Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Current Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

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