Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Pounds of Meat, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly, End of Month

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1915-1955 (2)--Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1916-1934. Data Given As Of The First Of The Month Here Taken In Accordance With Old Procedures, As Of The End Of The Preceding Month. Pork Includes Frozen, Dry Salt, Pickled, Cured Pork And Pork In The Process Of Cure. From The End Of June 1944 On These Figures Include Trimmings Previously Included With Edible Offal In The Group Of Miscellaneous Meats. Data Have Also Been Checked With The Survey Of Current Business And The Bureau Of Agricultural Economics, Statistical Bulletin, No. 39 "Cold-Storage Holdings," And Statistical Bulletin No. 18. Source: U.S. Department Of Agriculture, Livestock, Meats And Wool Market Statistics And Related Data, 1939, P. 43; Livestock Market News Statistics And Related Data, Annual Issues, 1943, 1946, 1949, 1952, 1954; Cold-Storage Reports, Monthly Issues For Latest Data.

This NBER data series m05083a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html.

NBER Indicator: m05083a