Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Deutsche Marks, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Quarterly

Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1875-1914 (2)--Original Data, 1919-1923 (3)--Original Data, 1926-1936. Receipts Consist Of Post, Postal Check, Telegraph, Telephone, Wireless, Other. Through The Fourth Quarter Of 1931 Data Is Listed In The Source Under The Heading "Finanz Und Wirtschaftswesen-Kassenabschluss-Einnahmen"; In January And February 1932 As "Einnahmen"; Thereafter As "Betriebs-Einnahmen." As Data For The Full Quarter Is Never Given, Only The Sum For January And February, Data Were Computed By Applying The Difference Between The Sum For The Fiscal Year (April 1-March 31) And Eleven Months Of That Period To The Quarter Of January-March. For Third Quarter, 1931: "Ohne Die Durch Durchlanfenden Gebuhren Im Betrage Von 298 Million R.M. Die In Den Einnahmen Fur 1930 Mittenhalten Sind." For Fourth Quarter, 1931: "Same As Third Quarter, 321 Million R.M." Source: Deutsche Reichspost, Die Verkehrsnachrichten Fur Post Und Telegraphie, March 5, 1927, P. 89; August 20, 1927, P. 329 And Later Issues.

This NBER data series q15008 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 15 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter15.html.

NBER Indicator: q15008