Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Number of Cars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Quarterly

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1870-1926 (2)--Original Data, 1920-1942 (3)--Original Data, 1934-1964. Data Cover All Railway Cars Including Non-Passenger Carrying And Pullman, Ordered From Carbuilder Shops And Railroad Shops (All Domestic Purchases). Source: American Railway Car Institute, Railroad Car Facts: Statistics On Car Building And Repairing, 1954 And 1960; Data For 1961-1964 Were Received By Telephone On September 9, 1964 From Arci; Also See Survey Of Current Business

This NBER data series q06028c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html.

NBER Indicator: q06028c