Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Dollars per Dozen Cans, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Has Been Subdivided Into Three Variables: (1)-- Original Data, 1908-1938; (2)-- Original Data, 1937-1942; (3)-- Original Data, 1942-1951. Data Refers To The Price Of Standard New Jersey #3 Cans At New York City. Source: 1908-1917: Bls Worksheets In NBER Files; 1918-1938: Bls Bulletins (1935-1941: Prices Published Only In June And December Bulletins)

This NBER data series m04042a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04042a