M3RATIOS RECORD LAYOUT

         1982 to 1995 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES, AND ORDERS

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FIELD   TYPE SIZE   DESCRIPTION
NAME
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ADJ       C   1     Adjustment flag
                      U    Unadjusted (Seasonally)
                      A    Seasonally Adjusted
SERIES    C   3     Data series (defined in the File Abstract (95M3.ABS))
ITEM      C   2     Data item (defined below:)
                      IS   Inventories to Shipments Ratios
                      US   Unfilled Orders to Shipments Ratios
YR        C   2     Reference year (58 through 95)
JANUARY   N   5     Data for January
FEBRUARY  N   5     Data for February
MARCH     N   5     Data for March
APRIL     N   5     Data for April
MAY       N   5     Data for May
JUNE      N   5     Data for June
JULY      N   5     Data for July
AUGUST    N   5     Data for August
SEPTEMBER N   5     Data for September
OCTOBER   N   5     Data for October
NOVEMBER  N   5     Data for November
DECEMBER  N   5     Data for December
UNPUB     C   1     Unpublished data flag (* = data unpublished)
-------             File sequence:  ITEM by SERIES sequenced alphabetically,
                                    with Seasonally Adjusted data before
                                    Unadjusted, and finally by ascending YR