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, 1929-1945 (2)--Original Data, 1945-1955 Data Include Some Production From Secondary Material Passing Through Primary Smelteries. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business, Supplements For 1932, 1936, 1938, 1940, And Following Monthly Issues.

This NBER data series m01245a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html.

NBER Indicator: m01245a