Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Number, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Eight Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1860-1888 (2)--Original Data, 1888-1897 (3)--Original Data, 1897-1904 (4)--Original Data, 1904-1919 (5)--Original, 1918-1924 (6)--Original, 1924-1931 (7)--Original, 1931-1936 (8)--Original, 1936-1949. Data Cover Four States For 1860-1870: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, Ohio; Five States For 1870-1872: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, And Ohio; Six States For 1872-1881: Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Ohio, And Texas; Seven States For 1881-1888: Connecticut Added. Source: Evans, "Business Incorporations In The United States, 1800-1943" (NBER)

This NBER data series m10035a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 10 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter10.html.

NBER Indicator: m10035a