Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Current Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Net Nonfarm Residential Construction Is Obtained By Subtracting Capital Consumption, Including Depreciation And Demolition, From Gross Construction. The Depreciation And Demolition Figures For 1889- 1953, Published In Grebler, Blank, And Winnick,"Capital Formation And Real Estate," Table E-2, Pp. 384-385, And Explained In Appendix E Of That Book, Were Extended To 1955 By Kuznets Following The Same Methods. For Further Information See The Source Works Cited Above, Introductory Notes On Kuznets Data, And Lipsey And Preston, P. 254. Source: Simon Kuznets, "Capital In The American Economy: Its Formation And Financing, " (Princeton University Press For NBER, 1961)

This NBER data series a02209 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: a02209