Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Pounds, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Through The 1939-1940 Season, Cumulative Figures Are Shown; Beginning With The 1941 Season, Figures Are Published Monthly. Source: 1916-1922 Data Are From Cotton Production And Distribution; 1923-1930 Data Are From Survey Of Current Business Annual Supplement, 1932 Pp.136-137; 1931 Data Are From Scb, February 1935, P.20; 1932-1941 Data Are From Successive Supplements; Following Years Are From The United States Bureau Of The Census, "Cotton Production And Distribution, " Bulletin Nos. 178-190; Facts For Industry, Series M17-1; Annual Issues Of Animal And Vegetable Fats And Oils; Monthly Issues Of Fats And Oils.

This NBER data series m01081 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html.

NBER Indicator: m01081