Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Thousands of Units, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

For Definitions And Estimation Procedures See Introductory Notes On Blank-Bls-Census Data. Series 02203 Is Presented Here As 2 Variables: (1) Original Data, Blank-Bls, 1900-59; (2) Original Data, Census, 1959-63. Source: 1900-1919: Bls, "Volume Of Residential Con- Struction." 1920-1939: "Nonfarm Housing Starts 1889-1958, " Bls Bulletin 1260., 1959. 1940- 1959: "Housing And Home Finance Agency.

This NBER data series m02203a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02203a