Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Current Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Monthly Values Are Presented As Weekly Averages;Annual Values Are Sums Of All Contracts Awarded During The Year. 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. For Further Information See Introductory Notes On Engineering News-Record Data. Source: 1913-42, Engineering News-Record Files; 1943-62, Engineering News- Record (Magazine)

This NBER data series m02025 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02025