"c           VAR 0008      12002 IN ACT  3R 899-938               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0008         LOC   33 WIDTH  9             DK   1 COL 35-43  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              INDEX OF GENERAL BUSINESS ACTIVITY                            "
"c              ----------------------------------                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  12002                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  PERCENT OF NORMAL                                     "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE                                         "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1899-09/1938                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  FOR 1899-1932 DATA, SEE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND       "
"c              TELEGRAPH COMPANY, REPORT OF OCTOBER 20, 1932,"INDEX OF       "
"c              INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES;" 1933-1938 DATA     "
"c              ARE FROM A.T. AND T., MONTHLY ISSUES OF CURRENT BUSINESS      "
"c              CONDITIONS IN THE UNITED STATES                               "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  THIS SERIES HAS BEEN ADJUSTED FOR TREND.              "
"c                   1899-1934 DATA HAVE ALSO BEEN COMPUTED BY NBER, BASED    "
"c              ON 100, PLUS OR MINUS THE PERCENTAGE OF DEVIATIONS FROM       "
"c              NORMAL.                                                       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "