Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Marks per 100 Kilograms, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1876-1897 (2)--Original Data, 1897-1916 (3)--Original Data, 1910-1915, 1921-1922, 1924-1936. 1879-1887 Prices Are Given By Statistisches Jahrbuch Der Stadt Berlin As "Nach Schlachtgewicht," In All Issues Through 1887. In The 1888 Jahrbuch, With Review Averages Back To 1881 Which Check With Earlier Books, The Table Is Given As "Nach Fleischgewicht." Konjunkturforschung Sonderhefte Also Considers This As Fleischgewicht (Converting Data To Schlachtgewicht) As Does Vierteljahrshefte Zur Statistik, 1896, In An Annual Review Back To 1881. Averages In Vierteljahrshefte Differ Very Slightly From Jahrbuch Figures. Prices For 1879-June, 1897 Are For Meat Weight. Beginning In 1887, The Average Prices For Berlin Are Computed From The Official Monday Berichke Der Direction Des Stadischen Central-Viehtots (After 1893, Called Monats Der Direction Des Stadischen Central-Viehtots). This Reference To The Original Source Appears In The Statitisches Jahrbuch Through 1899 After Which No Further Reference Is Made. Source: Statistiches Jahrbuch Der Stadt Berlin, 1879, P.127 And Following Years For 1879-1886 Data; Monatshefte Zur Statistik Des Deutschen Reichs, December, 1877, P.103 And Following December Issues For 1887-1891 Data; Vierteljahrshefte Zur Statistik Des Deutschen Reichs, 1893 I, P. 38 And Later Issues For 1892-1899 Data.

This NBER data series m04117a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04117a