Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Number of Units, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As 3 Variables: (1) Original Data, Urban Places, 1939-54; (2) Original Data, 6600 Permit-Issuing Places, 1954-60; (3) Original Data, 10,000 Permit-Issuing Places, 1959-63. For Further Details See Introductory Notes On Bls-Census Building Permit Data. Source: Bls-Bureau Of The Census, January 1959- December 1963 (10,000 Permit Issuing Places): "Construction Reports, Housing Starts, " No. C20-50, August 1963, Table 6; No. C20-63, September 1964, Table 6.

This NBER data series m02104c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02104c