Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Current Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As 3 Variables: (1) Original Data, 1939-46; (2) Original Data, 1946-63; (3) Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1939-46. This Series Was Compiled By The NBER As The Sum Of Private Nonfarm Residential Buildings, Private Nonfarm Nonresidential Buildings, Public Nonfarm Residential Buildings, And Public Nonresidential Buildings. Census Revisions Result In A 1946 Break In Comparability. For Details, See Introductory Notes On Bls-Dept. Of Com- Merce Data And Lipsey & Preston, P. 266. Source: Business & Defense Services Administration And Bureau Of Labor Statistics Publications (See Note)

This NBER data series m02195a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html.

NBER Indicator: m02195a