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Index of Construction Contracts, Adjusted for Cost Changes, Engineering News-Record for United States (M02108USM324NNBR)

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Mar 1943: 228  
Updated: Aug 16, 2012

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(a) Index of Construction Contracts, Adjusted for Cost Changes, Engineering News-Record for United States, Index 1913=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted (M02108USM324NNBR)
This Series Represents Data On Value Of Contracts Awarded Deflated By En-R By Their Construction And Contract Volume. The Construction Cost Index Used Is Based On Common Labor Rates And The Price Of 3 Basic Commodities: Cement, Steel, And Lumber. See Also Introductory Notes On Engineering News-Record Data. Source: Engineering News-Record Yearbook (Later Called En-R Construction Costs), 1936 P.7; And 1942, P.126.

This NBER data series m02108 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02108

Index of Construction Contracts, Adjusted for Cost Changes, Engineering News-Record for United States

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Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Notes:

This Series Represents Data On Value Of Contracts Awarded Deflated By En-R By Their Construction And Contract Volume. The Construction Cost Index Used Is Based On Common Labor Rates And The Price Of 3 Basic Commodities: Cement, Steel, And Lumber. See Also Introductory Notes On Engineering News-Record Data. Source: Engineering News-Record Yearbook (Later Called En-R Construction Costs), 1936 P.7; And 1942, P.126.

This NBER data series m02108 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02108

Suggested Citation:

National Bureau of Economic Research, Index of Construction Contracts, Adjusted for Cost Changes, Engineering News-Record for United States [M02108USM324NNBR], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M02108USM324NNBR, September 30, 2016.

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