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Mainstage Variable

bhcind

BHC index: Jan 1987=100

Datafile

hhresp

Index terms

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
214.72	1813	207.1	215.6	1.61	6331

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
206.02	1761	205.3	211.1	0.81	6585

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
197.79	1768	197.5	201.8	0.59	6835

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
190.81	1729	190.6	193.8	0.27	6980

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
186.24	1807	185.8	189.5	0.51	7090

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
180.6	1651	180.5	184.1	0.3	7394

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
176.64	1862	176.2	179.4	0.53	7490

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
173.09	1885	172.3	174.3	0.52	8746

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
171.34	1311	170.4	173.2	0.63	7450

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
166.22	1297	165.7	169.9	0.84	7500

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
164.21	783	163.1	164.7	0.14	5222

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
159.49	748	158.5	163.3	0.24	5342

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
154.04	692	153.3	156.3	0.17	4372

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
150.45	774	150.2	153.0	0.41	4259

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
145.73	749	145.5	150.0	0.38	4378

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
142.33	878	141.8	144.6	0.19	4354

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
139.63	671	137.8	141.0	0.28	4556

Mean	Number Missing	Min	Max	Std Dev	N
135.51	685	135.0	136.1	0.34	4826

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