This file documents the data processing steps for the Engle Festschrift paper.

Raw Data Files:

	Final_mwwedits.xls: an Excel file with the data that was keypunched from the hard copy pages.
	..\Census\st*.asc:  These are the month-by-month data files from the Bureau of the Census
	                    The data in "c" versions of these files were converted to XLS files using the utility program DATALOAD.EXE, which is documented in the subdirectory.
	                    A batch file (convert.bat) was created using BATGEN.GSS, and this batch file executed the DATALOAD program.	
	
	
	

Programs:

Initial processing:
(1) DATA1.gss: This program reads in the data from Final_mwwedits.xls and writes *.fmt files for future use.
(2) DATA2.gss: This program reads in the data from ..\Census\ and writes *.fmt files for future use.
(3) DATA3.gss: This program links the data files from DATA1 and DATA2 to produce data from 1969:1 - 2008.1

Seasonal Adjustment:
(1) Data_Rewrite_Total_x12.gss reads data produced in DATA3.gss and writes "totals" is ASCII files for use in X12a.
(2) x12a_bat.bat executes X12a.exe (from Census) for the seasonal adjustment
    x12_total.dta lists the data files
    x12_total.spc contains the options used for x12a
(3) Data_Rewrite_Total_x12_2.gss reads the output from X12 (*.d11 files) and rewrites them as ASCII files
(4) Data_check_rewrite_sa_data.gss - reads data from files produced by Data_Rewrite_Total_x12_2.gss. Plots SA data and actuals. Save monthly SA data as FMT files
(5) data_m_2_q_total_sa.gss - constructs quarterly version of monthly SA data (summing the obs over the months in the quarter)

