"c           VAR 0185      09031 DING CO 3R 939-958               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0185         LOC 1626 WIDTH  9             DK  26 COL 53-61  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NUMBER OF BUSINESS FAILURES, TRADING COMPANIES                "
"c              ----------------------------------------------                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  09031                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  NUMBER OF CONCERNS                                    "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1939-03/1958                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  DUN AND BRADSTREET, INC., DUN'S STATISTICAL REVIEW.  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 09031 IS PRESENTED HERE AS THREE               "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1894-1938  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1934-1939  (3)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1939-1958.                     "
"c                   BEGINNING IN 1940, RECLASSIFICATION OF SUBGROUPS         "
"c              ACCORDING TO"STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION":  BAKERIES   "
"c              WITH RETAIL OUTLETS TRANSFERRED FROM MANUFACTURING TO         "
"c              TRADING.  FAILURES IN THAT GROUP NUMBERED 166 IN 1940 (SEE    "
"c              SOURCE, MARCH, 1941).  CONTINUITY OF SERIES IS NOT ALTERED.   "
"c                   THIS SEGMENT (V 130) REPRESENTS A BETTER COVERAGE OF     "
"c              VOLUNTARY DISCONTINUANCES WITH LOSSES TO CREDITORS AND OF     "
"c              SMALL FAILURES NOT PREVIOUSLY COVERED BY DUN AND              "
"c              BRADSTREET'S BRANCH OFFICES (SEE SOURCE, MARCH, 1940).        "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "