Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1957-1959=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

1947-1961 Converted To 1957-59 From 1947-49 By Bls Using Conversion Factor 1.0229888 Given In Bls Bulletin No. 1411, Wholesale Prices And Price Indexes," 1962 (P.101), See Above Source. Original Sources For This Index: "Economic Sector Indexes" (Bls Release, October, 1955) For 1947-1953; Bls Bulletins On Wholesale Prices And Price Indexes, Nos. 1214, 1235, 1257, 1295, 1376, And 1382 For 1954-1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, And 1961 Respectively. Source: Bls "Crude Materials For Further Processing, Wholesale Price Index (1957-59=100)", Unpublished Tabulation, For 1947-November, 1961 (Released March, 1962); "Wholesale Prices And Price Indexes", Bulletin Nos. 1411 And 1513 For December, 1961-1963; Monthly Releases And Monthly Labor Review Thereafter.

This NBER data series m04187 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04187