Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Billions of Cigarettes, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1915-1944 (2)--Original Data, 1944-1957. Estimates As Published By The Survey Of Current Business Are Based On Stamps Actually Used By Manufacturers And Importers. Small Cigarettes Are Those Weighing Not More Than 3 Pounds Per 1000. Source: Data Are From Supplements And Monthly Issues Of The Survey Of Current Business, 1947-1957.

This NBER data series m01087b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html.

NBER Indicator: m01087b