Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Barrels (Of 42 Gallons), Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly, End of Month

Series Is Presented Here As Five Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1917-1924 (2)--Original Data, 1923-1932 (3)--Original, 1932-1951 (4)--Original, 1950-1953 (5)--Original, 1952-1957. Data Cover Stocks At Refineries And Bulk Terminals. Beginning In 1933, Transit And Pipe Line Stocks Are Also Included. This Variable, Beginning In December 1950, Reflects A Change In Stocks Due To A Revised Definition Of Bulk Terminals (See Monthly Petroleum Statement, February 1952, P. 18). Coverage Ends In December 1953 Because Beginning In January 1954, Jet Fuel (Formerly Included With Gasoline, Kerosene, And Distillate Fuel Oil) Is Excluded. Source: U.S. Bureau Of Mines, Bulletins "Petroleum Refinery Statistics"

This NBER data series m05014d appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html.

NBER Indicator: m05014d