Wheat Freight Rates, Rail, Chicago to New York, Export for United States (M0313DUSM266NNBR)

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Hundred Pounds, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Data Are Daily Averages Computed By NBER. Figures Were Obtained By Weighting Each Rate By The Number Of Days In The Month In Which It Was In Effect And Dividing The Result By Actual Number Of Days In The Calendar Month. Data For Domestic And Export Are The Same For 1890-1898. Source: Chicago Board Of Trade, Department Of Transportation, Data For 1890-1934: Direct From Files, February 1, 1937. Data For 1935-1943: Annual Report Of The Chicago Board Of Trade, Successive Issues.

This NBER data series m03013d appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html.

NBER Indicator: m03013d