"c           VAR 0231      06003 CAT LOG 3R 945-957               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0231         LOC 2040 WIDTH  9             DK  33 COL 26-34  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"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:  01/1945-01/1957                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTS       "
"c              THROUGH 1953 AND MONTHLY ISSUES THEREAFTER                    "
"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  (4)--ORIGINAL DATA,  "
"c              1956-1959.                                                    "
"c                   THE TWO MAIL ORDER HOUSES ARE MONTGOMERY WARD AND        "
"c              COMPANY AND SEARS, ROEBUCK AND COMPANY.                       "
"c                   PLEASE NOTE THE CHANGE IN UNITS FROM THOUSANDS TO        "
"c              MILLIONS OF DOLLARS.                                          "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "