Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Percentage, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Quarterly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here A 2 Variables-- (1)--Original Data, 1946-1961 (2)--Original Data, 1961-1969 Includes All Corporations, Excluding Banks, Savings And Load Associations, And Insurance And Investment Companies. The Break In Continuity Is Due To The Revised Method Of Estimates. For Further Details, See E. Fiedler,"Measures Of Credit Risk And Experience," (NBER, 1971), P. 213. Source: Calculated From "Working Capital Of U.S. Corporations, " Securities And Exchange Commission.

This NBER data series q09081b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 9 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter09.html.

NBER Indicator: q09081b