Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Francs, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

The Original Source - Documents Statistique - Is Available In New York Public Library Only From 1885 On. It Is Available In Paris. For Earlier Years, Therefore, A Secondary Source - Bulletin De Statistique Et Legislation Comparee Was Used. This Source Did Not Provide As Careful Or Complete Revisions As The Original Source (1885 Overlap Does Not Check Exactly, But Appears To Be Best Available Official Source For Early Data. December, 1919 Figure Includes The Year'S Total For Alsace-Lorraine But It Is Included On A Monthly Basis Thereafter. Saar Excluded From March, 1935 To July, 1939. Parcel Post Subtracted From 1926-1934, Inclusive, To Make Data Consistent With Earlier Figures. Source: For 1878-84, Include Bulletin De Statistique Et De Legislation Comparee (Finance Ministere) 1879, P. 90, Then Monthly Thereafter. For 1885-1934, Documents Statistique ... Sur Le Commerce De La France (Direction Generale Des Douanes) Which With The 1922-1924 Issue And Thereafter Changes Title To Statistique Mensirelle Des Commerce Exterieur De La France. Where Gaps Occur, See Bulletin De Statistique Generale; Bulletin De Legislation Comparee Or L'Economiste France.

This NBER data series m07011 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 7 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter07.html.

NBER Indicator: m07011