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: Postal Receipts for United States Series ID: M15006USM144NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Millions of Dollars Date Range: 1897-01-01 to 1942-03-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-20 8:46 AM CDT Notes: On November 3, 1917 Postal Rates Were Increased From 2 To 3 Cents For First Class Mail Other Than Drop Letters Which Increased From 1 To 2 Cents Along With Post Cards. In July 1919 Rates Were Reduced To Those In Effect Before November 1917. On July 6, 1932 Letter Postage Was Increased From 2 To 3 Cents. The Rate Of Local Delivery Letters Was Reduced From 3 Cents To 2 Cents Effective July 1, 1933. Receipts From Louisville For The Period January 24-31, 1937 Are Not Included (See Survey Of Current Business, Annual Supplement). For Reasons Of Discontinuance See Survey Of Current Business, June 1942, Pp. 5-6). Source: U.S. Post Office Department This NBER data series m15006 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 15 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter15.html. NBER Indicator: m15006 DATE VALUE 1897-01-01 3.18 1897-02-01 2.91 1897-03-01 3.48 1897-04-01 3.17 1897-05-01 3.00 1897-06-01 2.99 1897-07-01 2.80 1897-08-01 2.80 1897-09-01 3.22 1897-10-01 3.45 1897-11-01 3.33 1897-12-01 3.81 1898-01-01 3.44 1898-02-01 3.16 1898-03-01 3.80 1898-04-01 3.38 1898-05-01 3.22 1898-06-01 3.29 1898-07-01 2.90 1898-08-01 3.06 1898-09-01 3.40 1898-10-01 3.60 1898-11-01 3.56 1898-12-01 3.96 1899-01-01 3.64 1899-02-01 3.29 1899-03-01 4.12 1899-04-01 3.53 1899-05-01 3.55 1899-06-01 3.44 1899-07-01 3.08 1899-08-01 3.30 1899-09-01 3.70 1899-10-01 3.93 1899-11-01 3.82 1899-12-01 4.17 1900-01-01 4.04 1900-02-01 3.55 1900-03-01 4.32 1900-04-01 3.81 1900-05-01 3.82 1900-06-01 3.70 1900-07-01 3.34 1900-08-01 3.52 1900-09-01 3.90 1900-10-01 4.43 1900-11-01 4.13 1900-12-01 4.49 1901-01-01 4.45 1901-02-01 4.01 1901-03-01 4.81 1901-04-01 4.37 1901-05-01 4.33 1901-06-01 3.91 1901-07-01 3.74 1901-08-01 3.96 1901-09-01 4.23 1901-10-01 4.93 1901-11-01 4.62 1901-12-01 5.14 1902-01-01 5.05 1902-02-01 4.43 1902-03-01 5.27 1902-04-01 4.86 1902-05-01 4.79 1902-06-01 4.48 1902-07-01 4.30 1902-08-01 4.32 1902-09-01 5.06 1902-10-01 5.58 1902-11-01 5.04 1902-12-01 5.87 1903-01-01 5.56 1903-02-01 4.98 1903-03-01 5.72 1903-04-01 5.39 1903-05-01 5.05 1903-06-01 5.14 1903-07-01 4.68 1903-08-01 4.73 1903-09-01 5.51 1903-10-01 5.96 1903-11-01 5.40 1903-12-01 6.40 1904-01-01 5.76 1904-02-01 5.47 1904-03-01 6.46 1904-04-01 5.83 1904-05-01 5.43 1904-06-01 5.47 1904-07-01 4.88 1904-08-01 5.34 1904-09-01 5.91 1904-10-01 6.21 1904-11-01 6.11 1904-12-01 6.95 1905-01-01 6.26 1905-02-01 5.74 1905-03-01 7.03 1905-04-01 6.20 1905-05-01 6.14 1905-06-01 5.92 1905-07-01 5.25 1905-08-01 5.81 1905-09-01 6.51 1905-10-01 6.92 1905-11-01 6.82 1905-12-01 7.52 1906-01-01 7.12 1906-02-01 6.39 1906-03-01 7.69 1906-04-01 6.74 1906-05-01 6.64 1906-06-01 6.43 1906-07-01 5.76 1906-08-01 6.34 1906-09-01 6.79 1906-10-01 7.92 1906-11-01 7.39 1906-12-01 8.31 1907-01-01 7.73 1907-02-01 7.04 1907-03-01 8.38 1907-04-01 7.44 1907-05-01 7.43 1907-06-01 6.95 1907-07-01 6.35 1907-08-01 6.96 1907-09-01 7.78 1907-10-01 8.23 1907-11-01 7.38 1907-12-01 8.86 1908-01-01 7.61 1908-02-01 7.37 1908-03-01 8.13 1908-04-01 7.64 1908-05-01 7.07 1908-06-01 7.03 1908-07-01 6.66 1908-08-01 6.75 1908-09-01 8.08 1908-10-01 8.61 1908-11-01 7.66 1908-12-01 9.56 1909-01-01 8.08 1909-02-01 7.72 1909-03-01 9.32 1909-04-01 8.59 1909-05-01 7.82 1909-06-01 7.91 1909-07-01 7.24 1909-08-01 7.50 1909-09-01 9.04 1909-10-01 9.04 1909-11-01 9.10 1909-12-01 10.75 1910-01-01 9.00 1910-02-01 8.62 1910-03-01 10.71 1910-04-01 9.05 1910-05-01 8.54 1910-06-01 8.69 1910-07-01 7.45 1910-08-01 8.49 1910-09-01 9.92 1910-10-01 9.72 1910-11-01 9.96 1910-12-01 11.53 1911-01-01 9.62 1911-02-01 9.34 1911-03-01 11.18 1911-04-01 9.72 1911-05-01 9.23 1911-06-01 8.71 1911-07-01 7.83 1911-08-01 9.09 1911-09-01 10.16 1911-10-01 10.19 1911-11-01 10.27 1911-12-01 11.78 1912-01-01 10.38 1912-02-01 10.11 1912-03-01 11.21 1912-04-01 10.20 1912-05-01 9.96 1912-06-01 9.34 1912-07-01 8.77 1912-08-01 9.80 1912-09-01 10.23 1912-10-01 11.79 1912-11-01 10.76 1912-12-01 12.39 1913-01-01 12.39 1913-02-01 11.24 1913-03-01 12.83 1913-04-01 11.57 1913-05-01 11.48 1913-06-01 10.57 1913-07-01 10.06 1913-08-01 10.37 1913-09-01 12.08 1913-10-01 13.28 1913-11-01 12.00 1913-12-01 14.97 1914-01-01 12.63 1914-02-01 11.61 1914-03-01 13.26 1914-04-01 12.46 1914-05-01 11.52 1914-06-01 11.32 1914-07-01 10.53 1914-08-01 10.25 1914-09-01 11.78 1914-10-01 12.75 1914-11-01 11.32 1914-12-01 14.25 1915-01-01 11.59 1915-02-01 11.07 1915-03-01 13.22 1915-04-01 12.18 1915-05-01 11.48 1915-06-01 11.56 1915-07-01 10.53 1915-08-01 10.66 1915-09-01 12.34 1915-10-01 13.21 1915-11-01 13.35 1915-12-01 15.90 1916-01-01 12.83 1916-02-01 12.81 1916-03-01 14.46 1916-04-01 13.28 1916-05-01 13.44 1916-06-01 13.11 1916-07-01 11.32 1916-08-01 12.18 1916-09-01 13.21 1916-10-01 14.77 1916-11-01 14.41 1916-12-01 16.78 1917-01-01 14.58 1917-02-01 13.04 1917-03-01 15.42 1917-04-01 13.80 1917-05-01 13.83 1917-06-01 13.34 1917-07-01 11.81 1917-08-01 12.89 1917-09-01 13.15 1917-10-01 16.15 1917-11-01 17.68 1917-12-01 19.50 1918-01-01 16.54 1918-02-01 15.68 1918-03-01 18.74 1918-04-01 16.93 1918-05-01 16.72 1918-06-01 15.98 1918-07-01 15.76 1918-08-01 16.34 1918-09-01 16.26 1918-10-01 18.60 1918-11-01 16.77 1918-12-01 20.46 1919-01-01 18.59 1919-02-01 17.10 1919-03-01 19.22 1919-04-01 19.19 1919-05-01 18.89 1919-06-01 17.01 1919-07-01 15.88 1919-08-01 15.68 1919-09-01 17.53 1919-10-01 20.33 1919-11-01 18.09 1919-12-01 23.14 1920-01-01 19.66 1920-02-01 18.34 1920-03-01 23.01 1920-04-01 22.44 1920-05-01 19.79 1920-06-01 19.79 1920-07-01 18.49 1920-08-01 18.45 1920-09-01 20.03 1920-10-01 22.08 1920-11-01 21.16 1920-12-01 25.02 1921-01-01 20.01 1921-02-01 19.12 1921-03-01 22.72 1921-04-01 20.59 1921-05-01 19.50 1921-06-01 19.75 1921-07-01 17.51 1921-08-01 19.29 1921-09-01 20.41 1921-10-01 21.67 1921-11-01 21.81 1921-12-01 26.73 1922-01-01 20.96 1922-02-01 20.39 1922-03-01 24.28 1922-04-01 22.16 1922-05-01 22.38 1922-06-01 22.23 1922-07-01 19.54 1922-08-01 21.37 1922-09-01 22.76 1922-10-01 24.78 1922-11-01 24.81 1922-12-01 29.15 1923-01-01 24.94 1923-02-01 23.08 1923-03-01 27.87 1923-04-01 24.37 1923-05-01 24.90 1923-06-01 23.80 1923-07-01 21.05 1923-08-01 22.62 1923-09-01 23.27 1923-10-01 27.24 1923-11-01 26.53 1923-12-01 31.35 1924-01-01 26.03 1924-02-01 25.26 1924-03-01 27.46 1924-04-01 26.92 1924-05-01 25.92 1924-06-01 23.52 1924-07-01 22.73 1924-08-01 22.54 1924-09-01 25.90 1924-10-01 29.12 1924-11-01 26.47 1924-12-01 34.15 1925-01-01 27.27 1925-02-01 25.64 1925-03-01 29.08 1925-04-01 29.08 1925-05-01 27.46 1925-06-01 26.99 1925-07-01 25.71 1925-08-01 25.08 1925-09-01 28.55 1925-10-01 32.49 1925-11-01 29.96 1925-12-01 38.66 1926-01-01 29.12 1926-02-01 28.09 1926-03-01 33.45 1926-04-01 30.85 1926-05-01 28.55 1926-06-01 28.72 1926-07-01 26.78 1926-08-01 26.71 1926-09-01 29.98 1926-10-01 32.86 1926-11-01 31.87 1926-12-01 40.28 1927-01-01 30.39 1927-02-01 29.30 1927-03-01 34.59 1927-04-01 31.75 1927-05-01 29.32 1927-06-01 29.68 1927-07-01 26.30 1927-08-01 28.48 1927-09-01 30.15 1927-10-01 32.45 1927-11-01 32.80 1927-12-01 40.82 1928-01-01 30.58 1928-02-01 30.55 1928-03-01 34.28 1928-04-01 30.76 1928-05-01 31.59 1928-06-01 29.99 1928-07-01 26.51 1928-08-01 27.95 1928-09-01 29.26 1928-10-01 34.20 1928-11-01 31.71 1928-12-01 39.97 1929-01-01 31.62 1929-02-01 29.99 1929-03-01 34.38 1929-04-01 32.35 1929-05-01 32.45 1929-06-01 29.28 1929-07-01 29.07 1929-08-01 29.25 1929-09-01 30.55 1929-10-01 35.74 1929-11-01 32.72 1929-12-01 40.78 1930-01-01 32.20 1930-02-01 29.46 1930-03-01 32.48 1930-04-01 32.64 1930-05-01 31.37 1930-06-01 27.96 1930-07-01 26.76 1930-08-01 25.88 1930-09-01 28.76 1930-10-01 32.28 1930-11-01 28.38 1930-12-01 38.57 1931-01-01 29.17 1931-02-01 26.40 1931-03-01 30.18 1931-04-01 29.26 1931-05-01 27.84 1931-06-01 26.44 1931-07-01 24.58 1931-08-01 23.39 1931-09-01 26.34 1931-10-01 28.62 1931-11-01 25.36 1931-12-01 34.97 1932-01-01 25.31 1932-02-01 24.06 1932-03-01 26.68 1932-04-01 24.27 1932-05-01 22.62 1932-06-01 22.01 1932-07-01 23.79 1932-08-01 23.85 1932-09-01 25.77 1932-10-01 26.71 1932-11-01 26.11 1932-12-01 33.10 1933-01-01 24.67 1933-02-01 22.56 1933-03-01 24.42 1933-04-01 23.81 1933-05-01 24.39 1933-06-01 24.99 1933-07-01 21.39 1933-08-01 22.52 1933-09-01 22.82 1933-10-01 24.87 1933-11-01 24.54 1933-12-01 30.98 1934-01-01 24.78 1934-02-01 22.53 1934-03-01 26.61 1934-04-01 23.89 1934-05-01 25.98 1934-06-01 23.90 1934-07-01 21.42 1934-08-01 23.20 1934-09-01 23.53 1934-10-01 27.53 1934-11-01 25.82 1934-12-01 33.16 1935-01-01 25.83 1935-02-01 24.12 1935-03-01 27.31 1935-04-01 26.78 1935-05-01 27.36 1935-06-01 24.68 1935-07-01 23.12 1935-08-01 24.16 1935-09-01 25.04 1935-10-01 29.35 1935-11-01 27.58 1935-12-01 35.98 1936-01-01 27.43 1936-02-01 26.10 1936-03-01 28.84 1936-04-01 28.94 1936-05-01 27.87 1936-06-01 28.29 1936-07-01 26.67 1936-08-01 26.03 1936-09-01 29.28 1936-10-01 32.88 1936-11-01 29.21 1936-12-01 41.33 1937-01-01 28.06 1937-02-01 27.75 1937-03-01 33.76 1937-04-01 31.13 1937-05-01 29.84 1937-06-01 29.62 1937-07-01 26.60 1937-08-01 26.29 1937-09-01 30.04 1937-10-01 31.68 1937-11-01 30.70 1937-12-01 41.94 1938-01-01 27.49 1938-02-01 27.05 1938-03-01 31.79 1938-04-01 29.56 1938-05-01 28.26 1938-06-01 28.01 1938-07-01 24.60 1938-08-01 26.72 1938-09-01 29.53 1938-10-01 30.85 1938-11-01 31.43 1938-12-01 42.47 1939-01-01 28.54 1939-02-01 27.71 1939-03-01 33.48 1939-04-01 29.83 1939-05-01 30.92 1939-06-01 29.79 1939-07-01 25.46 1939-08-01 28.23 1939-09-01 30.05 1939-10-01 31.96 1939-11-01 32.45 1939-12-01 42.95 1940-01-01 30.38 1940-02-01 29.74 1940-03-01 32.67 1940-04-01 31.62 1940-05-01 32.26 1940-06-01 28.67 1940-07-01 27.62 1940-08-01 28.98 1940-09-01 30.33 1940-10-01 35.23 1940-11-01 33.20 1940-12-01 45.39 1941-01-01 32.32 1941-02-01 30.54 1941-03-01 34.04 1941-04-01 34.49 1941-05-01 33.72 1941-06-01 31.20 1941-07-01 30.64 1941-08-01 30.44 1941-09-01 33.09 1941-10-01 36.95 1941-11-01 33.80 1941-12-01 48.80 1942-01-01 32.57 1942-02-01 30.53 1942-03-01 34.50