Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1879-1888=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Annual

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables --(1)-- Original Data, 1851-1900 (2)--Original Data, 1879-1902, 1907-1914. Data For 1851-1878 Are For 24 Commodities (In Hamburg) And Were Compiled By 64 Chambers Of Commerce. Data For 1879-1900 Are For 29 Commodities (K. Stat. Amt.) And Are Mainly For Raw Materials, Agricultural And Industrial, Some Semi-Finished (Yarn), Petroleum, Metals And Pig Iron. Source: Die Beiregung Du Warenpreise, "Grosshandlespreise".

This NBER data series a04054 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: a04054