"c           VAR 0487      02187 CMR BLD  R 920-963               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0487         LOC 2239 WIDTH  9             DK  36 COL 44-52  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              PRIVATE NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS,      "
"c              VALUE IN CURRENT DOLLARS, BLS-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE,         "
"c              ORIGINAL DATA                                                 "
"c              --------------------------------------------------------      "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES: 02187                                            "
"c              AREA COVERED: U.S.                                            "
"c              UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS                                "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920-63                                      "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE                                      "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1963                             "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE                                     "
"c              SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES: THIS CATEGORY IS COMPOSED OF TWO SUBGROUPS,AS FOLLOWS: "
"c              1. OFFICE BUILDINGS AND WAREHOUSES, WHICH INCLUDES OFFICE     "
"c              BUILDINGS, EXCEPT THOSE BUILT BY PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES     "
"c              FOR THEIR OWN USE; LOFT BUILDINGS; BANKS AND BUILDING AND     "
"c              LOAN ASSOCIATION BUILDINGS; WAREHOUSES AND STORAGE BUILDINGS  "
"c              (OTHER THAN COLD STORAGE BUILDINGS, GRAIN ELEVATORS, STORAGE  "
"c              SILOS, AND WAREHOUSES BUILT BY INDUSTRIAL OR PUBLIC UTILITY   "
"c              C3MPANIES FOR THEIR OWN USE). BECAUSE OF A CHANGE IN THE F.   "
"c              W. DODGE CORPORATION'S CLASSIFICATION, BEGINNING WITH DATA    "
"c              FOR 1956, WAREHOUSES FOR COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS NOT        "
"c              ENGAGED IN SELLING STORAGE SPACE (E.G., DEPARTMENT STORE      "
"c              WAREHOUSES) ARE INCLUDED, WHILE PRIOR TO THAT DATE THEY WERE  "
"c              EXCLUDED FROM THIS CATEGORY AND INCLUDED IN"MISCELLANEOUS     "
"c              NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS." ESTIMATES FOR THESE CATEGORIES     "
"c              ARE THEREFORE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE BETWEEN THE TWO         "
"c              PERIODS.                                                      "
"c                  2. STORES, RESTAURANTS, AND GARAGES, WHICH INCLUDES ALL   "
"c              BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES INTENDED FOR USE PRIMARILY IN THE    "
"c              WHOLESALE, RETAIL, AND SERVICE TRADES. FOR EXAMPLE, COMPLETE  "
"c              SHOPPING CENTERS, DEPARTMENT STORES, DRUG STORES,             "
"c              RESTAURANTS, PUBLIC GARAGES, AND AUTO SERVICE STATIONS ARE    "
"c              IN THIS CATEGORY.                                             "
"c                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON        "
"c              BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA AND LIPSEY AND PRESTON,            "
"c              PP. 262-263.                                                  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              ORIGINALS MISSING; NOT PROOFREAD.                             "
"c                                                                            "