"c           VAR 0352      08204 LETH TAN R 932-959               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0352         LOC  402 WIDTH  9             DK   7 COL 44-52  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              AVERAGE HOURLY EARNINGS, LEATHER TANNING AND FINISHING,       "
"c              BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS                                    "
"c              -------------------------------------------------------       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  08204                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  CENTS PER HOUR                                        "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1932-03/1959                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  FOR 1932-1952, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS,           "
"c              EMPLOYMENT, HOURS, AND EARNINGS, MANUFACTURING DIVISION,      "
"c              LEATHER AND LEATHER PRODUCTS GROUP,"LEATHER" AND "LEATHER:    "
"c              TANNED, CURRIED, AND FINISHED," RELEASES LS 53-1911           "
"c              (FEBRUARY, 1953), AND (MAY, 1955); FOR 1953-1959, JUNE, 1956  "
"c              AND JULY, 1958 RELEASES, MONTHLY LABOR REVIEW AND             "
"c             "EMPLOYMENT AND EARNINGS."                                     "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 08204 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO                 "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1920-1948 (2)--ORIGINAL DATA,  "
"c              1932-1959.                                                    "
"c                   THE DISCONTINUED NATIONAL INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE BOARD    "
"c              SERIES (1920- 1948) IS ASSUMED TO BE COMPARABLE IN INDUSTRY   "
"c              COVERAGE TO THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS ONE CALLED IN THE  "
"c              SOURCE"LEATHER: TANNED, CURRIED, AND FINISHED." ACCORDING     "
"c              TO THE NICB RESEARCH REPORT NO. 69, THE EARLIER SERIES        "
"c              COVERED"ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGED IN THE TANNING AND FINISHING   "
"c              OF LEATHER HIDES BUT DID NOT INCLUDE MANUFACTURERS OF         "
"c              LEATHER" (WAGES, HOURS, AND EMPLOYMENT IN AMERICAN            "
"c              MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, 1924, P. 69).                       "
"c                   FROM 1951 ON, THE FIGURES HAVE BEEN ROUNDED AND NO       "
"c              FRACTIONS OF CENTS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SOURCE.               "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "