NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Buying Policy, Production Materials, Percent Reporting, Commitments 60 Days or Longer for the United States Series ID: M06098USM156NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Percentage Date Range: 1950-01-01 to 1967-11-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-17 1:48 PM CDT Notes: From January, 1950 To April, 1955, These Figures Refer To Percent Reporting Committments 60 Days Or Longer In Total Buying Of All Types (No Classification Was Made). Starting May, 1955, Figures Refer To The Buying Policy Of Production Materials Only. Source: National Association Of Purchasing Agents, Bulletins--First Issue Of Each Month Showing "Business Survey" This NBER data series m06098 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html. NBER Indicator: m06098 DATE VALUE 1950-01-01 53 1950-02-01 55 1950-03-01 58 1950-04-01 58 1950-05-01 62 1950-06-01 69 1950-07-01 94 1950-08-01 86 1950-09-01 88 1950-10-01 88 1950-11-01 86 1950-12-01 86 1951-01-01 89 1951-02-01 84 1951-03-01 83 1951-04-01 83 1951-05-01 79 1951-06-01 73 1951-07-01 . 1951-08-01 76 1951-09-01 73 1951-10-01 75 1951-11-01 69 1951-12-01 69 1952-01-01 66 1952-02-01 64 1952-03-01 64 1952-04-01 58 1952-05-01 53 1952-06-01 55 1952-07-01 . 1952-08-01 62 1952-09-01 59 1952-10-01 63 1952-11-01 61 1952-12-01 63 1953-01-01 65 1953-02-01 64 1953-03-01 63 1953-04-01 62 1953-05-01 64 1953-06-01 63 1953-07-01 . 1953-08-01 56 1953-09-01 49 1953-10-01 49 1953-11-01 48 1953-12-01 49 1954-01-01 44 1954-02-01 43 1954-03-01 45 1954-04-01 42 1954-05-01 40 1954-06-01 41 1954-07-01 . 1954-08-01 49 1954-09-01 51 1954-10-01 52 1954-11-01 49 1954-12-01 54 1955-01-01 38 1955-02-01 53 1955-03-01 66 1955-04-01 66 1955-05-01 72 1955-06-01 76 1955-07-01 . 1955-08-01 74 1955-09-01 79 1955-10-01 74 1955-11-01 77 1955-12-01 80 1956-01-01 73 1956-02-01 74 1956-03-01 75 1956-04-01 72 1956-05-01 75 1956-06-01 68 1956-07-01 . 1956-08-01 78 1956-09-01 77 1956-10-01 74 1956-11-01 68 1956-12-01 65 1957-01-01 73 1957-02-01 67 1957-03-01 70 1957-04-01 67 1957-05-01 71 1957-06-01 68 1957-07-01 . 1957-08-01 . 1957-09-01 62 1957-10-01 62 1957-11-01 61 1957-12-01 53 1958-01-01 49 1958-02-01 41 1958-03-01 49 1958-04-01 43 1958-05-01 43 1958-06-01 48 1958-07-01 49 1958-08-01 48 1958-09-01 52 1958-10-01 56 1958-11-01 57 1958-12-01 58 1959-01-01 60 1959-02-01 66 1959-03-01 65 1959-04-01 68 1959-05-01 71 1959-06-01 66 1959-07-01 67 1959-08-01 64 1959-09-01 72 1959-10-01 66 1959-11-01 66 1959-12-01 67 1960-01-01 64 1960-02-01 64 1960-03-01 56 1960-04-01 61 1960-05-01 55 1960-06-01 57 1960-07-01 54 1960-08-01 50 1960-09-01 49 1960-10-01 50 1960-11-01 50 1960-12-01 48 1961-01-01 51 1961-02-01 49 1961-03-01 50 1961-04-01 57 1961-05-01 54 1961-06-01 56 1961-07-01 56 1961-08-01 55 1961-09-01 57 1961-10-01 59 1961-11-01 59 1961-12-01 54 1962-01-01 57 1962-02-01 61 1962-03-01 56 1962-04-01 55 1962-05-01 49 1962-06-01 52 1962-07-01 58 1962-08-01 52 1962-09-01 52 1962-10-01 55 1962-11-01 52 1962-12-01 51 1963-01-01 50 1963-02-01 55 1963-03-01 54 1963-04-01 53 1963-05-01 52 1963-06-01 57 1963-07-01 54 1963-08-01 55 1963-09-01 56 1963-10-01 53 1963-11-01 54 1963-12-01 55 1964-01-01 53 1964-02-01 54 1964-03-01 56 1964-04-01 59 1964-05-01 58 1964-06-01 59 1964-07-01 58 1964-08-01 58 1964-09-01 61 1964-10-01 60 1964-11-01 64 1964-12-01 65 1965-01-01 65 1965-02-01 65 1965-03-01 68 1965-04-01 67 1965-05-01 65 1965-06-01 62 1965-07-01 62 1965-08-01 63 1965-09-01 61 1965-10-01 63 1965-11-01 63 1965-12-01 63 1966-01-01 68 1966-02-01 67 1966-03-01 68 1966-04-01 69 1966-05-01 70 1966-06-01 72 1966-07-01 73 1966-08-01 73 1966-09-01 72 1966-10-01 75 1966-11-01 73 1966-12-01 70 1967-01-01 72 1967-02-01 67 1967-03-01 68 1967-04-01 67 1967-05-01 66 1967-06-01 68 1967-07-01 61 1967-08-01 66 1967-09-01 61 1967-10-01 62 1967-11-01 63