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Index of General Business Activity for United States (M12002USM511NNBR)

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Dec 1937: 67.7
Updated: Aug 17, 2012 3:32 PM CDT
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Dec 1937:  67.7  
Nov 1937:  74.5  
Oct 1937:  87.4  
Sep 1937:  94.8  
Aug 1937:  99.2  
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    Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

    Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

    Units:  Percent of Normal, Not Seasonally Adjusted

    Frequency:  Monthly

    Notes:

    This Series Has Been Adjusted For Trend. 1899-1934 Data Have Also Been Computed By NBER, Based On 100, Plus Or Minus The Percentage Of Deviations From Normal. Source: For 1899-1932 Data, See American Telephone And Telegraph Company, Report Of October 20, 1932, "Index Of Industrial Activity In The United States;" 1933-1938 Data Are From A.T. And T., Monthly Issues Of Current Business Conditions In The United States

    This NBER data series m12002 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 12 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter12.html.

    NBER Indicator: m12002

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    National Bureau of Economic Research, Index of General Business Activity for United States [M12002USM511NNBR], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/M12002USM511NNBR, April 15, 2025.

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