Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1957-1959=100, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Quarterly

The Data Represent Total Cost Divided By Index Of Manufacturing (Bureau Of Census 1,175). Total Cost Equals The Sales Minus Profits. Source: Federal Trade, And Securities And Exchange Commissions: Quarterly Financial Report For Manufacturing Corporations; Federal Reserve Board:"Industrial Production: 1957-1959 Base;" And Federal Reserve Bulletin (Monthly Issues).

This NBER data series q09103 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 9 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter09.html.

NBER Indicator: q09103