The OUT= data set specified in the OUTPUT statement contains the BY variables, if any; the ID variables, if any; and the DATE= variable if the DATE= option is given, or _DATE_ if the DATE= option is not specified.

In addition, the variables specified by the option

tablename =var1 var2 ...varn

are placed in the OUT= data set. A list of tables available for monthly and quarterly series is given later, in Table 31.3.