The dollar mark or any other money symbol is placed close to the figure; it is used only at the head of the table and under cross rules when the same unit of value applies to the entire column.
In columns containing mixed amounts (as money, tons, gallons, etc.), the dollar mark, pound mark, peso mark, or other symbol, as required, is repeated before each sum of money.
If several sums of money are grouped together, they are separated from the nonmoney group by a parallel rule, and the symbol is placed on the first figure of the separated group only.
| 1958 | 1967 | |||
| Water supply available (gallons) | 4,000,000 | 3,000,000 | ||
| Wheat production (bushels) | 9,000,000 | 8,000,000 | ||
| Operations: | ||||
| Water-dispatching operations | $442,496 | $396,800 | ||
| Malaria control | 571,040 | 426,600 | ||
| Plant protection | 134,971 | 58,320 | ||
| Total | 1,148,507 | 881,720 | ||
| Number of plants | 642 | 525 | ||
| Percent of budget | 96.8 | 78.8 | ||
Note.—Preliminary figures.
Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census.
In a double money column, dollar marks are used in the first group of figures only; en dashes are aligned.
$7-$9
10-12
314-316
1,014-1,016
The dollar mark is omitted from a first item consisting of a cipher.
- 0
- $300
- 500
- 700
but $0.12
- 13.43
- 15.07
- 23.18
The dollar mark should be repeated in stub or reading columns.
- 0 to $0.99
- $1 to $24
- $25 to $49
- $50 to $74
