"c           VAR 0048      15031 CON WAR 3R 956-969               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0048         LOC  393 WIDTH  9             DK   7 COL 17-25  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              DEFENSE DEPARTMENT, MILITARY PRIME CONTRACT AWARDS TO U.S.    "
"c              BUSINESS FIRMS AND INSTITUTIONS                               "
"c              ----------------------------------------------------------    "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  15031                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  MILLIONS OF DOLLARS                                   "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1956-02/1969                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, DIRECTORATE FOR          "
"c              STATISTICAL SERVICES,"SELECTED ECONOMIC INDICATORS" (SINCE    "
"c              JUNE 1968 CALLED"DEFENSE INDICATORS"), MONTHLY.               "
"c              SOURCE:  UNPUBLISHED TABLE FROM J. SHISKIN, U.S. BUREAU OF    "
"c              THE CENSUS                                                    "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 15031 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO                 "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1956  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1956-1969.                                                    "
"c                   DATA FOR THIS VARIABLE HAVE A WIDER COVERAGE THAN THE    "
"c              SEGMENT SPANNING THE YEARS 1951-1956 AND ARE THEREFORE NOT    "
"c              STRICTLY COMPARABLE WITH THE EARLIER SEGMENT.  FOR EXAMPLE,   "
"c              IN 1956 THE ANNUAL TOTAL INCLUDING U.S. BUSINESS FIRMS AND    "
"c              INSTITUTIONS IS $21.2 BILLION, WHILE IN THE EARLIER SEGMENT,  "
"c              THE U.S. BUSINESS FIRMS TOTAL IS ONLY $20.6 BILLION.          "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 11/11/93.                         "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "