"c           VAR 0227      06003 CAT LOG 3R 911-919               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0227         LOC 2004 WIDTH  9             DK  32 COL 53-61  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  3                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CATALOG SALES, TOTAL SALES, TWO MAIL ORDER HOUSES             "
"c              -------------------------------------------------             "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  06003                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS                                  "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1911-12/1919                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL CHRONICLE                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 06003 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR                "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1911-1919  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1919-1944  (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1945-1957  (4)--ORIGINAL DATA, " 
"c              1956-1959.                                                    "
"c                   THE TWO MAIL ORDER HOUSES ARE SEARS, ROEBUCK AND         "
"c              COMPANY AND MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY.                      "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 3/3/94.                           "        
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "
-12
1911.01
1919.12
4625.00
5484.00
6295.00
5837.00
5418.00
3829.00
3881.00
4485.00
4659.00
7865.00
8132.00
6357.00
5859.00
7025.00
7334.00
7753.00
6382.00
4303.00
5614.00
5652.00
5176.00
8714.00
8950.00
7666.00
7145.00
8416.00
8127.00
8211.00
7460.00
5551.00
6349.00
5863.00
7526.00
11349.0
9941.00
9146.00
7745.00
8954.00
8946.00
8612.00
7552.00
6092.00
6326.00
6152.00
8757.00
10769.0
10424.0
10792.0
7907.00
9602.00
10199.0
9243.00
8465.00
7682.00
7036.00
7194.00
8150.00
11251.0
12827.0
13110.0
9550.00
12126.0
12023.0
11743.0
10869.0
9425.00
10072.0
9182.00
9716.00
16212.0
17681.0
18239.0
13184.0
15745.0
16413.0
14709.0
14855.0
9987.00
11632.0
11399.0
11231.0
20376.0
19872.0
18864.0
14771.0
16234.0
17160.0
14349.0
13727.0
12465.0
13251.0
13975.0
15218.0
20881.0
24129.0
22365.0
19609.0
15911.0
16797.0
19184.0
17484.0
15076.0
17999.0
18009.0
22025.0
33356.0
31352.0
30947.0