"c VAR 0639 02084ERAILS 876-894 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0639 LOC 673 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 53-61 " "c " "c " "c GREAT BRITAIN - UNITED KINGDOM: STEEL RAIL CONSUMPTION, " "c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH " "c ------------------------------------------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 02084E " "c AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM (SEE NOTE) " "c UNITS: THOUSAND LONG TONS " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1876-1894 " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: PRODUCTION PLUS IMPORTS MINUS EXPORTS. PRODUCTION " "c FROM BRITISH IRON AND STEEL FEDERATION,"STATISTICS OF THE " "c IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRIES" FOR 1918 AND LATER YEARS; DIRECT " "c FROM THE FEDERATION BEFORE 1918. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FROM " "c "ACCOUNTS RELATING TO TRADE AND NAVIGATION," ALSO BEGINNING " "c IN 1919, AVAILABLE IN BOARD OF TRADE, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE " "c DEPT.,"STATEMENT OF THE TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM." " "c " "c NOTES: CONTENT: ADVISABLE TO CHECK WHETHER IRELAND IS " "c INCLUDED IN ANY OF THESE DATA. PRODUCTION: BESSEMER STEEL " "c RAILS ONLY; EXPORTS: 1876-88: ALL STEEL RAILS; 1889-94: IRON " "c AND STEEL RAILS. " "c THIS SERIES IS GIVEN HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL " "c DATA ONLY, 1876-94; (2) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1915-35. " "c ONE LONG TON = 2240 LB. AVOIR. = 1016.06 KG. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY. " "c " "c ............................................................... "