"c           VAR 0138      05112 PUR MAT 3R 953-969               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0138         LOC 1203 WIDTH  9             DK  19 COL 71-79  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  3                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              MANUFACTURERS' INVENTORIES, PURCHASED MATERIALS, END OF       "
"c              MONTH                                                         "
"c              -------------------------------------------------------       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  05112                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  BILLIONS OF DOLLARS                                   "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1953-09/1969                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, DATA FOR 1947-1960:       "
"c             "MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS:             "
"c              1947-1963, REVISED," SERIES M3-1; DATA FOR 1961-JUNE 1968:    "
"c             "MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS:            "
"c              1961-1968," SERIES M3-1.1; DATA FOR JULY-SEPTEMBER 1968:      "
"c              CURRENT INDUSTRIAL REPORTS, SERIES M3-1, MONTHLY,SAME TITLE   "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 05112 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO                 "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1938-1953           "
"c              (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1953-1969.                                "
"c                   THIS VARIABLE COVERS 36.0 % OF TOTAL INVENTORIES.        "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "