Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Dollars per Barrel, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Prices Are Average Monthly Price Per Barrel At Wells, Pipeline Certificates January, 1890 To January, 1895; Pennsylvania Crude At Wells, February 1895-1935; Quotations From Stowell'S Petroleum Reporter For January, 1890-September, 1901, And From Reports By Miss Belle Hill Of The United States Geological Survey Of 1902; 1903 Average Monthly Quotation Oil City Derricks; For 1904-1916, 1St Of Each Month Quotation, Oil City Derrick. Source: Bls Bulletin, Nos. 39 (Pp.390-391), 45, 51, 57, 63, 69, 75, 81, 87,93, 99, 114, 149, 181, 200, 226, 269, 296, 335, 367, 415, 440, 473, 493, 521, 543, 572, And Monthly Bulletin Of Wholesale Prices.

This NBER data series m04079 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04079