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER, 1935 ARE RETURNS WHICH REFLECT ADJUSTMENTS COVERING ESTIMATED REFUNDS. DATA FOR JUNE, 1936 AND JANUARY AND DECEMBER, 1937 ARE RETURNS WHICH REFLECT DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENTS ON PROPERTY IN NEBRASKA. FOR THE YEARS 1941-1942, A NUMBER OF MONTHLY REVISIONS WERE TAKEN FROM THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1947 AND 1951 STAT. SUPPLEMENTS. NOTE THAT DATA FROM 1943 THROUGH 1951 REFER TO THE CONTINENTAL U.S.. THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION SHOWS DATA WHICH INCLUDE OPERATIONS OF 3 COMPANIES OUTSIDE THE U.S., BEGINNING IN 1943 (BACK DATA AVAILABLE FOR 1942). THE FIGURES SHOWN HERE ARE FROM THE COLUMN CALLED "INSIDE THE UNITED STATES" IN THE MONTHLY REPORT. THESE ARE ALSO THE DATA SHOWN THROUGH 1951 BY THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FROM 1952 ON, REPORTS BY COMPANIES IN HAWAII AND PUERTO RICO HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. AFTER DECEMBER, 1948, DATA HAS A NEW BASIS. THE DATA 1 (ICPSR 7644) 51 - (CONTINUED) - FOR 1948 ARE FROM "CURRENT" REPORTS, AND ARE UNREVISED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0065 09004 OP INC 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0065 LOC 546 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 3 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANIES -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09004 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1920-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, FOR 1920-1922; SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SUPPLEMENTS 1932 AND 1936 AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES FOR 1923-1934 DATA; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF TELEGRAPH CARRIERS. NOTES: SERIES 09004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1942-1955 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1942-1955 DATA FOR 1935 THROUGH JANUARY, 1943 WERE COMPUTED BY ADDING DATA ON THE WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. PRIOR TO 1934, DATA ARE FROM THE MACKAY COMPANIES. 1920-1942 DATA REFER TO NET OPERATING INCOME; THEREAFTER, DATA REFER TO NET OPERATING INCOME REVENUES. SEE THE SECOND SEGMENT FOR NET OPERATING REVENUES BEGINNING JANUARY, 1943 (BACK DATA FROM 1942); NET OPERATING INCOME DISCONTINUED FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING METHODS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0066 09004 NET OP 3R 920-942 MD=-999999 REF 0066 LOC 555 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 3 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- 1 52 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09004 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1920-12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, FOR 1920-1922; SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SUPPLEMENTS 1932 AND 1936 AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES FOR 1923-1934 DATA; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF TELEGRAPH CARRIERS. NOTES: SERIES 09004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1942-1955 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1942-1955 DATA FOR 1935 THROUGH JANUARY, 1943 WERE COMPUTED BY ADDING DATA ON THE WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. PRIOR TO 1934, DATA ARE FROM THE MACKAY COMPANIES. 1920-1942 DATA REFER TO NET OPERATING INCOME; THEREAFTER, DATA REFER TO NET OPERATING INCOME REVENUES. SEE THE SECOND SEGMENT FOR NET OPERATING REVENUES BEGINNING JANUARY, 1943 (BACK DATA FROM 1942); NET OPERATING INCOME DISCONTINUED FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF NEW ACCOUNTING METHODS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0067 09004 NET INC 3R 942-954 MD=-999999 REF 0067 LOC 564 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 3 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANIES -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09004 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1942-1954 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1942-03/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF TELEGRAPH CARRIERS. NOTES: SERIES 09004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY 1 (ICPSR 7644) 53 - (CONTINUED) - ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1942-1955 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1942-1955 DATA THROUGH JANUARY, 1943 STILL REPRESENT THE SUM OF SEPARATE DATA FOR THE WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH-CABLE COMPANIES. DATA WERE MERGED IN FEBRUARY, 1943 AND COMBINED FIGURES SHOWN IN F.C.C. REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY, 1943 AND THEREAFTER. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0068 09004 NET INC 3S 942-954 MD=-999999 REF 0068 LOC 573 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 3 0 NET OPERATING INCOME, WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09004 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1942-03/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, OPERATING DATA FROM MONTHLY REPORTS OF TELEGRAPH CARRIERS. NOTES: SERIES 09004 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1942 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1920-1942 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1942-1955 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1942-1955 DATA THROUGH JANUARY, 1943 STILL REPRESENT THE SUM OF SEPARATE DATA FOR THE WESTERN UNION AND POSTAL TELEGRAPH-CABLE COMPANIES. DATA WERE MERGED IN FEBRUARY, 1943 AND COMBINED FIGURES SHOWN IN F.C.C. REPORTS FOR FEBRUARY, 1943 AND THEREAFTER. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '10' DK 10 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 10 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ 1 54 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 10 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 10 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 10 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 55 - (CONTINUED) - YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 10 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0069 09005 NETEARN 2R 881-939 MD=-999999 REF 0069 LOC 582 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 17-25 0 NET EARNINGS, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY --------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09005 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1982-1938 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FOURTH, 1881-FIRST, 1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, EXCEPT FOR 1931-1932 DATA WHICH ARE FROM THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY BY LETTER. NOTES: A STRIKE IN JULY AND AUGUST, 1883 IS ESTIMATED IN THE ANNUAL REPORT TO HAVE REDUCED TOTAL PROFITS BY $ 1 56 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - 900,000. THIRD QUARTER DATA FOR 1890 REFLECT LOSSES SUFFERED BY A DISASTROUS FIRE IN JULY, 1890. THIRD QUARTER DATA FOR 1907 REFLECT A DEFICIT DUE TO A STRIKE BY OPERATORS FROM EARY AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 7. BEGINNING IN 1913, DATA ARE NOT PUBLISHED FOR EACH QUARTER, BUT WERE COMPUTED BY USING SUMS OF THE FIRST THIRD, SIXTH, AND NINTH MONTHS RESPECTIVELY OR THE FIRST SIXTH AND NINTH MONTHS, AND LAST SIX MONTHS RESPECTIVELY, TOGETHER WITH THE PUBLISHED TWELVE MONTHS' TOTALS. 1918 DATA INCLUDES A $3,327 PAYMENT FROM U.S. GOVERNMENT; 1919 INCLUDES $5,184. GOVERNMENT OPERATION LASTED FROM AUGUST, 1918 TO JULY, 1919, AND QUARTERLY DATA IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE LAST TWO QUARTERS OF 1918 OR FOR ANY QUARTER OF 1919. 1938 DATA REFLECT A DEFICIT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0070 09005 NETEARN 2S 886-939 MD=-999999 REF 0070 LOC 591 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 26-34 0 NET EARNINGS, WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09005 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1886-FOURTH, 1911, FIRST, 1920-FIRST, 1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE, EXCEPT FOR 1931-1932 DATA, WHICH IS FROM WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH CO. BY LETTER. NOTES: THIRD QUARTER DATA FOR 1890 REFLECT LOSSES SUFFERED BY A DISASTROUS FIRE IN JULY, 1890. THIRD QUARTER DATA FOR 1907 REFLECT A DEFICIT DUE TO A STRIKE BY OPERATORS FROM EARY AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 7. BEGINNING IN 1920, DATA ARE NOT PUBLISHED FOR EACH QUARTER, BUT WERE COMPUTED BY USING SUMS OF THE FIRST THIRD, SIXTH, AND NINTH MONTHS RESPECTIVELY OR THE FIRST SIXTH AND NINTH MONTHS, AND LAST SIX MONTHS RESPECTIVELY, TOGETHER WITH THE PUBLISHED TWELVE MONTHS' TOTALS. 1938 DATA REFLECT A DEFICIT. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 57 - 0 VAR 0071 09006 NET GAS 3R 920-930 MD=-999999 REF 0071 LOC 600 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 NET EARNINGS, GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES ---------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09006 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920-1930 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1920 - 12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER, 1927, P.48. CONTINUED IN IN FURTHER ISSUES AS NET EARNINGS--GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT 1931 PP. 196-197. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0072 09006 NET EAR 3S 920-930 MD=-999999 REF 0072 LOC 609 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 NET EARNINGS, GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09006 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1920 - 12/1930 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER, 1927, P.48. CONTINUED IN IN FURTHER ISSUES AS NET EARNINGS--GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY, ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT 1931 PP. 196-197. NOTES: 1938 DATA REFLECT A DEFICIT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0073 09008 INC COR 1A 909-940 MD=-999999 REF 0073 LOC 618 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 53-61 0 NET INCOME OF CORPORATIONS REPORTING NET INCOME ----------------------------------------------- 1 58 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09008 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1909-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: STATISTICS OF INCOME 1932, P. 47 (1909-1932), AND STATISTICS OF INCOME 1940, PART 2, P.282 FOR 1909-1935 DATA; COMPUTATIONS BY NBER FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME FOR 1940, PART 2 (1944), P.305 FOR 1936-1940 DATA. NOTES: 1909 FIGURE IS ALWAYS GIVEN AS 3590, EXCEPT IN THE 1931 AND 1932 REPORTS WHICH PRINT 3500, EVIDENTLY A MISPRINT. THE PERIOD 1909-1915 INCLUDES, TO A LIMITED EXTENT, ADDITIONS MADE BY AUDIT AND DELINQUENT RETURNS FILED. THE AMOUNTS REFER TO NET INCOME REPORTED FOR INCOME TAX PURPOSED, 1909-1935, AND TO NET INCOME REPORTED FOR DECLARED VALUE EXCESS-PROFITS TAX PURPOSES, 1936-1940, WITH THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS: 1909-1912: CLASSIFICATION CORRESPONDS TO RETURNS WITH AND WITHOUT TAX LIABILITY; FOR THE FIRST TWO MONTHS IN 1913: NET INCOME IS THAT FOR EXCISE TAX PURPOSES; 1920-1932: NET INCOME IS THAT FOR THE CURRENT YEAR (BEFORE DEDUCTING NET LOSS FOR PRIOR YEAR); PRIOR TO 1927 RETURNS OF INACTIVE CORPORATIONS WERE INCLUDED IN RETURNS WITH NO NET INCOME. (STATISTICS OF INCOME FOR 1940, PART 2 (1944), P.305). 1938 DATA REFLECT A DEFICIT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0074 09009 DEF ALL 1A 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0074 LOC 627 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 DEFICITS OF ALL CORPORATIONS, NOT REPORTING INCOME -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09009 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: STATISTICS OF INCOME 1932, P. 47, FOR 1916-1932; STATISTICS OF INCOME 1940, P.282 FOR 1933-1935 DATA; COMPUTATIONS BY NBER FROM THE STATISTICS OF INCOME FOR 1940, PART 2 (1944), P.305 FOR 1936-1940 DATA. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 59 - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE RETURNS INTO THOSE WITH NET INCOME AND THOSE WITH NO NET INCOME, AS WELL AS THE AMOUNTS OF NET INCOME AND NET DEFICIT, ARE BASED ON THE NET INCOME REPORTED FOR INCME TAX PURPOSES, 1909-1935, AND ON THE NET INCOME RPORTED FOR DECLARED VALUE EXCESS-PROFITS TAX PURPOSES, 1936-1940. (FROM STATISTICS OF INCOME FOR 1940, PART 2, 1944, P.305) FOR EXCEPTIONS SEE DATA SHEET SHOWING NET INCOME FIGURES. (SERIES 9,08) ............................................................... 0 VAR 0075 09072 CORPPRO 2R 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0075 LOC 636 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS BEFORE TAXES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09072 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1946 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1939 - FOURTH, 1946 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INCOME, 1954 EDITION, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FOR DATA THROUGH 1945; SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, QUARTERLY TABLES FOR 1945. NOTES: SERIES 09072 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1967 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1946-1969. DATA REFLECT QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES. UNADJUSTED FIGURES WERE MULTIPLIED BY FOUR TO DERIVE QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '11' DK 11 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 11 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ 1 60 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 11 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 11 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 11 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 61 - (CONTINUED) - YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 11 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0076 09072 CORPPRO 2S 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0076 LOC 645 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS BEFORE TAXES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09072 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1939 - FOURTH, 1946 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: NATIONAL INCOME, 1954 EDITION, A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FOR DATA THROUGH 1945; SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, QUARTERLY TABLES FOR 1945. NOTES: SERIES 09072 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR 1 62 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1967 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1946-1969. DATA REFLECT QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0077 09072 PROFITS 2R 946-967 MD=-999999 REF 0077 LOC 654 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS BEFORE TAXES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09072 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-1967 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - FOURTH, 1967 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 FOR DATA THROUGH 1962; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY JULY ISSUES OF THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, BEGINNING THE JULY, 1966 ISSUE. NOTES: SERIES 09072 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1967 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1946-1969. THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE FIRST SEGMENT WAS RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF THE SECOND SEGMENT (AUGUST, 1965 REVISION) BY RATIO OF 1945 ANNUAL TOTALS: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 / U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT 1958 = 1.03926. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0078 09072 CORPROF 2S 945-969 MD=-999999 REF 0078 LOC 663 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS BEFORE TAXES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09072 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - FIRST, 1969 1 (ICPSR 7644) 63 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 FOR DATA THROUGH 1962; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY JULY ISSUES OF THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, BEGINNING THE JULY, 1966 ISSUE. NOTES: SERIES 09072 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1967 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1946-1969. THE FOURTH QUARTER OF THE FIRST SEGMENT WAS RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF THE SECOND SEGMENT (AUGUST, 1965 REVISION) BY RATIO OF 1945 ANNUAL TOTALS: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 / U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT 1958 = 1.03926. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0079 09048 NETPROF 2R 920-938 MD=-999999 REF 0079 LOC 672 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 44-52 0 NET PROFITS OF ALL CORPORATIONS ------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09048 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920-1938 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1920 - FOURTH, 1938 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: HAROLD BORGER, OUTLAY AND INCOME IN THE UNITED STATES: 1921-1938, (NBER, 1942), PP. 297-299, TABLE 28. NOTES: BORGER CALLS THE SERIES "X". IT REPRESENTS AN ATTEMPT AT COMPLETE COVERAGE, AS FAR AS CONCERNS THE CORPORATE FIELD OF MINING, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION (EXCEPT FOR PIPE LINES); AND PARTIAL COVERAGE OF SERVICES (LAUNDRIES, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND AMUSEMENTS, BUT NOT BUSINESS SERVICES). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0080 09048 PROFNET 2S 920-938 MD=-999999 REF 0080 LOC 681 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 NET PROFITS OF ALL CORPORATIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- 1 64 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09048 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1920 - FOURTH, 1938 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: HAROLD BORGER, OUTLAY AND INCOME IN THE UNITED STATES: 1921-1938, (NBER, 1942), PP. 297-299, TABLE 28. NOTES: BORGER CALLS THE SERIES "X". IT REPRESENTS AN ATTEMPT AT COMPLETE COVERAGE, AS FAR AS CONCERNS THE CORPORATE FIELD OF MINING, MANUFACTURING, CONSTRUCTION, PUBLIC UTILITIES AND TRANSPORTATION (EXCEPT FOR PIPE LINES); AND PARTIAL COVERAGE OF SERVICES (LAUNDRIES, HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, AND AMUSEMENTS, BUT NOT BUSINESS SERVICES). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0081 09073 CORPROF 2R 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0081 LOC 690 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS AFTER TAXES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09073 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1946 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1939 - FOURTH, 1946 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INCOME, 1954 EDITION FOR 1939-1945 DATA; THEREAFTER DATA FURNISHED BY "U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT," A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, THE NOVEMBER, 1958, JULY, 1961 AND LATER ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 09073 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1965 (4)--SEASONNALLY ADJUSTED, SEASONNALLY ADJUSTED, 1946-1969. AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF 1939-1945 DATA IS THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT: NATIONAL INCOME, 1954 EDITION. UNADJUSTED QUARTERLY FIGURES FOR 1939-1958 DATA WERE MULTIPLIED BY FOUR TO DERIVE TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES. "THIS SERIES MEASURES THE VOLUME OF EARNINGS NET OF CORPORATE TAX LIABILITY (FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATE INCOME 1 (ICPSR 7644) 65 - (CONTINUED) - AND EXCESS PROFITS TAXES) ORIGINATING IN U.S. CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED FOR PROFIT. PROFITS INCLUDE DEPLETION AND EXCLUDE DOMESTIC DIVIDENDS RECEIVED AND CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES, CONFORMING THEREBY TO THE "NATIONAL INCOME" CONCEPT. THE ANNUAL ESTIMATES FOR PERIODS MORE THAN TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT YEAR ARE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DATA ADJUSTED TO NATIONAL PROFITS DISCLOSED BY THE IRS AUDIT OF INCOME TAX RETURNS. PROFITS OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE REMOVED AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE FOR INTERNATIONAL FLOWS WHICH AFFECT PROFITS. CURRENT ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY FIGURES ARE OBTAINED BY EXTRAPOLATING THE LATEST BENCHMARK ESTIMATES BASED UPON THE IRS TABULATIONS. THE EXTRAPOLATORS USED INCLUDE THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, REPORTS TO OTHR FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES, AND SURVEYS BY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY ESTIMATES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED TO CONFORM TO IRS TABULATIONS. FOR A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF THE METHODS AND SOURCES OF DATA USED IN PREPARING PROFIT ESTIMATES, SEE NATIONAL INCOME, SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1954 EDITION, PP. 92-97, AND U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT, 1958, PP. 93-94. QUARTERLY ESTIMATES OF CORPORATE TAX LIABILITY, DIVIDENDS, AND RETAINED EARNINGS ARE ALSO COMPLIED BY THE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS, AND ESTIMATES OF PROFITS BEFORE TAXES ARE AVAILABLE EXCLUDING INVENTORY PROFIT OR LOSS (INVENTORY VALUATION ADJUSTMENT). THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE SECURITES EXCHANGE COMMISSION PUBLISH QUARTERLY PROFIT STATISTICS FOR ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, BY INDUSTRY AND SIZE-OF-FIRM GROUPS. THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ISSUES QUARTERLY PROFIT STATISTICS FOR 200 LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS (FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN). QUARTERLY FIGURES FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS ARE COMPILED BY THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK AND PUBLISHED IN THE BANK'S MONTHLY LETTER, "BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS." FOR DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF PROFITS AND RELATED ECONOMIC VARIABLES IN BUSINESS CYLES, SEE MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOLUME I, CHAPTERS 2, 11, AND 12."--TAKEN FROM MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOLUME II. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0082 09073 AFTAXES 2S 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0082 LOC 699 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS AFTER TAXES, SEASONALLLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- 1 66 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09073 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1939 - FOURTH, 1946 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER UNTIL 1946; THEREAFTER SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE. SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE FOR 1939-1945 DATA; THEREAFTER DATA FURNISHED BY THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, JULY, 1958, JULY, 1961 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 09073 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1965 (4)--SEASONNALLY ADJUSTED, SEASONNALLY ADJUSTED, 1946-1969. AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF 1939-1945 DATA IS THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT: NATIONAL INCOME, 1954 EDITION. UNADJUSTED QUARTERLY FIGURES FOR 1939-1958 DATA WERE MULTIPLIED BY FOUR TO DERIVE TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '12' DK 12 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 12 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 12 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 67 - 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 12 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 12 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 12 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 68 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0083 09073 CORP PR 2R 946-965 MD=-999999 REF 0083 LOC 708 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS AFTER TAXES ----------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09073 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-1965 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - FOURTH, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 ISSUE FOR DATA THROUGH 1962. THEREAFTER, SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, JULY, 1966 AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 09073 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1965 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1969. AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF 1939-1945 DATA IS THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT: NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929-1965; A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1966. 1945 DATA OF THE FIRST SEGMENT WAS RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF THIS (SECOND) SEGMENT (AUGUST, 1965 REVISION) BY A RATIO OF 1945 ANNUAL TOTALS: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 REVISION / U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT 1958 = 9033/8060 = 1.12072. "THIS SERIES MEASURES THE VOLUME OF EARNINGS NET OF CORPORATE TAX LIABILITY (FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATE INCOME AND EXCESS PROFITS TAXES) ORIGINATING IN U.S. CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED FOR PROFIT. PROFITS INCLUDE DEPLETION AND EXCLUDE DOMESTIC DIVIDENDS RECEIVED AND CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES, CONFORMING THEREBY TO THE "NATIONAL INCOME" CONCEPT. THE ANNUAL ESTIMATES FOR PERIODS MORE THAN TWO YEARS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 69 - (CONTINUED) - PRIOR TO THE CURRENT YEAR ARE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DATA ADJUSTED TO NATIONAL PROFITS DISCLOSED BY THE IRS AUDIT OF INCOME TAX RETURNS. PROFITS OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE REMOVED AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE FOR INTERNATIONAL FLOWS WHICH AFFECT PROFITS. CURRENT ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY FIGURES ARE OBTAINED BY EXTRAPOLATING THE LATEST BENCHMARK ESTIMATES BASED UPON THE IRS TABULATIONS. THE EXTRAPOLATORS USED INCLUDE THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, REPORTS TO OTHR FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES, AND SURVEYS BY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY ESTIMATES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED TO CONFORM TO IRS TABULATIONS. FOR A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF THE METHODS AND SOURCES OF DATA USED IN PREPARING PROFIT ESTIMATES, SEE NATIONAL INCOME, SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1954 EDITION, PP. 92-97, AND U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT, 1958, PP. 93-94. QUARTERLY ESTIMATES OF CORPORATE TAX LIABILITY, DIVIDENDS, AND RETAINED EARNINGS ARE ALSO COMPLIED BY THE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS, AND ESTIMATES OF PROFITS BEFORE TAXES ARE AVAILABLE EXCLUDING INVENTORY PROFIT OR LOSS (INVENTORY VALUATION ADJUSTMENT). THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE SECURITES EXCHANGE COMMISSION PUBLISH QUARTERLY PROFIT STATISTICS FOR ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, BY INDUSTRY AND SIZE-OF-FIRM GROUPS. THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ISSUES QUARTERLY PROFIT STATISTICS FOR 200 LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS (FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN). QUARTERLY FIGURES FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS ARE COMPILED BY THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK AND PUBLISHED IN THE BANK'S MONTHLY LETTER, "BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS." FOR DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF PROFITS AND RELATED ECONOMIC VARIABLES IN BUSINESS CYLES, SEE MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOLUME I, CHAPTERS 2, 11, AND 12."--TAKEN FROM MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOLUME II. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0084 09073 CORP 2S 946-969 MD=-999999 REF 0084 LOC 717 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE PROFITS AFTER TAXES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09073 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - THIRD, 1969 1 70 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 ISSUE FOR DATA THROUGH 1962. THEREAFTER, SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, JULY, 1966 AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 09073 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1946 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1965 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1969. AN ALTERNATE SOURCE OF 1939-1945 DATA IS THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS SUPPLEMENT: NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929-1965; A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1966. 1945 DATA OF THE FIRST SEGMENT WAS RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF THIS (SECOND) SEGMENT (AUGUST, 1965 REVISION) BY A RATIO OF 1945 ANNUAL TOTALS: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965 REVISION / U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT 1958 = 9033/8060 = 1.12072. "THIS SERIES MEASURES THE VOLUME OF EARNINGS NET OF CORPORATE TAX LIABILITY (FEDERAL AND STATE CORPORATE INCOME AND EXCESS PROFITS TAXES) ORIGINATING IN U.S. CORPORATIONS ORGANIZED FOR PROFIT. PROFITS INCLUDE DEPLETION AND EXCLUDE DOMESTIC DIVIDENDS RECEIVED AND CAPITAL GAINS AND LOSSES, CONFORMING THEREBY TO THE "NATIONAL INCOME" CONCEPT. THE ANNUAL ESTIMATES FOR PERIODS MORE THAN TWO YEARS PRIOR TO THE CURRENT YEAR ARE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE DATA ADJUSTED TO NATIONAL PROFITS DISCLOSED BY THE IRS AUDIT OF INCOME TAX RETURNS. PROFITS OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE REMOVED AND ADJUSTMENTS ARE MADE FOR INTERNATIONAL FLOWS WHICH AFFECT PROFITS. CURRENT ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY FIGURES ARE OBTAINED BY EXTRAPOLATING THE LATEST BENCHMARK ESTIMATES BASED UPON THE IRS TABULATIONS. THE EXTRAPOLATORS USED INCLUDE THE QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, REPORTS TO OTHR FEDERAL REGULATORY AGENCIES, AND SURVEYS BY NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS. ANNUAL AND QUARTERLY ESTIMATES ARE SUBSEQUENTLY REVISED TO CONFORM TO IRS TABULATIONS. FOR A COMPLETE STATEMENT OF THE METHODS AND SOURCES OF DATA USED IN PREPARING PROFIT ESTIMATES, SEE NATIONAL INCOME, SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1954 EDITION, PP. 92-97, AND U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT, 1958, PP. 93-94. QUARTERLY ESTIMATES OF CORPORATE TAX LIABILITY, DIVIDENDS, AND RETAINED EARNINGS ARE ALSO COMPLIED BY THE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS, AND ESTIMATES OF PROFITS BEFORE TAXES ARE AVAILABLE EXCLUDING INVENTORY PROFIT OR LOSS (INVENTORY VALUATION ADJUSTMENT). THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AND THE SECURITES EXCHANGE COMMISSION PUBLISH QUARTERLY PROFIT STATISTICS FOR ALL MANUFACTURING 1 (ICPSR 7644) 71 - (CONTINUED) - CORPORATIONS, BY INDUSTRY AND SIZE-OF-FIRM GROUPS. THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ISSUES QUARTERLY PROFIT STATISTICS FOR 200 LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS (FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN). QUARTERLY FIGURES FOR APPROXIMATELY 800 NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS ARE COMPILED BY THE FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK AND PUBLISHED IN THE BANK'S MONTHLY LETTER, "BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS." FOR DISCUSSION OF THE ROLE OF PROFITS AND RELATED ECONOMIC VARIABLES IN BUSINESS CYLES, SEE MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOLUME I, CHAPTERS 2, 11, AND 12."--TAKEN FROM MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOLUME II. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0085 09085 UNDISTR 2R 939-945 MD=-999999 REF 0085 LOC 726 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNDISTRIBUTED PROFITS, QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09085 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1945 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1939 - FOURTH, 1945 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NATIONAL INCOME, 1954 EDITION. A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, FOR DATA THROUGH 1945; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, JULY ISSUES OF 1958-1963. NOTES: SERIES 09085 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1945 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1966. FOR AN ALTERNATE SOURCE, SEE "U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT" A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, NOVEMBER, 1958 FOR DATA AFTER 1945. 1946 DATA WAS DERIVED BY DEDUCTING DIVIDENDS FROM CORPORATE PROFITS AFTER TAXES (FOR LATTER SEE SERIES 09073). UNADJUSTED FIGURES ARE MULTIPLIED AT ANNUAL RATES. AFTER 1945, ESTIMATES WITHOUT SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT NO LONGER AVAILABLE. 1 72 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0086 09085 UN PROF 2S 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0086 LOC 735 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNDISTRIBUTED PROFITS, QUARTERLY TOTALS AT ANNUAL RATES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09085 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1939 - FOURTH, 1946 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: NATIONAL INCOME, 1954 EDITION. A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, FOR DATA THROUGH 1945; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, JULY ISSUES OF 1958-1963. NOTES: SERIES 09085 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1945 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1966. FOR AN ALTERNATE SOURCE, SEE "U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT" A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, NOVEMBER, 1958 FOR DATA AFTER 1945. 1946 DATA WAS DERIVED BY DEDUCTING DIVIDENDS FROM CORPORATE PROFITS AFTER TAXES (FOR LATTER SEE SERIES 09073). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0087 09085 UN PROF 2S 946-966 MD=-999999 REF 0087 LOC 744 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 UNDISTRIBUTED PROFITS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09085 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: BILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT ANNUAL RATES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - THIRD, 1966 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST, 1965. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 73 - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 09085 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1945 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-1946 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1966. FOR AN ALTERNATE SOURCE, SEE THE NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929-1965; A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS (AUGUST, 1966). FOURTH QUARTER, 1945 DATA OF THE FIRST SEGMENT WAS RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF THIS SEGMENT (THE SECOND SEGMENT) (AUGUST, 1965 REVISION) BY RATIO OF THE 1945 ANNUAL TOTALS: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS / U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT 1958=4433/3597=1.23242. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0088 09087 RETAINE 2S 952-965 MD=-999999 REF 0088 LOC 753 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 62-70 0 GROSS RETAINED EARNINGS OF NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS, FLOW OF FUNDS ACCOUNTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09087 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS AT ANNUAL RATES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1952-THIRD, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, "BUSINESS CYCLE DEVELOPMENTS," NOVEMBER 1965 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0089 09079 PERCENT 2R 920-963 MD=-999999 REF 0089 LOC 762 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 PERCENTAGE OF COMPANIES WITH PROFITS ------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09079 AREA COVERED: U.S UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920-1938, 1946-1962 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1920-FOURTH, 1938, FIRST, 1946-SECOND, 1963 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 74 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: PUBLISHED DATA FOR 1920-1958 ARE IN VOL. II OF BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, P. 106; 1959 AND FOLLOWING YEARS WERE OBTAINED FROM FIRST NATIONAL CITY BANK FILES, QUARTERLY TABULATION OF CORPORATE EARNINGS. NOTES: THIS SERIES IS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN G.H. MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOL. 2, P. 22. SAMPLE SIZES AND SCOPE OF THE SERIES ARE INDICATED, AS IS METHOD OF CALCULATING THESE DATA. SEE ALSO VOL. 1, CHAPTER 12 OF BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS FOR A COMPARISON OF THESE DATA WITH OTHER PROFITS STATISTICS. THIS SERIES IS ALSO CALLED "PERCENTAGE OF COMPANIES (MANUFACTURING, MINING, TRADE, AND SERVICE) WITH PROFITS." DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '13' DK 13 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 13 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 13 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 13 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 75 - (CONTINUED) - A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 13 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 13 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN 1 76 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0090 09044 IN PROF 2R 927-938 MD=-999999 REF 0090 LOC 771 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PROFITS ---------------- NBER SERIES: 09044 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN UNITS: THIRD QUARTER, 1935=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1928-1938 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1927-FOURTH, 1938 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: ECONOMIC JOURNAL, SEPTEMBER 1939, P. 557 AND THE ECONOMIST ............................................................... 0 VAR 0091 09080 RATPROF 2S 946-969 MD=-999999 REF 0091 LOC 780 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 RATIO OF PROFITS (AFTER TAXES) TO INCOME ORIGINATING, CORPORATE, ALL INDUSTRIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09080 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946-THIRD, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUSINESS CYCLE DEVELOPMENTS, SEPTEMBER 1965 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. AN ALTERNATE SOURCE IS THE NATIONAL INCOME AND PRODUCT ACCOUNTS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1929-1965; A SUPPLEMENT TO THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, AUGUST 1966 1 (ICPSR 7644) 77 - 0 VAR 0092 09010 NET AGR 1A 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0092 LOC 789 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 NET INCOME, AGRICULTURAL CORPORATIONS REPORTING ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09010 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, STATISTICS OF INCOME NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME. THE FIGURE FOR 1938 GIVEN HERE IS ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURES FOR 1939 AND 1940 HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURE FOR 1938, IF ADJUSTED TO THE 1938 STANDARD, WOULD BE 25.40. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0093 09011 DEF AGR 1A 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0093 LOC 798 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 44-52 0 DEFICIT, AGRICULTURAL CORPORATIONS ---------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09011 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME. THE FIGURE FOR 1938 GIVEN HERE IS ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURES FOR 1939 AND 1940 HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURE FOR 1938, IF ADJUSTED TO THE 1938 STANDARD, WOULD BE 35717. 1 78 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0094 09025A NETMIN 2S 920-938 MD=-999999 REF 0094 LOC 807 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 53-61 0 NET PROFIT OF MINING CORPORATIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09025A AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1920-FOURTH, 1938 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SOURCE: HAROLD BARGER, OUTLAY AND INCOME IN THE UNITED STATES: 1921-1938, TABLE 28. NOTES: THESE DATA WERE INTERPOLATED BY DISCOUNTINUOUS SAMPLE (FIRST AND FOURTH QUARTERS). SEE THE SOURCE FOR A MORE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0095 09012 CORPINC 1A 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0095 LOC 816 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATTIONS REPORTING INCOME, MINING AND QUARRYING ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09012 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME. THE FIGURE FOR 1938 GIVEN HERE IS ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURES FOR 1939 AND 1940 HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURE FOR 1938, IF ADJUSTED TO THE 1938 STANDARD, WOULD BE 156.8. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 79 - 0 VAR 0096 09013 DEFMIN 1A 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0096 LOC 825 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 71-79 0 DEFICITS OF MINING AND QUARRYING CORPORATIONS --------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09013 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCEEDING ISSUES. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME. THE FIGURE FOR 1938 GIVEN HERE IS ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURES FOR 1939 AND 1940 HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURE FOR 1938, IF ADJUSTED TO THE 1938 STANDARD, WOULD BE 158200. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '14' DK 14 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 14 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 14 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, 1 80 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 14 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 14 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 81 - 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 14 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0097 09016 CONSTPR 1A 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0097 LOC 834 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE NET EARNINGS, CONSTRUCTION ------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09016 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCEEDING ISSUES. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME. THE FIGURE FOR 1938 GIVEN HERE IS ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURES FOR 1939 AND 1940 HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURE FOR 1938, IF ADJUSTED TO THE 1938 STANDARD, WOULD BE 59.1. THESE DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER BY ADDING (1) SHIPBUILDING, (2) BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, AND (3) CONSTRUCTION, CONTRACTING, WHICH IN THE 1916 REPORT WERE GIVEN SEPARATELY BUT IN 1917 WERE COMBINED UNDER ONE HEADING--"CONSTRUCTION." SEE CRUM, CORPORATE EARNING POWER, P.327 FOR CHECK. 1 82 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0098 09017 DEFCONS 1A 917-940 MD=-999999 REF 0098 LOC 843 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 26-34 0 DEFICITS, CONSTRUCTION CORPORATIONS ----------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09017 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCEEDING ISSUES. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME. THE FIGURE FOR 1938 GIVEN HERE IS ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURES FOR 1939 AND 1940 HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURE FOR 1938, IF ADJUSTED TO THE 1938 STANDARD, WOULD BE 38016. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0099 09014 CORPNET 1A 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0099 LOC 852 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 35-43 0 CORPORATE NET INCOME, MANUFACTURERS, TOTAL ------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09014 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCEEDING ISSUES. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME. THE FIGURE FOR 1938 GIVEN HERE IS ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURES FOR 1939 AND 1940 HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURE FOR 1938, IF ADJUSTED TO THE 1938 STANDARD, WOULD BE 2158. THESE DATA HAVE BEEN COMPUTED BY NBER FROM THE 1916 1 (ICPSR 7644) 83 - (CONTINUED) - REPORT. THE TOTAL GIVEN IN THE SOURCE IS 4158 BT 65 IS DEDUCTED FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION, SHIPBUILDING, CONSTRUCTION AND ENGINEERING (WHICH WERE INCLUDED ELSEWHERE). SEE CRUM, CORPORATE EARNING POWER, P. 327, FOR CHECK. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0100 09015 DEFMAN 1A 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0100 LOC 861 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 44-52 0 DEFICITS, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES --------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09015 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCEEDING ISSUES. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME. THE FIGURE FOR 1938 GIVEN HERE IS ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURES FOR 1939 AND 1940 HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO CONFORM TO THE 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. THE FIGURE FOR 1938, IF ADJUSTED TO THE 1938 STANDARD, WOULD BE 891559. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0101 09025B NETPRO 2S 920-938 MD=-999999 REF 0101 LOC 870 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 53-61 0 NET PROFITS OF MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS ----------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09025B AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1920-FOURTH, 1938 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: HAROLD BARGER, OUTLAY AND INCOME IN THE UNITED STATES: 1921-1938, (NBER, 1942) PP. 297-299, TABLE 28 1 84 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SEE THE SOURCE FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THIS SERIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0102 09050 NETINCO 1A 915-922 MD=-999999 REF 0102 LOC 879 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 62-70 0 NET INCOME, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS -------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09050 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-1922 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945) PP. 116 AND 118. NOTES: SERIES 09050 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1922 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1921-1943. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0103 09050 MANUINC 1A 921-943 MD=-999999 REF 0103 LOC 888 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 71-79 0 NET INCOME, LARGE MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS -------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09050 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945) PP. 116 AND 118. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '15' DK 15 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 85 - 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 15 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 15 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 15 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 15 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 86 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 15 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0104 09058 MEDINCO 1A 917-942 MD=-999999 REF 0104 LOC 897 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 17-25 0 NET INCOME, MEDIUM-SIZED AND SMALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS ------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09058 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 87 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FRIEDRICH A. LUTZ, CORPORATE CASH BALANCES 1914-1943, MANUFACTURING AND TRADE (1945), P. 120. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0105 09078 PROFDOL 2R 947-969 MD=-999999 REF 0105 LOC 906 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 PROFITS (BEFORE TAXES) PER DOLLAR OF SALES, ALL MANUFACTURING GROUPS ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09078 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PER CENT OF SALES (CENTS PER DOLLAR OF SALES) ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1949-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1949-THIRD, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORTS (UNITED STATES MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS) OF THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION AN THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. NOTES: SEE G.H. MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOL. 2, P. 22 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS SERIES. SAMPLE SIZES AND MEANS OF PRODUCING DATA ARE EXPLAINED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0106 09078 PRO TAX 2S 948-969 MD=-999999 REF 0106 LOC 915 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 PROFITS (BEFORE TAXES) PER DOLLAR OF SALES, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09078 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE OF SALES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1948 - THIRD, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE, AND SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONS: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FIRST QUARTER 1948 AND THE FOLLOWING ISSUES. 1 88 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 09078 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1969 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1948-1969. THIS SERIES HAS BEEN COMPUTED USING CENSUS METHOD II SINCE 1952. THIS SERIES REPRESENTS THE PERCENTAGE RATIO OF AGGREGATE PROFITS BEFORE FEDERAL INCOME TAXES TO AGGREGATE SALES OF ALL AMERICAN MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, EXCEPT NEWSPAPERS, WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO FILE U.S. CORPORATION INCOME TAX FORM 1120. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0107 09018 NET PUB 1R 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0107 LOC 924 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 44-52 0 CORPORATE NET INCOME, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09018 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE: STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCESSIVE YEARS. NOTES: THE DATA FOR 1936-1940 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME (SEE NOTES); 1938 WAS ADJUSTED BY NBER TO CONFORM TO 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SEE NOTES). THE DATA FOR 1939-1940 ARE BASED ON 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0108 09019 TRSPORT 1R 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0108 LOC 933 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 53-61 0 DEFICITS, TRANSPORTATION AND OTHER PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09019 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 89 - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE: STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCESSIVE YEARS. NOTES: THE DATA FOR 1936-1940 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME (SEE NOTES); 1938 WAS ADJUSTED BY NBER TO CONFORM TO 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SEE NOTES). THE DATA FOR 1939-1940 ARE BASED ON 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0109 09101 ALL PRO 2R 947-951 MD=-999999 REF 0109 LOC 942 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 PROFITS (AFTER TAXES) PER DOLLAR OF SALES, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09101 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: CENTS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1951 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - FOURTH, 1951 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE, AND SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONS: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS. NOTES: SERIES 09101 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1951 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1968 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1951-1969. "PROFIT RATES OF MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1947-1962," FTC (1963) MAY ALSO BE USED FOR SUMMARY TABULATION. THE NEW SAMPLE STARTS IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1951; THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTERS ARE ADJUSTED TO NEW SAMPLE ON THE BASIS OF ESTIMATES OF THE OLD SAMPLE. 1 90 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0110 09101 ALL PRO 2R 951-968 MD=-999999 REF 0110 LOC 951 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 PROFITS (AFTER TAXES) PER DOLLAR OF SALES, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09101 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: CENTS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1951-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1951 - FOURTH, 1968 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE, AND SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONS: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS. NOTES: SERIES 09101 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1951 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1968 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1951-1969. "PROFIT RATES OF MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1947-1962," FTC (1963) MAY ALSO BE USED FOR SUMMARY TABULATION. THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTERS ARE ADJUSTED TO NEW SAMPLE ON THE BASIS OF ESTIMATES OF THE OLD SAMPLE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '16' DK 16 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 16 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 16 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 91 - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 16 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 16 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. 1 92 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 16 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0111 09101 ALL PRO 2S 951-969 MD=-999999 REF 0111 LOC 960 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 PROFITS (AFTER TAXES) PER DOLLAR OF SALES, ALL MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS, FTC-SEC, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09101 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: CENTS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1951 - THIRD, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THE BUSINESS CONDITIONS DIGEST SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE, AND SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONS: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS. NOTES: SERIES 09101 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1951 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1968 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1951-1969. "PROFIT RATES OF MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 1947-1962," FTC (1963) MAY ALSO BE USED FOR SUMMARY TABULATION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 93 - 0 VAR 0112 09102 PRO REP 3R 947-960 MD=-999999 REF 0112 LOC 969 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 26-34 0 PROFIT, PERCENTAGE REPORTING LIGHTER PROFIT, PAAC ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09102 AREA COVERED:: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1951,1953-1959 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1947-05/1952,10/1952-06/1960 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: PURCHASING AGENTS ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO: COMBINED STATISTICAL AND ANALYTICAL REPORT OF THE BUSINESS SURVEY COMMITTEE, MONTHLY ISSUES. NOTES: FROM JULY 1947 TO MAY 1952, PERCENTAGE SHOWN IS FOR "VOLUME AND PROFIT" COMBINED. FROM OCTOBER 1952, IT IS FOR PROFIT ALONE. THE DATA REPRESENT THE PERCENTAGE REPORTING HIGHER PROFIT, PLUS HALF OF THE PERCENTAGE REPORTING "NO CHANGE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0113 09103 OUT MAN 2S 947-965 MD=-999999 REF 0113 LOC 978 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT, MANUFACTURING, FTC-SEC, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09103 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947 - SECOND, 1965 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FEDERAL TRADE, AND SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONS: QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT FOR MANUFACTURING CORPORATIONS; FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD: "INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION: 1957-1959 BASE;" AND FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN (MONTHLY ISSUES). NOTES: THE DATA REPRESENT TOTAL COST DIVIDED BY INDEX OF MANUFACTURING (BUREAU OF CENSUS 1,175). TOTAL COST EQUALS THE SALES MINUS PROFITS (SEE WORKSHEET FOR 04205). 1 94 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0114 09104 RAT GOO 3R 946-966 MD=-999999 REF 0114 LOC 987 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF RATIO: WHOLESALE PRICES OF MANUFACTURED GOODS TO TOTAL LABOR COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09104 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-1965 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1946-02/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FOR 1946-1947, INDEX OF WHOLESALE PRICES OF MANUFACTURED GOODS (BLS SERIES 04169), TOTAL EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION IN MANUFACTURING (UNPUBLISHED DATA IN BC FILES), INDEX OF PRODUCTION MANUFACTURING (FRB SERIES 01175); FOR 1948-1966, "BUSINESS CYCLE DEVELOPMENTS," FEBRUARY 1967 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. NOTES: LABOR COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT EQUALS THE TOTAL MANUFACTURING PAYROLL (THE COMPONENT OF NATIONAL INCOME) DIVIDED BY MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0115 09104 RAT GOO 3S 946-967 MD=-999999 REF 0115 LOC 996 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF RATIO: WHOLESALE PRICES OF MANUFACTURED GOODS TO TOTAL LABOR COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09104 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1946-11/1967 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: "BUSINESS CYCLE DEVELOPMENTS," FEBRUARY 1967 AND SUBSEQUENT ISSUES. NOTES: LABOR COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT EQUALS THE TOTAL MANUFACTURING PAYROLL (THE COMPONENT OF NATIONAL INCOME) DIVIDED BY MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION. JUNE, SEPTEMBER, AND DECEMBER 1966 FIGURES ARE FROM 1 (ICPSR 7644) 95 - (CONTINUED) - BCD. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0116 09105 RAT MAN 3R 947-962 MD=-999999 REF 0116 LOC 1005 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF RATIO: WHOLESALE PRICES OF MANUFACTURED GOODS TO WAGE AND SALARY COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09105 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1947-1961 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1947-10/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF CENSUS SERIES 04169 AND 08299; THE LATTER IS DERIVED FROM WAGE AND SALARY DISBURSEMENTS IN MANUFACTURING (COMPONENT OF PERSONAL INCOME SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), AND BC SERIES 01175 AND FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD "INDEX OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0117 09105 RAT MAN 3S 948-962 MD=-999999 REF 0117 LOC 1014 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF RATIO: WHOLESALE PRICES OF MANUFACTURED GOODS TO WAGE AND SALARY COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09105 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-10/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BUREAU OF CENSUS SERIES 04169 AND 08299; THE LATTER IS DERIVED FROM WAGE AND SALARY DISBURSEMENTS IN MANUFACTURING (COMPONENT OF PERSONAL INCOME SEASONALLY ADJUSTED), AND BC SERIES 01175 AND FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD "INDEX OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTION." DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '17' DK 17 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 96 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 17 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 17 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 17 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 17 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 97 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 17 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0118 09106 RAT GOD 3S 919-929 MD=-999999 REF 0118 LOC 1023 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF RATIO: WHOLESALE PRICES OF MANUFACTURED GOODS TO PRODUCTION WORKER WAGE COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09106 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 98 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1929 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: INDEX OF WHOLESALE PRICES OF MANUFACTURED GOODS: 1919-1929 (SEE SERIES 04169). NOTES: SERIES 09106 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1929 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1927-1950. TO OBTAIN A CONTINUOUS SERIES, THE NBER MULTIPLIED THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA FOR 1919-OCTOBER 1927 SHOWN BELOW BY A FACTOR OF 1.0115, OBTAINED FROM A RATIO OF THE DATA FROM NOVEMBER 1927 THROUGH 1928 OF THE TWO SERIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0119 09106 RAT GOD 3S 927-950 MD=-999999 REF 0119 LOC 1032 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF RATIO: WHOLESALE PRICES OF MANUFACTURED GOODS TO PRODUCTION WORKER WAGE COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09106 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 11/1927-12/1950 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FOR 1927-1940, NBER OCCASIONAL PAPER NO. 12, FREDERICK C. MILLS, "PRICES IN THE WAR ECONOMY" (FIGURES WERE CONVERTED TO THE 1947-1949=100 BASE); FOR 1941-1950, WAGE AND SALARY COST PER UNIT OF OUTPUT (SEE SERIES 08283). NOTES: SERIES 09106 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO VARIABLES--(1)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-1929 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1927-1950. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0120 09020 RAT ADE 1R 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0120 LOC 1041 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 35-43 0 CORPORATE NET INCOME TRADE -------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09020 1 (ICPSR 7644) 99 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE: STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCESSIVE YEARS. NOTES: THE DATA FOR 1916 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER BY ADDING ITEMS FOR "DEPARTMENT STORES" AND "WHOLESALE JOBBERS." SEE CRUM, "CORPORATE EARNING POWER," P. 327. FOR 1936-1940, THE DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME (SEE NOTES). THE 1938 DATA WERE ADJUSTED BY NBER TO CONFORM TO 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SEE NOTES). THE DATA FOR 1939-1940 ARE BASED ON 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0121 09021 TRAD CO 1R 917-940 MD=-999999 REF 0121 LOC 1050 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 44-52 0 DEFICITS, TRADING COMPANIES --------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09021 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE: STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCESSIVE YEARS. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME (SEE NOTES). THE 1938 DATA WERE ADJUSTED BY NBER TO CONFORM TO 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SEE NOTES). THE DATA FOR 1939-1940 ARE BASED ON 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. 1 100 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0122 09024 ATE EAR 1R 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0122 LOC 1059 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE EARNINGS, FINANCE --------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09024 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE: STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCESSIVE YEARS. NOTES: THE DATA FOR 1916 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER BY ADDING FIGURES FOR "GRAND TOTAL BANKS AND INSURANCE COMPANIES" AND FOR "REAL ESTATE," SEE CRUM, "CORPORATE EARNING POWER," P. 327. FOR 1936-1940, THE DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME (SEE NOTES). THE 1938 DATA WERE ADJUSTED BY NBER TO CONFORM TO 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SEE NOTES). DATA FOR 1939-1940 ARE BASED ON 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0123 09025 ITS FIN 1R 917-940 MD=-999999 REF 0123 LOC 1068 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 62-70 0 DEFICITS, FINANCE COMPANIES --------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09025 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE: STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCESSIVE YEARS. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME (SEE NOTES). THE 1938 DATA WERE ADJUSTED BY NBER TO CONFORM TO 1937 INDUSTRIAL 1 (ICPSR 7644) 101 - (CONTINUED) - CLASSIFICATION (SEE NOTES). DATA FOR 1939-1940 ARE BASED ON 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0124 09022 IN VICE 1R 916-940 MD=-999999 REF 0124 LOC 1077 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 CORPORATE NET INCOME, SERVICE ----------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09022 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE: STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCESSIVE YEARS. NOTES: THE DATA FOR 1916 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER BY ADDING FIGURES FOR "ENGINEERING," "AMUSEMENT COMPANIES," AND "HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS." SEE CRUM, "CORPORATE EARNING POWER," P. 327. FOR 1936-1940, THE DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME (SEE NOTES). THE 1938 DATA WERE ADJUSTED BY NBER TO CONFORM TO 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SEE NOTES). DATA FOR 1939-1940 ARE BASED ON 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '18' DK 18 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 18 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 102 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 18 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 18 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 18 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 103 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 18 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0125 09023 VICE CO 1R 917-940 MD=-999999 REF 0125 LOC 1086 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 17-25 0 DEFICITS, SERVICE COMPANIES (PROFESSIONAL, HOTELS AND AMUSEMENT, ETC.) ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09023 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE: STATISTICS OF INCOME, 1916 AND SUCCESSIVE YEARS. NOTES: 1936-1940 DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA IN STATISTICS OF INCOME (SEE NOTES). THE 1938 DATA WERE ADJUSTED BY NBER TO CONFORM TO 1937 INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION (SEE NOTES). DATA FOR 1939-1940 ARE BASED ON 1938 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION. 1 104 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0126 09042 NO BANK 3R 790-852 MD=-999999 REF 0126 LOC 1095 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 26-34 0 NUMBER OF BANKRUPTCIES ---------------------- NBER SERIES: 09042 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1790-1852 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1790-12/1852 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FOR 1790-1829, MONTHLY DATA ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF THE HARVARD COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC RESEARCH COMPILED BY NORMAN J. SILBERLING FROM BANKRUPTCY NOTICES IN THE "LONDON GAZETTE" (QUARTERLY DATA, 1779-1830 APPEAR IN THE "REVIEW OF ECONOMIC STATISTICS," OCTOBER 1923, PP. 251-52); FOR 1830-1852, THE "LONDON GAZETTE." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0127 09042 NO BANK 3S 790-852 MD=-999999 REF 0127 LOC 1104 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 35-43 0 NUMBER OF BANKRUPTCIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09042 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1790-12/1852 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FOR 1790-1829, THE MONTHLY DATA ARE IN THE POSSESSION OF THE HARVARD COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC RESEARCH COMPILED BY NORMAN J. SILBERLING FROM BANKRUPTCY NOTICES IN THE "LONDON GAZETTE" (QUARTERLY DATA FOR 1779-1830 APPEAR IN THE REVIEW OF ECONOMIC STATISTICS," OCTOBER 1923, PP. 251-52); FOR 1830-1852, THE "LONDON GAZETTE." 1 (ICPSR 7644) 105 - 0 VAR 0128 09028 NO FAIL 3R 882-933 MD=-999999 REF 0128 LOC 1113 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 44-52 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, BRADSTREET'S ----------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09028 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1882-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1882-FOURTH, 1892 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1893-01/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BRADSTREET'S, A JOURNAL OF TRADE, FINANCE, AND PUBLIC ECONOMY NOTES: QUARTERLY DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM GIVEN CUMULATIVE QUARTERLY TOTALS. BEGINNING IN 1893 MONTHLY DATA ARE GIVEN EXCEPT THAT THROUGH 1908, THE MONTHS OF MARCH, JUNE, AND SEPTEMBER ARE HERE COMPUTED FROM QUARTERLY TOTALS, SUBTRACTING THE PRECEDING TWO MONTHS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0129 09028 NO FAIL 3S 882-933 MD=-999999 REF 0129 LOC 1122 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 53-61 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, BRADSTREET'S, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09028 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1882-FOURTH, 1892 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1893-01/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BRADSTREET'S, A JOURNAL OF TRADE, FINANCE, AND PUBLIC ECONOMY NOTES: QUARTERLY DATA WERE COMPUTED FROM GIVEN CUMULATIVE QUARTERLY TOTALS. BEGINNING IN 1893 MONTHLY DATA ARE GIVEN EXCEPT THAT THROUGH 1908, THE MONTHS OF MARCH, JUNE, AND SEPTEMBER ARE HERE COMPUTED FROM QUARTERLY TOTALS, SUBTRACTING THE PRECEDING TWO MONTHS. 1 106 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0130 09029 FAILURE 3R 857-938 MD=-999999 REF 0130 LOC 1131 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 62-70 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL ------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1857-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1875-FOURTH, 1894 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN'S REVIEW, JANUARY 5, 1895, P. 3; JANUARY 8, 1910, P. 3; JANUARY 8, 1927, P. 7; JANUARY 16, 1932, P. 20; FOLLOWING JANUARY ISSUES; DATA FOR 1933-1938 IS ALSO PUBLISHED IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1936 AND 1938 SUPPLEMENTS AND ISSUE OF OCTOBER 1939. NOTES: SERIES 09029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1857-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1965 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1965. DATA INCLUDE THE GROUPS OF MANUFACTURING AND TRADING PLUS AGENTS AND BROKERS BUT NOT INCLUDING BANKS. DISCREPENCIES IN FIGURES FOR CERTAIN YEARS OCCUR IN SUCCESSIVE ISSUES OF THE SOURCE. THEY HAVE BEEN SETTLED BY SUMMING MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY DATA; ALSO BY USING THE FORMULA: NUMBER OF CONCERNS IN BUSINESS MULTIPLIED BY THE RATIO OF NUMBER OF FAILURES TO NUMBER OF CONCERNS. FACTORS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE SOURCE. FOR 1933 THE SERIES WAS REVISED TO EXCLUDE REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE BROKERS, HOLDING AND FINANCE COMPANIES, SHIPPING AGENTS, TOURIST COMPANIES, TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, AND SUCH, FORMALLY INCLUDED IN THE SUBGROUP "AGENTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE (SEE SOURCE, ISSUES OF MARCH AND AUGUST 1936). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0131 09029 FAILURE 3S 875-938 MD=-999999 REF 0131 LOC 1140 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 71-79 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 107 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1875-FOURTH, 1894 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN'S REVIEW, JANUARY 5, 1895, P. 3; JANUARY 8, 1910, P. 3; JANUARY 8, 1927, P. 7; JANUARY 16, 1932, P. 20; FOLLOWING JANUARY ISSUES; DATA FOR 1933-1938 IS ALSO PUBLISHED IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1936 AND 1938 SUPPLEMENTS AND ISSUE OF OCTOBER 1939. NOTES: SERIES 09029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1857-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1965 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1965. DATA INCLUDE THE GROUPS OF MANUFACTURING AND TRADING PLUS AGENTS AND BROKERS BUT NOT INCLUDING BANKS. DISCREPENCIES IN FIGURES FOR CERTAIN YEARS OCCUR IN SUCCESSIVE ISSUES OF THE SOURCE. THEY HAVE BEEN SETTLED BY SUMMING MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY DATA; ALSO BY USING THE FORMULA: NUMBER OF CONCERNS IN BUSINESS MULTIPLIED BY THE RATIO OF NUMBER OF FAILURES TO NUMBER OF CONCERNS. FACTORS ARE PUBLISHED IN THE SOURCE. FOR 1933 THE SERIES WAS REVISED TO EXCLUDE REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE BROKERS, HOLDING AND FINANCE COMPANIES, SHIPPING AGENTS, TOURIST COMPANIES, TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, AND SUCH, FORMALLY INCLUDED IN THE SUBGROUP "AGENTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE (SEE SOURCE, ISSUES OF MARCH AND AUGUST 1936). DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '19' DK 19 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 19 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 108 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 19 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 19 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 19 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 109 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 19 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0132 09029 FAILURE 3R 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0132 LOC 1149 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 17-25 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN'S REVIEW AND DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; ALSO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER 1938, SUPPLEMENT OF 1940, PP. 1, 11, 15. NOTES: SERIES 09029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1857-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1965 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1965. CERTAIN CASES OF CORPORATE REORGANIZATION AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 77-B OF THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT ARE ACCOUNTED 1 110 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - FOR (SEE DUN'S, FEBRUARY 1939 AND SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1942 SUPPLEMENT). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0133 09029 FAILURE 3S 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0133 LOC 1158 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 26-34 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN'S REVIEW AND DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; ALSO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER 1938, SUPPLEMENT OF 1940, PP. 1, 11, 15. NOTES: SERIES 09029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1857-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1965 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1965. CERTAIN CASES OF CORPORATE REORGANIZATION AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 77-B OF THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT ARE ACCOUNTED FOR (SEE DUN'S, FEBRUARY 1939 AND SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1942 SUPPLEMENT). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0134 09029 FAILURE 3R 939-965 MD=-999999 REF 0134 LOC 1167 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 35-43 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1964 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-06/1965 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 111 - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: DUN'S REVIEW AND DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; ALSO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1942 SUPPLEMENT AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 09029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1857-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1965 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1965. THIS SERIES REPRESENTS A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUAUNCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES, NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED (SEE SOURCE, MARCH 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0135 09029 FAILURE 3S 939-965 MD=-999999 REF 0135 LOC 1176 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 44-52 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09029 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-02/1965 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN'S REVIEW AND DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; ALSO SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1942 SUPPLEMENT AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 09029 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1857-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1965 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1965. THIS SERIES REPRESENTS A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUAUNCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES, NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED (SEE SOURCE, MARCH 1940). 1 112 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0136 09076 ONE HUN 3R 948-969 MD=-999999 REF 0136 LOC 1185 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 53-61 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09076 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: AVERAGE NUMBER PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1948-1969 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-12/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INCORPORATED NOTES: DATA REPRESENT AVERAGES OF FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS IN THE MONTHS. WEEKS ENDING ON THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD OF THE MONTH ARE INCLUDED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0137 09076 ONE HUN 3S 948-969 MD=-999999 REF 0137 LOC 1194 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 62-70 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09076 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: AVERAGE NUMBER PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-12/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INCORPORATED NOTES: DATA REPRESENT AVERAGES OF FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS IN THE MONTH. WEEKS ENDING ON THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD OF THE MONTH ARE INCLUDED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 113 - 0 VAR 0138 09077 ONE RED 3R 948-969 MD=-999999 REF 0138 LOC 1203 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 71-79 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES WITH LIABILITIES OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND OVER ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09077 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: AVERAGE NUMBER PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1948-1969 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-12/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INCORPORATED, BUSINESS TREND NEWS, "WEEKLY FAILURES". NOTES: DATA REPRESENT AVERAGE OF FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS IN THE MONTH. WEEKS ENDING ON THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD OF THE MONTH ARE INCLUDED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '20' DK 20 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 20 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 20 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 114 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 20 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 20 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 20 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 (ICPSR 7644) 115 - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0139 09077 ONE RED 3S 948-969 MD=-999999 REF 0139 LOC 1212 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 17-25 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES WITH LIABILITIES OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND OVER, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09077 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: AVERAGE NUMBER PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1948-11/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INCORPORATED, BUSINESS TREND NEWS, "WEEKLY FAILURES". NOTES: DATA REPRESENT AVERAGE OF FOUR OR FIVE WEEKS IN THE MONTH. WEEKS ENDING ON THE FIRST, SECOND, OR THIRD OF THE MONTH ARE INCLUDED WITH THE PRECEDING MONTH. ADJUSTED DATA FOR THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER, 1964-1968, WERE PROJECTED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0140 09043 KRUP CY 3R 895-934 MD=-999999 REF 0140 LOC 1221 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 26-34 0 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS STARTED PLUS BANKRUPTCIES DECLINED BECAUSE OF LACK OF ASSETS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09043 AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1895-1910, 1912-1934 1 116 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1895-FIRST, 1911; FIRST, 1912-FOURTH, 1924 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: STATISTISCHES REICHSAMT, VIERTELJAHRSHEFTE ZUR STATISTIK; MONTHLY FIGURES FOR 1925-1932 ALSO FROM KONJUNKTURSTATISTISCHES JAHRBUCH, 1933, P. 170. NOTES: DATA IS LISTED AS "SUMME DER NEUEN KONKURSE." DATA FOR 1895 WERE COMPUTED BY ADDING "EROFFNUNG DER KONKURSVERFAHRUNGS" AND ALL ITEMS UNDER "WEGEN NICHTVORHANDENSEINS" (SEE SOURCE, 1896, I, P. 156). ONLY SECOND QUARTER DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR 1911 (SEE SOURCE FOOTNOTE, 1913, II, P. 208). FOR 1913 DATA SEE SOURCE, 1913, III, P. 10. BEGINNING IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1918 ALSAICE-LORRAINE IS EXCLUDED; BEGINNING IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1921 THE SAAR IS ALSO EXCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0141 09043 KRUP CY 3S 895-934 MD=-999999 REF 0141 LOC 1230 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 35-43 0 BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS STARTED PLUS BANKRUPTCIES DECLINED BECAUSE OF LACK OF ASSETS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09043 AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1895-FIRST, 1911; FIRST, 1912-FOURTH, 1919; FIRST, 1925-SECOND, 1926 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: STATISTISCHES REICHSAMT, VIERTELJAHRSHEFTE ZUR STATISTIK; MONTHLY FIGURES FOR 1925-1932 ALSO FROM KONJUNKTURSTATISTISCHES JAHRBUCH, 1933, P. 170. NOTES: DATA IS LISTED AS "SUMME DER NEUEN KONKURSE." DATA FOR 1895 WERE COMPUTED BY ADDING "EROFFNUNG DER KONKURSVERFAHRUNGS" AND ALL ITEMS UNDER "WEGEN NICHTVORHANDENSEINS" (SEE SOURCE, 1896, I, P. 156). ONLY SECOND QUARTER DATA ARE AVAILABLE FOR 1911 (SEE SOURCE FOOTNOTE, 1913, II, P. 208). FOR 1913 DATA SEE SOURCE, 1913, III, P. 10. BEGINNING IN THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1918 ALSAICE-LORRAINE IS EXCLUDED; BEGINNING IN THE FOURTH 1 (ICPSR 7644) 117 - (CONTINUED) - QUARTER OF 1921 THE SAAR IS ALSO EXCLUDED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0142 09032 SIN AIL 3R 881-933 MD=-999999 REF 0142 LOC 1239 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 3 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, BRADSTREET'S ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09032 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1881-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1881-FOURTH, 1892 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1893-01/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BRADSTREET'S, A JOURNAL OF TRADE, FINANCE, AND PUBLIC ECONOMY, DATA FOR 1881-1908 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM THE SOURCE; DATA FOR 1909-1933 ARE DIRECT. NOTES: DATA FOR 1881-1892 WERE DERIVED BY NBER FROM ORIGINAL CUMULATIVE QUARTERLY TOTALS; FOR 1893-1908, FIGURES FOR MARCH, JUNE, AND SEPTEMBER WERE OBTAINED BY DEDUCTING THE SUM OF THE TWO PRECEEDING MONTHS FROM QUARTERLY TOTALS ENDING WITH THE ABOVE MONTHS. DATA AFTER JANUARY 1933 IS AVAILABLE IN SERIES 09029 AND 09033. IN MARCH 1933 THE BRADSTREET COMPANY MERGED WITH R. G. DUN AND COMPANY, THEREFORE SUBSEQUENT DATA WERE JOINTLY PUBLISHED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0143 09032 SIN AIL 3S 881-933 MD=-999999 REF 0143 LOC 1248 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 3 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, BRADSTREET'S, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09032 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1881-FOURTH, 1892 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1893-01/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: BRADSTREET'S, A JOURNAL OF TRADE, FINANCE, AND 1 118 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - PUBLIC ECONOMY, DATA FOR 1881-1908 WERE COMPUTED BY NBER FROM THE SOURCE; DATA FOR 1909-1933 ARE DIRECT. NOTES: DATA FOR 1881-1892 WERE DERIVED BY NBER FROM ORIGINAL CUMULATIVE QUARTERLY TOTALS; FOR 1893-1908, FIGURES FOR MARCH, JUNE, AND SEPTEMBER WERE OBTAINED BY DEDUCTING THE SUM OF THE TWO PRECEEDING MONTHS FROM QUARTERLY TOTALS ENDING WITH THE ABOVE MONTHS. DATA AFTER JANUARY 1933 IS AVAILABLE IN SERIES 09029 AND 09033. IN MARCH 1933 THE BRADSTREET COMPANY MERGED WITH R. G. DUN AND COMPANY, THEREFORE SUBSEQUENT DATA WERE JOINTLY PUBLISHED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0144 09033 IN FAIL 3R 875-938 MD=-999999 REF 0144 LOC 1257 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09033 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1875-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1875-FOURTH, 1900 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FOR 1875-FEBRUARY 1933: R. G. DUN AND CO., DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH 1933-JANUARY 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-AUGUST 1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. DATA FOR 1933-1938 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1936 AND 1938 SUPPLEMENTS, AND ISSUE OF OCTOBER 1938. NOTES: SERIES 09033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1875-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1968 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1968. THE QUARTERLY DATA IN THIS SERIES ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE--DATA FOR 1875-1892 INCLUDE BANK FAILURES; DATA FOR 1893-1900 DO NOT. MONTHLY DATA BEGINNING IN 1894 ALSO INCLUDE BANK FAILURES. THIS SERIES WAS REVISED IN 1933 TO EXCLUDE "REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE BROKERS, HOLDING AND FINANCE COMPANIES, SHIPPING AGENTS, TOURIST COMPANIES, TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, AND SUCH," FORMALLY INCLUDED IN THE SUBGROUP 1 (ICPSR 7644) 119 - (CONTINUED) - "AGENTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE" (SEE SOURCE, ISSUES OF MARCH AND AUGUST, 1936). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0145 09033 IN FAIL 3S 875-938 MD=-999999 REF 0145 LOC 1266 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09033 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1875-FOURTH, 1900 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DATA FOR 1875-FEBRUARY 1933: R. G. DUN AND CO., DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH 1933-JANUARY 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-AUGUST 1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. DATA FOR 1933-1938 ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1936 AND 1938 SUPPLEMENTS, AND ISSUE OF OCTOBER 1938. NOTES: SERIES 09033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1875-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1968 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1968. THE QUARTERLY DATA IN THIS SERIES ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE--DATA FOR 1875-1892 INCLUDE BANK FAILURES; DATA FOR 1893-1900 DO NOT. MONTHLY DATA BEGINNING IN 1894 ALSO INCLUDE BANK FAILURES. THIS SERIES WAS REVISED IN 1933 TO EXCLUDE "REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE BROKERS, HOLDING AND FINANCE COMPANIES, SHIPPING AGENTS, TOURIST COMPANIES, TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, AND SUCH," FORMALLY INCLUDED IN THE SUBGROUP "AGENTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE" (SEE SOURCE, ISSUES OF MARCH AND AUGUST, 1936). DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '21' DK 21 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 120 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 21 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 21 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 21 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 21 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 121 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 21 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0146 09033 IN FAIL 3R 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0146 LOC 1275 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09033 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 122 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: DATA FOR 1934-JANUARY 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-1939: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR THIS SERIES IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER 1938 AND SUPPLEMENT OF 1940. NOTES: SERIES 09033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1875-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1968 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1968. CERTAIN CORPORATE REORGANIZATION CASES AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 77-B OF THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SEGMENT (SEE DUN'S, FEBRUARY 1939, AND THE 1942 SUPPLEMENT OF SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0147 09033 IN FAIL 3S 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0147 LOC 1284 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09033 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 04/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DATA FOR 1934-JANUARY 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-1939: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR THIS SERIES IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER 1938 AND SUPPLEMENT OF 1940. NOTES: SERIES 09033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1875-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1968 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1968. CERTAIN CORPORATE REORGANIZATION CASES AS PROVIDED IN SECTION 77-B OF THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SEGMENT (SEE DUN'S, FEBRUARY 1939, AND THE 1942 SUPPLEMENT OF SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS). FIGURES FOR APRIL AND MAY, 1934 WERE RAISED TO THIS LEVEL BY RATIO OF JULY-DECEMBER 1934: 220.6/116.9=1.887. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 123 - 0 VAR 0148 09033 IN FAIL 3R 939-968 MD=-999999 REF 0148 LOC 1293 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09033 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1967 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-01/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1939-OCTOBER 1957: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR NOVEMBER 1957-1968: BUSINESS TREND NEWS, "MONTHLY FAILURE"; DATA FOR THIS SEGMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1942 SUPPLEMENT AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 09033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1875-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1968 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1968. THIS SEGMENT REPRESENTS A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO THE CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET'S BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0149 09033 IN FAII 3S 939-968 MD=-999999 REF 0149 LOC 1302 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, ALL COMMERCIAL, DUN'S, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09033 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1947-FOURTH, 1957 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-01/1968 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER THROUGH 1959, THEREAFTER, BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1939-OCTOBER 1957: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR NOVEMBER 1957-1968: 1 124 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - BUSINESS TREND NEWS, "MONTHLY FAILURE"; DATA FOR THIS SEGMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1942 SUPPLEMENT AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 09033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS SIX VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1875-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1875-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1968 (6)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1939-1968. THIS SEGMENT REPRESENTS A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO THE CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET'S BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0150 09083 RAT SIN 2R 946-961 MD=-999999 REF 0150 LOC 1311 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 RATIO OF LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES TO CURRENT LIABILITIES OF ALL NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09083 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-1961 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946-FOURTH, 1961 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: EDGAR FIEDLER, MEASURES OF CREDIT RISK AND EXPERIENCE; DATA OF FAILURE STATISTICS ARE FROM DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., MONTHLY FAILURES, STATISTICAL RELEASE K; CURRENT LIABILITIES ARE FROM THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WORKING CAPITAL OF U.S. CORPORATIONS. NOTES: SERIES 09083 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1961 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1961-1969 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1969. BUSINESS FAILURES INCLUDE THOSE BUSINESSES THAT CEASED OPERATION FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT OR BANKRUPTCY: CEASED OPERATION WITH LOSS TO CREDITORS AFTER SUCH ACTIONS AS EXECUTION, FORECLOSURE, OR ATTACHMENT; VOLUNTARILY WITHDREW LEAVING UNPAID OBLIGATIONS; WERE INVOLVED IN COURT ACTIONS SUCH AS RECEIVERSHIP, REORGANIZATION, OR ARRANGEMENT; OR VOLUNTARILY COMPROMISED WITH CREDITORS OUT OF COURT. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DATA (DENOMINATOR) ARE LIMITED TO NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS SUCH AS UNINCORPORATED BUSINESSES, WHICH THE DUN AND BRADSTREET 1 (ICPSR 7644) 125 - (CONTINUED) - DATA (NUMERATOR) INCLUDE. THERE IS A BREAK IN THE DENOMINATOR AT THE END OF 1961, WHEN A NEW METHOD OF ESTIMATING CURRENT LIABILITIES WAS INTRODUCED. TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES, THE EARLIER SEGMENT OF THE RATIO WAS ADJUSTED BY NBER TO A LEVEL CONSISTENT THE SECOND SEGMENT, BASED ON OVERLAPPING YEAR-END 1961 DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0151 09083 RAT SIN 2R 961-969 MD=-999999 REF 0151 LOC 1320 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 RATIO OF LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES TO CURRENT LIABILITIES OF ALL NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09083 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE AT ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1962-1968 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FOURTH, 1961-FIRST, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: EDGAR FIEDLER, MEASURES OF CREDIT RISK AND EXPERIENCE; DATA OF FAILURE STATISTICS ARE FROM DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., MONTHLY FAILURES, STATISTICAL RELEASE K; CURRENT LIABILITIES ARE FROM THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WORKING CAPITAL OF U.S. CORPORATIONS. NOTES: SERIES 09083 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1961 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1961-1969 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1969. BUSINESS FAILURES INCLUDE THOSE BUSINESSES THAT CEASED OPERATION FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT OR BANKRUPTCY: CEASED OPERATION WITH LOSS TO CREDITORS AFTER SUCH ACTIONS AS EXECUTION, FORECLOSURE, OR ATTACHMENT; VOLUNTARILY WITHDREW LEAVING UNPAID OBLIGATIONS; WERE INVOLVED IN COURT ACTIONS SUCH AS RECEIVERSHIP, REORGANIZATION, OR ARRANGEMENT; OR VOLUNTARILY COMPROMISED WITH CREDITORS OUT OF COURT. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DATA (DENOMINATOR) ARE LIMITED TO NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS SUCH AS UNINCORPORATED BUSINESSES, WHICH THE DUN AND BRADSTREET DATA (NUMERATOR) INCLUDE. THERE IS A BREAK IN THE DENOMINATOR AT THE END OF 1961, WHEN A NEW METHOD OF ESTIMATING CURRENT LIABILITIES WAS INTRODUCED. TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES, THE EARLIER SEGMENT OF THE RATIO WAS ADJUSTED BY NBER TO A LEVEL CONSISTENT THE SECOND SEGMENT, BASED ON OVERLAPPING YEAR-END 1961 DATA. 1 126 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0152 09083 RAT SIN 2S 946-969 MD=-999999 REF 0152 LOC 1329 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 RATIO OF LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES TO CURRENT LIABILITIES OF ALL NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09083 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENTAGE AT ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946-FIRST, 1969 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: EDGAR FIEDLER, MEASURES OF CREDIT RISK AND EXPERIENCE; DATA OF FAILURE STATISTICS ARE FROM DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., MONTHLY FAILURES, STATISTICAL RELEASE K; CURRENT LIABILITIES ARE FROM THE U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, WORKING CAPITAL OF U.S. CORPORATIONS. NOTES: SERIES 09083 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-1961 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1961-1969 (3)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-1969. BUSINESS FAILURES INCLUDE THOSE BUSINESSES THAT CEASED OPERATION FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT OR BANKRUPTCY: CEASED OPERATION WITH LOSS TO CREDITORS AFTER SUCH ACTIONS AS EXECUTION, FORECLOSURE, OR ATTACHMENT; VOLUNTARILY WITHDREW LEAVING UNPAID OBLIGATIONS; WERE INVOLVED IN COURT ACTIONS SUCH AS RECEIVERSHIP, REORGANIZATION, OR ARRANGEMENT; OR VOLUNTARILY COMPROMISED WITH CREDITORS OUT OF COURT. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION DATA (DENOMINATOR) ARE LIMITED TO NONFINANCIAL CORPORATIONS SUCH AS UNINCORPORATED BUSINESSES, WHICH THE DUN AND BRADSTREET DATA (NUMERATOR) INCLUDE. THERE IS A BREAK IN THE DENOMINATOR AT THE END OF 1961, WHEN A NEW METHOD OF ESTIMATING CURRENT LIABILITIES WAS INTRODUCED. TO PROVIDE A CONTINUOUS SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES, THE EARLIER SEGMENT OF THE RATIO WAS ADJUSTED BY NBER TO A LEVEL CONSISTENT THE SECOND SEGMENT, BASED ON OVERLAPPING YEAR-END 1961 DATA. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '22' DK 22 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 127 - 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 22 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 22 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 22 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 22 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 128 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 22 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0153 09030 MAN PAN 3R 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0153 LOC 1338 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 17-25 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, DUN'S ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09030 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 129 - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY 1933: R. J. DUN AND CO., DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH 1933-JANUARY 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-1938: DUN AND BRADSTREET, DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1938 SUPPLEMENT AND ISSUE OF OCTOBER 1938. NOTES: SERIES 09030 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. DATA COVER MINING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS BEGINNING IN 1934 THE NUMBERS OF FAILURES OF MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS ARE SHOWN SEPERATELY (SEE DUN'S REVIEW, MARCH 1936, P. 23). THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED HERE TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0154 09030 MAN PAN 3S 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0154 LOC 1347 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 26-34 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, DUN'S, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09030 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY 1933: R. J. DUN AND CO., DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH 1933-JANUARY 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-1938: DUN AND BRADSTREET, DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE IS ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1938 SUPPLEMENT AND ISSUE OF OCTOBER 1938. NOTES: SERIES 09030 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. 1 130 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - DATA COVER MINING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS BEGINNING IN 1934 THE NUMBERS OF FAILURES OF MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS ARE SHOWN SEPERATELY (SEE DUN'S REVIEW, MARCH 1936, P. 23). THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED HERE TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OCCURRED AT THE SAME TIME. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0155 09030 MAN PAN 3R 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0155 LOC 1356 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 35-43 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, DUN'S ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09030 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1934-JANUARY 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-1939: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER 1938 AND SUPPLEMENT FOR 1940. NOTES: SERIES 09030 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER 1938 THE SEPERATE CLASSIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY 1939). THIS SEGMENT ENDS DUE TO A REVISION OF MARCH 1940, EFFECTED BY CHANGE TO A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET (SEE SOURCE, MARCH 1940). 1 (ICPSR 7644) 131 - 0 VAR 0156 09030 MAN PAN 3S 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0156 LOC 1365 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 44-52 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09030 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1934-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1939: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER, 1938 AND SUPPLEMENT FOR 1940. NOTES: SERIES 09030 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938 THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). THIS SEGMENT ENDS DUE TO A REVISION OF MARCH, 1940, EFFECTED BY CHANGE TO A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET, BRANCH OFFICES.(SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0157 09030 MAN PAN 3R 939-958 MD=-999999 REF 0157 LOC 1374 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 53-61 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09030 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1957 1 132 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-03/1958 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1939-1957: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR 1958: MONTHLY BUSINESS FAILURES; DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1942 SUPPLEMENT AND SUBSEQUENT MONTHLY ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 09030 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. BEGINNING IN 1940, THERE WAS A RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBGROUPS TO CONFORM TO THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION USED IN GOVERNMENT STATISTICS. BAKERIES WITH RETAIL OUTLETS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL TRADE. FAILURES IN THIS GROUP FOR 1940 NUMBERED 166. THE CONTINUITY WITH DATA FOR 1939 IS NOT AFFECTED (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1941). A REVISION OF MARCH, 1940, LED TO A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0158 09068 CO LIAB 3R 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0158 LOC 1383 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 62-70 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09068 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FOR 18944-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09068 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY 1 (ICPSR 7644) 133 - (CONTINUED) - ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. COVERAGE INCLUDES MINING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS. THE RAW FIGURE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1913 (337) IS PRINTED BY DUN'S AS 317, BUT IS BELIEVED TO BE A MISPRINT SINCE 337 CHECKS WITH SERIES 09033 (TOTAL LIABILITIES, MANFACTURING). RAW FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND DECEMBER, 1919 WERE ESTIMATED BECAUSE DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TOTAL FOR THE THREE MONTHS IS 413. THIS AMOUNT WAS DIVIDED AMONG THESE MONTHS IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS IN THE SERIES ON TOTAL MANUFACTURING (09030). BEGINNING IN 1935, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0159 09068 CO LIAB 3S 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0159 LOC 1392 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 71-79 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09068 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09068 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. COVERAGE INCLUDES MINING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS. THE RAW FIGURE FOR SEPTEMBER, 1913 (337) IS PRINTED BY DUN'S AS 317, BUT IS BELIEVED TO BE A MISPRINT SINCE 337 CHECKS WITH SERIES 09033 (TOTAL LIABILITIES, MANUFACTURING). RAW FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND DECEMBER, 1919 1 134 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - WERE ESTIMATED BECAUSE DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TOTAL FOR THE THREE MONTHS IS 413. THIS AMOUNT WAS DIVIDED AMONG THESE MONTHS IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS IN THE SERIES ON TOTAL MANUFACTURING (09030). BEGINNING IN 1935, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '23' DK 23 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 23 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 23 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 23 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER 1 (ICPSR 7644) 135 - (CONTINUED) - WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 23 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 23 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. 1 136 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0160 09068 CO LIAB 3R 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0160 LOC 1401 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 17-25 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09068 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1934-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1939: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09068 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938 THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). THIS SEGMENT ENDS DUE TO A REVISION OF MARCH, 1940, EFFECTED BY CHANGE MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0161 09068 CO LIAB 3S 934-938 MD=-999999 REF 0161 LOC 1410 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 26-34 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09068 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 137 - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1934-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1939: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09068 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938 THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). THIS SEGMENT ENDS DUE TO A REVISION OF MARCH, 1940, EFFECTED BY CHANGE MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0162 09068 CO LIAB 3R 939-958 MD=-999999 REF 0162 LOC 1419 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 35-43 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09068 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1957 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-03/1958 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1938-OCTOBER, 1957: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; THEREAFTER DATA FURNISHED BY MONTHLY BUSINESS FAILURES, 1958 NOTES: SERIES 09068 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. BEGINNING IN 1940, THERE WAS A RECLASSIFICATION OF 1 138 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SUBGROUPS TO CONFORM TO THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION USED IN GOVERNMENT STATISTICS. BAKERIES WITH RETAIL OUTLETS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL TRADE. CONTINUITY OF FIGURES IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE 1939 AND 1940 CHANGES. A REVISION OF MARCH, 1940, LED TO A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0163 09069 NU FAIL 3R 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0163 LOC 1428 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 44-52 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09069 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894008/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09069 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1962 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1962. RAW FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND DECEMBER, 1919 WERE ESTIMATED BECAUSE DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TOTAL FOR THE THREE MONTHS IS 14. THIS AMOUNT WAS DIVIDED AMONG THESE MONTHS IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS IN THE SERIES ON TOTAL MANUFACTURING (09030). BEGINNING IN 1935, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 139 - 0 VAR 0164 09069 NU FAIL 3S 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0164 LOC 1437 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 53-61 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09069 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09069 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1962 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1962. RAW FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND DECEMBER, 1919 WERE ESTIMATED BECAUSE DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TOTAL FOR THE THREE MONTHS IS 14. THIS AMOUNT WAS DIVIDED AMONG THESE MONTHS IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS IN THE SERIES ON TOTAL MANUFACTURING (09030). BEGINNING IN 1935, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0165 09069 NU FAIL 3R 934-962 MD=-999999 REF 0165 LOC 1446 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 62-70 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09069 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1961 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 140 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-10/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., UNPUBLISHED FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937 DATA; DUNS' STATISTICAL REVIEW, FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937-DECEMBER, 1957; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY "MONTHLY BUSINESS FAILURES," RELEASED BY THE BUSINESS ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT, DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. NOTES: SERIES 09068 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938 THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). BEGINNING IN 1940, THERE WAS A RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBGROUPS TO CONFORM TO THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION USED IN GOVERNMENT STATISTICS. BAKERIES WITH RETAIL OUTLETS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL TRADE. THE CONTINUITY OF FIGURES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY 1939 AND 1940 CHANGES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0166 09069 NU FAIL 3S 934-962 MD=-999999 REF 0166 LOC 1455 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 71-79 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES OVER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09069 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-10/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., UNPUBLISHED FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937 DATA; DUNS' STATISTICAL REVIEW, FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937-DECEMBER, 1957; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY "MONTHLY BUSINESS FAILURES," RELEASED BY THE BUSINESS ECONOMICS DEPARTMENT, DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. NOTES: SERIES 09068 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 141 - (CONTINUED) - VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938 THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). BEGINNING IN 1940, THERE WAS A RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBGROUPS TO CONFORM TO THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION USED IN GOVERNMENT STATISTICS. BAKERIES WITH RETAIL OUTLETS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL TRADE. CONTINUITY OF FIGURES ARE NOT AFFECTED BY 1939 AND 1940 CHANGES. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '24' DK 24 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 24 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 24 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 142 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 24 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 24 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 24 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 (ICPSR 7644) 143 - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0167 09034 OF LURE 3R 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0167 LOC 1464 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09034 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: R. J. DUN AND CO. (DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. AFTER MARCH, 1933), DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1984-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1948. BEGINNING IN 1934, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY (SEE DUNS' REVIEW, MARCH, 1936, P.23). THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE AT THE SAME TIME. THE SOURCE IN MARCH, 1933 BECOMES THE DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW. THIS NAME CONTINUES THRU JANUARY, 1937, THEREAFTER CALLED DUNS' REVIEW. IN FEBRUARY, 1937, THE STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT WAS CREATED, CALLED THE STATISTICAL REVIEW BEGINNING IN MARCH, 1937. 1 144 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0168 09034 OF LURE 3S 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0168 LOC 1473 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09034 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: R. J. DUN AND CO. (DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. AFTER MARCH, 1933), DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1984-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1948. BEGINNING IN 1934, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY (SEE DUNS' REVIEW, MARCH, 1936, P.23). THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. THERE WAS ALSO A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE AT THE SAME TIME. THE SOURCE IN MARCH, 1933 BECOMES THE DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW. THIS NAME CONTINUES THRU JANUARY, 1937, THEREAFTER CALLED DUNS' REVIEW. IN FEBRUARY, 1937, THE STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT WAS CREATED, CALLED THE STATISTICAL REVIEW BEGINNING IN MARCH, 1937. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0169 09034 OF LURE 3R 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0169 LOC 1482 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09034 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1939 1 (ICPSR 7644) 145 - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER 1938; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937-1939: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1984-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1948. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938 THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). THIS SEGMENT ENDS DUE TO A REVISION OF MARCH 1940, EFFECTED BY CHANGE TO A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0170 09034 OF LURE 3S 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0170 LOC 1491 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09034 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DATA FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, DECEMBER 1938; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937-1939: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1984-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1948. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938 THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION OF 1 146 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). THIS SEGMENT ENDS DUE TO A REVISION OF MARCH, 1940, EFFECTED BY CHANGE MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0171 09034 OF LURE 3R 939-948 MD=-999999 REF 0171 LOC 1500 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09034 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1947 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-02/1948 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1984-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1948. THIS VARIABLE REPRESENTS A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). BEGINNING IN 1940, THERE WAS A RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBGROUPS TO CONFORM TO THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION USED IN GOVERNMENT STATISTICS. BAKERIES WITH RETAIL OUTLETS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL TRADE. LIABILITIES OF THAT GROUP WERE APPROXIMATELY $786,000 IN 1940 (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1941). CONTINUITY OF FIGURES NOT AFFECTED BY 1939 AND 1940 CHANGES. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 147 - 0 VAR 0172 09070 IT FAIL 3R 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0172 LOC 1509 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09070 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: R G. DUN AND CO.(DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. AFTER MARCH, 1933), DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09070 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961. COVERAGE INCLUDES MINING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS. FOR DECEMBER, 1894, NO FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE FOR LIABILITIES UNDER $100,000. THE FIGURE FOR LIABILITIES OVER THAT AMOUNT ($6.42 MILLION) WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS AFTER INSPECTING THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SIZE OF LIABILITIES IN BOTH GROUPS, AND THE TOTAL. NOW ANNUAL TOTALS FOR 1894 NO LONGER AGREE WITH THE TOTALS PUBLISHED IN DUN'S REVIEW. FIGURES FOR AUGUST AND DECEMBER OF 1909 ARE GIVEN AS THEY APPEAR IN DUN'S REVIEW. THE TOTAL OF LIABILITIES UNDER AND OVER $100,000 WILL NOT AGREE WITH FIGURES IN SERIES 09034 (LIABILITIES FOR ALL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES). FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND DECEMBER OF 1919 WERE ESTIMATED AS DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TOTAL FOR THE THREE MONTHS IS 4.64; THE AMOUNT WAS DIVIDED AMONG THESE MONTHS IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS IN THE SERIES FOR TOTAL MANUFACTURING (09034). BEGINNING IN 1935, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED HERE TO CONTINUE THE SEGMENT AS BEFORE. THERE ALSO OCCURRED A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE. 1 148 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0173 09070 IT FAIL 3S 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0173 LOC 1518 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, DUN'S --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09070 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: R G. DUN AND CO.(DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. AFTER MARCH, 1933), DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09070 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961. COVERAGE INCLUDES MINING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS. FOR DECEMBER, 1894, NO FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE FOR LIABILITIES UNDER $100,000. THE FIGURE FOR LIABILITIES OVER THAT AMOUNT ($6.42 MILLION) WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS AFTER INSPECTING THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SIZE OF LIABILITIES IN BOTH GROUPS, AND THE TOTAL. NOW ANNUAL TOTALS FOR 1894 NO LONGER AGREE WITH THE TOTALS PUBLISHED IN DUN'S REVIEW. FIGURES FOR AUGUST AND DECEMBER OF 1909 ARE GIVEN AS THEY APPEAR IN DUN'S REVIEW. THE TOTAL OF LIABILITIES UNDER AND OVER $100,000 WILL NOT AGREE WITH FIGURES IN SERIES 09034 (LIABILITIES FOR ALL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES). FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND DECEMBER OF 1919 WERE ESTIMATED AS DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TOTAL FOR THE THREE MONTHS IS 4.64; THE AMOUNT WAS DIVIDED AMONG THESE MONTHS IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS IN THE SERIES FOR TOTAL MANUFACTURING (09034). BEGINNING IN 1935, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED HERE TO CONTINUE THE SEGMENT AS BEFORE. THERE ALSO OCCURRED A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '25' DK 25 COL 1- 2 1 (ICPSR 7644) 149 - ---------------------------- 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 25 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 25 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 25 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. 1 150 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 25 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 25 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0174 09070 IT FAIL 3R 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0174 LOC 1527 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS --------------------------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 151 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09070 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937: UNPUBLISHED DATA OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM DUN AND BRADSTREET; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937-1939: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09070 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938, THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATIONS OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT. THESE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY, BEGINNING IN JUNE, 1934. THE COVERAGE ENDS IN 1939 DUE TO A REVISION WHICH OCCURRED IN MARCH, 1940. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0175 09070 IT FAIL 3S 934-938 MD=-999999 REF 0175 LOC 1536 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09070 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937: UNPUBLISHED DATA OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM DUN AND BRADSTREET; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09070 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 1 152 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938, THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATIONS OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT. THESE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY, BEGINNING IN JUNE, 1934. THE COVERAGE ENDS IN 1939 DUE TO A REVISION WHICH OCCURRED IN MARCH, 1940. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0176 09070 IT FAIL 3R 939-961 MD=-999999 REF 0176 LOC 1545 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES UNDER ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09070 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1960 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-02/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1939-1957: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW; DATA FOR 1958-1962: MONTHLY FAILURES, MONTHLY RELEASES. NOTES: SERIES 09070 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1961. BEGINNING IN 1939, A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET IS PRESENTED (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). BEGINNING IN 1940, THERE OCCURRED A RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBGROUPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT STATISTICS. BAKERIES WITH RETAIL OUTLETS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO TRADING. THE CONTINUITY WITHIN THIS VARIABLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE REVISIONS OF 1939 AND 1940. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 153 - 0 VAR 0177 09071 ITS SIN 3R 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0177 LOC 1554 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND OVER --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09071 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: R G. DUN AND CO.(DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. AFTER MARCH, 1933), DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09071 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938. COVERAGE INCLUDES MINING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS. FOR DECEMBER, 1894, NO FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE FOR LIABILITIES UNDER $100,000. THE FIGURE FOR LIABILITIES OVER THAT AMOUNT ($6.42 MILLION) WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS AFTER INSPECTING THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SIZE OF LIABILITIES IN BOTH GROUPS, AND THE TOTAL. NOW ANNUAL TOTALS FOR 1894 NO LONGER AGREE WITH THE TOTALS PUBLISHED IN DUN'S REVIEW. FIGURES FOR AUGUST AND DECEMBER OF 1909 ARE GIVEN AS THEY APPEAR IN DUN'S REVIEW. THE TOTAL OF LIABILITIES UNDER AND OVER $100,000 WILL NOT AGREE WITH FIGURES IN SERIES 09034 (LIABILITIES FOR ALL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES). FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND DECEMBER OF 1919 WERE ESTIMATED AS DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TOTAL FOR THE THREE MONTHS IS 4.64; THE AMOUNT WAS DIVIDED AMONG THESE MONTHS IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS IN THE SERIES FOR TOTAL MANUFACTURING (09034). BEGINNING IN 1935, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED HERE TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. THERE ALSO OCCURRED A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE. 1 154 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0178 09071 ITS SIN 3S 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0178 LOC 1563 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND OVER, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09071 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: R G. DUN AND CO.(DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. AFTER MARCH, 1933), DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09071 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938. COVERAGE INCLUDES MINING AND CONSTRUCTION CONCERNS. FOR DECEMBER, 1894, NO FIGURES ARE AVAILABLE FOR LIABILITIES UNDER $100,000. THE FIGURE FOR LIABILITIES OVER THAT AMOUNT ($6.42 MILLION) WAS DIVIDED BETWEEN THE TWO GROUPS AFTER INSPECTING THE AVERAGE MONTHLY SIZE OF LIABILITIES IN BOTH GROUPS, AND THE TOTAL. NOW ANNUAL TOTALS FOR 1894 NO LONGER AGREE WITH THE TOTALS PUBLISHED IN DUN'S. FIGURES FOR AUGUST AND DECEMBER OF 1909 ARE GIVEN AS THEY APPEAR IN DUN'S REVIEW. THE TOTAL OF LIABILITIES UNDER AND OVER $100,000 WILL NOT AGREE WITH FIGURES IN SERIES 09034 (LIABILITIES FOR ALL MANUFACTURING COMPANIES). FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER, OCTOBER, AND DECEMBER OF 1919 WERE ESTIMATED AS DATA ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THE TOTAL FOR THE THREE MONTHS IS 4.64; THE AMOUNT WAS DIVIDED AMONG THESE MONTHS IN THE SAME PROPORTION AS IN THE SERIES FOR TOTAL MANUFACTURING (09034). BEGINNING IN 1935, LIABILITIES FOR MANUFACTURING AND CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES ARE SHOWN SEPARATELY. THEY HAVE BEEN ADDED HERE TO CONTINUE THE SEGMENT AS BEFORE. THERE ALSO OCCURRED A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 155 - 0 VAR 0179 09071 ITS SIN 3R 934-961 MD=-999999 REF 0179 LOC 1572 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND OVER --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09071 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1960 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-02/1961 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937: UNPUBLISHED DATA OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM DUN AND BRADSTREET; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937-1961: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09071 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938, THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATIONS OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT. THESE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY, BEGINNING IN JUNE, 1934. BEGINNING IN 1939, A MORE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET IS PRESENTED (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). BEGINNING IN 1940, THERE OCCURRED A RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBGROUPS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION OF GOVERNMENT STATISTICS, BAKERIES WITH RETAIL OUTLETS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO TRADING. THE CONTINUITY WITHIN THIS VARIABLE IS NOT AFFECTED BY THE REVISIONS OF 1939 AND 1940. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0180 09071 ITS SIN 3S 934-938 MD=-999999 REF 0180 LOC 1581 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, MANUFACTURING COMPANIES WITH LIABILITIES OF ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AND OVER, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 156 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09071 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., UNPUBLISHED DATA WERE OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM DUN AND BRADSTREET. NOTES: SERIES 09071 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1961 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1938. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938, THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATIONS OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT. THESE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY, BEGINNING IN JUNE, 1934. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '26' DK 26 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 26 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 26 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 157 - 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 26 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 26 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 26 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 158 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0181 09031 DING CO 3R 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0181 LOC 1590 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 17-25 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09031 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: R G. DUN AND CO.(DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. AFTER MARCH, 1933), DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09031 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. BEGINNING WITH FEBRUARY 7, 1914 AND CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, THE 1913 FIGURES ARE OMITTED AND EARLIER YEARS ARE MOVED ONE YEAR AHEAD. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING 1914 THE 1912 FIGURES ARE PUBLISHED AS THOSE FOR 1913, THE 1911 FIGURES AS 1912, AND THE 1910 FIGURES AS 1911. THESE ERRORS WERE MADE ONLY IN THE NUMBER OF TRADING FAILURES. THE TOTALS FOR ALL FAILURES WERE BASED ON CORRECT FIGURES AND THEREFORE DO NOT CHECK DURING THIS PERIOD. BEGINNING IN 1934, FAILURES IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE ARE ADDED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OF THE DATA OCCURED AS COMPARED TO THE FORMER GROUP TRADING COMPANIES (FOR REVISED FIGURES, SEE SOURCE, MARCH,1936). 1 (ICPSR 7644) 159 - 0 VAR 0182 09031 DING CO 3S 894-931 MD=-999999 REF 0182 LOC 1599 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 26-34 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09031 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: R G. DUN AND CO.(DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC. AFTER MARCH, 1933), DATA FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933: DUN'S REVIEW; DATA FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937: DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW; DATA FOR FEBRUARY, 1937-1938: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09031 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. BEGINNING WITH FEBRUARY 7, 1914 AND CONTINUING FOR THE NEXT THREE YEARS, THE 1913 FIGURES ARE OMITTED AND EARLIER YEARS ARE MOVED ONE YEAR AHEAD. FOR EXAMPLE, DURING 1914 THE 1912 FIGURES ARE PUBLISHED AS THOSE FOR 1913, THE 1911 FIGURES AS 1912, AND THE 1910 FIGURES AS 1911. THESE ERRORS WERE MADE ONLY IN THE NUMBER OF TRADING FAILURES. THE TOTALS FOR ALL FAILURES WERE BASED ON CORRECT FIGURES AND THEREFORE DO NOT CHECK DURING THIS PERIOD. BEGINNING IN 1934, FAILURES IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE ARE ADDED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE SERIES. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OF THE DATA OCCURRED AS COMPARED TO THE FORMER GROUP TRADING COMPANIES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1936). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0183 09031 DING CO 3R 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0183 LOC 1608 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 35-43 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09031 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 160 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937: UNPUBLISHED DATA OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM DUN AND BRADSTREET; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937-1939: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09031 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938, THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATIONS OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT. THESE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY, BEGINNING IN JUNE, 1934. (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). THE COVERAGE ENDS IN MARCH, 1940. THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT (V 130) REPRESENTS A BETTER COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET'S BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0184 09031 DING CO 3S 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0184 LOC 1617 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 44-52 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09031 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DATA FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937: UNPUBLISHED DATA OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM DUN AND BRADSTREET; DATA FOR SEPTEMBER, 1937-1939: DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09031 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 161 - (CONTINUED) - VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938, THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATIONS OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED SUBSEQUENT TO ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT. THESE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY, BEGINNING IN JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). THE COVERAGE ENDS IN MARCH, 1940. THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT (V 130) REPRESENTS A BETTER COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET'S BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0185 09031 DING CO 3R 939-958 MD=-999999 REF 0185 LOC 1626 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 53-61 0 NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09031 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF CONCERNS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1957 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-03/1958 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09031 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. BEGINNING IN 1940, RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBGROUPS ACCORDING TO "STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION": BAKERIES WITH RETAIL OUTLETS TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO TRADING. FAILURES IN THAT GROUP NUMBERED 166 IN 1940 (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1941). CONTINUITY OF SERIES IS NOT ALTERED. THIS SEGMENT (V 130) REPRESENTS A BETTER COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET'S BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). 1 162 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0186 09035 RAD COM 3R 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0186 LOC 1635 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09035 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN'S REVIEW FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933 DATA; DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937 DATA; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. BEGINNING IN 1934, DATA DISCONTINUED; DATA ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS BASIS THROUGH 1935. BEGINNING IN 1934, LIABILITIES IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE ARE ADDED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OF THE DATA OCCURED AS COMPARED TO THE FORMER GROUP TRADING COMPANIES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1936 FOR REVISED FIGURES). THIS SEGMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 1938 SUPPLEMENT AND THE ISSUE OF OCTOBER, 1938. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0187 09035 RAD COM 3S 894-938 MD=-999999 REF 0187 LOC 1644 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09035 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 163 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1894-08/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN'S REVIEW FOR 1894-FEBRUARY, 1933 DATA; DUN AND BRADSTREET MONTHLY REVIEW FOR MARCH, 1933-JANUARY, 1937 DATA; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. BEGINNING IN 1934, DATA DISCONTINUED; DATA ARE AVAILABLE ON THIS BASIS THROUGH 1935. BEGINNING IN 1934, LIABILITIES IN WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE ARE ADDED IN ORDER TO CONTINUE THE SERIES AS BEFORE. A SLIGHT CHANGE IN COVERAGE OF THE DATA OCCURED AS COMPARED TO THE FORMER GROUP TRADING COMPANIES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1936 FOR REVISED FIGURES). THIS SEGMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 1938 SUPPLEMENT AND THE ISSUE OF OCTOBER, 1938. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '27' DK 27 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 27 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 27 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. 1 164 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 27 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 27 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 27 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF 1 (ICPSR 7644) 165 - (CONTINUED) - OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0188 09035 RAD COM 3R 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0188 LOC 1653 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES, DUN'S ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09035 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1935-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937 DATA; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938, THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO THE ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). THIS SEGMENT ENDS ON THIS BASIS IN 1939; SEE THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT (V135) FOR DATA WHICH REPRESENT A BETTER COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES, NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET'S BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). THIS SEGMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE DECEMBER, 1938 ISSUE AND THE 1940 SUPPLEMENT OF THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. 1 166 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0189 09035 RAD COM 3S 934-939 MD=-999999 REF 0189 LOC 1662 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09035 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 06/1934-12/1939 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FOR 1934-AUGUST, 1937 DATA; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW. NOTES: SERIES 09035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. IN SEPTEMBER, 1938, THE SEPARATE CLASSIFICATION OF REORGANIZATION CASES WAS DISCONTINUED, SUBSEQUENT TO THE ELIMINATION OF PARAGRAPH 77-B FROM THE NATIONAL BANKRUPTCY ACT, AND THE DATA WERE REVISED ACCORDINGLY BACK TO JUNE, 1934 (SEE DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW, FEBRUARY, 1939). THIS SEGMENT ENDS ON THIS BASIS IN 1939; SEE THE FOLLOWING SEGMENT (V135) FOR DATA WHICH REPRESENT A BETTER COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES, NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET'S BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). THIS SEGMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE DECEMBER, 1938 ISSUE AND THE 1940 SUPPLEMENT OF THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0190 09035 RAD COM 3R 939-958 MD=-999999 REF 0190 LOC 1671 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES, DUN'S ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09035 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 167 - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1939-1957 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-03/1958 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW FOR DATA THROUGH 1947; THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS FOR 1948-1954 DATA; THEREAFTER, DATA FURNISHED BY DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW AND "MONTHLY BUSINESS FAILURES." NOTES: SERIES 09035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FIVE VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938 (2)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1894-1938 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1934-1939 (4)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1934-1939 (5)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958. THIS SEGMENT REPRESENTS A BETTER COVERAGE OF VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF SMALL FAILURES, NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND BRADSTREET'S BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940). A RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBGROUPS, USED IN GOVERNMENT STATISTICS, WAS INSTITUTED IN 1940: BAKERIES WITH RETAIL OUTLETS WERE TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO RETAIL TRADE. LIABILITIES OF THAT GROUP WERE ABOUT $786,000 IN 1940 (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1941). THE CONTINUITY OF THE DATA WAS NOT AFFECTED. THIS SEGMENT IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR THE SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS 1942 SUPPLEMENT, AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0191 09064 PEN BAN 2R 893-924 MD=-999999 REF 0191 LOC 1680 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 44-52 0 NUMBER OF SUSPENDED BANKS ------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09064 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF BANKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1924 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1893; FIRST, 1894-FOURTH, 1924 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: R. G. DUN AND CO., DUN'S REVIEW 1 168 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0192 09064 PEN BAN 2S 893-924 MD=-999999 REF 0192 LOC 1689 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 53-61 0 NUMBER OF SUSPENDED BANKS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09064 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF BANKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1893; FIRST, 1894-FOURTH, 1924 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: R. G. DUN AND CO., DUN'S REVIEW ............................................................... 0 VAR 0193 09036 BAN ALL 3R 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0193 LOC 1698 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 62-70 0 NUMBER OF SUSPENDED BANKS, ALL BANKS ------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09036 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA REFLECT BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTORS OF THE BANK. DATA INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED, BUT DO NOT INCLUDE VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS. THE COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH WHICH RENDERS FURTHER DATA INCOMPARABLE (THE EMERGENCY BANKING ACT). IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). MARCH, 1933 DATA COMPRISE: 1) BANKS SUSPENDED MARCH, 1-15,2 NATIONAL BANKS--1 STATE MEMBER BANK, 54 NONMEMBER STATE BANKS, AND 4 PRIVATE BANKS; 2) UNLICENSED BANKS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 169 - (CONTINUED) - FOLLOWING THE BANKING HOLIDAY CLASSED AS SUSPENSIONS--1026 NATIONAL BANKS, 149 STATE MEMBER BANKS, 2122 NONMEMBER BANKS, 149 STATE MEMBER BANKS, AND 77 PRIVATE BANKS; 3) LICENSED BANKS SUSPENDED MARCH, 16-31--22 NONMEMBER STATE BANKS AND 3 PRIVATE BANKS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0194 09036 BAN ALL 3S 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0194 LOC 1707 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 71-79 0 NUMBER OF SUSPENDED BANKS, ALL BANKS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09036 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA REFLECT BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTORS OF THE BANK. DATA INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED, BUT DO NOT INCLUDE VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS. THE COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH WHICH RENDERS FURTHER DATA INCOMPARABLE (THE EMERGENCY BANKING ACT). IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '28' DK 28 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 28 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ 1 170 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 28 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 28 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 28 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 171 - (CONTINUED) - YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 28 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0195 09037 DE BANK 3R 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0195 LOC 1716 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 17-25 0 NUMBER OF SUSPENDED BANKS, MEMBER BANKS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, STATE AND NATIONAL ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 09037 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA REFLECT BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY 1 172 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - DIRECTORS OF THE BANK. DATA INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED, BUT DO NOT INCLUDE VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS. THE COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH WHICH RENDERS FURTHER DATA INCOMPARABLE (THE EMERGENCY BANKING ACT). IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0196 09037 DE BANK 3S 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0196 LOC 1725 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 26-34 0 NUMBER OF SUSPENDED BANKS, MEMBER BANKS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, STATE AND NATIONAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09037 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA REFLECT BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTORS OF THE BANK. DATA INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED, BUT DO NOT INCLUDE VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS. THE COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH WHICH RENDERS FURTHER DATA INCOMPARABLE (THE EMERGENCY BANKING ACT). IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). 1 (ICPSR 7644) 173 - 0 VAR 0197 09038 FED SYS 3R 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0197 LOC 1734 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 35-43 0 NUMBER OF SUSPENDED BANKS, NON-MEMBER BANKS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09038 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA REFLECT BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTORS OF THE BANK. DATA INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED, BUT DO NOT INCLUDE VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS. THE COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH WHICH RENDERS FURTHER DATA INCOMPARABLE (THE EMERGENCY BANKING ACT). IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0198 09038 FED SYS 3S 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0198 LOC 1743 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 44-52 0 NUMBER OF SUSPENDED BANKS, NON-MEMBER BANKS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVY SYSTEM, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09038 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORTS, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. 1 174 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: DATA REFLECT BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTORS OF THE BANK. DATA INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED, BUT DO NOT INCLUDE VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS. THE COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH WHICH RENDERS FURTHER DATA INCOMPARABLE (THE EMERGENCY BANKING ACT). IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0199 09065 TIE PEN 2R 893-924 MD=-999999 REF 0199 LOC 1752 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF SUSPENDED BANKS, DUN'S ------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09065 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1894-1924 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1893; FIRST, 1894-FOURTH, 1924 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: R. G. DUN AND CO., DUN'S REVIEW NOTES: DATA WERE DERIVED BY NBER FROM PUBLISHED FIGURES WHICH CONTAIN PRINTING ERRORS AS WELL AS ERRORS IN ADDING DISTRICT DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0200 09065 TIE PEN 2S 893-924 MD=-999999 REF 0200 LOC 1761 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 LIABILITIES OF SUSPENDED BANKS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, DUN'S ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09065 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1893; FIRST, 1894-FOURTH, 1924 1 (ICPSR 7644) 175 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: R. G. DUN AND CO., DUN'S REVIEW NOTES: DATA WERE DERIVED BY NBER FROM PUBLISHED FIGURES WHICH CONTAIN PRINTING ERRORS AS WELL AS ERRORS IN ADDING DISTRICT DATA. BURN'S CORRECTION WAS USED TO SEASONALLY ADJUST DATA FOR 1893-1913, EXCEPT FOR 1893, 1895, 1899, AND 1901 WHERE ORIGINAL DATA WERE USED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0201 09039 DEPO BK 3R 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0201 LOC 1770 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 DEPOSITS OF SUSPENDED BANKS, ALL BANKS--MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09039 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORT, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA COVER BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTION OF BANK. FIGURES INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED. VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS ARE EXCLUDED. DEPOSITS INCLUDE ALL FUNDS OWED DEPOSITORS BUT DO NOT INCLUDE AMOUNTS BORROWED FROM OTHER BANKS. IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH (EMERGENCY BANKING ACT) WHICH RENDER LATER DATA INCOMPARABLE. DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '29' DK 29 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 1 176 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 29 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 29 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 29 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 29 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 177 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 29 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0202 09039 DEPO BK 3S 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0202 LOC 1779 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 DEPOSITS OF SUSPENDED BANKS, ALL BANKS--MEMBERS AND NON-MEMBERS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09039 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 178 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORT, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA COVER BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTION OF BANK. FIGURES INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED. VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS ARE EXCLUDED. DEPOSITS INCLUDE ALL FUNDS OWED DEPOSITORS BUT DO NOT INCLUDE AMOUNTS BORROWED FROM OTHER BANKS. IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH (EMERGENCY BANKING ACT) WHICH RENDER LATER DATA INCOMPARABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0203 09040 DPO SUS 3R 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0203 LOC 1788 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 DEPOSITS OF SUSPENDED BANKS, MEMBER BANKS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09040 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORT, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA COVER BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTION OF BANK. FIGURES INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED. VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS ARE EXCLUDED. DEPOSITS INCLUDE ALL FUNDS OWED DEPOSITORS BUT DO NOT INCLUDE AMOUNTS BORROWED FROM OTHER BANKS. IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN 1 (ICPSR 7644) 179 - (CONTINUED) - THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH (EMERGENCY BANKING ACT) WHICH RENDER LATER DATA INCOMPARABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0204 09040 DPO SUS 3S 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0204 LOC 1797 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 DEPOSITS OF SUSPENDED BANKS, MEMBER BANKS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09040 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORT, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA COVER BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTION OF BANK. FIGURES INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED. VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS ARE EXCLUDED. DEPOSITS INCLUDE ALL FUNDS OWED DEPOSITORS BUT DO NOT INCLUDE AMOUNTS BORROWED FROM OTHER BANKS. IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH (EMERGENCY BANKING ACT) WHICH RENDER LATER DATA INCOMPARABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0205 09041 NO BANK 3R 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0205 LOC 1806 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 DEPOSITS OF SUSPENDED BANKS, NON-MEMBER BANKS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 180 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09041 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-1932 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, ANNUAL REPORT, 1932, PP. 152-154, AND 1933, P. 223. NOTES: DATA COVER BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISORY AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTION OF BANK. FIGURES INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED. VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS ARE EXCLUDED. DEPOSITS INCLUDE ALL FUNDS OWED DEPOSITORS BUT DO NOT INCLUDE AMOUNTS BORROWED FROM OTHER BANKS. IN THE AUTUMN OF 1931, THE NATIONAL CREDIT CORPORATION WAS FORMED UNDER THE SPONSORSHIP OF BANKS, TO MAKE LOANS TO BANKS IN DIFFICULTY. IN FEBRUARY 1932, THE RECONSTRUCTION FINANCE CORPORATION WAS FORMED, LEADING TO A REDUCTION IN THE RATE OF SUSPENSIONS (SEE 1932 REPORT). COVERAGE ENDS IN FEBRUARY 1933, DUE TO BANKING LEGISLATION ENACTED IN MARCH (EMERGENCY BANKING ACT) WHICH RENDER LATER DATA INCOMPARABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0206 09041 NON MEM 3S 921-933 MD=-999999 REF 0206 LOC 1815 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 DEPOSITS OF SUSPENDED BANKS - NON-MEMBER BANKS ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09041 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1921-02/1933 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD ANNUAL REPORT, 1932, PP. 152-154, 1933, P. 233; REVISIONS OF SEPTEMBER, 1937 OF FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN, PP. 909-910 NOTES: SERIES INCLUDES BANKS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF FINANCIAL DIFFICULTIES BY ORDER OF SUPERVISING AUTHORITIES OR BY DIRECTION OF BANKS. FIGURES INCLUDE BANKS SUBSEQUENTLY REOPENED. VOLUNTARY LIQUIDATIONS ARE EXCLUDED. DEPOSITS INCLUDE ALL FUNDS OWED TO DEPOSITORS BUT DO 1 (ICPSR 7644) 181 - (CONTINUED) - NOT INCLUDE AMOUNTS BORROWED FROM THE BANKS SERIES ENDS IN FEBRUARY, 1933 BECAUSE THE EMERGENCY BANKING ACT, WHICH WENT INTO EFFECT IN MARCH, 1933, ENDED COMPARABILITY. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0207 09075 NONFARM 3R 934-963 MD=-999999 REF 0207 LOC 1824 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 62-70 0 NONFARM REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURES -------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09075 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF FORECLOSURES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1934-1962 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1934-03/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD, "NONFARM REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURE REPORT", SECOND QUARTER, 1956 AND MARCH, 1957 FOR DATA THROUGH 1956; THEREAFTER, "HOUSING STATISTICS" NOTES: FOR 1926-1933 THE SERIES CONTAINS ONLY ANNUAL FIGURES; 1926: 68100, 1927: 91000, 1928: 116000, 1929: 134900, 1930: 150000, 1931: 193800, 1932: 248700, 1933: 252400. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0208 09075 NONFARM 3S 934-963 MD=-999999 REF 0208 LOC 1833 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 71-79 0 NONFARM REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09075 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: NUMBER OF FORECLOSURES ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1934-03/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK BOARD, "NONFARM REAL ESTATE FORECLOSURE REPORT", SECOND QUARTER, 1956 AND MARCH, 1957 FOR DATA THROUGH 1956; THEREAFTER, "HOUSING STATISTICS" 1 182 (ICPSR 7644) - DECK IDENTIFICATION IS: '30' DK 30 COL 1- 2 ---------------------------- 0 VAR 0001 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0001 LOC 1 WIDTH 4 DK 30 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0002 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0002 LOC 5 WIDTH 1 DK 30 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1, SIGNIFYING THE FIRST ICPSR RELEASE OF THIS DATASET, WINTER, 1980. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0003 PART NUMBER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0003 LOC 6 WIDTH 3 DK 30 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 09A IS THE FIRST AND ONLY DATASET IN CATEGORY 9, "FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS". THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 09A. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 183 - 0 VAR 0004 CASE NUMBER (YEAR/MO) NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0004 LOC 9 WIDTH 5 DK 30 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE ---------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE DIGIT NUMBER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR THE FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; AND SO ON. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. THE TIME PERIOD COVERED IN THIS DATASET IS 1790-1969. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0005 FILTER NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0005 LOC 14 WIDTH 1 DK 30 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE ---------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, MORE THOROUGHLY DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. IF A VARIABLE WHICH CONTAINS MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF DATA--BOTH ANNUAL AND MONTHLY, FOR EXAMPLE--IS USED IN ANALYSIS, A FILTERING EXPRESSION USING INTERVAL TYPE WILL USUALLY BE SPECIFIED; ELSE, BOTH TYPES OF DATA WILL BE USED BY THE PROGRAM. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0209 09084 GAG RAT 2R 953-963 MD=-999999 REF 0209 LOC 1842 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 MORTGAGE DELINQUENCY RATES, MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION, (END OF QUARTER) --------------------------------------------------------- 1 184 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09084 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENT DELINQUENT ONE OR MORE MONTHS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1954-1962 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1953 - SECOND, 1963 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, "NATIONAL DELINQUENCY SURVEY" NOTES: THE SERIES IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF 1-4 FAMILY MORTGAGE LOANS OUTSTANDING AND INCLUDES LOANS IN FORECLOSURE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0210 09084 GAG RAT 2S 953-963 MD=-999999 REF 0210 LOC 1851 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 MORTGAGE DELINQUENCY RATES, MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION, (END OF QUARTER), SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09084 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENT DELINQUENT ONE OR MORE MONTHS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1953 - SECOND, 1963 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY IBM SOURCE: MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, "NATIONAL DELINQUENCY SURVEY" NOTES: THE SERIES IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF 1-4 FAMILY MORTGAGE LOANS OUTSTANDING AND INCLUDES LOANS IN FORECLOSURE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0211 09088 DELI RT 3R 947-969 MD=-999999 REF 0211 LOC 1860 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL INSTALMENT LOANS, DELINQUENCY RATE, 30 DAYS AND OVER, END OF MONTH ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09088 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 185 - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: PERCENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1948-1963 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 11/1947-10/1964; 12/1964, 02, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12/1965; AND THE SAME PATTERN FOR 1966, 1967, 1968; 02/1969. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION, "DELINQUENCY RATES ON BANK INSTALMENT LOANS", (VARIOUS TITLES), MONTHLY, 1947-OCTOBER 1964, BI-MONTHLY THEREAFTER NOTES: BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 1964, WERE PUBLISHED ONLY EVERY OTHER MONTH. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0212 09088 DELI RT 3S 947-969 MD=-999999 REF 0212 LOC 1869 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL INSTALMENT LOANS, DELINQUENCY RATE, 30 DAYS AND OVER, END OF MONTH, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09088 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 11/1947-10/1964; 12/1964; 02, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12/1965; SAME MONTHS FOR 1966, 1967, 1968; 02, 04, 06, 08, 10/1969 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION, "DELINQUENCY RATES ON BANK INSTALMENT LOANS", (VARIOUS TITLES), MONTHLY, 1947-OCTOBER 1964, BI-MONTHLY THEREAFTER NOTES: BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 1964, WERE PUBLISHED ONLY EVERY OTHER MONTH. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0213 09086 TO DELI 3R 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0213 LOC 1878 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 AUTOMOBILE DIRECT LOANS, DELINQUENT 30 DAYS AND OVER AS PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER OUTSTANDING, END OF MONTH ------------------------------------------------------- 1 186 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 09086 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1948-1963 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 11/1947-10/1964; 12/1964; 02, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12/1965; 02, 04 ,06, 08/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION, "DELINQUENCY RATES ON BANK INSTALMENT LOANS", (VARIOUS TITLES), MONTHLY, 1947-OCTOBER, 1964, BI-MONTHLY THEREAFTER ............................................................... 0 VAR 0214 09086 TO DELI 3S 947-966 MD=-999999 REF 0214 LOC 1887 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 AUTOMOBILE DIRECT LOANS, DELINQUENT 30 DAYS AND OVER AS PERCENTAGE OF NUMBER OUTSTANDING, END OF MONTH, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 09086 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: PERCENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 11/1947-10/1964; 12/1964; 02, 04, 06, 08, 10, 12/1965; 02, 04, 06, 08/1966 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION, "DELINQUENCY RATES ON BANK INSTALMENT LOANS", (VARIOUS TITLES), MONTHLY, 1947-OCTOBER, 1964, BI-MONTHLY THEREAFTER. 1 TERMINATION OF CODEBOOK LIST.