"c           VAR 0229      06003 CAT LOG 3R 919-944               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0229         LOC 2022 WIDTH  9             DK  32 COL 71-79  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  3                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CATALOG SALES, TOTAL SALES, TWO MAIL ORDER HOUSES             "
"c              -------------------------------------------------             "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  06003                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  MILLIONS OF DOLLARS                                   "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1919-12/1944                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  DATA FOR 1919-MARCH 1920:  STANDARD STATISTICAL      "
"c              BULLETIN, JANUARY 1932, P. 174; DATA FOR APRIL 1920-1944:     "
"c              SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1932 ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT AND        "
"c              FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTS                                         "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 06003 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR                "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1911-1919  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1919-1944 (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1945-1957  (6)--ORIGINAL DATA,  "
"c              1956-1959.                                                    "
"c                   THE TWO MAIL ORDER HOUSES ARE MONTGOMERY WARD AND        "
"c              COMPANY AND SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY.  THE SURVEY OF        "
"c              CURRENT BUSINESS BEGINS ITS COVERAGE IN 1920; THE STANDARD    "
"c              STATISTICAL BULLETIN PRESENTS IDENTICAL COVERAGE SINCE 1919.  "
"c                   BEGINNING IN 1925, TOTAL SALES INCLUDE SALES BY AN       "
"c              INCREASING NUMBER OF RETAIL STORES OWNED BY THE COMPANIES     "
"c              COVERED.                                                      "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 3/3/94.                           "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "