Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Billions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly, End of Month

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1955-1959 (2)--Original Data, 1959-1966 (3)--Original Data, 1965-1968. Bank Holdings Are Here Represented By Those Of The Weekly Reporting Member Banks (Between 80% And 90% Of Commercial Banks) And They Refer To The Last Wednesday Of Each Month. The Member Bank Statement Was Revised In July 1959; There Was Only Little Effect On Real Estate Loans Except That Of Increase In Coverage (See The Variables Covering 1959-1966. Source: Data Derived By NBER From The Following Sources: Federal Reserve Bulletins; Fhlb"Selected Balance Sheet Data, All Operating Savings And Loan Associations"; Savings Bank Journal; Statistical Bulletin, National Association Of Mutual Savings Banks;"Trends In Savings And Lending At Savings And Load Associations";"The Life Insurance Tally"

This NBER data series m10130a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 10 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter10.html.

NBER Indicator: m10130a