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: Construction Reports, Housing Starts, Nos. C20-50 To C20-66, August 1963 To December 1964. (Census)

This NBER data series m02201b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02201b