Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, are securities whose principal is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The principal increases with inflation and decreases with deflation. When the security matures, the U.S. Treasury pays the original or adjusted principal, whichever is greater. Averages of business days. Yield to maturity on accrued principal. Calculated from data provided by the Wall Street Journal. Copyright, 2016, Haver Analytics. Reprinted with permission.
Yield to maturity on accrued principal. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, are securities whose principal is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The principal increases with inflation and decreases with deflation. When the security matures, the U.S. Treasury pays the original or adjusted principal, whichever is greater. Copyright, 2016, Haver Analytics. Reprinted with permission.
Averages of Business Days. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors does not report responses to CD Bids when the number of respondents is too few to be representative.
Averages of Business Days. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors does not report responses to CD Bids when the number of respondents is too few to be representative.
Averages of Business Days. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors does not report responses to CD Bids when the number of respondents is too few to be representative.
Averages of Business Days. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors does not report responses to CD Bids when the number of respondents is too few to be representative.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors does not report responses to CD Bids when the number of respondents is too few to be representative.
Averages of Business Days. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors does not report responses to CD Bids when the number of respondents is too few to be representative.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors does not report responses to CD Bids when the number of respondents is too few to be representative.
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors does not report responses to CD Bids when the number of respondents is too few to be representative.
Averages of Business Days. The Federal Reserve Board of Governors does not report responses to CD Bids when the number of respondents is too few to be representative.
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, are securities whose principal is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The principal increases with inflation and decreases with deflation. When the security matures, the U.S. Treasury pays the original or adjusted principal, whichever is greater. Averages of business days. Yield to maturity on accrued principal. Calculated from data provided by the Wall Street Journal. Copyright, 2016, Haver Analytics. Reprinted with permission.
This series has been discontinued due to changes in Regulation D. On June 27, 2013, all depository institutions have a common two-week maintenance period. A maintenance period is the period of time over which depository institutions maintain balances at a Federal Reserve Bank, either directly or through a pass-through correspondent, to satisfy reserve balance requirements. A common two-week maintenance period consists of 14 consecutive days beginning on a Thursday and ending on the second Wednesday thereafter. The first two-week maintenance period began on June 27, 2013. For more information see http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/reqresbalances.htm
This series has been discontinued due to changes in Regulation D. Effective with the common two-week maintenance period starting on June 27, 2013, balances maintained that exceed the top of the penalty-free band will be remunerated at the interest rate to be paid on excess balances. The new series is at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/INTRESEXCW?rid=19
This series has been discontinued due to changes in Regulation D. On June 27, 2013, all depository institutions have a common two-week maintenance period. A maintenance period is the period of time over which depository institutions maintain balances at a Federal Reserve Bank, either directly or through a pass-through correspondent, to satisfy reserve balance requirements. A common two-week maintenance period consists of 14 consecutive days beginning on a Thursday and ending on the second Wednesday thereafter. The first two-week maintenance period began on June 27, 2013. For more information see http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/reqresbalances.htm
This series has been discontinued due to changes in Regulation D. Effective with the common two-week maintenance period starting on June 27, 2013, balances maintained to satisfy reserve balance requirements up to and including the top of the penalty-free band will be remunerated at the rate paid on balances maintained up to the top of the penalty-free band. The new series is at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/INTRESREQW
Notes regarding this series can be found in International Financial Statistics Yearbooks produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have requested these publications from the IMF. Notes on this series will populate once they become available. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.
Notes regarding this series can be found in International Financial Statistics Yearbooks produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have requested these publications from the IMF. Notes on this series will populate once they become available. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.
Notes regarding this series can be found in International Financial Statistics Yearbooks produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have requested these publications from the IMF. Notes on this series will populate once they become available. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.
Notes regarding this series can be found in International Financial Statistics Yearbooks produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have requested these publications from the IMF. Notes on this series will populate once they become available. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.
Notes regarding this series can be found in International Financial Statistics Yearbooks produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have requested these publications from the IMF. Notes on this series will populate once they become available. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.
Notes regarding this series can be found in International Financial Statistics Yearbooks produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have requested these publications from the IMF. Notes on this series will populate once they become available. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.
Notes regarding this series can be found in International Financial Statistics Yearbooks produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have requested these publications from the IMF. Notes on this series will populate once they become available. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.
Notes regarding this series can be found in International Financial Statistics Yearbooks produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have requested these publications from the IMF. Notes on this series will populate once they become available. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.
Notes regarding this series can be found in International Financial Statistics Yearbooks produced by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). We have requested these publications from the IMF. Notes on this series will populate once they become available. Copyright © 2016, International Monetary Fund. Reprinted with permission. Complete terms of use and contact details are available at http://www.imf.org/external/terms.htm.
Yield to maturity on accrued principal. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, are securities whose principal is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The principal increases with inflation and decreases with deflation. When the security matures, the U.S. Treasury pays the original or adjusted principal, whichever is greater. Copyright, 2016, Haver Analytics. Reprinted with permission.
Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities, or TIPS, are securities whose principal is tied to the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The principal increases with inflation and decreases with deflation. When the security matures, the U.S. Treasury pays the original or adjusted principal, whichever is greater. Averages of business days. Yield to maturity on accrued principal. Calculated from data provided by the Wall Street Journal. Copyright, 2016, Haver Analytics. Reprinted with permission.
Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1840-1852 (2)--Original Data, 1852-1888 (3)--Original Data, 1888-1938. Source: Annual Register This NBER data series m13041a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13041a
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1871-1938 (2)--Original Data, 1926-1969. The Index For 1926-February 1957 Is Based On Daily Quotations For Ninety Stocks; The Index For March 1957-1969 Is Based On Daily Quotations For Five Hundred Stocks. Source: Standard And Poor'S, Data For 1926-1963: Trade And Security Statistics: Security Price Index Record, 1964 Edition. Data For 1964-1969: Current Statistics, Monthly Issues. This NBER data series m13046b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13046b
Data Refer To Baa Grade Bonds. Source: Moody'S Industrial Manual, 1965; Moody'S Bond Survey, Successive Weekly Issues. This NBER data series m13060 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13060
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1919-1930 (2)--Original Data, 1925-1934. Data Were Computed At The Middle Of The Month. Source: London And Cambridge Economic Service, Special Memorandum No. 33, January 1931, P. 13, And Following Monthly Bulletins. This NBER data series m13034b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13034b
An Arithmetic Average Of The Yield To Maturity On Each Issue Is Based On The Mean Of Monthly High And Low Prices. Beginning January 3, 1929, The Average Yield Is Computed From Thursday'S Closing Prices, The Monthly Index Consisting Of An Average Of The Four Or Five Weekly Indexes For The Month. Beginning April 30, 1930, Wednesday'S Closing Prices Are Used And The Average For The Month Is Taken As Before. Source: Standard And Poor'S Corporation, Data For 1900-1940: "Long Term Security Price Index Record (Through December 31, 1940)", Pp. 137-138. Data For 1941-1942: "Security Price Index Record: 1941 & 1942", P. 16. Data For 1943-1951: "Security Price Index Record", 1952 Edition, P. 175 (Also See 1957 Edition And 1959 Supplement To 1957 Edition). Data For 1952-1967: Current Statistics, July 1952, And Following Monthly Issues. This NBER data series m13023 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13023
Data Refer To Baa Grade Bonds. Source: Moody'S Public Utility Manual, 1965; Moody'S Bond Survey, Weekly Issues Thereafter. This NBER data series m13064 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13064
Source: Dow Jones This NBER data series m13022 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13022
According To The 1928 Journal De La Societe De Statistique, In 1913 The Average Net Yield Equalled 3.78% For A Portfolio Of 180 Securities Of Varying Return. Starting From This Yield And Using The Monthly Index Of Security Prices And Earnings On The Base 1913=100, The Net Yield For Each Month Of The Period Examined Was Calculated. Data For 1932-1935 Are Listed In The Source Under "France. Banque; Valeurs..." On The Second Page Of Each Bulletin, Under The General Heading "Indices Economiques". Source: Statistique Generale, Data For 1898-1914: Jean Dessirier In Journal De La Societe De Statistique De Paris, February 1929, Pp. 80-83. Data For 1919-1931: Indices Generaux Du Movement Economique En France De 1901 A 1931, Pp. 143-145, 160. Data For 1932-1939: Bulletin De La Statistique Generale. This NBER data series m13027 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13027
Data Are Adjusted For Economic Drift. Source: F.R. Macaulay, The Movement Of Interest Rates, Bond Yields, And Stock Prices In The United States Since 1856 (NBER, 1938), Appendix Table 10, Pp. A142-A161. This NBER data series m13019 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13019
Series Covers Only Selected Notes And Bonds. Source: Federal Reserve Bulletin This NBER data series m13057 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13057
Data For 1900-1928 Are Based Upon The Mean Of The Monthly High And Low Price Of Five High Grade Bonds. Data For 1929-1937 Are Based Upon A Varying Group Of A1+ Bonds, One Price Monthly Being Used. Data Beginning April 1937 Are Based On The Average Of The Four Or Five Weekly A1+ Indexes. The Yield To Maturity Has Been Used. Missing Data For August-October 1914 Is Due To The Stock Exchange Closing. Source: Standard And Poor'S, Data For 1900-1946: "Long Term Security Price Index Record (Through December 31, 1940)", P. 128;"Security Price Record: 1941 And 1943", P. 13;"Current Statistics Combined With Basic Statistics", 1944-1946. Data For 1947: "Statistics: Security Price Index Record", 1948 Edition, P. 134. Data For 1948-1950: "Current Statistics Combined With Basic Statistics", January Issues Of 1949-1950. Data For 1951-1963: "Current Statistics", February 1952 And Successive Issues. This NBER data series m13024 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13024
Data Are For Newly Issued Yields Which Are Averages Of Offering Yields On New Issues (Other Than Convertibles, Issues With Warrants And Equipment Trusts) Weighted By Amounts Offered. No Offerings Were Given For The Missing Months. Source: Moody'S Bond Survey, February 9, 1959 And First Issue Of Each Month Thereafter. This NBER data series m13044 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13044
Data Through June 1961 Are Based On 25 Year Mortgages Prepaid In 12 Years; Data For July 1961-1965 Are Based On 30 Year Mortgages Prepaid In 15 Years. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Business Condition Digest. This NBER data series m13045 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13045
Figures From Source Have Been Derived From The Published Price -Earnings Ratio, Being The Reciprocals, Based On Daily Stock Price Indexes. Source: Standard And Poor'S Trade And Securities Statistics: Security Price Index Record, 1964 Edition, Pp. 122-124; Current Statistics, Monthly Issues. This NBER data series q13051 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: q13051
Data For August-November 1914 Was Straight Line Interpolated Since The Exchange Was Closed. Source: Standard And Poor'S, Trade And Securities Statistics: Security Price Index Record, 1964; Current Statistics, March 1964. This NBER data series m13048 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13048
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1934 (2)--Original Data, 1931-1969. Maturity Periods Covered By Data Are: Three Months To February 16, 1934; Six Months From February 23, 1934 To February 23, 1935; Nine Months From March 1, 1935 To October 15, 1937; Bills Maturing About March 16, 1938 From October 22 To December 10, 1937; Three Months From December 17, 1937 To Date (See Frb Bulletin, May 1945, P. 490.) Beginning In March 1941 Yields Became Taxable; They Were Previously Tax Exempt. Data Beginning In January 1947 Are Revised Data Based On New Bills Issued Within The Period; Previously Data Were Based On New Issues Announced (See Frb, September 1950, P. 1216). Source: Federal Reserve Board, Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 1945 And Following Monthly Issues. This NBER data series m13029b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13029b
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1948-1961 (2)--Original Data, 1959-1968. Source: U.S. Bureau Of The Census, Business Cycle Developments, August 1966 And Subsequent Issues. This NBER data series m13047b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13047b
The Rate Shown For Each Month Is The Average Of The Loan Rates Of The Twelve Banks, No Weight Being Given To The Number Of Loans Closed At The Various Rates. When A Change Of Rate Occurred During A Month, The Bank'S Average Rates For That Month Was Obtained By Weighting By The Number Of Business Days It Was In Force. Source: Data For 1917-1934: Letter From The Farm Credit Administration, Washington, D.C., January 4, 1935. Data For 1935-1944: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business, 1938 Annual Supplement, P. 56, 1940, P. 56, And Successive Issues. This NBER data series m13008 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13008
Data Are For Monthly Averages Of The Weekly Yields Index Given In "The Weekly Bond Buyer For The Capital Market Investor", Published By The Bond Buyer, New York City. Source: U.S. Bureau Of The Census, Business Cycle Developments, July 1964 And Subsequent Issues. This NBER data series m13050 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13050
Source: Standard And Poor'S Corporation, Data For 1900-1928: Standard Statistics Co., Base Book; Standard Statistical Bulletin, January 1932, P. 125. Data For 1929-1967: Computed By NBER By Taking A Simple Average Of Four Series, All Based On Standard And Poor'S Data -- Series 13023 (Municipal Bonds); Series 13024 (Railroad Bonds); Series 13025 (Public Utilities); Series 13026 (Industrial Bonds). This NBER data series m13021 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13021
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1919-1944 (2)--Original Data, 1941-1967. Data Were Computed By The Average Of Daily Figures. Data Include Yields In The Partially Tax Exempt Catagory; Data For 1919-1925 Are Callable After Eight Years; Data For 1926-1944, After Twelve Years. Data For 1919-October 15, 1925 Also Include Certain Liberty Loan Issues. Source: Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 1938, P. 1045 And Following Monthly Issues Through March 1944 (Checked With U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business, March 1939, P. 18, And Following Issues). This NBER data series m13033a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13033a
Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1870-1813 (2)--Original Data, 1924-1931 (3)--Original Data, 1926-1935. The Figure For November 1903 Was Given In Source As 2.54, But Is Presented Heer As 3.54; The Figure For December 1903 Was Given In Source As 2.53, But Is Given Here As 3.53. NBER Provides No Explanation. Source: Institut Of Konjunkturforschung, Viertilsjahrshefte Zur Konjunkturforschung, Sosderkeft 36, Pp. 98-99. This NBER data series m13028a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13028a
Data Refer To Aaa Grade Bonds. Source: Moody'S Industrial Manual, 1965 And Successive Issues Of Moody'S Bond Survey, Weekly Publication. This NBER data series m13059 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13059
Data Refer To Aaa Grade Bonds. Source: Moody'S Transportation Manual, 1965; Moody'S Bond Survey, Weekly Issues Thereafter. This NBER data series m13061 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13061
Earnings Is Refered To As Earnings Price Ratio In The Source. Source: Cowles Commission For Research In Economics, Monograph No. 3, Common Stock Indexes, 1939, Table R-1, P. 404-405. This NBER data series a13049 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: a13049
Source: F.R. Macaulay, The Movements Of Interest Rates, Bond Yields, And Stock Prices In The United States Since 1856, (NBER No. 33, 1938), Table 13, Pp. A174-A176. This NBER data series q13020 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: q13020
Data Refer To Baa Grade Bonds. Data Were Checked In Part With Annual Averages In Federal Reserve Bulletins, Annual Reports Of The Federal Reserve Board, And Moody'S Industrials. The Survey Of Current Business Is The Only Source That Publishes The Series In Its Entirety. Moody'S Bond Survey Publishes Only The Daily Figures From Which The Monthly Series Is Made Up. Moody'S Is The Original Collecter Of The Data. Source: U.S Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business, November 1937, P. 19 And Following Issues. This NBER data series m13036 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13036
Data Refer To Aaa Grade Bonds. Data Were Checked In Part With Annual Averages, In Federal Reserve Bulletins, Annual Reports Of The Federal Reserve Board, And Moody'S Industrials. The Survey Of Current Business Is The Only Source That Publishes The Series In Its Entirety; Moody'S Bond Survey Publishes Only The Daily Data From Which The Monthly Series Is Made Up. Data For 1919-1941 Can Also Be Found In The Federal Reserve Board'S "Banking And Monetary Statistics", 1943. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business, November 1937, P. 19 And Successive Issues. This NBER data series m13035 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13035
Series 13046 Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1871-1938 (2)--Original Data, 1926-1969. The Rates Represent Expected Annual Dividend Payments Divided By Total Stock Vallues For Each Month. The Stock Exchange Was Closed August-November Of 1914, Therefore Data Was Interpolated. Source: Alfred Cowles Iii And Associates, Commonstock Indexes, Second Edition, 1939. This NBER data series m13046a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13046a
Data Are Adjusted For Trend And Economic Drift. Source: F.R. Macaulay, The Movement Of Interest Rates, Bond Yields, And Stock Prices In The United States Since 1856 (NBER, 1938), Appendix Table 10, Pp. A142-A161. This NBER data series m13019b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13019b
Data For 1900-1928 Are Based Upon The Mean Of The Monthly High And Low Price Of Five High Grade Bonds. Data For 1929-1937 Are Based Upon A Varying Group Of A1+ Bonds, One Price Monthly Being Used. Data Beginning April 1937 Are Based On The Average Of The Four Or Five Weekly A1+ Indexes. The Yield To Maturity Has Been Used. Missing Data For August-October 1914 Is Due To The Stock Exchange Closing. Source: Standard And Poor'S, Data For 1900-1946: "Long Term Security Price Index Record (Through December 31, 1940)", P. 128;"Security Price Record: 1941 And 1943", P. 13;"Current Statistics Combined With Basic Statistics", 1944-1946. Data For 1947: "Statistics: Security Price Index Record", 1948 Edition, P. 134. Data For 1948-1950: "Current Statistics Combined With Basic Statistics", January Issues Of 1949-1950. Data For 1951-1963: "Current Statistics", February 1952 And Successive Issues. This NBER data series m13025 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13025
From January 1900-December 1928, These Indexes Are Based Upon The Mean Of The Monthly High-Low Price Of Forty-Five High Grade Corporate Bonds. From January 1929-March 1937 The Indexes Have Been Based Upon A Varying Group Of Aaa Bonds, One Price Monthly (First Of Month) Being Used. Beginning April 1937 To Date The Average Is Of The Four Or Five Weekly Aaa Indexes. The Lack Of Data For August-November 1914 Is Due To The Stock Exchange Being Closed. Source: Standard And Poor'S, Data For 1900-1942: Security Price Index Record. Data For 1943-1972: Current Statistics Combined With Basic Statistics; Also Trade And Securities. This NBER data series m13026 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13026
Data Are For All Bonds Having At Least Ten Years Maturity, Based On Arithemetic Average Yields. Data For December 1914 Were Obtained By A Linear Interpolation Between July And December. Source: F.R. Macaulay, The Movement Of Interest Rates, Bond Yields, And Stock Prices In The United States Since 1856 (NBER, 1938), Appendix Table 10, Col. 4, P. A142 And Following Pages. This NBER data series m13019a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html. NBER Indicator: m13019a