Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Thousands of Short Tons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presente Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1928-1949 (2)-- Original Data, 1946-1957 Shipments Refer To Domestically Refined Lead From Domestic And Foreign Ore And Secondary Material, Including Antimonial, Asreported Shipped For Domestic Comsumption. Beginning In 1947 Shipments From Secondary Refiners Are Excluded. Shipments Of Imported Lead Are Not Covered. Data For July-December 1949 Exclude Data For One Secondary Plant Included Previously. Source: Survey Of Current Business, 1932 And Subsequent Supplements.

This NBER data series m01246a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html.

NBER Indicator: m01246a