Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)--Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1919-1934 (2)--Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1929-1943 (3)--Original Data, 1935-1951 (4)--Original Data, 1951-1956. For The Variables Covering 1935-1951, Seasonally Adjusted Data Are Only Available As An Index. Coverage For These Variables Ends In 1951; The Following Variables Cover Firms With Eleven Or More Stores And Are Based On A Different Method Of Reporting Sales (See Scb Of September 1952). Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Data For 1935-1950 Are From Tables Furnished By The Office Of Business Economics, Release Nos. 17428 And 17456, January 1952, And No. 17487, February 1952; Data For 1951 Are From Survey Of Current Business, September 1952.

This NBER data series m06004c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html.

NBER Indicator: m06004c