"c VAR 0122 16099 MAN CON 2R 948-958 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0122 LOC 1059 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 53-61 " "c " "c " "c DIFFUSION INDEX, MANUFACTURERS' SALES, 800 CONCERNS, FOUR " "c QUARTER SPAN " "c --------------------------------------------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 16099 " "c AREA COVERED: U.S. " "c UNITS: PER CENT EXPANDING " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD,1948 - FIRST,1952; THIRD,1952 - " "c FOURTH,1956; SECOND,1957 - FOURTH,1958 " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: G.H. MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOL. 2, " "c NBER, P. 167 " "c " "c NOTES: THIS INDEX IS BASED ON REPORTS OF A SAMPLE OF FIRMS " "c RANGING FROM 261 IN FEBRUARY 1949 TO 793 IN APRIL 1958. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY. " "c " "c " -4 1948.1 1958.4 NA NA 42.0000 45.0000 43.0000 51.0000 63.0000 70.0000 89.0000 89.0000 90.0000 82.0000 70.0000 69.0000 58.0000 62.0000 70.0000 NA 76.0000 78.0000 72.0000 61.0000 50.0000 50.0000 54.0000 62.0000 76.0000 82.0000 82.0000 84.0000 82.0000 80.0000 79.0000 74.0000 69.0000 69.0000 NA 52.0000 39.0000 48.0000 57.0000 66.0000 84.0000 88.0000