Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Cents per Gallon, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1) --Original Data, 1890-1952 (2) Original Data, 1952-1958. Additionally, Series 04081B Is Comprised Of By Original Data For 1909-1941 For Crude Cottonseed Oil. This Series, No. 06-22-36.01, Is Wholesale Price Of Linseed Oil In Tank Cars, F.O.B. Minneapolis. Annual Figure Given For 1958 Is Bases On Two Months (January- February). Source: Bls, Monthly Wholesale Prices And Price Indexes For June, 1952 Through December, 1953, 1957, And 1958; Bulletin No. 1214, For 1954- 1956; January-May, 1952 From Survey Of Current Business, 1955 Statist- Ical Supplement (Scb Publishes Series Throughout The Period Given).

This NBER data series m04081b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04081b