"c           VAR 0202      06051 IN HARD 3R 923-938               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0202         LOC 1779 WIDTH  9             DK  29 COL 17-25  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              INDEX OF WHOLESALE TRADE SALES, HARDWARE                      "
"c              ----------------------------------------                      "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  06051                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.--FEDERAL RESERVE DISTRICT OF CHICAGO      "
"c              UNITS:  JANUARY 1923=100                                      "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1923-12/1938                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  COMPUTED BY NBER FROM FIGURES SUPPLIED BY THE        "
"c              FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CHICAGO (1923-1937 DATA) AND THE      "
"c              U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (1938)                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  INDEXES WERE DERIVED BY NBER FROM FIGURES SHOWING     "
"c              PERCENTAGE CHANGES BETWEEN SUCCESSIVE MONTHS FOR CHANGING     "
"c              GROUPS OF IDENTICAL FIRMS.                                    "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "