Title: Total building Contracts, Engineering News-Record for United States Series ID: M02003USM398NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Millions of Current Dollars Date Range: 1913-01-01 to 1962-12-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-16 11:36 AM CDT Notes: Monthly Statistics Are Presented In The Form Of Weekly Averages. Annual Values (In Original Data Only) Are Totals For The Year. For Further Details See Introductory Notes On Engineering News-Record Data And Lipsey & Preston, 238-39. This Series Includes Private Buildings: Industrial, Commercial, And"Mass Housing"; And Public Buildings: Residential And Other, Except Federal Buildings Before 1932. Federal Buildings Were Not Separable From Federal Nonbuilding Construction For 1913-1931, And Were Included In Series (Construction Other Than Building) For That Period. This Series Includes Private Industrial Buildings Above The Following Minimum Costs: 1913 Through June 1932, $40,000; July 1932 Through 1935, $28,500; 1936, $37,000; 1937 Through April 1946, $40,000; May 1946 Through November 1947, $55,000; December 1947 Through November 1950, $68,000; December 1950 Through 1954, $82,000; 1955 Through 1958, $93,000; 1959 Through 1962, $110,000. Minimum Values For All Other Buildings Are As Follows: 1913 Through June 1932, $150,000; July 1932 Through 1935, $105,000; 1936, $140,000; January 1937 Through April 1946, $150,000; May 1946 Through November 1947, $205,000; December 1947 Through November 1950, $250,000; December 1950 Through 1954, $300,000; 1955 Through 1958, $344,000; 1959 Through 1962, $400,000. Source: Engineering News-Record (Mcgraw Hill, Inc.) This NBER data series m02003 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: m02003 DATE VALUE 1913-01-01 3.06 1913-02-01 3.61 1913-03-01 5.51 1913-04-01 4.04 1913-05-01 5.69 1913-06-01 8.36 1913-07-01 4.93 1913-08-01 4.58 1913-09-01 4.20 1913-10-01 4.26 1913-11-01 7.04 1913-12-01 4.17 1914-01-01 2.62 1914-02-01 3.12 1914-03-01 5.00 1914-04-01 4.63 1914-05-01 3.86 1914-06-01 4.53 1914-07-01 6.29 1914-08-01 4.69 1914-09-01 3.72 1914-10-01 5.02 1914-11-01 2.85 1914-12-01 2.52 1915-01-01 1.99 1915-02-01 4.65 1915-03-01 3.60 1915-04-01 4.08 1915-05-01 4.78 1915-06-01 5.51 1915-07-01 7.23 1915-08-01 5.32 1915-09-01 6.21 1915-10-01 6.47 1915-11-01 6.08 1915-12-01 6.68 1916-01-01 6.88 1916-02-01 6.75 1916-03-01 7.33 1916-04-01 9.97 1916-05-01 8.85 1916-06-01 7.76 1916-07-01 9.36 1916-08-01 10.44 1916-09-01 11.91 1916-10-01 6.58 1916-11-01 8.77 1916-12-01 12.45 1917-01-01 8.23 1917-02-01 4.63 1917-03-01 4.93 1917-04-01 7.50 1917-05-01 5.92 1917-06-01 7.14 1917-07-01 10.53 1917-08-01 6.02 1917-09-01 12.06 1917-10-01 7.34 1917-11-01 5.45 1917-12-01 4.46 1918-01-01 6.94 1918-02-01 6.89 1918-03-01 7.25 1918-04-01 5.24 1918-05-01 5.71 1918-06-01 11.00 1918-07-01 10.90 1918-08-01 11.43 1918-09-01 8.35 1918-10-01 4.23 1918-11-01 6.50 1918-12-01 2.97 1919-01-01 5.11 1919-02-01 18.21 1919-03-01 6.71 1919-04-01 7.21 1919-05-01 7.18 1919-06-01 14.48 1919-07-01 14.31 1919-08-01 17.54 1919-09-01 15.59 1919-10-01 36.73 1919-11-01 13.01 1919-12-01 7.70 1920-01-01 29.38 1920-02-01 29.06 1920-03-01 22.73 1920-04-01 28.74 1920-05-01 24.86 1920-06-01 17.78 1920-07-01 12.81 1920-08-01 14.38 1920-09-01 16.24 1920-10-01 13.67 1920-11-01 9.23 1920-12-01 12.78 1921-01-01 7.49 1921-02-01 8.44 1921-03-01 14.14 1921-04-01 15.07 1921-05-01 14.16 1921-06-01 12.74 1921-07-01 13.05 1921-08-01 12.69 1921-09-01 15.12 1921-10-01 17.45 1921-11-01 12.46 1921-12-01 13.36 1922-01-01 12.76 1922-02-01 8.53 1922-03-01 20.26 1922-04-01 18.69 1922-05-01 24.88 1922-06-01 21.48 1922-07-01 15.40 1922-08-01 17.81 1922-09-01 17.87 1922-10-01 21.60 1922-11-01 17.29 1922-12-01 21.45 1923-01-01 22.83 1923-02-01 21.53 1923-03-01 21.84 1923-04-01 30.20 1923-05-01 20.88 1923-06-01 25.76 1923-07-01 19.50 1923-08-01 12.40 1923-09-01 19.13 1923-10-01 27.09 1923-11-01 19.16 1923-12-01 22.01 1924-01-01 24.00 1924-02-01 26.66 1924-03-01 23.03 1924-04-01 21.22 1924-05-01 23.01 1924-06-01 16.98 1924-07-01 20.01 1924-08-01 21.09 1924-09-01 22.13 1924-10-01 23.42 1924-11-01 16.54 1924-12-01 24.39 1925-01-01 23.95 1925-02-01 25.90 1925-03-01 27.38 1925-04-01 24.90 1925-05-01 28.57 1925-06-01 28.43 1925-07-01 23.62 1925-08-01 38.26 1925-09-01 41.93 1925-10-01 35.91 1925-11-01 32.62 1925-12-01 33.50 1926-01-01 32.97 1926-02-01 30.00 1926-03-01 41.22 1926-04-01 36.74 1926-05-01 34.39 1926-06-01 34.73 1926-07-01 33.28 1926-08-01 36.54 1926-09-01 34.36 1926-10-01 39.88 1926-11-01 33.08 1926-12-01 28.90 1927-01-01 33.22 1927-02-01 32.49 1927-03-01 31.08 1927-04-01 39.32 1927-05-01 33.90 1927-06-01 36.77 1927-07-01 38.18 1927-08-01 43.41 1927-09-01 38.36 1927-10-01 34.41 1927-11-01 48.84 1927-12-01 41.52 1928-01-01 29.25 1928-02-01 38.10 1928-03-01 54.56 1928-04-01 43.14 1928-05-01 40.29 1928-06-01 49.70 1928-07-01 45.49 1928-08-01 44.54 1928-09-01 36.85 1928-10-01 51.37 1928-11-01 39.77 1928-12-01 35.80 1929-01-01 45.42 1929-02-01 70.35 1929-03-01 61.73 1929-04-01 48.75 1929-05-01 59.04 1929-06-01 53.04 1929-07-01 38.00 1929-08-01 44.53 1929-09-01 50.03 1929-10-01 44.97 1929-11-01 41.36 1929-12-01 25.11 1930-01-01 26.87 1930-02-01 28.53 1930-03-01 47.37 1930-04-01 45.09 1930-05-01 40.71 1930-06-01 36.96 1930-07-01 26.00 1930-08-01 29.18 1930-09-01 27.49 1930-10-01 28.29 1930-11-01 27.60 1930-12-01 21.07 1931-01-01 18.76 1931-02-01 20.28 1931-03-01 19.26 1931-04-01 24.25 1931-05-01 21.41 1931-06-01 18.36 1931-07-01 18.71 1931-08-01 15.94 1931-09-01 15.49 1931-10-01 26.02 1931-11-01 11.79 1931-12-01 9.27 1932-01-01 14.16 1932-02-01 11.99 1932-03-01 9.65 1932-04-01 8.86 1932-05-01 10.96 1932-06-01 10.72 1932-07-01 13.12 1932-08-01 7.12 1932-09-01 6.42 1932-10-01 7.47 1932-11-01 6.01 1932-12-01 9.46 1933-01-01 7.37 1933-02-01 8.85 1933-03-01 5.69 1933-04-01 6.70 1933-05-01 5.01 1933-06-01 9.62 1933-07-01 6.75 1933-08-01 6.40 1933-09-01 8.92 1933-10-01 5.65 1933-11-01 8.88 1933-12-01 7.48 1934-01-01 6.80 1934-02-01 5.44 1934-03-01 9.64 1934-04-01 7.26 1934-05-01 8.65 1934-06-01 6.47 1934-07-01 8.24 1934-08-01 6.67 1934-09-01 7.30 1934-10-01 6.37 1934-11-01 7.46 1934-12-01 9.11 1935-01-01 8.16 1935-02-01 4.92 1935-03-01 8.33 1935-04-01 15.07 1935-05-01 11.02 1935-06-01 14.07 1935-07-01 7.14 1935-08-01 10.46 1935-09-01 8.11 1935-10-01 15.08 1935-11-01 9.84 1935-12-01 21.41 1936-01-01 20.95 1936-02-01 18.67 1936-03-01 14.98 1936-04-01 17.20 1936-05-01 14.34 1936-06-01 21.13 1936-07-01 20.39 1936-08-01 18.38 1936-09-01 27.04 1936-10-01 19.20 1936-11-01 17.39 1936-12-01 20.76 1937-01-01 22.36 1937-02-01 15.95 1937-03-01 25.79 1937-04-01 24.88 1937-05-01 35.60 1937-06-01 41.45 1937-07-01 26.35 1937-08-01 20.32 1937-09-01 19.98 1937-10-01 27.84 1937-11-01 15.74 1937-12-01 18.88 1938-01-01 27.64 1938-02-01 27.81 1938-03-01 28.94 1938-04-01 26.20 1938-05-01 16.92 1938-06-01 13.07 1938-07-01 14.60 1938-08-01 17.11 1938-09-01 22.92 1938-10-01 26.00 1938-11-01 26.18 1938-12-01 30.07 1939-01-01 31.92 1939-02-01 22.33 1939-03-01 22.28 1939-04-01 23.10 1939-05-01 29.62 1939-06-01 18.59 1939-07-01 18.34 1939-08-01 27.97 1939-09-01 18.09 1939-10-01 27.70 1939-11-01 29.47 1939-12-01 21.83 1940-01-01 20.65 1940-02-01 25.34 1940-03-01 18.15 1940-04-01 23.60 1940-05-01 22.95 1940-06-01 26.01 1940-07-01 30.40 1940-08-01 42.49 1940-09-01 57.16 1940-10-01 96.00 1940-11-01 66.24 1940-12-01 71.93 1941-01-01 80.70 1941-02-01 69.10 1941-03-01 74.02 1941-04-01 45.57 1941-05-01 45.94 1941-06-01 94.62 1941-07-01 120.45 1941-08-01 88.77 1941-09-01 94.71 1941-10-01 47.74 1941-11-01 60.23 1941-12-01 46.32 1942-01-01 71.47 1942-02-01 121.22 1942-03-01 147.12 1942-04-01 124.10 1942-05-01 181.87 1942-06-01 182.39 1942-07-01 152.04 1942-08-01 117.60 1942-09-01 105.91 1942-10-01 77.74 1942-11-01 101.57 1942-12-01 42.53 1943-01-01 38.02 1943-02-01 51.48 1943-03-01 43.74 1943-04-01 42.97 1943-05-01 29.00 1943-06-01 48.19 1943-07-01 27.30 1943-08-01 22.06 1943-09-01 35.76 1943-10-01 30.82 1943-11-01 28.75 1943-12-01 23.67 1944-01-01 28.68 1944-02-01 14.71 1944-03-01 20.84 1944-04-01 22.26 1944-05-01 17.89 1944-06-01 13.36 1944-07-01 17.98 1944-08-01 23.69 1944-09-01 16.06 1944-10-01 19.26 1944-11-01 15.62 1944-12-01 14.35 1945-01-01 12.80 1945-02-01 19.84 1945-03-01 27.92 1945-04-01 20.68 1945-05-01 18.20 1945-06-01 21.72 1945-07-01 20.62 1945-08-01 25.67 1945-09-01 40.90 1945-10-01 41.39 1945-11-01 47.17 1945-12-01 44.68 1946-01-01 49.50 1946-02-01 43.34 1946-03-01 63.46 1946-04-01 89.02 1946-05-01 68.31 1946-06-01 90.07 1946-07-01 72.90 1946-08-01 73.70 1946-09-01 54.72 1946-10-01 66.53 1946-11-01 42.96 1946-12-01 64.36 1947-01-01 63.38 1947-02-01 56.46 1947-03-01 62.49 1947-04-01 61.05 1947-05-01 54.01 1947-06-01 61.57 1947-07-01 60.64 1947-08-01 65.21 1947-09-01 77.02 1947-10-01 76.29 1947-11-01 63.26 1947-12-01 78.96 1948-01-01 52.02 1948-02-01 72.68 1948-03-01 70.18 1948-04-01 96.99 1948-05-01 79.02 1948-06-01 90.66 1948-07-01 74.09 1948-08-01 66.28 1948-09-01 76.19 1948-10-01 112.54 1948-11-01 68.85 1948-12-01 81.59 1949-01-01 92.27 1949-02-01 104.40 1949-03-01 96.20 1949-04-01 94.69 1949-05-01 78.02 1949-06-01 106.06 1949-07-01 83.66 1949-08-01 114.84 1949-09-01 104.82 1949-10-01 86.54 1949-11-01 70.18 1949-12-01 125.12 1950-01-01 172.20 1950-02-01 124.44 1950-03-01 165.90 1950-04-01 123.68 1950-05-01 152.60 1950-06-01 163.01 1950-07-01 156.62 1950-08-01 164.92 1950-09-01 163.46 1950-10-01 156.20 1950-11-01 136.49 1950-12-01 308.28 1951-01-01 260.89 1951-02-01 252.47 1951-03-01 189.98 1951-04-01 163.12 1951-05-01 172.69 1951-06-01 165.96 1951-07-01 209.42 1951-08-01 154.87 1951-09-01 146.70 1951-10-01 189.98 1951-11-01 147.37 1951-12-01 143.36 1952-01-01 168.68 1952-02-01 138.53 1952-03-01 183.82 1952-04-01 195.84 1952-05-01 199.90 1952-06-01 190.34 1952-07-01 363.19 1952-08-01 473.02 1952-09-01 163.29 1952-10-01 204.25 1952-11-01 195.56 1952-12-01 156.27 1953-01-01 285.74 1953-02-01 186.08 1953-03-01 190.65 1953-04-01 172.96 1953-05-01 184.19 1953-06-01 164.57 1953-07-01 156.32 1953-08-01 169.00 1953-09-01 165.40 1953-10-01 200.55 1953-11-01 130.90 1953-12-01 214.02 1954-01-01 122.04 1954-02-01 133.71 1954-03-01 172.79 1954-04-01 199.98 1954-05-01 257.38 1954-06-01 189.79 1954-07-01 201.48 1954-08-01 180.15 1954-09-01 191.20 1954-10-01 162.02 1954-11-01 210.35 1954-12-01 173.95 1955-01-01 233.20 1955-02-01 180.30 1955-03-01 297.20 1955-04-01 233.43 1955-05-01 296.60 1955-06-01 254.51 1955-07-01 277.66 1955-08-01 211.37 1955-09-01 229.75 1955-10-01 272.80 1955-11-01 236.89 1955-12-01 211.02 1956-01-01 264.79 1956-02-01 332.32 1956-03-01 352.97 1956-04-01 338.98 1956-05-01 297.63 1956-06-01 252.73 1956-07-01 326.26 1956-08-01 252.64 1956-09-01 255.72 1956-10-01 308.85 1956-11-01 234.04 1956-12-01 276.22 1957-01-01 197.75 1957-02-01 218.04 1957-03-01 210.38 1957-04-01 237.42 1957-05-01 208.79 1957-06-01 235.54 1957-07-01 222.70 1957-08-01 213.70 1957-09-01 202.86 1957-10-01 219.55 1957-11-01 193.04 1957-12-01 148.02 1958-01-01 149.41 1958-02-01 205.77 1958-03-01 227.92 1958-04-01 249.59 1958-05-01 278.55 1958-06-01 233.57 1958-07-01 281.78 1958-08-01 229.04 1958-09-01 160.69 1958-10-01 171.68 1958-11-01 148.04 1958-12-01 182.31 1959-01-01 193.72 1959-02-01 217.86 1959-03-01 269.62 1959-04-01 231.37 1959-05-01 332.35 1959-06-01 290.85 1959-07-01 284.35 1959-08-01 227.58 1959-09-01 280.24 1959-10-01 198.33 1959-11-01 245.71 1959-12-01 195.42 1960-01-01 195.36 1960-02-01 232.58 1960-03-01 220.96 1960-04-01 271.47 1960-05-01 280.24 1960-06-01 369.58 1960-07-01 326.29 1960-08-01 300.08 1960-09-01 285.05 1960-10-01 250.66 1960-11-01 298.58 1960-12-01 228.85 1961-01-01 257.15 1961-02-01 225.53 1961-03-01 247.42 1961-04-01 263.56 1961-05-01 308.28 1961-06-01 299.64 1961-07-01 266.12 1961-08-01 276.07 1961-09-01 260.93 1961-10-01 311.34 1961-11-01 266.55 1961-12-01 214.87 1962-01-01 223.06 1962-02-01 277.48 1962-03-01 264.48 1962-04-01 250.13 1962-05-01 275.32 1962-06-01 283.01 1962-07-01 285.48 1962-08-01 248.86 1962-09-01 250.39 1962-10-01 252.99 1962-11-01 273.96 1962-12-01 201.70