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UR              float  %9.0g                  
CPI             float  %9.0g                  
FFIR            float  %9.0g                  
TBILL           float  %9.0g                  
TBON            float  %9.0g                  
ER              float  %9.0g                  
GDP             float  %9.0g                  
date            float  %tq                    
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MACROECONOMIC DATA
Macroeconomic time series data for the United States are collected and published by various 
government agencies.  The U.S. Consumer Price Index is measured using monthly surveys and is 
compiled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).  The unemployment rate is computed from the 
BLSŐs Current Population.  The quarterly data used here were computed by averaging the monthly 
values.  The interest data are the monthly average of daily rates as reported by the Federal 
Reserve and the dollar-pound exchange rate data are the monthly average of daily rates;  
both are for the final month in the quarter.  Japanese real GDP data were obtained from the OECD.