"c           VAR 0053      16087 DIF PAN 3R 948-958               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0053         LOC  438 WIDTH  9             DK   7 COL 62-70  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              DIFFUSION INDEX, NEW ORDERS, 225 COMPANIES, ONE MONTH SPAN    "
"c              ----------------------------------------------------------    "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  16087                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  PER CENT EXPANDING                                    "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01-06/1948; 08/1948-06/1951;               "
"c              08/1951-06/1952; 08/1952-06/1953; 08/1953-06/1954;            "
"c              08/1954-06/1955; 08/1955-06/1956; 08/1956-07/1957;            "
"c              09/1957-05/1958; 07-12/1958                                   "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  NBER AND NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PURCHASING AGENTS   "
"c              NOTES:  THIS INDEX IS BASED ON REPORTS OF PURCHASING AGENTS   "
"c              ON CHANGES IN NEW ORDERS FROM THE PREVIOUS MONTH.  THE INDEX  "
"c              COVERS FORTY-TWO INDUSTRIES IN ALL STATES, EXCEPTING NEW      "
"c              MEXICO AND MONTANA.  THE 225 COMPANIES IS AN APPROXIMATION.   "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "