Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1939-1948 (2)--Original Data, 1948-1969. These Estimates Cover Merchant Wholesalers Only. They Exclude Manufacturers' Sales Offices And Branches, Agents And Brokers, Petroleum Bulk Stations And Terminals, And Assemblers Of Farm Products. (See Survey Of Current Business, December 1963 And May 1964 Issues). Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Bureau Of The Census, Data For 1948-1963: Unpublished Tables On "Manufacturing And Trade Sales", Table 3A For Raw Data, Table 3 For Seasonally Adjusted; Data For 1964-1969: Monthly Wholesale Trade Report: Sales And Inventories

This NBER data series m06094b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html.

NBER Indicator: m06094b