"c VAR 0629 02084 RAILS 849-961 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0629 LOC 583 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 26-34 " "c " "c " "c RAIL CONSUMPTION, AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE " "c --------------------------------------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 02084 " "c AREA COVERED: U.S. " "c UNITS: THOUSAND LONG TONS " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1849-1961 " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: 1849-1940: AMERICAN IRON & STEEL INSTITUTE,"ANNUAL " "c STATISTICAL REPORTS." 1941-1961:"METAL STATISTICS," " "c AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 1962 AND 1963. " "c " "c NOTES: RAIL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATES ARE COMPUTED AS RAIL " "c PRODUCTION PLUS IMPORTS AND MINUS EXPORTS. PRIOR TO 1872 " "c FIGURES ARE ONLY FOR PRODUCTION PLUS IMPORTS. DATA THROUGH " "c 1940 WERE COMPUTED BY THE AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE. " "c DATA BEGINNING 1941 FROM"METAL STATISTICS" ARE BASED ON " "c AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE PRODUCTION FIGURES, AND " "c IMPORT AND EXPORT DATA ARE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF " "c COMMERCE. " "c THE DATA COVER TOTAL PRODUCTION OF IRON AND STEEL RAILS. " "c THEY INCLUDE REROLLED RAILS, GIRDER AND HIGH TEE RAILS, AND " "c STREETCAR RAILS. " "c ONE LONG TON = 2240 LB. AVOIR. = 1016.06 KG. " "c " "c ORIGINALS MISSING; NOT PROOFREAD. " "c ............................................................... "