"c           VAR 0617      01135 STEEL   3R 899-939               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0617         LOC 1725 WIDTH  9             DK  28 COL 26-34  "
"c                                                 EXP DEC=  1                "
"c                                                                            "
"c              STEEL INGOT PRODUCTION                                        "
"c              ----------------------                                        "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  01135                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  THOUSANDS OF LONG TONS PER AVERAGE WORKING DAY        "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1899-12/1939                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  IRON AGE, JANUARY 4, 1934; JULY 12, 1934; JANUARY    "
"c              4, 1940; MAY 9, 1940.                                         "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SERIES 01135 IS PRESENTED HERE AS TWO                 "
"c              VARIABLES--(1)--ORIGINAL DATA, 1899-1939  (2)--ORIGINAL DATA, "
"c              1932-1965.                                                    "
"c                   BEGINNING IN 1933, COVERAGE INCLUDES OPEN-HEARTH,        "
"c              BESSEMER, CRUCIBLE, AND ELECTRIC INGOTS.  ANNUAL TOTALS WERE  "
"c              CHECKED WITH THE 1938 STATISTICAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN      "
"c              IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE.  FOR 1933-OCTOBER 1939, MONTHLY     "
"c              PRODUCTION WAS DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS PER      "
"c              MONTH.  FIGURES FOR NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1939 WERE           "
"c              CONVERTED FROM NET TO GROSS TONS, THEN DIVIDED BY THE NUMBER  "
"c              OF WORKING DAYS.                                              "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 1/4/94.                           "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "