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)--Original Data, 1919-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1954. Source: Data Have Been Derived By Multiplying Employment With Average Weekly Earnings, See Bureau Of Labor Statistics, Employment, Hours, And Earnings, Manufacturing Division, Nondurable Goods Subdivision, Food And Kindred Products Releases Ls 53-3122 (February, 1953) And (April, 1953) For Data Through 1952; Thereafter, Monthly Labor Review.

This NBER data series m08070b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08070b