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Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1878-1898 (2)--Original Data, 1893-1917 (3)--Original Data, 1911-1934 (4)--Original Data, 1929-1938. Data Converted By NBER, To Bushels From Metric Tons. One Metric Ton=36.743 American Bushels Of 60 Lbs. Data Represent Estimates From Yields Reported By Federal Crop Reporters, And Exclude Ceded Territory. Source: Data For 1911-1918, And 1934: Vierteljahrshefte Zur Statistik, 1926, I, P. 51; 1935, I, P. 50. Data For 1919-1933: Statistiches Jahrbuch. This NBER data series a01016b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01016b

Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1878-1898 (2)--Original Data, 1893-1917 (3)--Original Data, 1911-1937 (4)--Original Data, 1933-1944. Data Are Converted By NBER To Bushels Fom Original Units Of Metric Tons By Dividing Number Of Metric Tons By 39.368. Data Exclude Ceded Territory (The Saarland). Data For 1916-1919 Are Estimates Based On Information From Individual Farmers. Source: Data For 1911-1919, 1934: Vierteljahrshefte, 1926, I, P. 51; 1935, I, P. 50. Data For 1920-1933: Statistiches Jahrbuch, Successive Issues. Data For 1935-1937: Wirtschaft Und Statistik, 1939, P. 127; Statistik Jahrbuch, Annual Issues. This NBER data series a01018c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01018c

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1878-1917 (2)--Original Data, 1911-1934. Data Refer To The Amount Of Liquid Pressed From The Grape Crop. One Hectolitre = 26.417 Gallons. Data Refer To Present Day German Boundries, Excluding Ceded Territory. Source: Vierteljahrshefte Zur Statistik, 1919, P. 66; And Following Issues. This NBER data series a01026b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01026b

Prices Are For The Best Grade Of Smoked Bacon Sold In Any Considerable Quantity To Families Of Wage Earners. No Fancy Bacon, Ready Sliced, In Glass Jars Or Other Small Packages Is Quoted. Bacon Quoted Is Sliced When Sold. Bacon Sold By Piece Not Included. Prices Are Of The 15Th Of The Month. 1911 And 1912 Data Were Computed By NBER And Are Not As Complete As Later Years. NBER Used An Average Of A Varying Number Of Reporting Firms. Between August, 1933 And June, 1936, The Bls Collected Several Prices Per Month. If One Of Them Applied To A Date Between The 12Th And The 18Th, The Given Price Was Used. In Cases Of Other Dates, Prices For The Month Were Averaged. Source: Bls Bulletin, Nos. 105, 113, 115, 125, 132, 136, 137, 140, 270, 300, 315, 334, 396, 418, 445, 464, And 495; United States Bureau Of Labor, Monthly Issues Of Retail Prices; For 1911-1934 Data, Except December, 1931-December, 1932, Which Are From Special Monthly Mimeographed Reports By U.S.B.L. The Data Were Not Published For Economy Reasons. 1935-1943 Data Are From "Retail Food Prices By Cities." This NBER data series m04025 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04025

All Quotations Are For "Pure" Lard With The Exception Of A Few For "Pure Leaf." No "Compound" Lard Is Quoted. The Great Majority Of Quotations Are For "Tub" Lard (Sold In Bulk). Some Quotations Are For Lard Sold In Pails But Were Reduced To A Price Per Pound Basis. Prices Are For The 15Th Of The Month Or The Tuesday Nearest The 15Th. Data Are The Simple Average Of Actual Selling Prices Of The 15Th Of The Month Through August, 1933. Thereafter, A Price Report Every Two Weeks Until 1936. Between August, 1933, And June, 1936, The Bls Collected Several Prices Per Month. If One Of Them Applied To A Date Between The 12Th And The 18Th, It Was Used As Given. In The Cases Of Other Dates The Given Prices Were Averaged. Source: Bls Bulletins, Nos. 105, 115, 125, 132, 136, 137, 140, 270, 300, 315, 334, 396, 418, 445, 464, And 495 And United States Bureau Of Labor, "Retail Prices" For 1913-1934 Data, Except December, 1931-December, 1932, Which Are From Special Monthly Mimeographed Reports Of U.S.B.L. Not Given Formerly In Bulletins For Economy'S Sake. 1935-1943 Data Are From "Retail Prices--Principal Articles Of Food By Cities." 1911 And 1912 Data Were Computed By NBER By Averaging Quotations Of A Varying Number Of Firms. This NBER data series m04027 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04027

Source: Bls Bulletins, Nos. 105, 115, 125, 132, 136, 137, 140, 270, 300, 315, 334, 396, 418, 445, 464, And 495 And United States Bureau Of Labor, "Retail Prices" For 1913-1934 Data, Except December, 1931-December, 1932, Which Are From Special Monthly Mimeographed Reports Of U.S.B.L. Not Given Formerly In Bulletins For Economy'S Sake. 1935-1943 Data Are From "Retail Prices--Principal Articles Of Food By Cities." 1911 And 1912 Data Were Computed By NBER By Averaging Quotations Of A Varying Number Of Firms. Between August, 1933, And June, 1936, The Bls Collected Several Prices Per Month. If One Of Them Applied To A Date Between The 12Th And The 18Th, It Was Used As Given. In The Cases Of Other Dates The Given Prices Were Averaged. This NBER data series m04029 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04029

Quotations Are The Average Of Prices On The 15Th Of The Month For 3 1/2 Pound Lots Of Sugar. Where The Quotations Were Originally In Dollars, They Have Been Converted To Cents. Prices Are For Granulated Sugar. Until 1917, In A Number Of Cities, The 25 And 50 Cent And One Dollar Lots Represented The Unit Of Sale, But Since The Latter Part Of 1917, Practically All Quotations Have Been Given On The Pound Basis. Source: Bls Bulletins, Nos. 105, 113, 115, 125, 132, 136, 137, 140, 270, 300, 315, 334, 396, 418, 445, 464, And 495 And Monthly "Retail Prices" For 1913-1934 Data; 1935-1943 Data Are From The Mimeographed Release Of The United States Bureau Of Labor, "Retail Prices, " Except For December, 1931-December, 1932. Data For That Period Are From Special Monthly Mimeographed Reports Not Given Formerly In The Bulletin Because Of An Economy Measure. 1911-1912 Data Were Calculated By The NBER By Averaging Prices Of Various Firms Together. This NBER data series m04031 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04031

Series Is Presented As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1878-1917 (2)--Original Data, 1911-1937 (3)--Original Data, 1933-1944. Boundaries Exclude All Ceded Territory. Data For 1936-1937 Were Computed By Deducting The Average For The Saarland (See Statistiches Jahrbuch, 1937, P. 92, And 1938, P. 98). Source: Data For 1911-1919: Vierteljahrshefte Statistik, 1926, Vol. I, P. 51. Data For 1920-1937: Statistiches Jahrbuch This NBER data series a01032b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01032b

Postal Savings Began Operation In 1911. Source: Post Office Department, Annual Report Of The Postmaster General, 1921, Pp. 141-146 And Following Issues This NBER data series m10001 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 10 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter10.html. NBER Indicator: m10001

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, Lake Copper, 1860-1912; (2)-- Original Data, Electrolyte Copper, 1911-1955. Lake Copper Is From Native Copper Mines Of The Lake Superior District. The Standard Range Of Conductivity Is 99.5%. Electrolyte Copper Is Refined By The Electrolytic Process And Runs From 99.93% And Upwards For Cathodes. From 1932 On Copper Is Referred To As "Domestic" Rather Than New York. This Refers To Net Price At Refineries On The Atlantic Seaboard, Most Of Which Are Located In The New York Tidewater Area. For All Practical Purposes "New York" And "Atlantic Seaboard" Refineries Are Identical. Source: 1860-1893:"Mineral Industry", 1893, P.253, And Following Issues; 1894-1955:"Engineering And Mining Journal", January 4, 1896, P. 5, And Following Issues (Also Available In "Mineral Industry" A Supplementary Publication Of "E & M Journal") This NBER data series m04015b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04015b

This NBER data series m02122 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: m02122

The Data Relate To Finished Portland Cement, Measured In Number Of Barrels, For The Entire Industry. They Include High-Early- Strength Cement Which, Beginning 1955, Is Separately Reported By The Compiling Agency. Clinker Cement, An Intermediate Product, Is Excluded. The 1911-1920 Data Were Compiled By E.F.Burchard Of The U.S. Geological Survey, From Data Furnished By The Portland Cement Association The Original Data, Representing 93 To 99 Per Cent Of Industry Production, Were Supplemented With Estimates For Nonreporting Plants. Data After 1920 Are From The Bureau Of Mines, U.S. Department Of The Interior. They Include 48 States And The District Of Columbia; Puerto Rico (Where Operation Was Started In 1940); And Hawaii (For September 1944 Through 1946 And Beginning 1961). Seasonal Adjustment Is By NBER (Lipsey And Preston, P. 288). Source: 1911-1920: George Otis Smith, Et Al., "Fluctuations In Mineral Output", From Forecasting, Papers Presented At The Eighty-Fifth Annual Meeting Of The American Statistical Association, Edited By Warren M. Persons, William Trufant Foster, And Albert J. Hettinger, Jr., (Cambridge, 1924). 1921-1962:"Survey Of Current Business", September 1923, And Supplements, 1932-1963. 1963:"Survey Of Current Business", Monthly Issues, March 1964 To February 1965 (Lipsey And Preston, P. 288). This NBER data series m02123 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: m02123

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1911-1944; (2)--Original Data, 1938-1956. Data Is The Average Of Range Of Prices On Tuesday Of Each Week. Source: Bls Bulletins And Monthly Issues Of "Wholesale Prices" This NBER data series m04026a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04026a

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1911-1937 (2)--Original Data, 1938-1957 (3)--Seasonally Adjusted, 1911-1940. The Units Are Barrels Of 376 Pounds Net Or 380 Gross Pounds (See Survey Of Current Business, September 1923, P. 47; Scb 1932 Annual Supplement And Successive Issues.) Source: Data For 1911-1920: U.S. Geological Survey, E.F. Burchard; Data For 1921-1933: U.S. Bureau Of Mines, Warren M. Persons And Others, "The Problems Of Business Forecasting"; Data For 1934-1937: U.S. Bureau Of Mines This NBER data series m05026a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html. NBER Indicator: m05026a

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1878-1898 (2)--Original Data, 1893-1917 (3)--Original Data, 1911-1936. Statistiches Jahrbuch Does Not Show Spring Barley Crop Separately Beginning 1923. Data For 1916 Were Omitted Because They Were Not Comparable With The Rest Of The Data. Source: Statistiches Jahrbuch, Successive Issues, Wirtschaft Und Statistik (Or Statistik Fur Das Deutsche Reiches, Volumes For Crop Statistics); Vierteljahrshefte Zur Statistik, 1926, I, P. 51. This NBER data series a01020ac appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01020ac

Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1878-1898 (2)--Original Data, 1893-1917 (3)--Original Data, 1911-1937 (4)--Original Data, 1933-1944. Bushels Are Calculated From Original Units Of Metric Tons. Data Are For Modern Germany, Excluding Ceded Territories. Data For 1916-1919 Are Estimates Based On Information From Individual Farmers. Source: Data For 1911-1919 And 1934-1937: Vierteljahrshefte Zur Statistik, 1926, I, P. 51; 135, I, P. 50; And Successive Annual Issues. Data For 1920-1933: Statistiches Jahrbuch, Successive Issues. This NBER data series a01011c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01011c

Quotations Are For "Irish" Or "White" Potatoes. New Potatoes Have Been Included Only When They Form The Bulk Of The Dealer'S Sales. Prices Are Averages Of Prices On The 15Th Or The Tuesday Closest To The 15Th Of Each Month. Data Was Computed By NBER By Averaging Varying Numbers Of Firm'S Quotations. Figures Given As Price Per Peck Were Reduced To Per Pound. Between August 1933 And June 1936 The Bls Collected Several Prices Per Month. If One Applied To A Date Between The 12Th To 18Th The Given Price Was Used; In Cases Of Other Dates, Given Prices Were Averaged. From June To August 1941 Prices Were Given In Pecks; Starting In Sept. Prices Were Given In Units Of 15 Lbs. Prices Were Converted On The Basis: 1 Peck = 1/4 Bushel; 1 Bushel Potatoes = 60 Lbs.(Agricultural Statistics 1943) Source: 1911-1934: Bls Bulletins, No. 105, 115, 125, 132, 136, 137, 140, 270, 300, 315, 334, 396, 418, 445, 464, 495, And Current Monthly Issues Of"Retail Prices" Except 12/1931-12/1932: Special Monthly Mimeographed Reports; 1935-1943: Mimeographed Release, "Retail Food Prices By Cities" This NBER data series m04033 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04033

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1879-1922 (2)--Original Data, 1911-1958. Data Includes Not Only Shipments But Also Dredge Coal, As Well As Coal Used As Mine Fuel And Used Locally. Data Reflect Strike Of September 1, 1925 To February 12, 1926, And Strike In May Of 1945. Beginning With 1941, Small Quantities Purchased From "Bootleg" Operators (Working On Land Neither Owned Nor Leased By Them) Have Been Included In The Regular Production Figures. Data Beginning 1951 Include Total Production Of Independent Operators, Previous Figures Included Only Coal Purchased From Independents. Source: Bureau Of Anthracite Coal Statistics, Mineral Resources And Minerals Yearbooks. This NBER data series m01117b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01117b

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1879-1887 (2)--Original Data, 1887-1915 (3)--Original Data, 1911-1915, 1921-1922, 1924-1936. Beginning In 1924 Prices Are In Gold Marks. Prices Were Given In Marks Per 50 Kilograms And Were Changed By NBER To Marks Per 100 Kilograms. Data For This Variable Are For Live Weights Of 80-100 Kilograms. Source: Vierteljahrshefte Zur Statistik Des Deutschen Reichs. This NBER data series m04118c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04118c

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1911-1937 (2)--Original Data, 1938-1957 (3)--Seasonally Adjusted, 1911-1940. These Data Were Computed By Business Cycles From End Of Month Data (Two Month Moving Averages Center). The Units Are Barrels Of 376 Pounds Net Or 380 Gross Pounds (See Scb, September 1923, P. 47; The Scb 1932 Annual Supplement And Following.) Source: Data For 1911-1920: U.S. Geological Survey, E.F. Burchard (From Data Of The Portland Cement Association And The U.S. Bureau Of Mines, "The Problem Of Business Forecasting, " Pp. 160-161, By W.M. Persons And Others; Data For 1921-1940: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business, September 1923, P. 47, And Annual Supplements Thereafter This NBER data series m05026c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html. NBER Indicator: m05026c

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1912-1920 (2)--Original Data, 1918-1941. The Five Markets Covered By These Data Are Boston, Chicago, San Francisco, Milwaukee, And St. Louis. The Gross Weight Includes Containers And Wrappers. Source: United States Department Of Agriculture, Annual Yearbooks Of Agriculture And Agricultural Statistics. This NBER data series m01070a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01070a

The Composite Mill Net Yield Index Represents The Amount Per Ton Received By U.S. Steel Corporation Subsidiaries (After Deduction Of Cost Of Delivery) On A Representative Constant Assortment Of All Principal Products, Relative To 1926. Source: Confidential Reports To Tnec From The U.S. Steel Corporation This NBER data series m04140 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04140

The Statistics Were Compiled By The National Forest Products Association (Formerly National Lumber Manufacturers Association), From Monthly Reports From Members And Nonmembers, With Estimates For Nonreporting Mills. The Mills Reporting Represent About 75 Per Cent Of Total Industry Output In Recent Years. Beginning In 1941, The Figures Include Prefinished Flooring. Relatively Small Amounts Of Heavy Hardwood Flooring Other Than Oak Have Been Included Since 1945. (Approximately 5 Per Cent Of The Total Is Usually Maple, Beech, Birch, And Pecan.) Seasonal Adjustment Is By NBER. (Lipsey And Preston, P. 286). Originals Missing; Not Proofread. Source: 1912-1922:"Survey Of Current Business", May 1924. 1923-1933: Supplements To"Survey Of Current Business", 1932 And 1936. 1934-1948:"Lumber Industry Report, August 1950 Statistical Supplement", Department Of Commerce, Office Of Industry And Commerce. 1949-1962:"Business Statistics", Statistical Supplement To "Survey Of Current Business", Biennial Editions, 1953-1963. 1963:"Survey Of Current Business", December 1964 (Lipsey And Preston, P. 286). This NBER data series m02120 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: m02120

This NBER data series m02121 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: m02121

Data Are Said To Represent Ninety Percent Of The Industry. Data For 1927 Reflect A Large Increase In Reporting Mills Due To Many Firms Starting To Make Oak Flooring In 1927. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Data For 1912-1933 And 1936-1955: Survey Of Current Business, May 1924, Pp. 36-37; 1932 Annual Supplement And Following Supplements; Data For 1934-1935 And March 1944: Bureau Of Foreign And Domestic Commerce, Office Of Industry And Commerce, Forest Products Division, 1950 Statistical Supplement To "Lumber, Plywood, And Allied Products Industry Report, " August 1950, Table 10, P. 33 This NBER data series m05025 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html. NBER Indicator: m05025

1933-1934 Data Were Checked With Printers' Ink (Weekly). Beginning January 1948, The Data Include Advertising In Farm And Some Other Magazines Not Included Previously. The 1948 And Following Figures Are Not Strictly Comparable To Earlier Data. No Back Figures Are Available. Source: Survey Of Current Business, October 1933, P. 20, And Successive Issues And Bi-Annual Statistical Supplements. This NBER data series m06057 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html. NBER Indicator: m06057

Data Refers To Rayon Yarn: "150 Denier, First Quality, Domestic, Minimum Filament, Bright Luster, Viscose Process Skeins At New York City -- Averages Of Quotations For All Working Days In The Month." Source: Textile Economics Bureau, Inc., "Rayon Organon", Special Supplements, January 21, 1941, Pp. 24-25; January 21, 1944, P. 25; July 1944 Issue. This NBER data series m04130 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04130

Source: Mineral Resources, Part Ii, 1923, 1927, And 1930; Minerals Yearbook, 1932-1949; Survey Of Current Business, 1950-1953. This NBER data series m01121 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01121

Linters Are Excluded From This Coverage. Part Stocks Are Included. A Running Bale Is A Varying Weight Of Bale Depending On The Ginnery. Running Bales Are Bales As Pressed At The Ginneries. Round Bales Are Counted As Half Bales. After 1949, Reports On Cotton Were No Longer Made On A Calendar Month Basis, But For Four Or Five Week Periods. Therefore, Beginning In January 1950, The Figures Refer To The Saturday Near The End Of The Month, Up To And Including The Fourth Day Of The Following Month. Source: U.S. Bureau Of The Census, Bulletin No. 135, "Cotton Production And Distribution" And Following Bulletins Through No. 189 (1952); Thereafter, Data Are From Monthly Releases, "Cotton And Linters, " Facts For Industry Series M-15-1 This NBER data series m05004 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html. NBER Indicator: m05004

Round Bales Are Counted As Half Bales. Running Bales Are Of Varying Weight, Depending On The Ginnery Itself. Linters Are Not Included, But Part Stocks Are. Data For 1912-July 1925 Were Computed By NBER By Adding Stocks In Cotton Growing States And In "All Others." Thereafter, Data Are Given In Total By The Source. Data Were Checked From The Record Book, Part 1, P. 22 (The Record Book For 1912 Includes Linters And Was Not Comparable) And The Survey Of Current Business. After 1949, Reports On Cotton Were No Longer Made On A Calendar Month Basis, But For Four Or Five Week Periods. Therefore, Beginning In January 1950, The Figures Refer To The Saturday Near The End Of The Month, Up To And Including The Fourth Day Of The Following Month. Source: U.S. Bureau Of The Census, Bulletin No. 135, "Cotton Production And Distribution" And Following Bulletins Through No. 189 (1952); Thereafter, Data Are From Monthly Releases, "Cotton And Linters, " Facts For Industry Series M-15-1 This NBER data series m05005 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html. NBER Indicator: m05005

Data For 1912-July, 1944 Have Been Derived From Monthly Figures Of Bales Consumed By Dividing Each Figure By The Number Of Working Days Per Month. A Six Day Week Was Used Through July 1933; A Five Day Week Through Thereafter. Published Averages Per Day Have Been Used From August 1944 On. No Holidays Deducted After 1943. Source: Cotton Production And Distribution (Annual Census Bulletin, Various Numbers) For Data Through July 1960; "Current Industrial Report, " Series M22P, For 1961. Recent Data May Also Be Found In Survey Of Current Business. This NBER data series m01089 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01089

Data Covers Cotton Growing States Only. Data For 1912-1930 Also Checked With Nourse, America'S Capacity To Produce. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Data For 1912-July 1942: Cotton Production And Distribution, Bulletins 131, 140, 150, 156, 162, 167, 169, 170, 178, 179. Data For August 1942-1944: Activity In The Cotton Spinning Industry, Monthly Press Releases. This NBER data series m01090 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01090

Data Cover Non-Cotton Growing States. Data For 1912-1930 Were Also Checked With Nourse, America'S Capacity To Produce. In April Of 1939 The Census Bureau Reports That There Were 432,366 Spindles In Cotton Mills Working Solely On Rayon. These Were Excluded, As Were Some Few Spindles Working On Rayon And Wool, And Rayon And Silk. Further, There Were Over 100,000 Spindles Working On Rayon In Mills Which Were Formerly Cotton, Now Wholly Rayon Mills. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Data For 1912-July 1938: Cotton Production And Distribution, Bulletins 131, 140, 150, 156, 162, 167, 169, 170, 175. Data For August 1938-1944: Activity In The Cotton Spinning Industry, Monthly Press Releases. This NBER data series m01091 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01091

Data For 1912-1930 Also Check With Nourse, Anerica'S Capacity To Produce. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Data For 1912-July 1941: Cotton Production And Distribution, Bulletins 131, 140, 150, 156, 162, 167, 169, 170, 178, 179. Data For August 1942-1944: Activity In The Cotton Spinning Industry, Monthly Press Releases. This NBER data series m01092 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01092

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1913-1941 (2)--Original Data, 1941-1964. Data Refer To Orders From Both Outside Builders And From Owned Shops. The Figures For December, 1913 And December, 1918 Are Estimated. (N.B. Where Some Monthly Figures Are Obviously Misprinted Or Erroneously Revised The Correct Item Has Been Determined With The Annual Sum). Source: Iron Trade Review, For Data Through July, 1930; Thereafter, "Steel" Until 1941.

This NBER data series a02134 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: a02134

The Last Two Years Of The Series Were Computed By Dividing Farm Value In Given Year By Farm Value In 1926 (Table 505, Agricultural Statistics, 1943). Source: U.S.D.A. Bureau Of Agricultural Economics, "Price Spreads Between The Farmer And The Consumer, " (1936), And Supplement To That Report (1941). This NBER data series a04183 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: a04183

The Last Two Years Were Computed By Dividing The Retail Value In A Given Year By The Retail Value In 1926 (See"Agricultural Statistics", 1943, Table 505.) Source: Bureau Of Agricultural Economics, "Price Spread Between The Farmer And The Consumer" By Richard O. Been And Frederick V. Waugh, 1936, And Supplement To That Report In 1941 This NBER data series a04184 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: a04184

Series Is Presented Here As Five Varibles--(1)--Original Data, 1860-1913 (2)--Original Data, 1913-1931 (3)--Original Data, 1925-1937 (4)--Original Data, 1919-1931 (5)--Original Data, 1925-1937. Source: Institut Fur Konjunkturforschung, Computed From Data In Vierteljahrshefte Zur Konjunkurforschung, Sonderheft 31, Pp. 23, 28, 64; WocheNBERicht, June 19, 1935, P. 97. This NBER data series a01008ab appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: a01008ab

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1913-1933 (2)--Original Data, 1928-1951. Original Data Were All Compiled By The Electrical World, But Were Adjusted To 100 Percent By The Scb Until Source: Data For 1913-October 1922: Survey Of Current Business, July 1923, P. 45. Data For November 1922-1933: Electrical World. This NBER data series m01129a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01129a

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1881-1918 (2)--Original Data, 1913-1938. Data For 1913-1920 Were Computed By Subtracting Figures For Luxembourg, Alsace-Lorraine, And The Saar From Total German Production. Beginning In July 1938, Austrian Production Is Subtracted. Source: Data For 1913-1924: Verien Deutscher Eisen Und Stahl Industrieller, "Die Roheisengewinnung Im Deutschen Zollgebiet, 1910 Bis 1924". Data For 1925-1935: Stahl Und Eisen. Data For 1936-1938: Quin'S Metal Handbook And Statistics. This NBER data series m01134b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01134b

Data Are For Factory Sales. Data Include Ambulances, Funeral Cars, Fire Apparatus, Street Sweepers, Buses And Road Tractors. Source: Data For 1913-1921: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survy Of Current Business, June 1927, P. 22. Data For 1922-1940: U.S. Bureau Of The Census, Automobiles (Mimeograph Release). This NBER data series m01144a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01144a

Source: Bls Bulletins, Nos. 270, 300, 315, 334, 396, 418, 445, 464, 495, And Monthly Issues Of United States Bureau Of Labor, "Retail Prices, " Except December, 1931-December, 1932, Which Are From Special Monthly Mimeographed Reports, Not Previously Published For 1913-1934 Data. 1935-1943 Data Are From Mimeographed Release, "Retail Food Prices By Cities." Between August, 1933, And June, 1936, The Bls Collected Several Prices Per Month. If One Of Them Applied To A Date Between The 12Th And The 18Th, It Was Used As Given. In The Cases Of Other Dates The Given Prices Were Averaged. During The Year 1918, Prices For Standard War Flour Were Included (See Bls Bulletin 334, P.10 Footnote). Beginning In June, 1941, Prices Were Quoted In 10 Pound Units. Here They Have Been Converted To Prices Per Pound. This NBER data series m04020 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04020

Prices Are Based On A Pound Of Dough Before Baking. 1913-15 Data Are First Of Month Prices; 1916-42 Data Are From The 15Th Of Each Month Or The Tuesday Nearest The 15Th. Source: Bls Bulletins And Monthly Issues Of "Wholesale Prices" This NBER data series m04021 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04021

Source: Bls Bulletins, Nos. 270, 300, 315, 334, 396, 418, 445, 464, 495, And Monthly Issues Of United States Bureau Of Labor, "Retail Prices, " Except December, 1931-December, 1932, Which Are From Special Monthly Mimeographed Reports, Not Previously Published For 1913-1934 Data. 1935-1943 Data Are From Mimeographed Release, "Retail Food Prices By Cities." Between August, 1933, And June, 1936, The Bls Collected Several Prices Per Month. If One Of Them Applied To A Date Between The 12Th And The 18Th, It Was Used As Given. In The Cases Of Other Dates The Given Prices Were Averaged. Quotations Here Are Based On 18 Ounces Of Dough, This Being The Average Scaling Weight Of A Baked Loaf Weighing A Pound. Variations In Loaves Have Been Eliminated And Prior To 1918, A Scaling Weight Of 16 Ounces Has Been Converted To 18 Ounces. Fancy, Special, Graham, Rye, And Restaurant Bread Have Been Excluded. This NBER data series m04022 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04022

Indexes For 12/1914, 12/1915, 12/1916, 12/1917, 12/1918, 06/1919, 12/1919, 06/1920, 12/1920, 05/1921, 09/1921, 12/1921, 03/1922, 06/1922, 09/1922, 12/1922, 03/1923, 06/1923, 09/1923, 12/1923, 03/1924, 06/1924, 09/1924, 12/1924, Only June And December For The Years 1925- 1933, 06/1934, 11/1934, 03/1935, 07/1935, 10/1935, 12/1935, 01/1936, 04/1936, 07/1936, 09/1936, 12/1936, 03/1937, 06/1937, 09/1937, 12/1937, 03/1938, 06/1938, 09/1938,12/1938, 03/1939, 06/1939, 09/1939, 12/1939, 03/1940, 06/1940, And 09/1940-04/1971 Are Based On Collected Prices; All Others Assume An Even Rate Of Change (Compound) Between Priced Dates, Except 1913 Which Is Computed From Bls Food And All Items Index. Source: 1913-1935 Data Has Been Derived From Indexes For All Items And For Food; For 1936-1965, Bls Mimeographed Release, Undated, "Consumer Price Index For Urban Wage Earners And Clerical Workers" And This NBER data series m04052 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04052

The Quarterly Data Originally Appears On 1901-10=100 Base And Has Here (NBER) Been Converted To The July, 1914=100 Base (To Agree With The Monthly Series Given On The July, 1914 Base) By Dividing The Original Data By 113.2, The Value Of July, 1914 On The 1901-10 Base And Multiplying By 100. The Figure, 113.2, Is Given By De Bernonville In Journal De La Societe De Statistique De Paris, June 1924, P.244. It Will Be Noted That The Quarterly Data As Thus Converted Will Agree With The Quarterly Averages Computed From Monthly Data, Beginning In 1913. For A Description Of The Index, See Journal De Societe De Statistique De Paris, June, 1924, P.234, And The Sources Mentioned In "Sources" Above. Monthly Data Are For The End Of The Month. Quarterly Data Are Averages For The Quarter. Figures Are Unweighted Arithmetical Averages. Source: Statistique Generale De La France. Quarterly Data, 1902-1914 Are From Bulletin De La Statistique De La France, October, 1912, P.25 And January, 1919, P.109. Monthly Data, 1913-1931 Are From Indices Generaux Du Mouvement Economique En France De 1901 A 1931, Pp.120-123, 158. Data For 1932-1934 Are From Bulletin De La Statistique. This NBER data series m04057 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04057

Source: Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society, Vol. 56, P. 221; And "The Statist": February 1913 - July 1914, January 15, 1921, P. 89; January 16, 1926, P. 87; And Following Issues. This NBER data series m04062 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04062

Data Refers To End Of The Month. Source: 1913-1930:"Indices Generaux Du Mouvement Economique En France A 1901-1931", Pp. 120-123; 1931-1939: "Bulletin De La Statistique Generale De La France". This NBER data series m04063 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04063

Augustus Sauerbeck Calls This Index "Materials." It Contains A Number Of Semi-Finished Commodities. For Coverage See The Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society, 1926. Base For July, 1886-March, 1895 Is 66.79; For April, 1895- September, 1904 It Is 68.08; For October, 1904-September, 1909 It Is 78.27; For October, 1909-September, 1914 It Is 85.67; For October, 1914-April, 1919 It Is 156.23; For May, 1919-June, 1921 It Is 232.26. Source: The Journal Of The Royal Statistical Society, Vol. 56 P.221 And Following Journals For Quarterly Data; The Statist, February, 1913 Through July, 1914, January, 15, 1921, P.89; January 16, 1926, P.87, (And Succeeding Issues For Monthly Data). This NBER data series m04069 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04069

Source Is Called Matieres Industrielles, Ensemble. Data Are For 25 Articles. Figure For June, 1926 Is Given In The Bulletin As 848 But Has Been Corrected By NBER To 846. Figure For April, 1928 Is Given In The Bulletin As 678 But Has Been Corrected To 680. Source: Data For 1913-1930 Are From Indices Generaux Du Movement Economique En France, 1901-1931, Pp. 120-123. Data For 1930-1939 Are From Bulletin De La Statistique Generale De La France. This NBER data series m04070 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04070

Original Data For 1913-1952 Was On A 1947-49=100 Base But Was Converted To A 1957-59=100 Base By A Conversion Factor Of .8605852. Source: 1913-1952: Bls Undated Mimeographed Table, "Consumer Price Index For Urban Wage Earners And Clerical Workers, U.S. City Average: Food Series B" (See Notes Below); 1953-1963: Bls Mimeographed Release, "Consumer Price Index -- Food At Home, 1953 Forward, Series B-1"; 1964-1968: Bls Monthly Publication, "The Consumer Price Index" (Or "Monthly Labor Review") This NBER data series m04071 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04071

Called By Bls, "Soda, Nitrate (Chile Saltpeter), 95 Per Cent, New York" Under "Fertilizer Materials". Average Of Weekly Quotations Of Leading Manufacturers. Figure For February, 1922 Was Originally Published As 3.41, But Is Obviously A Misprint. The Figure 2.41 Fits With Given Annual Average. Source: Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices" Manufacturers This NBER data series m04152 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04152

Data Was Computed With The Formula: Bls Index Of Meat (Index 7.58) Plus Lard (Index .49) Minus (Poultry, Chicago Weights Are 1927-29 Quantities In Exchange. Source: Computed By NBER From Bls Data. Data Was Computed With The Formula: Bls Index Of Meat (Index 7.58) Plus Lard (Index .49) Minus (Poultry, Chicago Weights Are 1927-29 Quantities In Exchange. This NBER data series m04166 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04166

For List Of Industries Included Under "Raw Materials" See Bls Bulletin No. 572 (1931) P.11; Also No. 870, P.8 Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 543 (1930) P.34-36; 572 (1931) P.212-213 And"Wholesale Prices" Through 1941; Bulletin Nos. 718, 736, 759, 785, And 870 For 1942-1944; Nos. 877, 920, 947, 973, And 1007 For 1945-1949; Mimeographed Releases Thereafter. This NBER data series m04167 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04167

For A List Of Items Considered Under Semi-Manufactures, See Bulletin 572 (1931) P. 11. After 1951 No Index Is Available That Can Be Used To Continue This Series. The "Economic Sector" Index Called "Intermediate Materials And Components For Manufacturing" Contains A Great Many Finished Products Such As Machinery And Machine Tools Which Would Have To Be Eliminated To Derive Comparable Estimates. Source: Bls Bulletins, Nos. 543 Pp. 34-36 (1930), 572 Pp.12-13 (1931), And "Wholesale Prices", Through 1941; Bls Bulletins On Wholesale Prices, Nos. 736, 785, 870, 877, 920, 947, 973, And 1007 For 1942-1949; Bls Mimeographed Releases On Wholesale Prices, For 1950- 1951. This NBER data series m04168 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04168

Data Includes All Bls Commodities Other Than Farm Products. Beginning In October, 1946, Current Prices Of Motor Vehicles Are Introduced Into The Calculations. During The War, When No Motor Vehicles Were Produced For Civilian Sale, The April, 1942 Prices Were Carried Forward In Each Computation Through September, 1946 Source: Bls Bulletin Nos. 473 (1927) And Following Bulletins; "Wholesale Prices" Through 1941. Bls Bulletin Nos. 736, 785, 870, 877, 920, 947, 973, 1007, For 1942-1949; Bls Mimeographed Releases Thereafter. This NBER data series m04170 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04170

This Index Includes Wholesale Prices Of Calf, Kid, Harness, Sole, Oak, Sole, Union Backs, And Side Leather, Weighted By Quantities In Exchange For Census Years. Source: Bls Bulletin No. 473 (1927) And Following Issues And "Wholesale Prices." This NBER data series m04171 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04171

Weights Of 1927-29 Census Quantities In Exchange: Lamb, Chicago: .19; Mutton, New York: .05. These Two Series, Weighted As Indicated, Were Combined. Source: Computed By NBER From Bls Bulletins And Wholesale Prices This NBER data series m04172 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04172

This Index Comprises The Following Bls Wholesale Price Series (Weights Are 1927-29 Census Values In Exchange As Given In The 1931 Bls Bulletin): Bacon, Chicago, .35; Hams, Chicago, .35; Pork Mess, New York, .40; Pork Sides Clear, Bellies Clear, Chicago, .22; Pork Sides Rough, Bellies, Ribs, Chicago, .21; Pork Fresh, Chicago, 2.92; Lard, New York, .49. Source: Computed By NBER From Bls Data This NBER data series m04174 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04174