Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1939=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1935-1952 (2)--Original Data, 1946-1969. Figures Are Monthly Averages. Figures For October-December, 1949 Are Derived From Daily Quotations In Bls Bulletin No. 1007, Wholesale Prices: 1949. October, 1952, Is The Last Monthly Average Available; For 22 Commodities' Index On 1957-1959 Average Base, See The Next Variable. Source: Bls Mimeographed Release Ls 44-2297 And Ls 47-2297: Index Numbers Of 28 Basic Commodities, Spot Market Prices, Through 1947; Weekly Releases Thereafter.

This NBER data series m04195a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04195a