Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1947-1949=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1919-1933 (2)--Original Data, 1932-1951 (3)--Original Data, 1947-1963. Data Were Computed By Index Of Production Of Manufactures, Total Divided By Index Of Manhours In Manufacturing, Total (Data For 1932-1946 The Latter Was Compiled From Production Worker Employment And Average Weekly Hours Worked In Manufacturing, Converted To 1947-1949=100). Data From Series 01175, 08010, 08029, 08265. Source: Computed By NBER.

This NBER data series m01300b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html.

NBER Indicator: m01300b