"c           VAR 0053      13031 CITIES  2R 939-968               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0053         LOC  438 WIDTH  9             DK   7 COL 62-70  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  2                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              BANK RATES ON BUSINESS LOANS, NINETEEN CITIES                 "
"c              ---------------------------------------------                 "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  13031                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  PERCENT                                               "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  FIRST,1939 - FOURTH,1969                 "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                       "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD, FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN,     "
"c              MARCH 1949, P. 231, AND MONTHLY ISSUES THEREAFTER.            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 13031 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO                 "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1939  (2)--ORIGINAL       "
"c              DATA, 1939-1968.                                              "
"c                   DATA ARE WEIGHTED AVERAGES OF ACTUAL RATES CHARGED FOR   "
"c              INDIVIDUAL BUSINESS LOANS IN NINETEEN MAJOR CITIES.  LOANS    "
"c              INCLUDE RENEWALS DURING THE FIRST HALF OF MARCH, JUNE,        "
"c              SEPTEMBER, AND DECEMBER.                                      "
"c                   DATA BEGINNING 1967 ARE NOT STRICTLY COMPARABLE WITH     "
"c              EARLIER DATA BECAUSE OF LARGER SAMPLE AND SHIFT FROM LAST TO  "
"c              MIDDLE MONTH OF QUARTER (SEE BULLETIN OF MAY 1967).           "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 2/7/94.                           "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "