Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of 1947-1949 Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As 4 Variables: (1) Original Data, 1920-46; (2) Original Data, 1939-46; (3) Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1946-63; And (4) Original Data, Annual Only, 1946-63. These Series Represent The Sum Of Five Building Categories: Religious, Educational, Hospital And Institutional, Social And Recreational, And Miscellaneous Nonresidential. Separate Data For Each Group Are Available In The Sources For 1920 And Following Years. For The Years 1915-19, Data On This Category Are Not Separable From "Commercial Buildings," As Defined In Series NBER 02187 & 02188 In General, This Category Covers All Private Nonfarm Nonresidential Buildings Not Included In "Industrial" Or "Commercial," Except Buildings Constructed By Railroads, Local Transit Companies, And Public Utility Companies For Their Own Use. For A Detailed Listing Of Types Of Buildings Included, See "Construction Reports, Construction Activity," C30-61 Supplement, U.S. Bureau Of The Census, October 1964, P. 73. Because Of A Change In The Classification Of One Type Of Warehouse From "Miscellaneous Nonresidential" To "Commercial," The Data Beginning In 1956 For These Two Categories, And For"Other Private Nonresidential Buildings" Are Not Strictly Comparable To Those For The Period Before That Date. See Lipsey & Preston, P. 262 For Details. For Further Information See The Introductory Notes On Bls-Dept. Of Commerce Data Source: Business And Defense Services Administration And Bureau Of Labor Statistics (See Note)

This NBER data series m02190a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02190a