"c           VAR 0232      06003 CAT LOG 3R 956-959               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0232         LOC 2049 WIDTH  9             DK  33 COL 35-43  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              TOTAL SALES, CATALOG AND STORE, 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:  01/1956-01/1959                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, MONTHLY ISSUES           "
"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                                                                            "
"c                   DATA REPRESENT THE SUM OF GROSS SALES FOR SEARS,         "
"c              ROEBUCK AND COMPANY, AND NET SALES (EXCLUDING DISCOUNTS,      "
"c              RETURNS, AND OTHER ALLOWANCES) FOR MONTGOMERY WARD AND        "
"c              COMPANY.                                                      "
"c                   BEGINNING IN FEBRUARY, 1959 THE SALES FOR MONTGOMERY     "
"c              WARD & CO. REPRESENT THE TOTAL IN EACH MONTH OF WEEKLY        "
"c              FIGURES.  THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED COMPARABLE WITH OTHER        "
"c              SEGMENTS.                                                     "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "