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: Private New Construction Activity, Commercial Buildings for United States Series ID: M02187USM398NNBR 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: 1939-01-01 to 1963-12-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-16 11:35 AM CDT Notes: This Category Is Composed Of Two Subgroups,As Follows: 1. Office Buildings And Warehouses, Which Includes Office Buildings, Except Those Built By Public Utility Companies For Their Own Use; Loft Buildings; Banks And Building And Loan Association Buildings; Warehouses And Storage Buildings (Other Than Cold Storage Buildings, Grain Elevators, Storage Silos, And Warehouses Built By Industrial Or Public Utility Companies For Their Own Use). Because Of A Change In The F. W. Dodge Corporation'S Classification, Beginning With Data For 1956, Warehouses For Commercial Establishments Not Engaged In Selling Storage Space (E.G., Department Store Warehouses) Are Included, While Prior To That Date They Were Excluded From This Category And Included In "Miscellaneous Nonresidential Buildings." Estimates For These Categories Are Therefore Not Strictly Comparable Between The Two Periods. 2. Stores, Restaurants, And Garages, Which Includes All Buildings And Structures Intended For Use Primarily In The Wholesale, Retail, And Service Trades. For Example, Complete Shopping Centers, Department Stores, Drug Stores, Restaurants, Public Garages, And Auto Service Stations Are In This Category. For Further Information, See Introductory Notes On Bls-Dept. Of Commerce Data And Lipsey And Preston, Pp. 262-263. Source: See Introductory Notes On Bls-Dept. Of Commerce Data This NBER data series m02187 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: m02187 DATE VALUE 1939-01-01 18 1939-02-01 18 1939-03-01 19 1939-04-01 19 1939-05-01 23 1939-06-01 27 1939-07-01 28 1939-08-01 26 1939-09-01 28 1939-10-01 29 1939-11-01 30 1939-12-01 27 1940-01-01 23 1940-02-01 22 1940-03-01 24 1940-04-01 25 1940-05-01 29 1940-06-01 34 1940-07-01 35 1940-08-01 32 1940-09-01 32 1940-10-01 32 1940-11-01 31 1940-12-01 29 1941-01-01 26 1941-02-01 26 1941-03-01 28 1941-04-01 31 1941-05-01 35 1941-06-01 41 1941-07-01 42 1941-08-01 39 1941-09-01 40 1941-10-01 37 1941-11-01 34 1941-12-01 30 1942-01-01 26 1942-02-01 21 1942-03-01 20 1942-04-01 18 1942-05-01 17 1942-06-01 13 1942-07-01 11 1942-08-01 9 1942-09-01 8 1942-10-01 5 1942-11-01 4 1942-12-01 3 1943-01-01 2 1943-02-01 2 1943-03-01 2 1943-04-01 2 1943-05-01 2 1943-06-01 3 1943-07-01 3 1943-08-01 4 1943-09-01 3 1943-10-01 3 1943-11-01 4 1943-12-01 3 1944-01-01 2 1944-02-01 3 1944-03-01 3 1944-04-01 3 1944-05-01 4 1944-06-01 5 1944-07-01 6 1944-08-01 6 1944-09-01 5 1944-10-01 6 1944-11-01 7 1944-12-01 6 1945-01-01 6 1945-02-01 6 1945-03-01 8 1945-04-01 8 1945-05-01 10 1945-06-01 12 1945-07-01 14 1945-08-01 15 1945-09-01 18 1945-10-01 24 1945-11-01 35 1945-12-01 47 1946-01-01 61 1946-02-01 73 1946-03-01 84 1946-04-01 100 1946-05-01 114 1946-06-01 120 1946-07-01 119 1946-08-01 110 1946-09-01 100 1946-10-01 96 1946-11-01 91 1946-12-01 85 1947-01-01 75 1947-02-01 68 1947-03-01 62 1947-04-01 62 1947-05-01 67 1947-06-01 76 1947-07-01 79 1947-08-01 82 1947-09-01 88 1947-10-01 95 1947-11-01 103 1947-12-01 100 1948-01-01 93 1948-02-01 93 1948-03-01 99 1948-04-01 99 1948-05-01 110 1948-06-01 128 1948-07-01 139 1948-08-01 139 1948-09-01 136 1948-10-01 127 1948-11-01 124 1948-12-01 110 1949-01-01 97 1949-02-01 92 1949-03-01 92 1949-04-01 91 1949-05-01 98 1949-06-01 107 1949-07-01 107 1949-08-01 103 1949-09-01 99 1949-10-01 98 1949-11-01 101 1949-12-01 97 1950-01-01 90 1950-02-01 88 1950-03-01 88 1950-04-01 88 1950-05-01 104 1950-06-01 122 1950-07-01 127 1950-08-01 124 1950-09-01 131 1950-10-01 146 1950-11-01 158 1950-12-01 149 1951-01-01 131 1951-02-01 130 1951-03-01 137 1951-04-01 136 1951-05-01 142 1951-06-01 142 1951-07-01 132 1951-08-01 119 1951-09-01 112 1951-10-01 107 1951-11-01 108 1951-12-01 102 1952-01-01 91 1952-02-01 82 1952-03-01 80 1952-04-01 77 1952-05-01 86 1952-06-01 93 1952-07-01 99 1952-08-01 98 1952-09-01 101 1952-10-01 105 1952-11-01 113 1952-12-01 112 1953-01-01 109 1953-02-01 111 1953-03-01 114 1953-04-01 114 1953-05-01 129 1953-06-01 152 1953-07-01 165 1953-08-01 169 1953-09-01 175 1953-10-01 179 1953-11-01 192 1953-12-01 182 1954-01-01 164 1954-02-01 157 1954-03-01 154 1954-04-01 152 1954-05-01 170 1954-06-01 192 1954-07-01 206 1954-08-01 210 1954-09-01 210 1954-10-01 202 1954-11-01 203 1954-12-01 192 1955-01-01 188 1955-02-01 200 1955-03-01 215 1955-04-01 226 1955-05-01 252 1955-06-01 279 1955-07-01 296 1955-08-01 304 1955-09-01 322 1955-10-01 326 1955-11-01 318 1955-12-01 292 1956-01-01 270 1956-02-01 272 1956-03-01 279 1956-04-01 276 1956-05-01 295 1956-06-01 324 1956-07-01 332 1956-08-01 316 1956-09-01 313 1956-10-01 320 1956-11-01 329 1956-12-01 305 1957-01-01 269 1957-02-01 257 1957-03-01 263 1957-04-01 262 1957-05-01 286 1957-06-01 308 1957-07-01 310 1957-08-01 319 1957-09-01 322 1957-10-01 330 1957-11-01 332 1957-12-01 306 1958-01-01 270 1958-02-01 258 1958-03-01 263 1958-04-01 264 1958-05-01 287 1958-06-01 318 1958-07-01 329 1958-08-01 319 1958-09-01 318 1958-10-01 322 1958-11-01 331 1958-12-01 310 1959-01-01 274 1959-02-01 269 1959-03-01 271 1959-04-01 277 1959-05-01 323 1959-06-01 367 1959-07-01 382 1959-08-01 371 1959-09-01 351 1959-10-01 350 1959-11-01 355 1959-12-01 340 1960-01-01 309 1960-02-01 314 1960-03-01 305 1960-04-01 301 1960-05-01 328 1960-06-01 356 1960-07-01 363 1960-08-01 360 1960-09-01 369 1960-10-01 386 1960-11-01 402 1960-12-01 387 1961-01-01 362 1961-02-01 352 1961-03-01 344 1961-04-01 336 1961-05-01 363 1961-06-01 400 1961-07-01 420 1961-08-01 416 1961-09-01 422 1961-10-01 427 1961-11-01 430 1961-12-01 402 1962-01-01 360 1962-02-01 341 1962-03-01 342 1962-04-01 342 1962-05-01 378 1962-06-01 430 1962-07-01 467 1962-08-01 472 1962-09-01 467 1962-10-01 459 1962-11-01 461 1962-12-01 436 1963-01-01 392 1963-02-01 377 1963-03-01 373 1963-04-01 364 1963-05-01 386 1963-06-01 417 1963-07-01 451 1963-08-01 483 1963-09-01 500 1963-10-01 493 1963-11-01 493 1963-12-01 471