Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Thousands of Units Started, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

The Series Is Presented Here As 2 Variables: (1) Original Data, Blank-Bls, 1889-1945; (2) Original Data, Census, 1945-63. See V161 Source: 1945-1958 (Annual Data): "Construction Reports, Housing Starts, " No. C20- 60, June 1964. For Monthly Data, "Construction Review, " July 1964. 1959-1963: "Construction Reports, Housing Starts, " Nos. C20-50 To C20- 66, August 1963 To December 1964.

This NBER data series m02161b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02161b