Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Thousands of Units, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As 2 Variables: (1) Original Data, Blank-Bls, 1900-59; (2) Original Data, Census, 1959-63. For Informaton On Content And Estimation Procedures, See Introductory Notes On Blank-Bls-Census Housing Start Data. Source: 1900-1919: Bls, "Volume Of Residential Con- Struction." 1920-1939:"Nonfarm Housing Starts 1889-1958, " Bls Bulletin 1260, 1959. 1940- 1959: "Housing Statistics, Historical Supplement, June 1960, " Housing And Home Finance Agency.

This NBER data series m02201a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02201a