Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1913=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1914-1936 (2)--Original Data, 1933-1943. The Fare Index Is For The Average Street Railway Fare In All U.S. Cities With A Population Of 50,000 Or More, Except New York City, And Weighted According To Population. Beginning In 1933 Bus Fares Were Included. Data For 1926-1936 Are Revised In Accordance With The 1930 Population Census. Source: Albert S. Richery, Moody'S Manual Of Public Utilities, 1923, P. X/Iv; "Public Utilities", Moody'S Manual Of Investments, 1934, P. A38, And Following Annual Issues.

This NBER data series m03014a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html.

NBER Indicator: m03014a