Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Number of Units, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As 3 Variables: (1) Original Data, Urban Places, 1939-54; (2) Original Data, 6600 Permit-Issuing Places, 1954-60; (3) Original Data, 10,000 Permit-Issuing Places, 1959-63. For Further Details See Introductory Notes On Bls-Census Building Permit Data. Source: January 1939-June 1954 (Urban Places): 1939-1941, "Construction In The War Years, 1942-45, " Bls Bulletin 915, 1948, Table 15. 1942-1954, U.S. Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Special Tabulation, "Urban Building Authorized, By Principal Class Of Construction And Type Of Building."

This NBER data series m02104a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02104a