"c VAR 0426 08137 EMP CONS R 924-939 MD= 1E-37 " "c REF 0426 LOC 1068 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 17-25 " "c " "c " "c EMPLOYMENT IN CONSUMERS' NON DURABLE GOODS TRADES " "c ------------------------------------------------- " "c " "c NBER SERIES: 08137 " "c AREA COVERED: UNITED KINGDOM (GREAT BRITAIN) " "c UNITS: THOUSANDS " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1924-07/1939 " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: E.H.PHELPS BROWN AND G.L.S. SHACKLE,"BRITISH " "c ECONOMIC FLUCTUATIONS 1924-38," OXFORD ECONOMIC PAPERS NO.2, " "c MAY 1939, PP.100 AND FOLLOWING. " "c " "c NOTES: CONSUMERS' SERVICES AND NON-DURABLE GOODS. ESTIMATED " "c TOTAL INSURED PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THE FOLLOWED TRADES. IT " "c WILL BE NOTED THAT THIS LIST CONTAINS THREE TRADES (LINEN; " "c MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; LEATHER TANNING, CURRYING AND DRESSING) " "c WHICH ALSO APPEAR IN THE 'EXPORTS-SENSITIVE' SERIES. (I) " "c SILK AND ARTIFICIAL SILK. SILK SPINNING AND MANUFACTURE " "c AND ARTIFICIAL SILK WEAVING, ETC.; ARTIFICIAL YARN " "c MANUFACTURE. (II) CLOTHING. LINEN; HOSIERY; LACE; " "c TAILORING; DRESS MAKING AND MILLINERY; HATS AND CAPS " "c (INCLUDING STRAW PLAIT); SHIRTS, COLLARS, UNDERCLOTHING, " "c ETC.; OTHER DRESS INDUSTRIES; BOOTS, SHOES, SLIPPERS AND " "c CLOGS; LEATHER TANNING, CURRYING AND DRESSING; LEATHER " "c GOODS. (III) FOOD, DRINK AND TOBACCO. BREAD, BISCUITS, " "c CAKES, ETC.; GRAIN MILLING; COCOA, CHOCOLATE, AND SUGAR " "c CONFECTIONERY; OTHER FOOD INDUSTRIES; DRINK INDUSTRIES; " "c TOBACCO, CIGARS, CIGARETTES, AND SNUFF. (IV) MISCELLANEOUS " "c CONSUMERS' GOODS. PAPER AND PAPER BOARDS; PRINTING, " "c PUBLISHING, AND BOOKBINDING; BRUSHES AND BROOMS; TOYS, " "c GAMES, AND SPORTS REQUISITES; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; WATCHES, " "c CLOCKS, PLATE, JEWELLERY, ETC. (V) DISTRIBUTION AND " "c SERVICES. DISTRIBUTIVE TRADES; ENTERTAINMENTS, SPORT, " "c ETC.; HOTEL, PUBLIC HOUSE, RESTAURANT, BOARDING HOUSE, CLUB, " "c ETC.; SERVICE; LAUNDRY SERVICE. " "c "THE FIGURES FOR SEPTEMBER 1937 AWARDS ARE BASED ON A " "c NEW METHOD OF COUNTING UNEMPLOYED WHICH RAISES THEM SLIGHTLY " "c RELATIVE TO THE OTHER FIGURES," (SOURCE, P.105). " "c FROM AUGUST 1938, THE FIGURES ARE CALCULATED ON THE OLD " "c BASIS. EXCLUDED FROM THE HOTEL, PUBLIC HOUSE, RESTAURANT " "c AND BOARDING HOUSE SERIES ARE CERTAIN DOMESTIC SERVANTS " "c BROUGHT UNDER THE INSURANCE SCHEME IN APRIL, 1938. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY. " "c " "c ............................................................... "