Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Dollars per 50 Square Feet, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As 2 Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1890-1933 (2)--Original Data, 1933-1942. This Series Was Called American Single Thirds, 1890-1910; American Singles, 1911-1928; Single B, Works, 1929; Single B, Jobber'S Price, 1929-1933. Data Are First Of The Month Quotations From The Oil, Paint, And Drug Reporter. No Quotations Were Published For October-December, 1914. The Figure Given Here Is Based On Similar Series In The War Industries Board Price Bulletin No.42, 1919, Pp.8-9. A Similar Situation Was In Effect In 1915. Data For 1918 Are Averages For The Month. The Bls Bulletin Misprinted Th Data For 1919. Corrections Were Made From Corresponding Entries In NBER Files. Source: Bls Bulletins Nos. 39, 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, And 572 And Monthly "Wholesale Prices."

This NBER data series m04078a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04078a