Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1923-1925=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1919-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1954. Source: Derived By Multiplying Employment (See B.C. Series 8,109) With Average Weekly Earnings, See Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, And Earnings, Manufacturing Division, Durable Goods Subdivision, Furniture And Fixtures, Releases Ls53-2079 (2-53) And (4-53) Through 1952; Monthly Labor Review, Thereafter.

This NBER data series m08133b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08133b