Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1947-1949=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1919-1960 (2)--Original Data, 1951-1966. Source: Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, Data For 1919-March, 1956 Are From A Photostat Table Supplied To NBER By W.A. Berridge Of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company; Following Data Are From Unpublished Monthly Tables From The Same Source.

This NBER data series m08082a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.

NBER Indicator: m08082a