Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Gallon, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Two Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1945-1952; (2) Original Data, 1951-1957. Data Are Bulk, Mid-Month Prices. Source: 1945-1946, 1951: Bls Bulletins No. 877, 920, 1143, And "Wholesale Prices"; 1947-1950: "Prices And Price Relatives For Industrial Commodities In The Revised Index: 1947-50"; 1952: Monthly "Wholesale Prices And Indexes"

This NBER data series m04121b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04121b