"c           VAR 0231      06003 CAT LOG 3R 945-957               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0231         LOC 2040 WIDTH  9             DK  33 COL 26-34  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CATALOG SALES, TOTAL SALES, TWO MAIL ORDER HOUSES             "
"c              -------------------------------------------------             "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  06003                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  MILLIONS OF DOLLARS                                   "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1945-01/1957                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTS       "
"c              THROUGH 1953 AND MONTHLY ISSUES THEREAFTER                    "
"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 MONTGOMERY WARD AND        "
"c              COMPANY AND SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY.                       "
"c                   PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN UNITS FROM THOUSANDS TO        "
"c              MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.                                          "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "
-12
1945.01
1957.12
120.100
114.500
158.600
126.500
129.500
130.500
118.100
121.500
136.900
184.700
196.100
218.200
158.900
150.300
207.100
209.800
211.400
202.000
194.500
232.800
242.500
283.700
281.400
313.700
201.100
186.100
249.300
260.300
275.900
253.100
232.000
254.700
306.600
333.100
355.300
415.700
230.800
215.600
301.600
319.300
297.900
308.800
284.600
302.700
336.500
353.300
350.700
431.600
205.900
196.700
258.700
295.800
292.900
284.300
240.100
280.200
316.400
315.300
327.800
434.500
202.600
206.100
268.500
291.600
311.500
317.000
356.800
339.500
357.400
335.400
369.200
499.100
296.700
253.600
310.200
311.800
328.400
322.600
273.100
328.600
338.300
374.300
398.900
477.800
248.900
246.200
279.100
332.500
368.100
354.400
304.300
351.600
373.700
418.700
391.600
546.500
268.300
258.500
327.600
345.200
384.000
380.400
316.300
339.700
352.000
377.000
373.900
511.700
231.600
228.700
278.000
333.200
335.700
352.700
313.700
327.800
345.600
370.600
384.400
523.100
266.300
243.100
319.300
376.200
370.600
377.100
347.400
381.000
338.800
414.700
431.800
570.400
286.600
279.800
348.900
376.900
411.100
426.200
355.900
421.700
405.200
440.500
482.600
595.600
310.300
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA