Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1926=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)-- Original Data, 1890-1951 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1956. Original Annual Figure For 1914 In Bls Bulletin Is 56.8. The Average Of The Given Monthly Indices For 1914 Is 56.6. Revision Of Furniture Component Introduced In November, 1947; Without It The Index Would Have Been 133.2 (Bls Bulletin No. 947, P 5). Index On 1926 Base Discontinued After 1951; See Next Variable For Index On 1947-1949 Base. Source: Wholesale Prices, 1930, Bls Bulletin No. 543 (Pp.3-11) For 1890-1935; Wholesale Prices, 1931, Bulletin No. 572 (Pp. 9-10) For 1926- 1931; Bls Wholesale Prices For 1932-1941, Bulletin Nos. 736, 759, 785, 870, 877, 920, 947, 973, 1007, 1083, For 1933-1950; Labor Review, 1952 Issues, For 1951.

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NBER Indicator: m04095a