Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1913=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1867-1914 (2)--Original Data, 1919-1924 (3)--Original Data, 1925-1934. These Are Figures For The Last Day Of The Month Through December, 1922 And For Mid-Month Thereafter (See London And Cambridge Economic Service, Vol. Ii, No.1, 1-23-1924). Data Refer To The 16Th Or The 17Th Of The Month If The 15Th Falls On A Saturday Or Sunday (Ibid., Vol. Iii, No.12). Source: London And Cambridge Economic Service, January, 1923 And Following Issues, Also Special Memorandum No.33, P.14 For A Revised Index.

This NBER data series m11012b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 11 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter11.html.

NBER Indicator: m11012b