Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1923=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables-- (1)--Original Data, 1920-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1954. Source: June, 1920-1931: Wages, Hours And Employment In The United States, 1914-1936 (National Industrial Conference Board Studies, No. 229, 1936); 1932-1933: Supplement To Conference Board Service Letter, June, 1938; 1934-1935: Conference Board Economic Record, March 28, 1940; 1936-1942: Conference Board Management Record, February, 1945.

This NBER data series m08217a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08217a