Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Dollars per Hundred Pounds, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Prices Are Those Paid By Wholesale Jobbers To Manufacturers. Prices Are For Pipes With Inside Diameters Ranging From 3/8 Of An Inch To 6 Inches, Inclusive. For 1890-1917, Prices Are First Of Month Quotations; For 1918-1931, They Are The Daily Average Of Quotations; And For 1932-1939, They Are The Average Of Quotations As Of One Day Each Week. This Series Ends Because Lead Pipe Is No Longer Quoted By The Bls After December 1951. Source: Bls Bulletins

This NBER data series m04146 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04146