"c           VAR 0122      16099 MAN CON 2R 948-958               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0122         LOC 1059 WIDTH  9             DK  17 COL 53-61  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              DIFFUSION INDEX, MANUFACTURERS' SALES, 800 CONCERNS, FOUR     "
"c              QUARTER SPAN                                                  "
"c              ---------------------------------------------------------     "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  16099                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  PER CENT EXPANDING                                    "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  THIRD,1948 - FIRST,1952; THIRD,1952 -    "
"c              FOURTH,1956; SECOND,1957 - FOURTH,1958                        "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                       "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  G.H. MOORE, BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOL. 2,       "
"c              NBER, P. 167                                                  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  THIS INDEX IS BASED ON REPORTS OF A SAMPLE OF FIRMS   "
"c              RANGING FROM 261 IN FEBRUARY 1949 TO 793 IN APRIL 1958.       "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "