"c           VAR 0232      06003 CAT LOG 3R 956-959               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0232         LOC 2049 WIDTH  9             DK  33 COL 35-43  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              TOTAL SALES, CATALOG AND STORE, 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:  01/1956-01/1959                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, MONTHLY ISSUES           "
"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  (6)--ORIGINAL DATA,  "
"c              1956-1959.                                                    "
"c                                                                            "
"c                   DATA REPRESENT THE SUM OF GROSS SALES FOR SEARS,         "
"c              ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, AND NET SALES (EXCLUDING DISCOUNTS,      "
"c              RETURNS, AND OTHER ALLOWANCES) FOR MONTGOMERY WARD AND        "
"c              COMPANY.                                                      "
"c                   BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY, 1959 THE SALES FOR MONTGOMERY     "
"c              WARD & CO. REPRESENT THE TOTAL IN EACH MONTH OF WEEKLY        "
"c              FIGURES.  THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED COMPARABLE WITH OTHER        "
"c              SEGMENTS.                                                     "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "
-12
1956.01
1959.12
NA
274.700
341.900
369.200
402.300
417.300
348.600
414.000
397.200
430.800
472.500
585.200
299.400
279.300
339.800
394.800
428.500
418.500
388.500
438.300
404.300
436.600
453.500
590.800
296.800
263.900
336.200
396.300
428.300
405.400
396.700
435.700
430.400
473.700
476.100
665.400
330.300
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA