Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Barrels, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly, End of Month

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1918-1941 (2)--Original Data, 1938-1956. Data Represent The Sum Of "Total Crude East Of California" And "Heavy Crude, California." The Figures For The Month Of December For The Years 1938, 1943 And 1944 Are Revised To Be Comparable With Figures For 1939, 1944 And 1945 Respectively. The Unrevised Figures (Which Do Not Appear As Data In This Series Are) Are 290.6, 249.4 And 226.8 Respectively. Figures For 1955 Are Also Subject To Revision. Source: U.S. Bureau Of Mines, Monthly Petroleum Statement, Individual Issues And Final Annual Statements; See Also The U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business, Statistical Supplements, And Various Issues

This NBER data series m05013b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 5 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter05.html.

NBER Indicator: m05013b