Title:               Liabilities of Business Failures, Manufacturing Companies for United States
Series ID:           M0934CUSM144NNBR
Source:              National Bureau of Economic Research
Release:             NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Monthly
Units:               Millions of Dollars
Date Range:          1939-01-01 to 1948-02-01
Last Updated:        2012-08-17 3:04 PM CDT
Notes:               Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data,
                     1984-1938 (2)--Original Data, 1934-1939 (3)--Original Data, 1939-1948.
                     This Variable Represents A More Complete Coverage Of Voluntary
                     Discontinuances With Losses To Creditors And Of Small Failures Not
                     Previously Covered By Dun And Bradstreet Branch Offices (See Source,
                     March, 1940). Beginning In 1940, There Was A Reclassification Of
                     Subgroups To Conform To The Standard Industrial Classification Used In
                     Government Statistics. Bakeries With Retail Outlets Were Transferred
                     From Manufacturing To Retail Trade. Liabilities Of That Group Were
                     Approximately $786,000 In 1940 (See Source, March, 1941). Continuity
                     Of Figures Not Affected By 1939 And 1940 Changes. Source: Dun And
                     Bradstreet, Inc., Dun'S Statistical Review.
                     
                     This NBER data series m09034c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 9
                     at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter09.html.
                     
                     NBER Indicator: m09034c

DATE        VALUE
1939-01-01   8.09
1939-02-01   6.23
1939-03-01   9.49
1939-04-01   9.40
1939-05-01   6.40
1939-06-01   5.95
1939-07-01   7.29
1939-08-01   5.24
1939-09-01   4.41
1939-10-01   8.09
1939-11-01   5.37
1939-12-01   6.22
1940-01-01   6.41
1940-02-01   6.54
1940-03-01   4.94
1940-04-01   8.40
1940-05-01   5.71
1940-06-01   5.93
1940-07-01   7.90
1940-08-01   5.66
1940-09-01   5.63
1940-10-01   6.10
1940-11-01   9.93
1940-12-01   6.97
1941-01-01   4.82
1941-02-01   6.82
1941-03-01   4.41
1941-04-01   5.54
1941-05-01   3.69
1941-06-01   3.84
1941-07-01   7.77
1941-08-01   5.53
1941-09-01   4.78
1941-10-01   3.46
1941-11-01   4.45
1941-12-01   6.81
1942-01-01   4.40
1942-02-01   3.44
1942-03-01   4.64
1942-04-01   3.98
1942-05-01   4.10
1942-06-01   4.27
1942-07-01   2.66
1942-08-01   2.77
1942-09-01   2.31
1942-10-01   3.13
1942-11-01   2.54
1942-12-01   3.19
1943-01-01   2.95
1943-02-01   1.72
1943-03-01   5.04
1943-04-01   1.70
1943-05-01   1.10
1943-06-01   2.02
1943-07-01   2.67
1943-08-01   1.39
1943-09-01   0.66
1943-10-01   2.77
1943-11-01   1.42
1943-12-01   1.09
1944-01-01   1.07
1944-02-01   2.24
1944-03-01   0.92
1944-04-01   3.00
1944-05-01   1.54
1944-06-01   1.23
1944-07-01   2.59
1944-08-01   0.68
1944-09-01   3.56
1944-10-01   3.60
1944-11-01   0.99
1944-12-01   1.12
1945-01-01   2.99
1945-02-01   0.54
1945-03-01   3.25
1945-04-01   0.60
1945-05-01   1.87
1945-06-01   2.50
1945-07-01   2.80
1945-08-01   0.79
1945-09-01   0.87
1945-10-01   2.41
1945-11-01   0.94
1945-12-01   1.25
1946-01-01   1.84
1946-02-01   1.09
1946-03-01   2.72
1946-04-01   2.86
1946-05-01   2.26
1946-06-01   2.26
1946-07-01   2.11
1946-08-01   2.63
1946-09-01   3.88
1946-10-01   5.48
1946-11-01   8.63
1946-12-01   7.49
1947-01-01  11.60
1947-02-01   8.42
1947-03-01  11.68
1947-04-01  12.07
1947-05-01  11.29
1947-06-01  14.88
1947-07-01  12.85
1947-08-01  10.60
1947-09-01   6.41
1947-10-01  15.64
1947-11-01  13.11
1947-12-01  21.39
1948-01-01   7.71
1948-02-01  19.88