"c           VAR 0159      04037 RP BANAN R 920-942               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0159         LOC 1392 WIDTH  9             DK  22 COL 71-79  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              RETAIL PRICE OF BANANAS, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS           "
"c              ---------------------------------------------------           "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  04037                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S. -- NEW YORK CITY                          "
"c              UNITS:  CENTS PER DOZEN (AVERAGE)                             "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1920-09/1942                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE: 1920-1934: BLS BULLETINS AND MONTHLY ISSUES OF        "
"c             "RETAIL PRICES", NO. 300, 315, 334, 396, 418, 445, 464,        "
"c              495, AND CURRENTLY FROM U.S.B.L. MONTHLY ISSUES OF            "
"c             "RETAIL PRICES", EXCEPT 12/1931-12/1932: UNPUBLISHED MONTHLY   "
"c              MIMEOGRAPHED REPORTS FROM BLS; 1935-1943: MIMEOGRAPHED        "
"c              RELEASES,"RETAIL PRICES BY CITIES"                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES: PRICES ARE QUOTED IN MOST CITIES BY THE DOZEN. IN      "
"c              MANY CITIES, HOWEVER, BANANAS ARE SOLD BY WEIGHT AND THE      "
"c              PRICES ARE QUOTED BY THE POUND. FOR THESE CITIES THE AVERAGE  "
"c              HAS BEEN MADE ON THE POUND BASIS, BUT IN THE AVERAGE FOR THE  "
"c              U.S. ONLY PRICES BY THE DOZEN HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. THE PRICES  "
"c              ARE QUOTED ON THE BEST BANANAS IN THE BUNCH.                  "
"c                   BETWEEN AUGUST 1933 AND JUNE 1936 THE BLS COLLECTED      "
"c              SEVERAL PRICES PER MONTH. IF ONE PRICE APPLIED TO A DATE      "
"c              BETWEEN THE 12TH - 18TH, THE GIVEN PRICE WAS USED; IN CASE    "
"c              OF OTHER DATES THE GIVEN PRICES WERE AVERAGED.                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 1/26/94.                          "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "