"c              _______________________________                        "c
"c              NBER SERIES: 14103                                     "c
"c              AREA COVERED: FRANCE                                   "c
"c              UNITS COVERED: MILLIONS OF FRANCS                      "c
"c              ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE                                  "c
"c              QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE                               "c
"c              MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1865-12/1939                      "c
"c              SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE                              "c
"c              SOURCE: FOR 1865-1872:"THE ECONOMIST"; FOR 1873-1878:  "c
"c             "L'ECONOMISTE FRANCAISE"; FOR 1879-1913: "BULLETIN DE   "c
"c              STATISTIQUE ET DE LEGISLATION COMPAREE"; FOR 1914-1917:"c
"c             "ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE"; FOR 1918-05/1928: "L'ECONOMISTE "c
"c              FRANCAISE"; FOR 06/1928-1939:"ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE".   "c
"c                                                                     "c
"c              NOTES:"ON SECURITIES" ONLY; BULLION NOT INCLUDED.      "c
"c              FOR 1865-05/1928, LAST THURSDAY IN THE MONTH. FROM     "c
"c              06/1928-04/1937, LAST FRIDAY IN THE MONTH. THEREAFTER  "c
"c              THE LAST THURSDAY IN THE MONTH.                        "c
"c              09/1870-05/1871 NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO THE PRUSSIAN-     "c
"c              FRANCO WAR.                                            "c
"c              FIGURE FOR 06/1870 IS AS OF JUNE 2, 1870.              "c
"c              NO FIGURES AVAILABLE FOR 08/1914-12/1914.              "c
"c              LEGAL STABILIZATION IN 06/1928.                        "c
"c              FOR 09/1938: WAR SCARE - MUNICH AGREEMENT.             "c
"c                                                                     "c
"c              CHECKED MANUALLY; CORRECTED 5/14/94.                   "c
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