Profile Files

These files present statistics from the 1987, 1982 and 1977 censuses of
retail trade, wholesale trade, and service industries.  They were designed for
use in generating state and county profiles via the PROFILE1 program, but they
may also be used by other software.  While all of the statistics in these files
also appear in other files on the disc, the combination of data for multiple
years may make these files more convenient.

   On the FILE SELECTION MENU  -  Select one type of file.

   On the MAIN MENU you may

1  Select ITEMS       select specific statistics to display out of each record
2  Select RECORDS     select which geographic areas to display
3  Add LABELS         add geographic area names
4  Select an INDEX    --not applicable--
5  Format options     select a columnar report or rowwise listing

6  Display to Screen
7  Print              send output to printer (use option 5 to configure)
8  EXTRACT DATA       create an extract file in any of 3 formats