Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1928-1932=100, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)--Seasonally Adjusted, 1914-1943 (2)--Seasonally Adjusted, 1943-1946 (3)--Seasonally Adjusted, 1944-1953 (4)--Seasonally Adjusted, 1953-1958. The Index Was Computed By L.D.H. Weld Of Mccann-Erickson For"Printers' Ink." Published Figures Are Available Only From 1922 On. Also Available In"Printers' Ink", May 9, 1935, P. 85 And Following Issues. Component Series Were Adjusted By Ratio-To-12-Month-Moving-Average Method And Combined. These Data Are Not Available In Unadjusted Form. Source: Data For 1914-1921 Were Direct From Mccann-Erickson, Inc.; Data For 1922-1941 Were From Survey Of Current Business, July 1935, P. 19 And Following Issues

This NBER data series m06058a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html.

NBER Indicator: m06058a