"c           VAR 0258      08061 COMP WAG A 820-909               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0258         LOC 2283 WIDTH  9             DK  37 COL 17-25  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              INDEX OF COMPOSITE WAGES                                      "
"c              ------------------------                                      "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  08061                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  1913=100                                              "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  1820-1909                                   "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                       "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  1820-1839: A.H. HANSON, AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW,    "
"c              MARCH 1925; 1840-1865: R.P. FALKNER, ALDRICH REPORT , AND     "
"c              W.R. BURGESS, TRENDS OF SCHOOL COSTS; 1866-1889: FALKNER,     "
"c              BURGESS, AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; 1890-1909: L.P.  "
"c              AYRES, PROSPECTS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN AMERICAN        "
"c              CITIES, AND P.H. DOUGLAS, AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, MARCH     "
"c              1926, AND BURGESS.                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 08061 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR                "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1820-1909  (2)--ORIGINAL       "
"c              DATA, 1910-1920  (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1946                "
"c              (4)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1938-1949.                                "
"c                   THIS INDEX IS BASED ON WEEKLY EARNINGS.                  "
"c                   THE SOURCES VARY AS FOLLOWS:  FALKNER'S REPORT COVERS    "
"c              ALL INDUSTRIES; BURGESS DEALS ONLY WITH TEACHERS; THE         "
"c              DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COVERS FARM WAGES; DOUGLAS COVERS   "
"c              ALL INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING FARMING.                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "
-1
1820.
1909.
28.0000
28.0000
29.0000
29.0000
29.0000
29.0000
29.0000
28.0000
29.0000
29.0000
29.0000
30.0000
30.0000
30.0000
30.0000
30.0000
31.0000
31.0000
31.0000
31.0000
32.0000
31.0000
32.0000
32.0000
32.0000
32.0000
33.0000
34.0000
34.0000
34.0000
35.0000
35.0000
35.0000
36.0000
37.0000
38.0000
38.0000
40.0000
40.0000
40.0000
40.0000
40.0000
41.0000
46.0000
52.0000
57.0000
61.0000
64.0000
65.0000
66.0000
67.0000
66.0000
67.0000
67.0000
66.0000
66.0000
64.0000
62.0000
60.0000
60.0000
61.0000
64.0000
64.0000
67.0000
66.0000
66.0000
66.0000
66.0000
67.0000
68.0000
70.0000
70.0000
71.0000
68.0000
64.0000
67.0000
66.0000
66.0000
67.0000
69.0000
71.0000
73.0000
75.0000
79.0000
79.0000
81.0000
84.0000
88.0000
85.0000
88.0000