Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Thousands of Long Tons, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1926-1956 (2)--Original Data, 1943-1956. The Figure For November 1943 Includes 385 Tons Consumed In Previous Months. The Figure For August 1947 Includes 120 Tons Of Latex Coagulum, Declared Scrap. Source: 1924-1933 Data Direct From Survey Of Current Business; Thereafter, Data Are From Survey Of Current Business Statistical Supplement, 1936 And Later Issues Through 1955 Supplement, And In Individual Monthly Issues Thereafter.

This NBER data series m01180a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html.

NBER Indicator: m01180a