"c           VAR 0277      03033 HIP RAT 3R 920-939               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0277         LOC 2454 WIDTH  9             DK  39 COL 62-70  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              INDEX OF SHIPPING FREIGHT RATES, BRITISH ROUTES               "
"c              -----------------------------------------------               "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  03033                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  GREAT BRITAIN                                  "
"c              UNITS:  1898-1913=100                                         "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1920-08/1939                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  THE ECONOMIST, FEBRUARY 26, 1938, P. 484, AND        "
"c              FOLLOWING WEEKLY ISSUES; FIGURES FOR MAY-NOVEMBER 1926 ARE    "
"c              FROM THE SOURCE FOR THESE MONTHS.                             "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  DATA FOR MAY-NOVEMBER 1926 WERE ADJUSTED BY THE       "
"c              ECONOMIST TO NULLIFY THE EFFECTS OF THE COAL STRIKE.          "
"c              FIGURES REFLECTING THE STRIKE'S EFFECTS (NO COAL EXPORTS)     "
"c              ARE AS FOLLOWS:  MAY--962; JUNE--104.4; JULY--116.0;          "
"c              AUGUST--122.8; SEPTEMBER--131.3; OCTOBER--182.7;              "
"c              NOVEMBER--196.7.                                              "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 1/16/94.                          "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "