Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Percent, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1875-1906 (2)--Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1907-1958. Data Are For Wednesday Nearest The End Of The Month For 1907-1917, May 1921-1942, And 1947-1958; Currency Data Are For The Friday Nearest The End Of The Month For January 1918-June 1919 And Deposit Data Are For Wednesday Nearest The End Of The Month For The Same Period. Data For July 1919-April 1921 Are For The Friday Nearest The End Of Month. 1943-1946 Deposits Data Are For The Wednesday Nearest The End Of Month; 1943-1946 Currency Data Are For The End Of Month. Source: Computed By NBER From Series 14125 (Currency Held By The Public) Divided By Series 14144 (Adjusted Demand Deposits And Time Deposits. All Commercial Banks, Plus Currency Held By The Public); Both Seasonally Adjusted.

This NBER data series m14178 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 14 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter14.html.

NBER Indicator: m14178