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 #3 And #2 Cans. Beginning With June 1942 Prices Are Quoted For "Quantity Not Specified" Instead Of Being Quoted For "Carlot." Data For September And October, 1945 Are Interpolated. Data For December 1945 - October 1946 Are Extrapolated; See "Wholesale Price Of Canned Tomatoes: #2 Can, Standard, Eastern Factory". After 1951 Only Indices Are Published By The Source. Source: Bls Bulletins; 1950-1951: Bls Mimeographed Monthly Releases

This NBER data series m04042c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04042c