This does the trick.
#! perl -slw use strict; my %desc; m[^\s*(.*?)\s+([A-Z0-9]+)\s+(?:[0-9,]+\s*)?$] and $desc{ $2 } = $1 while <DATA>; my $code = 'GMF'; print "$code : $desc{ $code }"; __DATA__ Total index B50001 Crude processing (capacity) B5610C Primary & semifinished processing (capacity) B562A3C Finished processing (capacity) B5640C Manufacturing ("SIC") B00004 Manufacturing (NAICS) GMF Durable manufacturing (NAICS) GMFD Wood product G321 + 321 Nonmetallic mineral product G327 + 327 Primary metal G331 + 331 Iron and steel products G3311A2 + 3311,2 Fabricated metal product G332 + 332 Machinery G333 + 333
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