"c           VAR 0554      01240 CASINGS 3R 921-955               MD= 1E-37   "
"c           REF 0554         LOC 1158 WIDTH  9             DK  19 COL 26-34  "
"c                                                                            "
"c                                                                            "
"c              AUTOMOBILE TIRE PNEUMATIC CASINGS, SHIPMENTS                  "
"c              --------------------------------------------                  "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NBER SERIES:  01240                                           "
"c              AREA COVERED:  U.S.                                           "
"c              UNITS:  THOUSANDS OF CASINGS                                  "
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE:  NONE                                        "
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE:  NONE                                     "
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE:  01/1921-07/1955                            "
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT:  NONE                                    "
"c              SOURCE:  SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, MAY 1939, P.16 AND       "
"c              FOLLOWING ISSUES.                                             "
"c                                                                            "
"c              NOTES:  SHIPMENTS INCLUDE ONLY TIRES FORWARDED TO             "
"c              PURCHASERS.  THOSE FORWARDED TO WAREHOUSES, BRANCHES, OR ON   "
"c              A CONSIGNMENT BASIS ARE INCLUDED IN STOCKS FIGURES.           "
"c                   DATA REPORTED TO THE RUBBER MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION   "
"c              (RMA) WERE RAISED TO INDUSTRY TOTALS BY THEM.                 "
"c                   NBER COMPARED PUBLISHED DATA DIRECTLY WITH RMA FILES.    "
"c                   A LARGE VOLUME OF SHIPMENTS UNDOUBTEDLY WERE CAUSED BY   "
"c              A U.S. EXCISE TAX ON MANUFACTURERS' SALES, WHICH WENT INTO    "
"c              EFFECT ON JUNE 30, 1932.                                      "
"c                                                                            "
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; NO CORRECTIONS NECESSARY.                   "
"c                                                                            "
"c           ...............................................................  "