Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Pounds of Lard, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly, End of Month

Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1915-1952 (2)--Original, 1946-1954 (3)--Original, 1949-1954 (4)--Seasonally Adjusted, 1916-1930. These Figures Represent Total Storage Holdings Of Lard At Factories As Well As Warehouses (Excluding Lard Held By Retailers). Refrigerated Storage Is Included, But Cannot Be Segregated. Figures Refer To Rendered Lard (Including Neutral Lard And Rendered Pork Fat); From 1949 On Refined Lard (Federally Inspected) Is Available, But Has Been Excluded From These Data. Prior To 1949 There Was No Distinction Between The Two Categories And According To The Source Rendered Lard May Have Included Certain Quantities Of "Refined" Lard In This Segment. After 1954 The Source Shows One Figure For The Combined Holdings Of Rendered And Refined Lard. Source: U.S. Bureau Of The Census, Facts For Industry, Series M-17-1, "Animal And Vegetable Fats And Oils, " Various Annual Issues; For The Latest Figures, See"Fats And Oils, " Monthly, Series M-17-1

This NBER data series m05081b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html.

NBER Indicator: m05081b