Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1957=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1932-1951 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1962 Beginning In 1956, Manhours Figures Have Been Revised Due To Revision Of Bls Employment And Hours Estimates On The Basis Of More Recent Benchmarks. The Data Are Treated As Though Continuous. Source: Calculated By NBER Based On Series (Index Of Production Of Nondurable Manufactures), Series (Index Of Manhours In Manufacturing Production, Nondurable Goods), Bls Unpublished Table On Manhours In Nondurable Manufactures And Employment And Earnings, Published By The Bls.

This NBER data series m01302b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html.

NBER Indicator: m01302b