Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Thousands of Short Tons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1919-1948 (2)--Original Data, 1937-1955 Data Were Checked Against Survey Of Current Business Wherever Possible. According To Information From The Newsprint Service Bureau Shipments Increased More Than In Other Years All Through 1937 Because A Price Increase Was Anticipated, And Fell Off Sharply In 1938 When A Higher Price Went Into Effect. Source: U.S., Data For 1919-1920: U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Statistica Statistical Summary Of The Paper And Pulp Industry. Data For 1921-1924, 1926: Direct From American Paper And Pulp Association. Data For 1925, 1927-1941: Direct Form Newsprint Service Bureau, New York City. Canada, Direct Form Newsprint Service Bureau, New York City.

This NBER data series m01224a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html.

NBER Indicator: m01224a