"c           VAR 0258      08061 COMP WAG A 820-909               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0258         LOC 2283 WIDTH  9             DK  37 COL 17-25  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              INDEX OF COMPOSITE WAGES                                      "
"c              ------------------------                                      "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  08061                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  1913=100                                              "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  1820-1909                                   "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                       "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  1820-1839: A.H. HANSON, AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW,    "
"c              MARCH 1925; 1840-1865: R.P. FALKNER, ALDRICH REPORT , AND     "
"c              W.R. BURGESS, TRENDS OF SCHOOL COSTS; 1866-1889: FALKNER,     "
"c              BURGESS, AND U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE; 1890-1909: L.P.  "
"c              AYRES, PROSPECTS FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN AMERICAN        "
"c              CITIES, AND P.H. DOUGLAS, AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW, MARCH     "
"c              1926, AND BURGESS.                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 08061 IS PRESENTED HERE AS FOUR                "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1820-1909  (2)--ORIGINAL       "
"c              DATA, 1910-1920  (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1946                "
"c              (4)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1938-1949.                                "
"c                   THIS INDEX IS BASED ON WEEKLY EARNINGS.                  "
"c                   THE SOURCES VARY AS FOLLOWS:  FALKNER'S REPORT COVERS    "
"c              ALL INDUSTRIES; BURGESS DEALS ONLY WITH TEACHERS; THE         "
"c              DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE COVERS FARM WAGES; DOUGLAS COVERS   "
"c              ALL INDUSTRIES, INCLUDING FARMING.                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
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