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. Source: Data For 1933-1935 And June 1940-December 1943: Direct From F.S. Kalberly. Data For 1936-1939: "Public Utilities", Moody'S Manual Of Investments.

This NBER data series m03014b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html.

NBER Indicator: m03014b