"c           VAR 0049      06036 LES BOO 3R 935-942               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0049         LOC  402 WIDTH  9             DK   7 COL 26-34  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  2                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              SALES BOOKS, NEW ORDERS                                       "
"c              -----------------------                                       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  06036                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  MILLIONS OF BOOKS                                     "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1935-08/1942                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, ANNUAL SUPPLEMENTS OF    "
"c              1936, 1938, 1940 AND 1942, AND MONTHLY ISSUES   SOURCE FOR    "
"c              THE JULY,                                                     "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 06036 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO                 "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1935  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1935-1942.                                                    "
"c                   REPORTS COVER TOTAL U.S., 13 MANUFACTURERS REPORTING     "
"c              FOR 1935-1940,AND 11 THEREAFTER, THE REDUCTION RESULTING      "
"c              FROM THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE REPORTS OF 3 ASSOCIATED         "
"c              COMPANIES.  90 % OF ALL SALES BOOKS SOLD WERE COVERED BY THE  "
"c              1935-1940 FIGURES, AND 75 % BEGINNING IN 1941.  THE DECLINE   "
"c              IN COVERAGE RESULTING FROM INCREASED SALES BY NON-MEMBERS.    "
"c                   RAW DATA PUBLISHED AFTER AUGUST, 1942 ARE NO LONGER      "
"c              COMPARABLE; THE SOURCE DISCONTINUED PUBLICATION AFTER 1943.   "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "