"c           VAR 0247      03012E PAIRS  3R 930-938               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0247         LOC 2184 WIDTH  9             DK  35 COL 44-52  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  2                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              PARIS METRO TRAFFIC, TICKETS ISSUED                           "
"c              -----------------------------------                           "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  03012E                                          "
"c              AREA COVERED:  FRANCE                                         "
"c              UNITS:  MILLIONS OF TICKETS                                   "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  03/1930-12/1938                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  RAPPORT DU CONSEIL D'ADMINISTRATION, COMPAGNIE DU    "
"c              CHEMIN DE FER METROPOLITAIN DE PARIS, 1931 AND FOLLOWING      "
"c              YEARS.                                                        "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 03012E IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE              "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1900-1911  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1910-1931  (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1930-1938.                     "
"c                   DATA WERE COMPUTED BY NBER BY SUMMING FIGURES FOR THE    "
"c              PARIS METROPOLITAN, LE CHEMIN DE FER ELECTRIQUE SAUTERRAIN    "
"c              NORD-SUD DE PARIS, AND THE SERVICE CENTRAL.  THE SERVICE      "
"c              CENTRAL BEGAN OPERATION IN MARCH OF 1930.  THE IMPACT OF      "
"c              THIS ADDITION IS SO SMALL, HOWEVER, THAT THE VARIABLES FOR    "
"c              1910-1931 AND 1930-1938 MAY BE TREATED AS ONE CONTINUOUS      "
"c              VARIABLE.                                                     "
"c                   DATA WERE CHECKED BY NBER WITH FIGURES PROVIDED          "
"c              DIRECTLY FROM THE PARIS METROPOLITAIN AND THE"ANNUAIRE        "
"c              STATISTIQUE DE LA VILLE DE PARIS", 1910 AND FOLLOWING         "
"c              VOLUMES.                                                      "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "