"c           VAR 0022      02260 TTL CNST   939-946               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0022         LOC  178 WIDTH  9             DK   3 COL 62-70  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              TOTAL NEW CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES, INCLUDING OIL AND GAS    "
"c              WELL DRILLING, BLS-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (CURRENT DOLLARS)   "
"c              ORIGINAL DATA 1939-1946                                       "
"c              -----------------------------------------------------------   "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  02260                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S. (SEE NOTE)                                "
"c              UNITS:  MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS                               "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  1939-46                                     "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                       "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NOT APPLICABLE                          "
"c              SOURCE:  PUBLICATIONS OF BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES        "
"c              ADMINISTRATION & BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS (SEE              "
"c              INTRODUCTORY NOTE ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE SERIES)            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES: THIS VARIABLE REPRESENTS THE FIRST SEGMENT OF THIS     "
"c              SERIES.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON   "
"c              BLS-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DATA.                              "
"c                  THIS SERIES IS THE SUM OF NBER 02156 (TOTAL NEW           "
"c              CONSTRUCTION) AND NBER 02230 (EXPENDITURES FOR PETROLEUM AND  "
"c              NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING).                                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c              ORIGINALS MISSING; NOT PROOFREAD.                             "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "