"c NBER SERIES: 14102 " "c AREA COVERED: FRANCE " "c UNITS: MILLIONS OF FRANCS " "c ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE " "c QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE " "c MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1865-07/1939 " "c SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE " "c SOURCE: FOR 1865-1872"THE ECONOMIST" (LONDON); FOR " "c 1873-1878 AND 1929"L'ECONOMISTE FRANCAIS;" FOR 1879- " "c 1913:"BULLETIN DE STATISTIQUE ET DE LEGISLATION " "c COMPAREE;" FOR 1914-1939:"ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE." " "c " "c NOTES: COMMERCIAL BILLS, PARIS AND BRANCHES. " "c THROUGH MAY 1928 DATA REFER TO THE LAST THURSDAY OF " "c THE MONTH. FROM JUNE 1928 TO APRIL 1937 DATA REFER TO " "c THE LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH. FROM MAT 1937 TO END " "c DATA REFER TO LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH. " "c NO RETURNS PUBLISHED FROM 09/08/1871-06/29/1871. " "c NO FIGURES GIVEN FOR AUGUST 1914 TO DECEMBER 1914. " "c MORATORIUM DECLARED AT THE START OF 1915. ADJOURNED " "c PAYMENTS NOT INCLUDED ABOVE. " "c MAY 1935, THE BANK OF FRANCE STARTS DISCOUNTING " "c TREASURY BONDS OWNED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND ENDORSED " "c BY THREE BANKS TO SATISFY LEGAL REQUIREMENTS. " "c SINCE JUNE 1936 AVANCES PROVISOIRES A L'ETAT ARE NOT " "c INCLUDED. TREASURY BONDS ARE NOT EXCLUDED. " "c SEPTEMBER 1938 WAR SCARE, THE MUNICH CRISIS. " "c " "c CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 4/23/94. " "c "