1 MACROECONOMIC TIME SERIES: CONSTRUCTION NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH: MACROECONOMIC TIME SERIES FOR THE UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY, AND FRANCE (ICPSR 7644) - - - PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH - - - INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH P.O. BOX 1248 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN 48106 - SEPTEMBER, 1978 1 ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF ASSISTANCE ALL MANUSCRIPTS UTILIZING DATA MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE CONSORTIUM SHOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THAT FACT AS WELL AS IDENTIFY THE ORIGINAL COLLECTOR OF THE DATA. THE ICPSR COUNCIL URGES ALL USERS OF ICPSR DATA FACILITIES TO FOLLOW SOME ADAPTATION OF THIS STATEMENT WITH THE PARENTHESES INDICATING ITEMS TO BE FILLED IN APPROPRIATELY OR DELETED BY THE INDIVIDUAL USER. 0 THE DATA (AND TABULATIONS) UTILIZED IN THIS (PUBLICATION) WERE MADE AVAILABLE (IN PART) BY THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEACH. THE DATA FOR MACROECONOMIC TIME SERIES FOR THE UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM, GERMANY AND FRANCE WERE ORIGINALLY COLLECTED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH. NEITHER THE ORIGINAL COLLECTORS OF THE DATA NOR THE CONSORTIUM BEAR ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ANALYSES OR INTERPRETATIONS PRESENTED HERE. 0 IN ORDER TO PROVIDE FUNDING AGENCIES WITH ESSENTIAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE USE OF ARCHIVAL RESOURCES, AND TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ABOUT ICPSR PARTICIPANTS' RESEARCH AVTIVITIES, EACH USER OF THE ICPSR DATA FACILITIES IS EXPECTED TO SEND TWO COPIES OF EACH COMPLETED MANUSCRIPT OR THESIS ABSTRACT TO THE CONSORTIUM. PLEASE INDICATE IN THE COVER LETTER WHICH DATA WERE USED. 1 I. CONTENT AND SCOPE DURING THE PAST FIVE OR MORE DECADES, THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH (NBER) HAS COMPILED A MASSIVE ARRAY OF ECONOMIC TIME SERIES IN MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL FORM. THESE SERIES, PERTAINING TO THE UNITED STATES, GREAT BRITAIN, GERMANY, AND FRANCE, ARE ORGANIZED BY THE NBER IN 15 MAJOR CATEGORIES, AS FOLLOWS: 0 I. PRODUCTION OF COMMODITIES II. CONSTRUCTION III. TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES IV. PRICES V. STOCKS OF COMMODITIES VI. DISTRIBUTION OF COMMODITIES VII. FOREIGN TRADE VIII. INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT IX. FINANCIAL STATUS OF BUSINESS X. SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT XI. SECURITY MARKETS XII. VOLUME OF TRANSACTIONS XIII. INTEREST RATES XIV. MONEY AND BANKING XV. GOVERNMENT FINANCE OPERATING UNDER A GRANT FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION, THE INTER-UNIVERSITY CONSORTIUM FOR POLITICAL AND SOCIAL RESEARCH AND THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH HAVE UNDERTAKEN THE TASK OF CONVERTING THIS COLLECTION---NOW CONTAINING AN ESTIMATED 1.4 MILLION DATA OBSERVATIONS---INTO FULLY ACCESSIBLE, READILY USABLE, AND COMPLETELY DOCUMENTED MACHINE-READABLE FORM. THE FIRST OF THE MAJOR CATEGORIES TO BE COMPLETED IS CATEGORY II., CONSTRUCTION. - - 0 II. CONSTRUCTION TIME SERIES 0 A. ORGANIZATION AND DEFINITIONS THE DATA IN THE CONSTRUCTION CATEGORY ARE ORGANIZED, IN THE NBER ARCHIVES, IN 336 DISTINCT "SERIES". BROADLY SPEAKING, AN NBER SERIES IS A COLLECTION OF OBSERVATIONS ON AN ECONOMIC VARIABLE, OR A SET OF ECONOMIC VARIABLES, OVER TIME. A SERIES IS COMPLETELY DESCRIBED BY A THREE-PART 1 SPECIFICATION OF: 1) THE CONSTRUCT OR PROPERTY TO BE MEASURED; E.G., VALUE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION, FLOOR SPACE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION, AND SO FORTH. 2) THE UNIT OF OBSERVATION; E.G., 27 EASTERN STATES, OHIO, GLASGOW, PARIS. 3) THE OPERATIONAL DETAILS; I.E., UNITS OF MEASUREMENT, METHOD OF COLLECTING INFORMATION, FUNCTION OF TIME, AND SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS, IF ANY. THE EXTENT OF THE SERIES COVERAGE IS ALSO GIVEN, E.G. 1791-1919, ETC. QUITE FREQUENTLY, HOWEVER, AN NBER SERIES IS NOT COMPARABLE OVER ITS ENTIRE TIME COVERAGE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE F. W. DODGE CORPORATION, A MAJOR SOURCE OF CONSTRUCTION DATA, GRADUALLY EXPANDED ITS GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE, FROM THE NEW ENGLAND STATES IN 1901 TO 48 STATES IN 1956. WITH EACH EXPANSION A BREAK IN COMPARABILITY OCCURS WIH ONE OR MORE YEARS OF OVERLAPPING DATA BETWEEN SEGMENTS OF A SERIES. WITH EACH EXPANSION A BREAK IN COMPARABILIY IN OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS---BASE OF AN INDEX, CHANGES IN COLLECTION PROCEDURES, AND SO FORTH OCCURS. WHEN SUCH BREAKS OCCUR, SERIES HAVE BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO TWO OR MORE VARIABLES. THE REASONS UNDERLYING SUCH CHANGES ARE NOTED IN THE DOCUMENTATION. THE 336 NBER CONSTRUCTION SERIES HAVE BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 875 VARIABLES. SIZE LIMITATIONS REQUIRE DISTRIBUTION AS THREE SEPARATE DATASETS. ORDER OF VARIABLES WITHIN THE CONSTRUCTION DATASETS FOLLOWS THE LOGICAL OUTLINE OF THE NBER CATALOG: 0 ÕDATASET 2A, V1-V236:å II. CONSTRUCTION A. INDEXES AND AGGREGATE VALUES OF CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY 1. TOTAL CONSTRUCTION 2. PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION 3. PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION B. BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 1. ALL TYPES A. INDEXES AND AGGREGATE VALUES B. REGIONAL BUILDING Õ**END OF DATASET 2A**å 0 ÕDATASET 2B, V237-V562:å C. LOCAL BUILDING (1) INDEXES AND AGGREGATE VALUES (2) SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY 2. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING A. INDEXES AND AGGREGATE VALUES 1 C. LOCAL BUILDING D. HOME MORTGAGE ACTIVITY 3. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDING A. AGGREGATE VALUES (1) PROJECT TYPES Õ**END OF DATASET 2B**å 0 ÕDATASET 2C, V563-V881:å C. LOCAL BUILDING 4. PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDING A. AGGREGATE VALUES C. LOCAL BUILDING C. CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDINGS 1. AGGREGATE VALUES 2. TRANSPORTATION, PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES A. TRANSPORTATION (1) RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION ((1)) AGGREGATE VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION ((2)) CONSTRUCTION OUTLAY ((3)) REGIONAL CONSTRUCTION ((4)) LOCAL CONSTRUCTION (2) SHIPBUILDING ((1)) AGGREGATE VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION B. PUBLIC WORKS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES (1) AGGREGATE VALUES (2) ROADS AND BRIDGES ((1)) AGGREGATE ((2)) LOCAL CONSTRUCTION (3) WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENT (4) COMMUNICATIONS, LIGHT, AND POWER (5) SEWER AND WATER SYSTEMS D. PRODUCTION OF BUILDING MATERIALS AND SUPPLIES 1. INDEXES AND AGGREGATE VALUES 2. INDIVIDUAL BUILDING MATERIALS A. PRODUCTS OF SAWMILLS AND PLANING MILLS (1) AGGREGATES (2) INDIVIDUAL TYPES OF LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS B. STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS (1) AGGREGATES (2) GLASS (3) CEMENT (4) STRUCTURAL CLAY PRODUCTS (5) PLUMBING FIXTURES C. PAVING AND ROOFING MATERIALS D. PAINT MATERIALS E. CONSTRUCTION COSTS 1 F. AGGREGATE SUPPLY OF STRUCTURES G. VACANCIES Õ**END OF DATASET 2C**å - IN NBER DATASETS, THE UNIT OF ANALYSIS IS AN INTERVAL OF TIME---A YEAR, QUARTER, OR MONTH. THE BULK OF OBSERVATIONS ARE MONTHLY, AND MOST VARIABLES CONTAINING ORIGINAL MONTHLY DATA CONTAIN ANNUAL VALUES AS WELL. NEXT IN NUMBER TO MONTHLY AND MONTHLY-ANNUAL VARIABLES ARE VARIABLES CONTAINING ONLY ANNUAL DATA. ALSO FOUND IN THE NBER COLLECTION ARE QUARTERLY AND QUARTERLY-ANNUAL VARIABLES. RARELY, A VARIABLE MAY CONTAIN MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, AND ANNUAL VARIABLES. IN VARIABLES CONTAINING ANNUAL AND EITHER QUARTERLY OR MONTHLY DATA, THE ANNUAL VALUE WILL BE THE SUM OR THE MEAN OF THE DATA COLLECTED AT SHORTER TIME INTERVALS, DEPENDENT UPON THE NATURE OF THE TIME SERIES. FOR EXAMPLE, IN THE CASE OF AN INDEX, THE ANNUAL FIGURE WILL USUALLY BE THE MEAN OF MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY VALUES. IN VARIABLES WHICH MEASURE QUANTITIES OR NUMBER OVER TIME, SUCH AS NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, THE ANNUAL VALUE WILL BE THE SUM OF MONTHLY OR QUARTERLY DATA. THE NBER CONSTRUCTION DATASETS CONTAIN TWO CASE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLES: THE "TIME INTERVAL" AND "INTERVAL TYPE" VARIABLES. THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE IS A FIVE-DIGIT NUMBER OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS EQUAL THE LAST NUMBERS OF THE YEAR OF THE OBSERVATION (911 FOR 1911, 889 FOR 1889) AND THE LAST TWO DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR OR QUARTER. FOR EXAMPLE, AN OBSERVATION FOR JANUARY 1901 WOULD HAVE A VALUE OF 90101 FOR THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE; THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1901 WOULD BE EQUAL TO 90103. THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE SPECIFIES WHETHER THE CASE CONTAINS MONTHLY, QUARTERLY, OR ANNUAL DATA. IT IS A ONE-DIGIT INTEGER HAVING A VALUE OF 1 FOR ANNUAL CASES, 2 FOR QUARTERLY CASES AND 3 FOR MONTHLY CASES. USED TOGETHER, THE TIME INTERVAL AND INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE UNIQUELY IDENTIFY EACH CASE. FOR EXAMPLE, MARCH, 1901 AND THE FIRST QUARTER 1901 WOULD BOTH HAVE A TIME INTERVAL VALUE OF 90103 HOWEVER, THE INTERVAL TYPE VALUE OF 3 FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH AND 2 FOR THE FIRST QUARTER ALLOWS THE TWO CASES TO BE DISTINGUIDHED FROM ONE ANOTHER. IN ADDITION, THE TIME INTERVAL AND INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLES CAN BE USED TO SUBSET THE DATASET BY TIME OR TYPE OF DATA OR BOTH AND WILL FACILITATE THE MERGING OF OTHER ECONOMIC, SOCIAL OR POLITICAL VARIABLES INTO THE DATASETS. B. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS MANY OF THE TIME SERIES IN THE NBER COLLECTION CONTAIN A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES AS WELL AS THE ORIGINAL DATA. DR. GEOFFREY H. MOORE, DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS CYCLE RESEARCH AT NBER, HAS WRITTEN THE FOLLOWING REMARKS ON THE SUBJECT OF 1 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENTS: THE MONTHLY AND QUARTERLY DATA IN THE NATIONAL BUREAU'S COLLECTION OF TIME SERIES ARE ADJUSTED, IN MOST INSTANCES, FOR SEASONAL VARIATIONS. VIRTUALLY THE ONLY EXCEPTIONS ARE SERIES WHERE NO SEASONAL VARIATION WAS PRESENT OR COULD BE FOUND. OCCASIONALLY SEASONAL MOVEMENTS WILL DISAPPEAR FROM A SERIES FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS, AS FOR EXAMPLE WHEN PRICES ARE FIXED BY FIAT OR WHEN THE MONETARY AUTHORITIES COUNTER THE SEASONAL PRESSURES ON INTEREST RATES. THE PERVASIVENESS OF SEASONAL VARIATIONS CAN BE TRACED TO THEIR SOURCE: RECURRING CHANGES IN THE WEATHER OR CLIMATIC CONDITIONS AND CONVENTIONAL CHANGES DUE TO RELIGIOUS OBSERVANCES, HOLIDAYS, AND OTHER CUSTOMS, THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE MONTH, LEGAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS TAX PAYMENT DATES, OR BUSINESS PRACTICES SUCH AS QUARTERLY PAYMENT OF DIVIDENDS. FOR PURPOSES OF BUSINESS CYCLE ANALYSIS THE REPETITIVE MOVEMENTS CAUSED BY THESE FACTORS ARE LARGELY IRRELEVANT AND CONFUSING. THEY ARE REMOVED BY SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT. ONLY THE ORIGINAL AND THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ARE REPRODUCED IN THIS FILE. THE SEASONAL FACTORS USED TO DERIVE THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ARE NOT SHOWN. THEY CAN BE REPRODUCED, AT LEAST APPROXIMATELY, IN MOST INSTANCES, BY DIVIDING THE ORIGINAL DATA BY THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED. IN SOME INSTANCES, NOTABLY WHERE THE ORIGINAL DATA HAVE PLUS AND MINUS VALUES, THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED FIGURES SHOULD BE SUBTRACTED FROM THE ORIGINAL TO DERIVE THE SEASONAL FACTORS. SINCE THE SEASONAL FACTORS CHANGE FROM TIME TO TIME, SOMETIMES EVERY YEAR, IT MAY NOT BE EASY TO REPRODUCE THE FACTORS PRECISELY, BECAUSE OF ROUNDING PROBLEMS. MOREOVER, THE METHOD OF ESTIMATING THE SEASONAL FACTORS HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFIED. THE ORIGINAL FILES FROM WHICH THESE RECORDS WERE TAKEN USUALLY CONTAIN WORKSHEETS WHICH SHOW HOW THE SEASONAL FACTORS WERE ESTIMATED. MOST OF THE SERIES WERE ADJUSTED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU AND A VARIETY OF METHODS WERE USED, WHICH WILL BE BRIEFLY DESCRIBED HERE. FOR FURTHER DETAILS THE USER IS REFERRED TO THE SOURCES LISTED BELOW. METHODS OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT USED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU CHANGED DURING THE PERIOD, BEGINNING IN THE 1920'S WHEN THE DATA WERE BEING COLLECTED AND ANALYZED. THE TWO PRINCIPAL METHODS USED WERE THE "MONTHLY MEANS" METHOD AND THE "RATIO TO MOVING AVERAGE METHOD." WITH THE MONTHLY MEANS METHOD THE ORIGINAL DATA FOR ALL THE JANUARIES WERE AVERAGED OVER A PERIOD OF, SAY, TEN YEARS, THEN THE MEAN OF ALL THE FEBRUARIES WAS OBTAINED, AND SO ON. THESE TWELVE AVERAGES ARE THEN ADJUSTED FOR SECULAR TREND AND EXPRESSED AS A RATIO TO THE AVERAGE FOR THE YEAR. THE RESULTING RATIOS FOR JANUARY, FEBRUARY, ETC. ARE THE SEASONAL FACTORS TO BE DIVIDED INTO THE ORIGINAL DATA TO OBTAIN THE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA FOR THE TEN YEAR PERIOD. VARIATIONS ON THIS METHOD INVOLVED TAKING AVERAGES OF THE MIDDLE ITEMS IN THE ARRAY OF JANUARIES, ETC.; APPLYING THE SEASONAL INDEXES TO A PERIOD SHORTER OR LONGER THAN THE PERIOD FROM WHICH THEY WERE DERIVED; AND OPERATING WITH DIFFERENCES INSTEAD OF RATIOS. THE RATIO TO MOVING AVERAGE METHOD RELIES ON THE 1 PRINCIPLE THAT A TWELVE MONTH MOVING AVERAGE IS NOT, AS A RULE, AFFECTED BY SEASONAL VARIATIONS BUT DOES CONTAIN ALL OF THE SECULAR TREND, MUCH OF THE CYCLICAL MOVEMENT, AND LITTLE OF THE IRREGULAR FLUCTUATION. HENCE WHEN IT IS DIVIDED INTO THE ORIGINAL DATA THE RATIOS CONTAIN ALL OF THE SEASONAL VARIATION, NONE OF THE TREND, SOME OF THE CYCLICAL MOVEMENT AND ALL OF THE IRREGULAR. BY AVERAGING ALL THE JANUARY RATIOS FOR A PERIOD OF, SAY, SEVEN YEARS, THEN ALL THE FEBRUARY RATIOS, ETC., ONE OBTAINS A SET OF SEASONAL INDEXES IN WHICH THE RESIDUAL CYCLICAL AND IRREGULAR MOVEMENTS HAVE LARGELY CANCELED OUT. VARIANTS OF THIS METHOD INVOLVED USING WEIGHTED MOVING AVERAGES INSTEAD OF A SIMPLE TWELVE MONTH AVERAGE, ALTERING THE PERIODS OVER WHICH THE RATIOS WERE AVERAGED OR ALTERING THE METHOD OF AVERAGING, AND USING DIFFERENCES INSTEAD OF RATIOS. THIS METHOD BECAME THE BASIS FOR THE WIDELY USED ELECTRONIC COMPUTER METHOD OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT DEVELOPED BY JULIUS SHISKIN, VAROUSLY CALLED X-11, CENSUS METHOD II, ETC. A NUMBER OF THE SERIES IN THE BUREAU'S COLLECTION WERE ADJUSTED BY THE COMPUTER PROGRAM. THE RATIO TO MOVING AVERAGE METHOD IS READILY ADAPTED TO PRODUCING A MOVING SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT, I.E. SEASONAL FACTORS THAT CHANGE EVERY YEAR IN A SMOOTH, PROGRESSIVE FASHION. ANOTHER METHOD USED TO ADJUST THE SEASONAL FACTORS FROM ONE YEAR TO ANOTHER IS CALLED AMPLITUDE ADJUSTMENT: THE PATTERN OF THE FACTORS DURING THE YEAR IS HELD CONSTANT BUT THE SIZE OF THE SEASONAL SWING IS MADE LARGER IN SOME YEARS THAN IN OTHERS BY MEANS OF A REGRESSION ADJUSTMENT. MANY SERIES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED, USUALLY BY THE COMPILERS, BY AN IMPLICIT MOVING SEASONAL. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED COMPONENTS ARE SUMMED TO FORM THE TOTAL, AND SHIFTS IN THEIR MAGNITUDES CAUSE CHANGES IN THE IMPLICIT SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT OF THE TOTAL. FINALLY, IN SOME INSTANCES A SPECIAL METHOD, DEVISED BY ARTHUR F. BURNS, FOR ELIMINATING SEASONAL VARIATIONS FROM HIGHLY IRREGULAR SERIES HAS BEEN USED. IT INVOLVES MULTIPLYING THE SEASONAL FACTORS (EXPRESSED AS DEVIATIONS FROM 100) BY A SMOOTHED VERSION OF THE SERIES (A TWELVE-MONTH MOVING AVERAGE) AND SUBTRACTING THE RESULTING PRODUCTS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATA. THE METHOD ASSUMES THAT THE ABSOLUTE AMOUNT BY WHICH THE SERIES SHOULD BE ADJUSTED (I.E., IN ORIGINAL UNITS) IS INDEPENDENT OF THE IRREGULAR COMPONENT OF THE SERIES. FOR FULLER EXPLANATIONS AND ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE METHODS OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT USED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU OVER THE YEARS CONSULT THE FOLLOWING NBER PUBLICATIONS: KUZNETS, SIMON, "SEASONAL VARIATIONS IN INDUSTRY AND TRADE," 1933 BURNS, ARTHUR F., AND WESLEY C. MITCHELL, "MEASURING BUSINESS CYCLES," CHAPTER 3 AND ITS APPENDIX, 1946 MITCHELL, WESLEY C., "BUSINESS CYCLES: THE PROBLEM AND ITS SETTING," PP. 233-249, 1927 MACAULAY, FREDERICK R., "THE SMOOTHING OF TIME SERIES," 1931 SHISKIN, JULIUS, "ELECTRONIC COMPUTERS AND BUSINESS INDICATORS," 1957 (REPRINTED IN MOORE, GEOFFREY H., "BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS," 1 SHISKIN, JULIUS AND HARRY EISENPRESS, "SEASONALLY ADJUSTMENTS BY ELECTRONIC COMPUTER METHODS," 1958 C. NOTES ON SOURCES APPROXIMATELY HALF THE DATA PRESENTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION DATASETS WAS PUBLISHED IN "SOURCE BOOK OF STATISTICS RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION," BY ROBERT E. LIPSEY AND DORIS PRESTON (NEW YORK: NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 1966). THIS WORK INCLUDED EXTENSIVE DOCUMENTATION OF SOURCES. THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PRESENTED HERE IN ABRIDGED FORM. IF FURTHER INFORMATION IS NECESSARY, THE ORIGINAL WORK CONTAINS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN MANY INSTANCES. - 0 DODGE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT SERIES SOURCE: THESE SERIES ARE BASED ON INFORMATION COMPILED BY THE F. W. DODGE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK (NOW THE F. W. DODGE DIVISION, MCGRAW-HILL INFORMATION SYSTEMS CO., MCGRAW-HILL, INC.) MONTHLY DATA FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 1942 WERE TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM THE FILES OF THE DODGE CORPORATION. BEGINNING WITH 1942 THE BASIC SOURCES HAVE BEEN TWO MONTHLY BULLETINS (1) CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES (1942-1956); AND (2) CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, UNITED STATES SUMMARY (1957-1963). THE NBER CLASSIFICATION BY TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION DIFFERS, IN SOME CASES, FROM THE DODGE CLASSIFICATION.. THESE REARRANGEMENTS ARE NOTED IN THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SERIES. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE THREE SERIES WHICH HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED, CURRENT DATA FOR THE SERIES PRESENTED HERE ARE AVAILABLE IN "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, U.S. SUMMARY." IN SOME CASES THE TITLES OF THE NBER AND DODGE SERIES DIFFER, AND IN OTHER CASES THE NBER SERIES ARE COMBINATIONS OF TWO OR MORE DODGE SERIES. (SEE INDIVIDUAL VARIABLE DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC DODGE SOURCES.) CURRENT DATA ON THE VALUE SERIES FOR TOTAL, PUBLIC, AND PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION, FOR RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING, AND FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE MONTHLY IN THE "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS" (U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE). ANNUAL DATA ARE FROM THE SAME SOURCES AND, FOR 1932-44, FROM RECORD OF CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES. IN ADDITION TO THE SERIES ON FLOOR SPACE GIVEN HERE, THE DODGE SOURCES ALSO INCLUDE FLOOR SPACE DATA ON ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY DWELLINGS, APARTMENT HOUSES, AND HOTELS. THE DODGE "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS" STATISTICS ARE 1 CONCEPTUALLY A MEASURE OF "COMMITMENTS OF WORK ABOUT TO START." THEY INCLUDE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS FOR WHICH THERE ARE NO GENERAL CONTRACTS AS WELL AS THOSE FOR WHICH SUCH CONTRACTS ARE AWARDED. IN GENERAL, PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED IN THE STATISTICS WHEN IT IS REASONABLE TO EXPECT CONSTRUCTION TO START WITHIN SIXTY DAYS. THE DATA INCLUDE NEW CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS AND MAJOR ALTERATIONS, AND EXCLUDE REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. FORCE-ACCOUNT WORK IS INCLUDED ONLY WHEN EXECUTED WITH MATERIALS EARMARKED FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS AT TIME OF PURCHASE. ALL URBAN AND RURAL NONFARM AREAS ARE INCLUDED, WHILE ALL BUT A NEGLIGIBLE PART OF FARM BUILDING IS EXCLUDED. BOTH PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION ARE COVERED, EXCEPT FOR PRIVATELY OWNED PROJECTS BELOW A MINIMUM VALUE. THE MINIMUM VALUATION, CURRENTLY (1963) $10,000, HAS VARIED CONSIDERABLY, FALLING AS LOW AS $500 DURING THE EARLY 1930'S. PUBLICLY OWNED PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED WITHOUT MINIMUM, EXCEPT FOR MINOR DEVIATIONS. IN THE MOST ACTIVE COUNTIES OF THE ELEVEN WESTERN STATES (FORTY-EIGHT-STATE SEGMENT), TWO ADDITIONAL EXCLUSIONS APPLY: PRIVATELY OWNED ADDITION AND ALTERATION PROJECTS VALUED AT LESS THAN $1,000,000, AND SEPARATELY BUILT RESIDENTIAL GARAGES. THE TYPES OF PROJECTS INCLUDED IN EACH NBER SERIES ARE ENUMERATED IN THE DESCRIPTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL SERIES. STRUCTURES ARE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO FUNCTION. COMBINATION PROJECTS ARE CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO THE PRIME PURPOSE FOR WHICH THE BUILDING IS CONSTRUCTED, INSOFAR AS CAN BE DETERMINED. ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS TO EXISTING BUILDINGS ARE CLASSIFIED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE USE TO WHICH THE REMODELED STRUCTURE IS TO BE PUT. VALUATION FIGURES REPRESENT, AS NEARLY AS POSSIBLE, ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS, INCLUDING SUBCONTRACTS FOR SUCH ITEMS AS PLUMBING, HEATING, ELECTRICAL WORK, ROOFING, AND NORMAL CONNECTING UTILITIES, AND EXCLUDING LAND AND ARCHITECTS' FEES. COST OF INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT WHICH IS NOT AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE STRUCTURE IS EXCLUDED, EXCEPT FOR SPECIAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT IN PETROLEUM REFINERIES, OUTDOOR CHEMICAL PLANTS, ELECTRICAL GENERATING, POWER, AND HEATING PLANTS, AND WATER AND SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS. FLOOR SPACE FIGURES REPRESENT FOOTAGE UNDER ROOF, EXCLUSIVE OF BASEMENT. WHERE BUILDING PERMIT DATA ARE THE BASIS OF THE STATISTICS, FLOOR AREA IS ESTIMATED FROM CONSTRUCTION COSTS, APPLYING LOCAL BUILDING COST DIFFERENTIALS OF THE DOW BUILDING COST CALCULATOR TO NATIONALLY ESTABLISHED COST-PER-SQUARE-FOOT RATES. GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE HAS BEEN INCREASED IN SEVERAL STEPS SINCE THE DODGE REPORTING PROGRAM BEGAN. THE EARLIEST DODGE STATISTICS COVER TOTAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE NEW ENGLAND STATES, BEGINNING IN 1901. DATA COVERING TWENTY-SEVEN NORTHEASTERN STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ARE AVAILABLE FROM 1910 FOR TOTAL CONSTRUCTION, FROM 1915 FOR RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, AND FROM 1919 FOR ALL OTHER CATEGORIES OF CONSTRUCTION. THE ADDITION OF NINE SOUTHERN STATES TO THE REPORTING PROGRAM BETWEEN 1920 AND 1923 BROUGHT THE TOTAL TO THIRTY-SIX. TEXAS WAS ADDED IN 1924, MAKING A TOTAL OF THIRTY-SEVEN STATES. IN JANUARY 1956 THE 1 STATISTICAL COVERAGE WAS EXPANDED TO INCLUDE ELEVEN WESTERN STATES, AND THE STATISTICS HAVE COVERED FORTY-EIGHT STATES SINCE THAT TIME. ALASKA AND HAWAII HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED IN THE REPORTING PROGRAM. BECAUSE OF THESE CHANGES IN GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE, THE SERIES ARE PRESENTED HERE IN SEPARATE SEGMENTS FOR TWENTY-SEVEN, THIRTY-SIX, THIRTY-SEVEN, AND FORTY-EIGHT STATES, WITH OVERLAPS OF ONE OR MORE YEARS BETWEEN SEGMENTS (EARLY DATA ON TOTAL CONSTRUCTION AS A SEPARATE SERIES.) EXACT GEOGRAPHICAL COVERAGE IS AS FOLLOWS. 27 STATES: MAINE, VERMONT, NEW HAMPSHIRE, MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, NEW YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, MARYLAND, DELAWARE, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA, KENTUCKY, TENNESSEE, OHIO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, WISCONSIN, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, IOWA, NORTH DAKOTA, SOUTH DAKOTA, NEBRASKA (IN PART, FROM 1923 ON, IN TOTAL), KANSAS (IN PART, FROM 1923 ON, IN TOTAL). 36 STATES: 27 STATES PLUS NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, GEORGIA, FLORIDA, ALABAMA, MISSISSIPPI, LOUISIANA, ARKANSAS, AND OKLAHOMA. 37 STATES: 36 STATES PLUS TEXAS. 48 STATES: THE 48 CONTIGUOUS STATES. UNTIL 1956 THE STATISTICS DEVELOPED BY THE DODGE CORPORATION ON VALUE, FLOOR SPACE, AND NUMBER OF PROJECTS FOR VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CONSTRUCTION WERE A BY-PRODUCT OF A DAILY CONSTRUCTION NEWS SERVICE KNOWN AS "DODGE REPORTS." STATISTICAL SUMMARIES WERE BASED ON INFORMATION COLLECTED BY NEWS REPORTERS, THROUGH READING AND CLIPPING SERVICES, AND THROUGH DIRECT MAIL INQUIRES. THE REPORTERS GATHERED INFORMATION PRIMARILY FROM ARCHITECTS, DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS, BUILDERS, AND OWNERS; AND SUPPLEMENTED THIS BY CONSULTING INSPECTORS AND OTHER GOVERNMENT SOURCES. THIS PROCEDURE IS STILL GENERALLY FOLLOWED. TWO NEW PROCEDURES WERE INTRODUCED IN 1956-57: (1) ESTIMATES FOR THE ELEVEN WESTERN STATES ADDED IN 1956 ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON BUILDING PERMITS, SUPPLEMENTED BY NEWS SOURCES AND BY SAMPLING. THESE STATES ARE NOT COVERED BY THE CONSTRUCTION NEWS SERVICE, AND BUILDING PERMITS ARE MORE UNIVERSALLY REQUIRED THAN IN THE THIRTY-SEVEN EASTERN STATES. (2) THE BASIC SOURCE OF INFORMATION ON PRIVATELY OWNED ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSES WAS CHANGED FROM "DODGE REPORTS" TO BUILDING PERMITS. FOR ONE GROUP OF COUNTIES, ESTIMATED TO ACCOUNT FOR 85 PER CENT OF ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSING STARTS, ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON COMPLETE REPORTING OF BUILDING PERMITS FROM THE MOST ACTIVE PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES, REPORTS ON PERMITS FROM 75 PER CENT OF LESS ACTIVE PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES, AND, FOR THE ELEVEN WESTERN STATES, ESTIMATES BY REPORTERS OF BUILDING ACTIVITY IN NONPERMIT AREAS. IN THE SECOND GROUP OF COUNTIES, ESTIMATED TO ACCOUNT FOR 15 PER CENT OF ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY CONSTRUCTION, ACTIVITY IS PROJECTED FROM PERMIT DATA FOR A SAMPLE OF COUNTIES IN THE FIRST GROUP, USING INFORMATION ON THE CLIMATIC AND ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH COUNTY. AN ESTIMATED 5 PERCENT OF TOTAL PRIVATE ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSES IN ALL COUNTIES IS EXCLUDED. THE HOUSES NOT COVERED ARE THOSE IN NONPERMIT-ISSUING AREAS IN THE EASTERN STATES AND THOSE IN LESS ACTIVE NONREPORTING PERMIT-ISSUING AREAS. BOTH NEW PROCEDURES APPLIED TO THE ENTIRE 1 FORTY-EIGHT-STATE SEGMENT. REVISIONS BASED ON THE NEW METHOD OF ESTIMATING ONE- AND TWO- FAMILY HOUSES WERE ALSO DEVELOPED FOR THE THIRTY-SEVEN-STATE SEGMENT BACK TO 1947, FOR THE MONTHLY SERIES ON ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSES, TOTAL RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, AND TOTAL CONSTRUCTION. THESE REVISIONS MADE THE THIRTY-SEVEN-STATE SEGMENT FOR 1947-56 COMPARABLE IN COVERAGE (EXCEPT FOR GEOGRAPHIC AREA) TO THE FORTY-EIGHT-STATE SEGMENT, BUT NOT COMPARABLE TO THE EARLIER DATA FOR THIRTY-SEVEN STATES. THE DATA PRESENTED IN BOTH THE ANNUAL AND MONTHLY SECTIONS OF THIS VOLUME FOR SERIES 02001, TOTAL CONSTRUCTION, VALUE; 02011, TOTAL RESIDENTIAL, VALUE; 02014, ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSES, VALUE; AND 02012, TOTAL RESIDENTIAL, FLOOR SPACE ARE THE UNREVISED FIGURES FOR 1947-56, WHICH ARE COMPARABLE TO THE EARLIER THIRTY-SEVEN-STATE DATA. THE REVISED ANNUAL FIGURES ARE GIVEN IN THE VARIABLE DOCUMENTATION. THE REVISIONS IN THE DATA ON ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSES WERE NOT INCORPORATED BY DODGE IN THEIR SERIES ON TOTAL PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION. FURTHER IMPROVEMENTS IN THE SAMPLING METHODS FOR ONE-FAMILY HOUSES WERE PUT INTO EFFECT IN JANUARY 1958. THE HANDLING OF CORRECTIONS AND REVISONS IN DATA WAS MODIFIED IN 1958. BEFORE THAT DATE, ADJUSTMENTS WERE MADE IN THE MONTHS DURING WHICH THEY WERE ASCERTAINED RATHER THAN IN THE MONTHS TO WHICH THEY APPLIED. SINCE MARCH 1958, THE PROCEDURE HAS BEEN TO HANDLE ONLY UPWARD ADJUSTMENTS IN THIS WAY, AND TO ENTER DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENTS ONLY IN THE CUMULATIVE TO-DATE STATISTICS. ADJUSTMENTS WHICH WERE MADE ONLY IN THE CUMULATIVE FIGURES ACCOUNT FOR THE DISCREPANCIES, BEGINNING 1958, BETWEEN THE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL SERIES SHOWN HERE. THE DEGREE TO WHICH THE DODGE DATA COVER ALL CONSTRUCTION COMMITMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES HAS BEEN ESTIMATED FOR CERTAIN CATEGORIES AND AREAS. IN 1938 THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ESTIMATED THAT THE DODGE STATISTICS COVERED "AS MUCH AS 80 TO 90 PER CENT OF ALL NEW NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION REGARDLESS OF THE SIZE OF THE PROJECT" IN THE THIRTY-SEVEN EASTERN STATES THEN INCLUDED IN THE DODGE PROGRAM. (SEE LOWELL J. CHAWNER, JR. "CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1915-37," DOMESTIC COMMERCE SERIES NO. 99, BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, 1938, PP. 45-46.) A REPORT TO THE BUREAU OF THE BUDGET IN 1958 SUGGESTED THAT UNDERREPORTING IN THE THIRTY-SEVEN EASTERN STATES WAS AT THAT TIME ABOUT 10 PER CENT OF TOTAL VALUATION (SEE ELMER CLARK BRATT, "APPENDICES TO APPRAISAL OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION IN THE U.S.," SEPTEMBER 5, 1958, P. 24.) IN 1963, THE DODGE CORPORATION ESTIMATED THAT 95 PER CENT OF ALL PRIVATELY OWNED, PERMANENT, NONFARM, ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSES STARTED IN THE FORTY-EIGHT STATES WERE ACCOUNTED FOR IN THE DODGE STATICS. (COMPOSITION OF DODGE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT STATISTICS, JANUARY 1963.) TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION FOR WHICH COVERAGE TENDS TO BE SMALLEST ARE CONSTRUCTION IN RURAL AREAS, FORCE-ACCOUNT PROJECTS, ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS, AND SMALLER PROJECTS, 1 PARTICULARLY ONE- AND TWO-FAMILY HOUSES PRIOR TO 1957. THE DODGE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT DATA FOR THE THIRTY-SEVEN EASTERN STATES ARE THE BASIS FOR THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS ESTIMATES OF VALUE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF PRIVATE NONFARM NONRESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION EXCEPT PUBLIC UTILITIES. FOR FURTHER DESCRIPTION AND EVALUATION OF THE DODGE SERIES, SEE "COMPOSITION OF DODGE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT STATISTICS," JANUARY 1963; GEOFFREY H. MOORE, "BUSINESS CYCLE INDICATORS, VOLUME II," PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR NBER,1961, PP. 12-15; ELMER CLARK BRATT, "APPRAISAL OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION IN THE U.S., A REPORT TO THE BUDGET BUREAU" (AND BRATT, OP. CIT.); AND CHAWNER, OP. CIT. ORIGINAL MONTHLY DATA WERE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THE NATIONAL BUREAU. FOR MOST SERIES THE ADJUSTED DATA ARE SHOWN IN SEGMENTS CORRESPONDING TO THOSE FOR WHICH THE ORIGINAL DATA WERE AVAILABLE. HOWEVER, FOR SOME SERIES, THE ADJUSTED DATA ARE SHOWN AS A CONTINUOUS SERIES, ALL RAISED TO THE LEVEL OF THE FORTY-EIGHT-STATE DATA. FOR THESE SERIES, RAISING RATIOS WERE APPLIED TO THE ORIGINAL DATA BEFORE THE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT WAS COMPUTED. RATIOS USED FOR LINKING SEGMENTS WERE BASED ON THE TWO ANNUAL TOTALS FOR THE EARLIEST YEAR OF THE OVERLAP PERIOD. - 0 ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD SOURCE: DATA REPRINTED BY PERMISSION OF ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD, COPYRIGHTED, MCGRAW-HILL PUBLISHING COMPANY, INC., NEW YORK. DATA ON VALUE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR HEAVY ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS WERE COMPILED BY ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD FROM 1913 TO 1962 FROM INFORMATION GATHERED BY ITS FIELD STAFF AND REPORTED IN CONSTRUCTION DAILY. MONTHLY STATISTICS, PRESENTED HERE IN TERMS OF WEEKLY AVERAGES, WERE DERIVED FROM MONTHLY SUMMARY TABLES IN ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD FOR YEARS 1943-1962, AND FROM MONTHLY TOTALS OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM ENR FILES FOR YEARS PRIOR TO 1943. THE MONTHLY SERIES ON TOTAL CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS WAS ALSO CARRIED IN THE "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS." THE STATISTICS COVER CONTRACTS AND PROJECTS ANNOUNCED BY OWNER-BUILDERS FOR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN THE U.S. THAT ARE VALUED OVER A SPECIFIC MINIMUM. ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE INCLUDED BEGINNIING IN 1959. THE MINIMUM VALUATION VARIES FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION, AND HAS BEEN CHANGED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PERIOD COVERED, TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS. FROM 1959 TO 1962 IT RANGED FROM $53,000 FOR WATER-WORKS, EXCAVATION, DRAINAGE, AND IRRIGATION PROJECTS TO $400,000 FOR NONINDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS (FOR DETAILS OF MINIMUM FIGURES, SEE INDIVIDUAL SERIES DESCRIPTIONS). BECAUSE OF THE MINIMUM VALUATION, A 1 LARGE SEGMENT OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IS EXCLUDED. IN THE RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY, ONLY LARGER HOUSING PROJECTS, HOTELS, AND APARTMENT BUILDINGS ARE INCLUDED. DATA ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PUBLISHED SOURCE FOR TOTAL CONSTRUCTION, FOR PRIVATE AND PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION BY TYPE OF PROJECT, AND FOR FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION SEPARATELY. A REGIONAL BREAKDOWN FOR EACH TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION IS ALSO GIVEN. SERIES ARE PRESENTED HERE ON TOTAL CONSTRUCTION AND FOUR SELECTED CATEGORIES (FOR TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION INCLUDED IN EACH, SEE INDIVIDUAL VARIABLE DESCRIPTION). THE MONTHLY FIGURES FROM ENR COVER FOUR OR FIVE WEEK PERIODS. WEEKLY AVERAGES WERE COMPUTED BY NBER BY DIVIDING MONTHLY TOTALS BY THE NUMBER OF WEEKS REPORTED IN EACH MONTH. THE DATA WERE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER. THE SERIES ON CONTRACTS AWARDED WERE DISCONTINUED AFTER 1962. HOWEVER, THE ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD HAS DEVELOPED STATISTICS ON PROPOSED NEW CONSTRUCTION AND BACKLOG OF PROPOSED CONSTRUCTION. THESE DATA REPRESENT ANTICIPATED CONSTRUCTION AT AN EARLIER STAGE IN THE PLANNING PROCESS THAN THE CONTRACT AWARD SERIES. ONE OF THESE SERIES, "NEW ADVANCE PLANNING" FOR TOTAL HEAVY CONSTRUCTION IS AVAILABLE IN THE "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS," BEGINNING WITH THE MARCH 1963 ISSUE. - 0 LONG'S INDEXES OF BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY SOURCE: CLARENCE D. LONG, JR., "BUILDING CYCLES AND THE THEORY OF INVESTMENT," PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1940. INFORMATION ON NUMBER AND VALUE OF BUILDINGS COVERED BY BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED OR BUILDING PLANS FILED WAS COMPILED BY LONG FOR INDIVIDUAL CITIES FROM PUBLISHED REPORTS OF CITY BUILDING DEPARTMENTS OR OTHER MUNICIPAL AGENCIES, AND FROM DATA COLLECTED (BEGINNING IN 1920) BY THE UNITED STATES BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. SUPPLEMENTARY SOURCES OF DATA WERE BOARD OF TRADE AND CHAMBER OF COMMERCE YEAR BOOKS; AND PERIODICALS, INCLUDING BRADSTREET'S, "AMERICAN CONTRACTOR," "CONSTRUCTION NEWS," "CHICAGO ECONOMIST," "REAL ESTATE RECORD AND BUILDERS' GUIDE" AND "AMERICAN LAND AND TITLE REGISTER." FROM THESE DETAILED DATA, SEVERAL COMPOSITE INDEXES OF BUILDING ACTIVITY WERE CONSTRUCTED: (1) A MONTHLY INDEX OF THE VALUE OF ALL BUILDING, (2) A SET OF ANNUAL INDEXES OF THE NUMBER OF NEW BUILDINGS COVERED BY PERMITS, BY TYPE OF BUILDING, AND (3) A SET OF ANNUAL INDEXES OF THE VALUE OF TOTAL BUILDING, BY TYPE OF BUILDING. FOR SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON COVERAGE AND METHOD OF COMPUTATION, SEE INDIVIDUAL SERIES DESCRIPTIONS BELOW. IN GENERAL, THE INDEXES ARE BASED ON AN INCREASING NUMBER OF CITIES, BEGINNING IN EACH CASE WITH ONE CITY. THE INDEX FOR EACH MONTH OR YEAR WAS CALCULATED BY DIVIDING THE VOLUME OF BUILDING IN ALL CITIES COVERED FOR THAT PERIOD BY 1 THE AVERAGE (MONTHLY OR ANNUAL) VOLUME FOR THE SAME CITIES DURING THE BASE PERIOD (1930 FOR THE MONTHLY INDEX AND 1920-1930 FOR THE ANNUAL INDEXES). THE VALUE INDEXES ARE BASED ON VALUE OF BUILDING AS REPRESENTED BY BUILDERS' ESTIMATES OF COST AT THE TIME OF APPLICATION FOR PERMITS. NO ATTEMPT IS MADE TO ADJUST THE DATA FOR CHANGES IN CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THE INDEXES OF NUMBER REPRESENT NUMBER OF BUILDINGS COVERED BY PERMITS OR PLANS FILED. THIS IS NOT PRECISELY THE SAME AS NUMBER OF PERMITS, SINCE IN SEVERAL LARGE CITIES, PARTICULARLY IN THE CASE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, A SINGLE PERMIT OR PLAN FILED MAY REPRESENT MANY BUILDINGS. EXCLUDED ARE SOME STATE AND LOCAL PUBLIC BUILDING, MOST FEDERAL BUILDING, AND ALL RURAL BUILDING. THE DATA ARE RESTRICTED TO LARGER CITIES OF THE U.S. THEY ARE DOMINATED BY THE EAST, PARTICULARLY BY MANHATTAN IN THE EARLY YEARS. IN ADDITION TO THE SERIES SELECTED FOR INCLUSION HERE, INDEXES ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SOURCE ON VALUE OF DETACHED DWELLINGS, MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS, PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING, AND ALTERATIONS, FOR FOURTEEN CITIES, 1868-1935; VALUE OF ALTERATIONS AND TOTAL BUILDINGS FOR TWENTY-SEVEN CITIES, 1868-1935; AND NUMBER OF FAMILIES ACCOMMODATED IN SIXTEEN LOCALITIES, 1871-1935. SEE ALSO LONG'S "INDEX OF VALUE, TOTAL NEW BUILDING, ADJUSTED" BY COLEAN AND NEWCOMB (SERIES 02253). FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION AND EVALUATION OF THE INDEXES, SEE LONG, "BUILDING CYCLES;" U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, "HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1789-1945," PP. 166 AND 325; MILES L. COLEAN AND ROBINSON NEWCOMB, "STABILIZING CONSTRUCTION: THE RECORD AND POTENTIAL," NEW YORK, 1952, APPENDIX N; AND MOSES ABRAMOVITZ, "EVIDENCES OF LONG SWINGS IN AGGREGATE CONSTRUCTION SINCE THE CIVIL WAR," NEW YORK, NBER, 1964, APPENDIX A, PART III. - 0 CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS AND BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SOURCE: ESTIMATES OF MONTHLY BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY, INCLUDING DATA ON THE VALUE OF TOTAL BUILDING AND NEW NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING AND ON THE NUMBER AND VALUATION OF NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED, HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS AND THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. THE BLS DATA, FROM JANUARY 1942 TO JUNE 1954, COVERED ALL URBAN AREAS, WITH ESTIMATES FOR NONREPORTING OR NON-PERMIT-ISSUING AREAS. THE SERIES ON NUMBER OF NEW DWELLING UNITS AUTHORIZED IN URBAN AREAS CAN BE EXTENDED BACK FROM 1942 TO 1939 BY THE BLS SERIES ON "NEW FAMILY DWELLING UNITS STARTED." (DATA ON DWELLING UNITS STARTED WERE BASED ON BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED. PRIOR TO 1945 NO ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE FOR LAPSED PERMITS OR TIME LAG BETWEEN PERMIT ISSUANCE AND START OF CONSTRUCTION, SINCE IT WAS BELIEVED THESE INFLUENCES WERE NEGLIGIBLE AT THAT TIME. SEE 1 "CONSTRUCTION IN THE WAR YEARS, 1942-45," BLS BULLENTIN 915, 1948, P.28.) FOR JANUARY 1954 TO APRIL 1960, THE BLS DATA COVERED 6,600 PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES, BOTH URBAN AND RURAL NON-FARM. IN 1960 THE BLS ESTIMATES WERE REPLACED BY CENSUS BUREAU SERIES COVERING 10,000 PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES. THE SERIES ON NUMBER AND VALUATION OF NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS WERE CARRIED BACK TO JANUARY 1959 AND CONTINUED THROUGH 1963, AND THOSE ON TOTAL BUILDING AND NEW NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING WERE CARRIED BACK TO JUNE 1959. BEGINNING IN JANUARY 1963, THE COVERAGE OF THE CENSUS BUREAU SERIES WAS AGAIN EXPANDED FROM 10,000 TO APPROXIMATELY 12,000 PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES. THE SERIES PRESENTED HERE ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IN "CONSTRUCTION REVIEW," A MONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. IN ADDITION, THE SERIES ON NEW PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED ARE AVAILABLE IN "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, BUILDING PERMITS, C42 REPORTS" (MONTHLY) OF THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, HOUSING STARTS, C20 REPORTS OF THE CENSUS BUREAU, INCLUDE UNADJUSTED AND ADJUSTED MONTHLY DATA ON NUMBER OF NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED (SPECIFIC SOURCES ARE NOTED IN VARIABLE DOCUMENTATION). THESE SERIES REPRESENT VOLUME OF CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED, RATHER THAN ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. THE TOTAL BUILDING SERIES FOR THE URBAN AND 6,600-PLACE SEGMENTS IS COMPOSED OF (1) NEW NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, INCLUDING COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS; EDUCATIONAL, INSTITUTIONAL AND RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS; PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL GARAGES; AND AN "ALL OTHER" CATEGORY; (2) PRIVATE NEW RESIDENTIAL HOUSEKEEPING UNITS, EXCLUDING CONVERSIONS AND OTHER ITEMS UNDER (4) AND (5); (3) PUBLICLY FINANCED RESIDENTIAL HOUSEKEEPING UNITS; (4) NONHOUSEKEEPING RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, SUCH AS TRANSIENT HOTELS, MOTELS, NURSING HOMES, AND DORMITORIES; AND (5) ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS, AND REPAIRS TO BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS. EXCLUDED ARE DEMOLITION OR MOVING OF BUILDINGS; NONBUILDING CONSTRUCTION, E.G., STREETS, PIPE LINES; COSTS OF LAND AND LAND DEVELOPMENT; AND ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING FEES. ALTHOUGH BUILDING PERMITS GENERALLY APPLY ONLY TO PRIVATE BUILDING, THE SERIES ON TOTAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS AUTHORIZED INCLUDE ESTIMATES OF PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION IN THESE SEGMENTS. DATA WERE COLLECTED FROM BUILDING PERMIT OFFICIALS THROUGH A BLS QUESTIONNAIRE. OFFICIALS WERE ASKED TO REPORT ON STRUCTURES COVERED BY BUILDING PERMITS, AND ON STATE AND LOCAL GOVENMENT BUILDING CONSTRUCTION IN THEIR LOCALITIES FOR WHICH PERMITS WERE NOT REQUIRED. INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR FEDERAL PROJECTS WAS OBTAINED FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES. THE 10,000- PLACE, AND CURRENT 12,000-PLACE, SEGMENTS FOR THE SERIES ON TOTAL AND NEW NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING AUTHORIZED BY BUILDING PERMITS COVER PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION ONLY. THE CURRENT SERIES, BEGINNING 1963, REPRESENT BUILDING AUTHORIZED IN ALL OF THE APPROXIMATELY 12,000 PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES, SO IDENTIFIED IN 1962, IN THE U.S. (INCLUDING ALASKA AND HAWAII). THE MONTHLY FIGURES ARE COMPILED BY DIRECT TABULATION OF REPORTS FROM APPROXIMATELY 3,500 OF THE MORE 1 ACTIVE PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES, TO WHICH ARE ADDED ESTIMATES FOR THE REMAINING 8,500 PLACES, BASED ON REPORTS FROM A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF 500. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT FOR PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION THE PERMIT-ISSUING UNIVERSE OF 12,000 AREAS ACCOUNTED FOR ABOUT 83 PER CENT OF ALL SUCH CONSTRUCTION IN THE U.S. IN 1963. (CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, BUILDING PERMITS, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, NO. C42-59, DECEMBER 1964, P.3.) THE 1959 TO 1963 SEGMENT FOR 10,000 PLACES WAS COMPILED IN A SIMILAR MANNER, BASED ON THE PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES IDENTIFIED IN 1959, WITH DIRECT TABULATION OF REPORTS FROM 3014 PLACES, AND ESTIMATES FOR THE REMAINING PLACES BASED ON A SAMPLE OF 500. ANNUAL TOTALS FOR 10,000 PLACES IN 1960-63, AND FOR 12,000 PLACES IN 1963, WERE BASED ON A COMPLETE ENUMERATION OF ALL PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES IDENTIFIED. THE BLS SERIES FOR JANUARY 1954 TO APRIL 1960 WAS BASED ON A MONTHLY SURVEY OF ALL OF THE 6600 PLACES IDENTIFIED AS HAVING PERMIT SYSTEMS IN 1954. THE EARLIER BLS SERIES ON NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS, JANUARY 1939 TO JUNE 1954, AND VALUE OF RESIDENTIAL UNITS, TOTAL AND NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING, JANUARY 1942, TO JUNE 1954, COVERED ALL PLACES DEFINED AS URBAN IN THE 1940 CENSUS, AND INCLUDED ESTIMATES FOR SOME OF THE SMALLER URBAN PLACES WHICH DID NOT HAVE PERMIT SYSTEMS. THE 1954-60 SEGMENT EXCLUDES ESTIMATES FOR THE NON-PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES; HOWEVER, COVERAGE WAS EXTENDED DUE TO THE INCLUSION OF (1) AREAS WHICH INCREASED IN SIZE AFTER THE 1940 CENSUS TO BECOME CLASSIFIED AS URBAN, (2) AREAS INCORPORATED AFTER THE 1940 CENSUS, AND (3) UNINCORPORATED PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES, SUCH AS TOWNS. (FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE COMPARISON OF COVERAGE BETWEEN THE 1942-54 URBAN BUILDING SERIES AND THE 1954-60 SERIES FOR THE PERMIT-ISSUING UNIVERSE, AND COMMENTS ON LINKING THE SEGMENTS, SEE "TRENDS IN BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY," BLS BULLETIN 1243, 1959, PP. 4,5, AND 12.) THE METHOD OF REPORTING VALUATION ON BUILDING PERMITS LEADS TO SERIOUS LIMITATIONS IN THE NATIONWIDE FIGURES ON DOLLAR VOLUME OF BUILDING PERMITS. THE PERMIT VALUE FIGURES DO NOT REPRESENT ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS. THEY ARE REPORTED DIFFERENTLY IN DIFFERENT PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES. IN SOME CASES THEY ARE ESTIMATED AT A FLAT VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT, THE VALUE FREQUENTLY HAVING BEEN FIXED SEVERAL YEARS BEFORE; IN OTHER PLACES THE OFFICIAL MAY ACCEPT THE FIGURE SUBMITTED BY THE PERMIT APPLICANT. THE TOTAL VALUE DATA ARE THEREFORE LESS MEANINGFUL THAN THE CORRESPONDING DATA ON NUMBER OF UNITS, AND SHOULD BE USED ONLY WITH THESE LIMITATIONS IN MIND. DATA ARE NOT ADJUSTED FOR LAPSES OF PERMITS OR TIME ELAPSED BETWEEN ISSUANCE OF PERMITS AND ACTUAL START OF CONSTRUCTION. MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY SERIES CAN BE FOUND IN THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS PUBLICATIONS, "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, BUILDING PERMITS, HOUSING AUTHORIZED IN PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES: SUMMARY STATISTICS 1963, NO. C42-53," 1964; "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, BUILDING PERMITS, NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZED IN PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES," NOS. C42-1 (SEPTEMBER 1960) AND C49-1 (SEPTEMBER 1960); AND ON THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS PUBLICATION, "TRENDS IN BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY, 1 BULLETIN 1243," 1959. TWO MONTHLY BULLETINS FROM THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS MAKE AVAILABLE DATA ON NEW HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED IN SPECIFIC AREAS. FOR GEOGRAPHIC REGIONS, STATES, AND SELECTED STANDARD METROPOLITAN STATISTICAL AREAS, DATA ON NUMBER AND VALUE OF UNITS BY TYPE OF STRUCTURE ARE INCLUDED IN THE C42 REPORTS. DATA ON NUMBER OF NEW HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED IN SELECTED PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES ARE SHOWN IN THE C40 REPORTS. - - 0 HOUSING STARTS, BLANK-BLS-BUREAU OF CENSUS SOURCE: THE FOUR MONTHLY SERIES ON PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS PRESENTED HERE REPRESENT ONE MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE TOTAL HOUSING STARTS SERIES CURRENTLY COMPILED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, AND UNTIL 1959 PREPARED BY THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. THE AGGREGATE SERIES INCLUDE PUBLIC AS WELL AS PRIVATE HOUSING, AND BEGINNING 1959, FARM AS WELL AS NONFARM CONSTRUCTION. THE SERIES ARE AVAILABLE CURRENTLY IN "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, HOUSING STARTS, C20 REPORTS," OF THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. A BREAKDOWN OF THE AGGREGATE INTO METROPOLITAN AND NONMETROPOLITAN LOCATIONS IS AVAILABLE IN THIS SOURCE. "A HOUSING START IS THE START OF CONSTRUCTION ON A NEW HOUSING UNIT, WHEN LOCATED WITHIN A NEW BUILDING WHICH IS INTENDED PRIMARILY AS A HOUSEKEEPING RESIDENTIAL BUILDING DESIGNED FOR NON-TRANSIENT OCCUPANCY. START OF CONSTRUCTION FOR PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS IS DEFINED AS THE BEGINNING OF EXCAVATION FOR THE FOUNDATION OF THE BUILDING. ALL HOUSING UNITS IN A MULTI-FAMILY BUILDING ARE COUNTED AS BEING STARTED WHEN EXCAVATION FOR THE BUILDING IS STARTED. A HOUSING UNIT IS DEFINED AS "A SINGLE ROOM OR GROUP OF ROOMS INTENDED FOR OCCUPANCY AS SEPARATE LIVING QUARTERS BY A FAMILY, BY A GROUP OF UNRELATED PERSONS LIVING TOGETHER, OR BY A PERSON LIVING ALONE." ("CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, HOUSING STARTS, NO. C20-60," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, JUNE 1964, P.5.) THE SERIES THUS EXCLUDE GROUP QUARTERS (SUCH AS DORMITORIES AND ROOMING HOUSES), TRANSIENT ACCOMMODATIONS FAMILY UNITS IN PRIMARILY NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS, UNITS IN STRUCTURES WHICH ARE MOVED, UNITS PROVIDED BY CONVERSION OF RESIDENTIAL OR NONRESIDENTIAL SPACE, AND MOBILE HOMES (TRAILERS). PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS INCLUDE THOSE FINANCED BY A GOVERNMENT INSURED OR GUARANTEED MORTGAGE. ONE-FAMILY STRUCTURES INCLUDE DETACHED, SEMIDETACHED, OR ROW HOUSES, WHICH HAVE SEPARATE ENTRANCES, HEATING, AND UTILITY CONNECTIONS, AND WHICH CAN BE SOLD INDEPENDENTLY. TWO-FAMILY STRUCTURES HAVE ONE UNIT OVER THE OTHER, OR TWO ON THE SAME FLOOR, WITH A COMMON ENTRANCE OR COMMON HEATING FACILITIES. THREE OR MORE FAMILY STRUCTURES CONTAIN THREE OR MORE UNITS HAVING A COMMON BASEMENT, HEATING PLANT, STAIRS, OR 1 ENTRANCE. THE CURRENT MONTHLY SERIES ON PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS WAS INITIATED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS IN MAY 1960, AND AT THAT TIME WAS CARRIED BACK ON A MODIFIED BASIS TO JANUARY 1959. THIS SERIES REPLACED THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SERIES, WHICH COVERED THE PERIOD JANUARY 1939 THROUGH APRIL 1960. THE DATA ARE DERIVED BY ADDING SEPARATE ESTIMATES FOR HOUSING STARTS IN LOCALITIES REQUIRING AND NOT REQUIRING BUILDING PERMITS. STARTS IN PERMIT AREAS ARE BASED ON BUILDING PERMIT DATA (SEE SERIES 02104). ESTIMATES OF THE NUMBER OF HOUSING UNITS AUTHORIZED IN ALL PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES ARE CONVERTED TO STARTS ESTIMATES BY ADJUSTING THEM FOR LAPSES OF PERMITS AND TIME LAG BETWEEN PERMIT ISSUANCE AND START OF CONSTRUCTION. INFORMATION FROM A CONTINUING SAMPLE FIELD SURVEY IS THE BASIS FOR THESE ADJUSTMEMTS. AN ADDITIONAL ADJUSTMENT IS THEN MADE TO ACCOUNT FOR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION STARTED IN ADVANCE OF (OR WITHOUT) THE REQUIRED PERMIT AUTHORIZATION. ESTIMATES OF HOUSING STARTS IN NONPERMIT AREAS ARE DEVELOPED FROM A CONTINUING MONTHLY SURVEY, CONDUCTED IN A SAMPLE OF FIFTY-SIX LARGE AREAS. DATA ARE GATHERED FROM INFORMED SOURCES INCLUDING PUBLIC OFFICIALS, BUILDERS, SUPPLIERS, LENDING INSTITUTIONS, AND PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES. REPORTS FROM THESE SOURCES ARE VERIFIED BY FIELD VISITS. AN ADJUSTMENT FOR UNDERREPORTING BY THESE SOURCES IS THEN MADE ON THE BASIS OF AN INTENSIVE CANVASS BY VISUAL INSPECTION OF A SUBSAMPLE OF LAND AREA. A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THESE PROCEDURES IS INCLUDED IN "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, HOUSING STARTS, BULLETIN C20-11" (SUPPLEMENT), BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, MAY 1960. THE NEW SERIES ON HOUSING STARTS, DESCRIBED ABOVE, REPRESENTS A SUBSTANTIAL IMPROVEMENT OVER THE OLD SERIES IN COVERAGE AND IN MEASUREMENT OF MONTH-TO-MONTH CHANGES, AND THE DATA ARE THEREFORE NOT COMPARABLE TO THE OLD SERIES. ON MAY 1964, THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS RELEASED REVISED ANNUAL ESTIMATES FOR 1945-58, WHICH ARE COMPARABLE TO THE CURRENT MONTHLY SERIES. THESE REVISIONS ARE BASED ON AN ANALYSIS OF THE 1950 AND 1960 CENSUSES OF HOUSING, THE 1956 NATIONAL HOUSING INVENTORY, AND THE 1950 SURVEY OF COMPONENTS OF CHANGE AND RESIDENTIAL FINANCING (ALL COMPILED AND PUBLISHED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS). A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THESE REVISIONS IS INCLUDED IN "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, HOUSING STARTS, BULLETIN C20-60," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, JUNE 1964. THE REVISIONS FOR THE PERIOD 1945-58 WERE NOT DEVELOPED ON A MONTHLY BASIS BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. HOWEVER, THE BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION HAS PREPARED MONTHLY HOUSING STARTS FIGURES FOR THIS PERIOD, WHICH CONFORM TO THE LEVEL OF THE REVISED ANNUAL SERIES, AND WHICH FOLLOW ESSENTIALLY THE PATTERN OF MONTH-TO-MONTH CHANGES OF THE FORMER BLS SERIES. THESE MONTHLY ESTIMATES ARE SHOWN HERE FOR TOTAL PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS (SERIES 02161). FOR AN EXPLANATION OF THE METHOD USED IN DERIVING THE MONTHLY ESTIMATES, SEE "CONSTRUCTION REVIEW," JULY 1964. ESTIMATES AT THE REVISED LEVEL ARE NOT AVAILABLE FOR 1 THIS PERIOD FOR THE COMPONENT SERIES ON ONE-, TWO-, AND THREE-OR-MORE-FAMILY UNITS; THEREFORE, THE FIGURES FOR THESE THREE SERIES DO NOT ADD TO THE AGGREGATES FOR THE PERIOD 1945-58. ACCORDING TO THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, "IT SEEMS PROBABLE THAT THE MAJOR PART, OR PERHAPS EVEN SUBSTANTIALLY ALL, OF THE REVISIONS IS APPLICABLE TO ONE-FAMILY STRUCTURES, AND THAT LITTLE CHANGE IS IMPLIED IN THE FIGURES FOR STRUCTURES CONTAINING THREE-OR-MORE FAMILIES." ("CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, HOUSING STARTS, REPORT C20-60," JUNE 1964.) THE FORMER MONTHLY BLS SERIES, SHOWN HERE FOR 1939-45 (TOTAL), AND 1940-59 (BY TYPE OF DWELLING), WERE BASED ON BUILDING PERMIT DATA, AND FIELD SURVEYS IN NONPERMIT AREAS. THEY DIFFERED FROM THE CURRENT CENSUS SERIES IN THAT THEY WERE BASED ON A SMALLER NUMBER OF PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES; THEY DID NOT MEASURE DIRECTLY, ON A CONTINUING BASIS, CONVERSION OF PERMITS TO STARTS, AND UNDERCOVERAGE IN PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES; AND THEY DID NOT INCLUDE AS INTENSIVE A SURVEY OF NONPERMIT PLACES. FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ESTIMATING PROCEDURES USED IN THESE SERIES, INCLUDING MAJOR REVISIONS IN 1941-42, 1946-47, AND IN 1954, SEE "NONFARM HOUSING STARTS 1889-1958," BLS BULLETIN 1260 (1959). PP. 1-11; TECHNIQUES OF PREPARING MAJOR BLS STATISTICAL SERIES, BLS BULLETINS 1168 (1954), CHAPTER 2, AND 993 (1950), CHAPTER 3. THE EARLIER ANNUAL DATA, BASED ON THE INVESTIGATIONS OF DAVID M. BLANK, AND OF DAVID L. WICKENS AND RAY R. FOSTER, WERE DEVELOPED FROM BUILDING PERMIT DATA FOR URBAN AREAS, EXPANDED TO APPROXIMATE TOTAL PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING STARTS BY RELATING THEM TO CHANGES IN POPULATION. FOR 1889-1919, THE BLS ADOPTED THE SERIES CALCULATED IN DAVID M. BLANK, "THE VOLUME OF RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, 1889-1950," NEW YORK, NBER, 1954. THE BASIC SOURCE FOR BLANK'S ESTIMATES WAS AN EXTENSIVE SET OF BUILDING PERMIT DATA TRANSCRIBED FROM LOCAL RECORDS IN 1938-40 AS PART OF A WORKS PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION PROJECT SPONSORED BY THE BLS. AFTER STRATIFYING THE REPORTING CITIES BY SIZE, BLANK ESTIMATED THE NUMBER OF STARTS IN EACH CITY SIZE CLASS AND IN ALL CITIES ON THE BASIS OF DATA ON POPULATION CHANGE IN PERMIT-ISSUING AND NON-PERMIT-ISSUING PLACES, AND THEN CALCULATED TOTAL NONFARM HOUSING STARTS BY USING HIS URBAN ESTIMATES AND DATA ON URBAN AND RURAL NONFARM POPULATION CHANGES. SINCE THE SERIES ARE ANNUAL, NO ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE FOR THE LAG BETWEEN PERMIT ISSUANCE AND THE START OF CONSTRUCTION. ONLY MINOR ALLOWANCES FOR LAPSES OF PERMITS, FOR MULTIFAMILY DWELLING IN NEW YORK CITY, WERE CALCULATED IN THIS PART OF BLANK'S SERIES. THE BLS SERIES FOR 1920-29 INCORPORATES THE ESTIMATES OF WICKENS AND FOSTER, WHICH ARE BASED ON SOMEWHAT SIMILAR METHODS. THE 1930-36 DATA ARE BLS REVISIONS OF THE WICKENS-FOSTER ESTIMATES. THE 1937-39 DATA ARE BLS ESTIMATES, BASED ON BUILDING PERMIT DATA. FOR DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS OF THE ANNUAL DATA, SEE BLANK, "THE VOLUME OF RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION, 1889-1950," DAVID L. WICKENS AND RAY R. FOSTER, "NONFARM RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION 1920-1936," NEW YORK, NBER, 1937; DAVID L. WICKENS, "RESIDENTIAL REAL 1 ESTATE," NEW YORK, NBER, 1941; AND BLS BULLETINS CITED ABOVE. THERE ARE ALSO AVAILABLE, IN BLANK'S "THE VOLUME OF RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION," ESTIMATES OF NUMBER AND PERMIT VALUE OF NEW PRIVATE URBAN HOUSEKEEPING UNITS STARTED, 1890-1929 (TABLE 10, P. 41). THE BLANK DATA BACK TO 1889 COVER SUBSTANTIALLY MORE CITIES THAN THE LONG SERIES, COVERAGE WAS GRADUALLY INCREASED FROM 1 CITY IN 1870 TO 20 CITIES IN 1889, 104 CITIES IN 1906, 156 IN 1911, 255 IN 1918, AND 314 IN 1929. FOR A REGIONAL BREAKDOWN OF THE ESTIMATES OF NEW PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING UNITS STARTED IN 1920-50, SEE LEO GREBLER, DAVID M. BLANK, AND LOUIS WINNICK, "CAPITAL FORMATION IN RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE," PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR NBER, 1956, TABLE H-1, P. 396. - - 0 VALUE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE, IN CURRENT AND CONSTANT DOLLARS, BLS- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SOURCE: FOR 1946 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS, THE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL ESTIMATES WERE PREPARED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. THE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL ESTIMATES FOR THE YEARS 1939 THROUGH 1945, AND ANNUAL ESTIMATES FOR 1915 THROUGH 1938, WERE PREPARED AND PUBLISHED JOINTLY BY THE BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. (EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 1959, RESPONSIBILITY FOR COMPILATION OF THE CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY ESTIMATES WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS FROM THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS AND THE BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. PRIOR TO THAT TIME, THE BLS WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ESTIMATES ON NEW PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSEKEEPING RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION AND ALL PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION, WHILE THE BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE ON ALL OTHER TYPES OF PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION. THE SERIES PREPARED BY THESE TWO AGENCIES WERE AN EXTENSION OF ESTIMATES COVERING THE YEARS 1915 TO 1937, DEVELOPED ORIGINALLY IN THE LATE 1930'S BY THE BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE. SINCE THE PREPARATION OF THIS DESCRIPTION, THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS HAS INITIATED SOME NEW PROCEDURES FOR DERIVING THE ESTIMATES OF NEW CONSTRUCTION. SEE "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, C30-36S" JANUARY 1966; AND CONSTRUCTION STATISTICS, 1915-1964, SUPPLEMENT TO CONSTRUCTION REVIEW, BDSA, JANUARY 1966.) THE CENSUS ESTIMATES FOR 1946 THROUGH 1959 REPRESENT REVISIONS OF THE FORMER BLS- BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION SERIES. FOR SERIES IN WHICH THE REVISIONS RESULT IN A BREAK IN COMPARABILITY, AND OVERLAP FOR THE YEAR 1946 IS SHOWN. 1 THE SERIES PRESENTED HERE, UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED, ARE FROM THE FOLLOWING SOURCES: 1915-1944: "CONSTRUCTION VOLUME AND COSTS, 1915-1956," "STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO VOLUME 3 OF CONSTRUCTION REVIEW," BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, 1958. 1945-1946: "VALUE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE (NEW CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES)," 1945-58, REVISED JUNE 1959, BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS. 1946-1963: VALUE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE, 1946-1963 REVISED," "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, C30-61 SUPPLEMENT," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, OCTOBER 1964. AFTER THE TABLES FOR THIS VOLUME WERE COMPLETED NEW SUMMARIES, REVISIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THESE DATA WERE PUBLISHED IN "CONSTRUCTION STATISTICS, 1915-1964," "SUPPLEMENT TO CONSTRUCTION REVIEW," JANUARY 1966, AND IN "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, SERIES C30-65S, VALUE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE, 1962-65," JANUARY 1966. ADDITIONAL SERIES HAVE BEEN DERIVED BY NBER BY COMBINING CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION CATEGORIES SHOWN SEPARATELY IN THE SOURCE. THESE ARE INDICATED IN THE INDIVIDUAL SERIES DESCRIPTIONS. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT IS BY THE COMPILING AGENCY, EXCEPT FOR THE FOLLOWING, WHICH WERE ADJUSTED BY NBER: (1) 1939-46 SEGMENT OF SERIES ON NEW DWELLING UNITS, CURRENT DOLLARS; (2) 1939-46 SEGMENT OF ALL CONSTANT DOLLAR SERIES; AND (3) 1939-45 PERIOD FOR RESIDENTIAL ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS. CURRENT DATA FOR THE SERIES PRESENTED HERE (EXCEPT THOSE DERIVED BY NBER) ARE AVAILABLE IN "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, C30 REPORTS" (MONTHLY); AND IN "CONSTRUCTION REVIEW," BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. THE CURRENT DOLLAR SERIES EXCEPT "OTHER PRIVATE NONFARM NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING" ARE ALSO CARRIED IN "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS." CONTENT: NEW CONSTRUCTION AS MEASURED BY THESE SERIES IS DEFINED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS AS THE COMPLETE, ORIGINAL ERECTION OF STRUCTURES AND ESSENTIAL SERVICE FACILITIES, AS WELL AS MAJOR ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, WHILE CONSIDERED PART OF CONSTRUCTION, ARE NOT INCLUDED IN THESE SERIES ON NEW CONSTRUCTION. THE VALUE OF SUCH WORK IS ESTIMATED SEPARATELY. WHEN ADDED TO THAT OF NEW CONSTRUCTION, IT YIELDS ESTIMATES OF THE VALUE OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION. (FOR ANNUAL DATA ON MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS, SEE "CONSTRUCTION STATISTICS, 1915-1964," AND VARIOUS ISSUES OF "CONSTRUCTION REVIEW.") STRUCTURES INCLUDE BUILDINGS; DAMS AND SILOS; HIGHWAYS; ROADWAYS; WATER AND SIGNAL TOWERS; ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION LINES; PETROLEUM AND GAS PIPE LINES AND DISTRIBUTION LINES; TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH LINES; RADIO, TELEVISION, AND RADAR TOWERS; WATER SUPPLY LINES; SEWERS; AND ALL SIMILAR WORK WHICH IS BUILT INTO OR AFFIXED TO THE LAND. SERVICE FACILITIES CONSIDERED PART OF CONSTRUCTION ARE THOSE TYPES OF GENERAL PURPOSE EQUIPMENT WHICH, WHEN INSTALLED, BECOME INTEGRAL PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE, E.G., PLUMBING, HEATING, CENTRAL LIGHTING AND AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT, AND ELEVATORS. NOT INCLUDED ARE SPECIAL PURPOSE FIXTURES, SUCH AS STEAM TABLES, CONVEYOR 1 LINES, HOME REFRIGERATORS, CHURCH PEWS, SCHOOL LOCKERS AND PRINTING PRESSES. MAJOR ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS INCLUDE SUCH PROJECTS AS NEW WINGS OR STORIES, CONVERSION OF SPACE TO OTHER USES, OR THE INITIAL INSTALLATION OF FIXED EQUIPMENT IN EXISTING STRUCTURES. CONSTRUCTION COVERS CLEARING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE SITE, INCLUDING ANY NECESSARY DEMOLITION PERFORMED AS PART OF THE CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT. IT ALSO INCLUDES FORCE-ACCOUNT WORK, AND WORK DONE BY OWNERS OR THEIR FAMILIES ON HOMES OR FARM BUILDINGS. IT EXCLUDES OIL AND GAS WELL DRILLING, DIGGING AND SHORING OF MINES, AND WORK CONSIDERED AN INTEGRAL PART OF FARMING OPERATIONS. THE CONCEPT OF "VALUE OF CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE" IS DEFINED AS THE VALUE OF WORK INSTALLED OR ERECTED AT THE SITE DURING A GIVEN PERIOD. FOR A PARTICULAR CATEGORY OF CONSTRUCTION THE FIGURES REPRESENT THE TOTAL VALUE OF SUCH WORK FOR ALL PROJECTS UNDER WAY DURING THE PERIOD, REGARDLESS OF WHEN WORK ON EACH PROJECT WAS STARTED. VALUE PUT IN PLACE IS ESTIMATED AS THE SUM OF (1) THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ACTUALLY CONSUMED AND LABOR ACTUALLY PERFORMED DURING THE PERIOD, AND (2) PROPORTIONATE SHARES OF CHARGES FOR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT USED, OVERHEAD COSTS OF THE PROJECT OWNERS, CONTRACTOR'S PROFIT ON CONSTRUCTION OPERATIONS, COSTS OF ARCHITECTURAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES AND MISCELLANEOUS COSTS CHARGEABLE TO THE PROJECT. IT EXCLUDES SPECULATIVE PROFITS, SALES COSTS, AND COST OF LAND. THE ESTIMATES THUS INCLUDE ONLY THAT PART OF THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COSTS OF A PROJECT WHICH IS PROPORTIONAL TO ACTUAL CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY DURING A GIVEN PERIOD. (FOR A BROADER DEFINITION OF EXPENDITURES, INCLUDING SPECULATIVE BUILDERS' MARGINS, SEE GOLDSMITH, "A STUDY OF SAVING, VOL. I," TABLE R-30, P. 622, AND "THE NATIONAL WEALTH OF THE UNITED STATES IN THE POSTWAR PERIOD," PRINCETON FOR NBER, 1962, TABLES B-1, P. 225, AND B-3,P. 227.) IN THIS RESPECT THEY MAY BE THOUGHT OF AS MEASURES OF "EXPENDITURES," AS DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE VALUE OF CONTRACTS AWARDED OR THE VALUE OF HOUSING STARTS. GEOGRAPHIC COVERAGE WAS MODIFIED SLIGHTLY IN 1959, WITH THE INCLUSION OF ALASKA AND HAWAII. THE ADDITION OF THE TWO NEW STATES RAISED THE NATIONAL TOTALS BY APPROXIMATELY ONE-HALF OF 1 PER CENT. (THE ESTIMATES FOR NEW PRIVATE NONFARM HOUSING UNITS ARE TO BE INTERPRETED AS INCLUDING ALASKA AND HAWAII BEGINNING 1946.) DEFINITIONS OF THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES INTO WHICH NEW CONSTRUCTION HAS BEEN CLASSIFIED ARE INCLUDED IN THE DESCRIPTIONS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SERIES. DERIVATION OF ESTIMATES: ESTIMATES OF "VALUE PUT IN PLACE" FOR THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CONSTRUCTION ARE DERIVED FROM A VARIETY OF BASIC SOURCES, AND DIFFERENT ESTIMATING PROCEDURES ARE USED FOR DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION. OVER THE PERIOD COVERED BY THE SERIES, THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CHANGES IN PROCEDURES BUT THE GENERAL APPROACH HAS REMAINED THE SAME. AN ATTEMPT HAS BEEN MADE HERE TO SUPPLEMENT INFORMATION ON CURRENT PROCEDURES WITH REFERENCES TO THE MOST IMPORTANT MODIFICATIONS. THE THREE GENERAL PROCEDURES FOR DERIVING ESTIMATES OF 1 "VALUE PUT IN PLACE," IN ORDER OF THEIR IMPORTANCE AS MEASURED BY DOLLAR VOLUME ARE: (1) USE OF PROGRESS PATTERNS APPLIED TO STARTS DATA, WHICH IN TURN ARE DERIVED FROM CONTRACT AWARD OR BUILDING PERMIT DATA, SUPPLEMENTED IN THE CASE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING BY SAMPLE SURVEYS; (2) IMPUTING MONTHLY VALUES FROM ANNUAL EXPENDITURE DATA OBTAINED FROM PUBLIC UTILITY COMPANIES, TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, OR PUBLIC AGENCIES; AND (3) TABULATION OF DATA FROM PROGRESS REPORTS OF FEDERAL AGENCIES, AND A FEW STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SUPERVISING CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC WORKS. ESTIMATING PROCEDURES FOR THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION ARE DISCUSSED IN THE INDIVIDUAL SERIES DESCRIPTIONS. ESTIMATES OF THE PHYSICAL VOLUME, OR VALUE IN CONSTANT DOLLARS OF NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE ARE MADE BY DEFLATING THE CURRENT DOLLAR SERIES FOR EACH TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION BY A COST INDEX. (FOR A DESCRIPTION OF THE INDEXES USED, SEE "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, C30-61 SUPPLEMENT," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, OCTOBER 1964, PP. 81-83. SEE INDIVIDUAL SERIES DESCRIPTIONS FOR SPECIFIC DEFLATORS USED.) CONSTANT DOLLAR SERIES WHICH ARE AGGREGATES ARE OBTAINED BY ADDING CONSTANT DOLLAR FIGURES FOR THE VARIOUS COMPONENTS. THE PRICE INDEXES USED FOR THE DEFLATION OF CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES ARE ESSENTIALLY WAGE RATES AND BUILDING MATERIAL PRICES COMBINED INTO AN INDEX UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN PRODUCTIVITY IN CONSTRUCTION. FOR A DISCUSSION OF THESE INDEXES SEE "THE PRICE STATISTICS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT," NBER. 1961, APPENDIX B. AND "NOTES ON THE MEASUREMENT OF PRICE AND QUALITY CHANGES" BY ZVI GRILICHES IN MODELS OF INCOME DETERMINATION, STUDIES IN INCOME AND WEALTH, VOL. 28, NBER, 1964, PP. 386-388. REVISIONS: PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES OF VALUE PUT IN PLACE ARE PREPARED EACH MONTH FOR THE VARIOUS CATEGORIES OF CONSTRUCTION, AND THESE ARE LATER REVISED AS MORE COMPLETE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE FROM PRIMARY SOURCES. FOR SOME CATEGORIES THE REVISIONS ARE ONLY SLIGHT, BECAUSE MOST OF THE DATA INVOLVED ARE AVAILABLE WHEN THE PRELIMINARY ESTIMATE IS MADE. FOR OTHER SERIES, HOWEVER, THE PRELIMINARY AND REVISED ESTIMATES MAY BE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT. (SEE, FOR EXAMPLE, DESCRIPTIONS OF SERIES ON PRIVATE PUBLIC UTILITIES, AND ON PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION.) ABOUT THE END OF MAY OF EACH YEAR REVISONS ARE MADE, WHEN INDICATED, IN THE FIGURES FOR THE PREVIOUS TWO YEARS. OVER THE PERIOD 1960 TO 1963, IN ADDITION TO SUCH ROUTINE REVISIONS, SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES WERE MADE IN THE LEVEL OF ESTIMATES FOR FOUR TYPES OF CONSTRUCTION: NEW PRIVATE HOUSING UNITS, PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS, FARM CONSTRUCTION, AND PUBLIC UTILITIES. THESE REVISIONS WERE CARRIED BACK TO 1959, CREATING A BREAK IN COMPARABILITY WITH DATA FOR EARLIER YEARS, BOTH FOR THESE FOUR CATEGORIES AND FOR THE AGGREGATE SERIES OF WHICH THEY ARE COMPONENTS. IN 1963, ALL CONSTANT DOLLAR SERIES FOR 1959 AND SUBSEQUENT YEARS WERE CHANGED FROM A 1947-49 TO A 1957-59 BASE. 1 IN 1964 FURTHER REVISIONS WERE INTRODUCED WHICH EXTENDED ALL SERIES, BOTH IN CURRENT AND CONSTANT DOLLARS, BACK TO 1946 ON A BASIS COMPARABLE TO THE CURRENT SERIES. SEE INDIVIDUAL SERIES DESCRIPTIONS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION OF THE REVISIONS AND THE EXTENT OF COMPARABILITY WITH YEARS PRIOR TO 1946. THE REVISED CONSTANT DOLLAR SERIES, BEGINNING WITH DATA FOR 1946, ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE SOURCE ONLY IN THE FORM OF SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA AT ANNUAL RATES, IN 1957-59 DOLLARS. THE EARLIER SEGMENT FOR EACH OF THESE SERIES, COVERING 1939-46, IS AVAILABLE FROM THE SOURCE ONLY IN THE FORM OF UNADJUSTED DATA AT MONTHLY RATES, IN 1947-49 DOLLARS. WE HAVE DERIVED A SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SERIES AT ANNUAL RATES, IN 1947-49 DOLLARS, FOR 1939-46, BY APPLYING THE IMPLICIT SEASONAL FACTORS FROM THE CORRESPONDING CURRENT DOLLAR SERIES, AND MULTIPLYING BY 12. CONVERSION FACTORS, FOR USE IN CHANGING THE CONSTANT DOLLAR VALUES FROM A 1947-49 TO A 1957-59 BASE, HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. THESE ARE AVAILABLE IN "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, C30-61 SUPPLEMENT," P. 5. REFERENCES: FOR MORE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS AND EVALUATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE SERIES, INCLUDING THE HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRESENT PROGRAM, SEE: "CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY C30-61 SUPPLEMENT," U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, OCTOBER 1964. "1961 PROCEEDINGS OF THE BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC STATISTICS SECTION," AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, PAPERS AND DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED IN "STATISTICAL COVERAGE OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A CRITIQUE," PP. 168-190. ELMER CLARK BRATT, "APPRAISAL OF STATISTICAL INFORMATION ON CONSTRUCTION IN THE U.S. (AND APPENDICES)," OFFICE OF STATISTICAL STANDARDS, U.S. BUREAU OF THE BUDGET, 1957-1958. "CONSTRUCTION VOLUME AND COSTS, 1915-1956," STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO VOLUME 3 OF CONSTRUCTION REVIEW, BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION AND BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS, 1958. LOWELL J. CHAWNER, "CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY IN THE UNITED STATES, 1915-37," DOMESTIC COMMERCE SERIES NO. 99, BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, 1938. - - 0 ABRAMOVITZ INDEXES OF URBAN BUILDING AND PUBLIC UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION SOURCE: MOSES ABRAMOVITZ, "EVIDENCES OF LONG SWINGS IN AGGREGATE CONSTRUCTION SINCE THE CIVIL WAR," NEW YORK, NBER,1964. ABRAMOVITZ CONSTRUCTED THREE AGGREGATE INDEXES FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1870 TO 1918 ON THE BASIS OF EXISTING SERIES 1 MEASURING CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, OR SOME CLOSELY RELATED VARIABLE, SUCH AS PERMITS OR CONTRACTS. THESE INDEXES COVER A COMBINATION OF URBAN RESIDENTIAL, URBAN NONRESIDENTIAL EXCLUDING GOVERNMENT, AND RAILROAD AND PUBLIC UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION. THESE CATEGORIES ACCOUNTED FOR 75 TO 80 PER CENT OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION IN THE PERIOD COVERED. PUBLIC BUILDING WAS EXCLUDED BECAUSE SOME UNKNOWN FRACTION OF PUBLIC BUILDING WAS EXEMPT FROM PERMITS AND THE SERIES CONSTRUCTED DEPEND ON PERMIT DATA. HOWEVER, TWO INDEXES USE AN ADJUSTED FORM OF THE RIGGLEMAN INDEX, WHICH INCLUDES SOME PERMITS FOR PUBLIC BUILDING. THE THREE SERIES MAY BE THOUGHT OF AS A SINGLE INDEX OF URBAN BUILDING AND PUBLIC UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION, EXPRESSED IN THREE VARIANTS: (1) AN INDEX OF VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, (2) AN INDEX OF VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, AND (3) AN INDEX OF VOLUME OF PHYSICAL UNITS. EACH INDEX IS DIVIDED INTO TWO OVERLAPPING SEGMENTS IN ORDER TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MORE RELIABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE DATA IN THE PERIOD AFTER 1889. PUBLIC UTILITIES OTHER THAN RAILROADS ARE NOT REPRESENTED IN THE FIRST SEGMENT OF ANY OF THE INDEXES BECAUSE THE DATA ARE UNSATISFACTORY. HOWEVER, RAILROAD EXPENDITURES IN THIS PERIOD WERE ABOUT THREE TIMES AS GREAT AS THOSE OF OTHER PUBLIC UTILITIES. RAILROAD AND PUBLIC UTILITIES CONSTRUCTION IS REPRESENTED IN THE SECOND SEGMENT OF THE FIRST TWO INDEXES BY A SERIES WHICH INCLUDES EXPENDITURES FOR EQUIPMENT. THE THIRD INDEX INCLUDES ONLY RAILROADS, SINCE THERE WERE NO SATISFACTORY DATA ON PHYSICAL UNITS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES. IN ORDER TO COMBINE THE COMPONENTS OF EACH SERIES (URBAN RESIDENTIAL, NONRESIDENTIAL, AND RAILROADS AND PUBLIC UTILITIES) WEIGHTS REPRESENTING THEIR RELATIVE IMPORTANCE WERE APPLIED. IN ESTIMATING THE PROPER WEIGHT TO BE ASSIGNED TO EACH COMPONENT, TWO SOURCES WERE USED: (1) KUZNETS' ESTIMATES OF TOTAL CONSTRUCTION (SERIES 02147) AND (2) KUZNETS' DATA ON REAL ESTATE IMPROVEMENTS (BASED ON WEALTH FIGURES), ADJUSTED FOR DEPRECIATION BY USING GOLDSMITH'S DATA ON AVERAGE LIFE OF STRUCTURES IN DIFFERENT INDUSTRIES. THE SOURCE DISCUSSES THESE INDEXES IN MORE DETAIL. DETAIL. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 1 - '01' DK 1 COL 1- 2 ---- 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 1 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 1 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. 1 2 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 1 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 1 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0565 02159 CMR BLD R 871-919 MD=-999999 REF 0565 LOC 7 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 VALUE OF PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, FIVE CITIES, DAVID T. LAPKIN ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02159 AREA COVERED: U.S., FIVE CITIES UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1872-1919 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FOURTH, 1871 - FOURTH, 1919 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 3 - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: DAVID T. LAPKIN, "BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND BUSINESS CYCLES, 1870-1938," PHD DISSERTATION, COLUMBIA, 1956 NOTES: SERIES 02159 IS GIVEN HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1871-1919; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1873-1919. CONTENT: THE FIVE CITIES ARE BOSTON, CLEVELAND, LOS ANGELES, MILWAUKEE, AND PITTSBURGH. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0566 02159 CMR BLD A 873-919 MD=-999999 REF 0566 LOC 16 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 VALUE OF PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, FIVE CITIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, DAVID T. LAPKIN ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02159 AREA COVERED: U.S., 5 CITIES UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1873 - FOURTH, 1919 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V565 NOTES: SEE V565 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0567 02160 NDST BLD R 871-919 MD=-999999 REF 0567 LOC 25 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 VALUE OF PERMITS FOR INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, FIVE CITIES, DAVID T. LAPKIN ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02160 AREA COVERED: U.S., 5 CITIES UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1872-1919 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FOURTH, 1871 - FOURTH, 1919 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DAVID T. LAPKIN, "BUILDING CONSTRUCTION AND BUSINESS CYCLES, 1873-1938," PHD DISSERTATION, COLUMBIA, 1956 1 4 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 02160 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1871-1919; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1872-1919. CONTENT: THE FIVE CITIES ARE BOSTON, CLEVELAND, LOS ANGELES, MILWAUKEE, AND PITTSBURGH ............................................................... 0 VAR 0568 02160 NDST BLD A 872-919 MD=-999999 REF 0568 LOC 34 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 VALUE OF PERMITS FOR INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, FIVE CITIES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, DAVID T. LAPKIN ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02160 AREA COVERED: U.S., 5 CITIES UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1872 - FOURTH, 1919 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V567 NOTES: SEE V567. DATA FOR 1883, 1886, AND 1887 ARE MISSING. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0569 02056 CMR&NDST 868-920 MD=-999999 REF 0569 LOC 43 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE OF PLANS FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, MANHATTAN ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02056 AREA COVERED: U.S., MANHATTAN UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1868-1920 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1868-80: "NY CITY RECORD," 1881-92: NYC, "ANNUAL REPORT OF FIRE DEPT."; 1893-1901: "NY CITY RECORD" AND "ANNUAL REPORT OF BUILDING DEPT;" 1902-35; NYC (MANHATTAN), "ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DEPT. OF BUILDING"; 1902-20: NYC (BRONX), "ANNUAL REPORT OF PRESIDENT;" 1936-44: RECORDS OF 1 (ICPSR 7644) 5 - (CONTINUED) - DEPT. OF HOUSING AND BUILDINGS. NOTES: SERIES 02056 IS GIVEN HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) MANHATTAN AND PORTIONS OF THE BRONX, 1868-1920; (2) MANHATTAN ONLY, 1902-44. CONTENT: THE DATA FOR 1868-1920 COVER MANHATTAN AND PORTIONS OF THE BRONX (THE ENTIRE BRONX BEGINNING 1898. FIGURES FOR 1898-1901 ARE ESTIMATED BUILDINGS FOR 4 BOROUGHS EXCLUDING BROOKLYN MULTIPLIED BY RATIO OF TOTAL NEW BUILDINGS FOR MANHATTAN AND BRONX TO TOTAL NEW BUILDINGS FOR THE 4 BOROUGHS). PUBLISHED FIGURES FOR 1880 AND 1892 ARE FOR FIVE MONTHS RAISED ON BASIS OF TOTAL NEW BUILDINGS, 5 MONTHS. FROM 1902-44, DATA ARE SHOWN FOR MANHATTAN ONLY. COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS ARE THE SUM OF STORES, OFFICE BUILDINGS, MANUFACTORIES AND WORKSHOPS, STABLES, AND, BEGINNING 1931, WAREHOUSES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0570 02056 CMR&NDST 902-944 MD=-999999 REF 0570 LOC 52 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE OF PLANS FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, MANHATTAN ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02056 AREA COVERED: U.S., MANHATTAN UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1902-44 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V569 NOTES: SEE V569 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0571 02057 CMR&NDST 890-935 MD=-999999 REF 0571 LOC 61 WIDTH 9 DK 1 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE OF PERMITS FOR COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS, PHILADELPHIA --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02057 AREA COVERED: U.S., PHILADELPHIA 1 6 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1890-1935 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUR. OF BLDG. INSPECTION, PHILA. 1890-95: ANNUAL REPORTS; 1896-1935: RECORDS. NOTES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE SOURCE. '02' DK 2 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 2 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 2 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH 1 (ICPSR 7644) 7 - (CONTINUED) - CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 2 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 2 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0572 02071BWRHSES 873-936 MD=-999999 REF 0572 LOC 70 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN, VALUE OF PLANS PASSED FOR WAREHOUSES, STORES, AND WORKSHOPS, GLASGOW ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 8 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02071B AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN, GLASGOW UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT POUNDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1873-1936 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS, MEMORANDUM OF LININGS GRANTED BY DEAN OF GUILD COURT, (LETTER OF AUGUST 1937) NOTES: CONTENT: YEAR ENDING AUG. 31. CITY BOUNDARIES WERE EXTENDED IN 1873, 1879, 1892, 1900, 1906, 1913, 1926. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0573 02032 PUB&INST R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0573 LOC 79 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02032 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02032 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. CONTENT IS THE SUM OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS (SERIES 02034) AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS (SERIES 02036). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA AND LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P.235. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 9 - 0 VAR 0574 02032 PUB&INST R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0574 LOC 88 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02032 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02032 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V573 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0575 02032 PUB&INST R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0575 LOC 97 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02032 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-41, F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES; 1942-56, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES" NOTES: SERIES 02032 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1 10 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V573 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0576 02032 PUB&INST R 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0576 LOC 106 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02032 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1956, "RECORD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, 48 STATES"; 1957-63, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, U.S. SUMMARY. (F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA) NOTES: SERIES 02032 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V573 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0577 02032 PUB&INST A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0577 LOC 115 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02032 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 11 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02032 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V573 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0578 02032 PUB&INST A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0578 LOC 124 WIDTH 9 DK 2 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02032 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02032 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V573 '03' DK 3 COL 1- 2 ---- 1 12 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 3 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 3 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 3 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 13 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 3 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0579 02032 PUB&INST A 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0579 LOC 133 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02032 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V575 NOTES: SERIES 02032 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1 14 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V573 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0580 02032 PUB&INST A 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0580 LOC 142 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02032 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V576 NOTES: SERIES 02032 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V573 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0581 02033 PUB&INST R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0581 LOC 151 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02033 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 15 - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. CONTENT IS THE SUM OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS (SERIES 02034) AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS (SERIES 02036). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA AND LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P.235. PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS ARE EXCLUDED FROM THIS SERIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0582 02033 PUB&INST R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0582 LOC 160 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02033 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V581 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0583 02033 PUB&INST R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0583 LOC 169 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, 1 16 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - FLOOR SPACE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02033 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-41, F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES; 1942-56, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES" NOTES: SERIES 02033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V581 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0584 02033 PUB&INST R 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0584 LOC 178 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02033 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1956, F. W. DODGE CORP., "RECORD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, 48 STATES"; 1957-63, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, U.S. SUMMARY" NOTES: SERIES 02033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 17 - (CONTINUED) - SEE V581 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0585 02033 PUB&INST A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0585 LOC 187 WIDTH 9 DK 3 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02033 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V581 '04' DK 4 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 4 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 18 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 4 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 4 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 4 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 19 - 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 4 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0586 02033 PUB&INST A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0586 LOC 196 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02033 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA NOTES: SERIES 02033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V581 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0587 02033 PUB&INST A 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0587 LOC 205 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- 1 20 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02033 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V583 NOTES: SERIES 02033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V581 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0588 02033 PUB&INST A 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0588 LOC 214 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 TOTAL CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC AND INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02033 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V584 NOTES: SERIES 02033 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V581 1 (ICPSR 7644) 21 - 0 VAR 0589 02034 PUB BLD R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0589 LOC 223 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, VALUE F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02034 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. CONTENT: EDUCATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES, SCIENCE BUILDINGS, OBSERVATORIES, PLANETARIUMS; PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND FINE ARTS BUILDINGS; ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BUILDINGS; HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, POST OFFICES, ARMORIES, ARSENALS, JAILS, PENITENTIARIES; COMFORT STATIONS, FIRE STATIONS, ZOO BUILDINGS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS; MILITARY AND NAVAL BUILDINGS. GYMNASIUM AND ATHLETIC BUILDINGS ARE INCLUDED ONLY FROM 1938 TO 1956 AND ONLY FOR THE 37-STATE SEGMENT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA AND LIPSEY AND PRESTON, PP.235-236. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0590 02034 PUB BLD R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0590 LOC 232 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTENTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02034 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 1 22 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V589 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0591 02034 PUB BLD R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0591 LOC 241 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02034 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-41, F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES; 1942-56, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES" NOTES: SERIES 02034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V589 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0592 02034 PUB BLD R 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0592 LOC 250 WIDTH 9 DK 4 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 23 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02034 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1956, F. W. DODGE CORP., "RECORD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, 48 STATES"; 1957-63, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, U.S. SUMMARY NOTES: SERIES 02034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V589 '05' DK 5 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 5 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 5 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 24 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 5 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 5 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 5 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 (ICPSR 7644) 25 - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0593 02034 PUB BLD A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0593 LOC 259 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02034 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER. SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V589 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0594 02034 PUB BLD A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0594 LOC 268 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02034 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES 1 26 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 02034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V589 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0595 02034 PUB BLD A 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0595 LOC 277 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02034 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V591 NOTES: SERIES 02034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V589 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0596 02034 PUB BLD A 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0596 LOC 286 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02034 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES 1 (ICPSR 7644) 27 - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V592 NOTES: SERIES 02034 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V589 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0597 02035 PUB BLD R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0597 LOC 295 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02035 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. CONTENT: EDUCATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL LABORATORIES, SCIENCE BUILDINGS, OBSERVATORIES, PLANETARIUMS; PRIVATE AND PUBLIC LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, AND FINE ARTS BUILDINGS; ALL PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE BUILDINGS; HOSPITALS, CLINICS, AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS; PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGS, POST OFFICES, ARMORIES, ARSENALS, JAILS, PENITENTIARIES; COMFORT STATIONS, FIRE STATIONS, ZOO BUILDINGS AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC BUILDINGS; MILITARY 1 28 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - AND NAVAL BUILDINGS. GYMNASIUM AND ATHLETIC BUILDINGS ARE INCLUDED ONLY FROM 1938 TO 1956 AND ONLY FOR THE 37-STATE SEGMENT. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA AND LIPSEY AND PRESTON, PP.235-236. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0598 02035 PUB BLD R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0598 LOC 304 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02035 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V597 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0599 02035 PUB BLD R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0599 LOC 313 WIDTH 9 DK 5 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02035 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 1 (ICPSR 7644) 29 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-41, F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES; 1942-56, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES" NOTES: SERIES 02035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V597 '06' DK 6 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 6 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 6 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 6 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS 1 30 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 6 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 6 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 31 - 0 VAR 0600 02035 PUB BLD R 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0600 LOC 322 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02035 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1956, F. W. DODGE CORP., "RECORD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, 48 STATES"; 1957-63, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, U.S. SUMMARY" NOTES: SERIES 02035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V597 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0601 02035 PUB BLD A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0601 LOC 331 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02035 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) 1 32 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V597 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0602 02035 PUB BLD A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0602 LOC 340 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02035 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V597 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0603 02035 PUB BLD A 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0603 LOC 349 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02035 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 1 (ICPSR 7644) 33 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V599 NOTES: SERIES 02035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V597 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0604 02035 PUB BLD A 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0604 LOC 358 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FLOOR SPACE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02035 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V600 NOTES: SERIES 02035 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V597 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0605 02279 NON-RES R 915-963 MD=-999999 REF 0605 LOC 367 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 62-70 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES, NONRESIDENTIAL, VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, BLS-COMMERCE DEPT. ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 34 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02279 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA. NOTES: SERIES 02279 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-63; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-63. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS- DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0606 02279 NON-RES A 939-963 MD=-999999 REF 0606 LOC 376 WIDTH 9 DK 6 COL 71-79 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES, NONRESIDENTIAL, VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02279 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS, ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V605 NOTES: SEE V605 '07' DK 7 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 7 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ 1 (ICPSR 7644) 35 - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 7 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 7 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 7 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, 1 36 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 7 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0607 02280 NON-RES R 915-946 MD=-999999 REF 0607 LOC 385 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 17-25 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES, NONRESIDENTIAL, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02280 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1947-49 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-46 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1946 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA NOTES: SERIES 02280 IS PRESENTED AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (3) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. 1946 BREAK IN COMPARABILITY RESULTS FROM 1964 CENSUS REVISIONS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-COMMERCE DATA. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 37 - 0 VAR 0608 02280 NON-RES A 946-963 MD=-999999 REF 0608 LOC 394 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 26-34 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES, NONRESIDENTIAL, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02280 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1957-59 DOLLARS, ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1946-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V607 NOTES: SERIES 02280 IS PRESENTED AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-1946; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (3) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. SEE V607 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0609 02280 NON-RES 946-963 MD=-999999 REF 0609 LOC 403 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 35-43 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES, NONRESIDENTIAL, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02280 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1957-59 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V607 NOTES: SERIES 02280 IS PRESENTED AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (3) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. SEE V607 1 38 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0610 02224 PUB BLD 791-919 MD=-999999 REF 0610 LOC 412 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 44-52 0 FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY- DEPT. OF THE TREASURY ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02224 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1791-1919, FISCAL YEARS QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1789-1945" SERIES H30, P. 169 NOTES: THE BLS-COMMERCE SERIES ON FEDERAL NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN "CONSTRUCTION VOLUME AND COSTS 1915-56," TABLE 4, P. 11, APPEARS TO BE CONTINUOUS WITH THIS SERIES, EVEN THOUGH THE BLS-COMMERCE DATA PURPORT TO INCLUDE ONLY NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE, NOT REPAIRS. THE BLS-COMMERCE CALENDAR-YEAR FIGURES ARE VERY CLOSE TO AVERAGES OF ADJOINING FISCAL-YEAR FIGURES OF THIS SERIES. SEE, ALSO, THE SOURCE CITED ABOVE AND INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-COMMERCE DEPT. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0611 02036 INST BLD R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0611 LOC 421 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02036 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02036 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) 1 (ICPSR 7644) 39 - (CONTINUED) - ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. CONTENT: CHURCHES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS BUILDINGS; ASSEMBLY BUILDINGS, AUDITORIUMS, AND COMMUNITY HOUSES; CLUBS AND LODGES; GYMNASIUM AND ATHLETIC BUILDINGS (EXCLUDED 1938-56 FOR 37 STATES); PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS, OUTDOOR STADIUMS AND SIMILAR PROJECTS (1938-56 FOR 37 STATES ONLY); MISCELLANEOUS SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL BUILDINGS. THEATRE BUILDINGS ARE INCLUDED IN 1956-63 DATA FOR 48 STATES, BUT EXCLUDED IN OTHER SEGMENTS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA AND LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P.236. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0612 02036 INST BLD R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0612 LOC 430 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02036 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02036 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V611 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0613 02036 INST BLD R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0613 LOC 439 WIDTH 9 DK 7 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE 1 40 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02036 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-41, F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES; 1942-56, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES" NOTES: SERIES 02036 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V611 '08' DK 8 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 8 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 8 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 (ICPSR 7644) 41 - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 8 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 8 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 8 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 42 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0614 02036 INST BLD R 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0614 LOC 448 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02036 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1956, F. W. DODGE CORP., "RECORD OF CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, 48 STATES"; 1957-63, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, U.S. SUMMARY" NOTES: SERIES 02036 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V611 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0615 02036 INST BLD A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0615 LOC 457 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP., SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02036 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 1 (ICPSR 7644) 43 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02036 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V611 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0616 02036 INST BLD A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0616 LOC 466 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP., SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02036 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02036 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V611 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0617 02036 INST BLD A 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0617 LOC 475 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP., SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- 1 44 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02036 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V613 NOTES: SERIES 02036 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V611 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0618 02036 INST BLD A 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0618 LOC 484 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR INSTITUTIONAL BUILDINGS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP., SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02036 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V614 NOTES: SERIES 02036 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 8 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (7) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (8) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63. SEE V611 1 (ICPSR 7644) 45 - 0 VAR 0619 02249 PUB BLD 868-935 MD=-999999 REF 0619 LOC 493 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 62-70 0 INDEX OF PUBLIC BUILDING, VALUE OF PERMITS, 14 CITIES, CLARENCE D. LONG ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02249 AREA COVERED: U.S., 14 CITIES UNITS: 1920-30=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1868-1935 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: CLARENCE D. LONG "BUILDING CYCLES AND THE THEORY OF INVESTMENT," PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1940 NOTES: THIS SERIES IS BASED ON A LIST OF CITIES FOR WHICH BUILDINGS COULD BE CLASSIFIED AS DETACHED DWELLINGS, MULTIFAMILY DWELLINGS, PUBLIC BUILDING, OR PRIVATE NONRESIDENTIAL. VALUE OF ALTERATIONS FOR ALL CLASSES COMBINED IS SHOWN IN THE SOURCE AS A SEPARATE SERIES. COVERAGE WAS LIMITED TO MANHATTAN THROUGH 1874, AND WAS INCREASED GRADUALLY UNTIL IT REACHED FOURTEEN CITIES IN 1911. THE BASE IS THE ANNUAL AVERAGE IN 1920-30 OF THE AGGREGATE VALUE OF PUBLIC BUILDING IN THE CITIES INCLUDED IN THE INDEX FOR THE PARTICULAR YEAR BEING MEASURED. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON LONG'S INDEXES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0620 02282 SCHOOLS 854-914 MD=-999999 REF 0620 LOC 502 WIDTH 9 DK 8 COL 71-79 0 VALUE OF SCHOOLS BUILT, OHIO, MANUEL GOTTLIEB --------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02282 AREA COVERED: U.S., OHIO UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1854-1914 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MANUEL GOTTLIEB, "LONG SWINGS IN URBAN DEVELOPMENT," TABLE E-1 (MICROFICHE), ORIGINAL DATA FROM ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF COMMON SCHOOLS. 1 46 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: CONTENT: ALLOCATED TO ESTIMATED YEAR OF CONSTRUCTION, IN THOUSANDS OF 1913 DOLLARS (DEFLATED BY RIGGLEMAN INDEX). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, AND THE SOURCE WORK CITED ABOVE. '09' DK 9 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 9 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 9 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 9 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 47 - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 9 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 9 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0621 02112 NON-BLD R 913-962 MD=-999999 REF 0621 LOC 511 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDINGS, VALUE, ENGINEERING NEWS- RECORD, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02112 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 48 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1913-62 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1913-12/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD DATA NOTES: INCLUDES (1) PUBLIC WORKS: WATERWORKS, SEWERAGE, BRIDGES, EARTHWORK, WATERWAYS, STREETS AND ROADS, AND "UNCLASSIFIED"; AND (2) PRIVATE CONSTRUCTION: BRIDGES AND "UNCLASSIFIED." FOR 1913-1931, FEDERAL BUILDINGS, WHICH WERE NOT SEPARABLE FROM OTHER FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION, ARE ALSO INCLUDED. PROJECTS OF THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM COSTS ARE INCLUDED. WATERWORKS, EXCAVATION, DRAINAGE, AND IRRIGATION: 1913 THROUGH JUNE 1932, $15,000; JULY 1932 THROUGH 1935, $10,500; 1936, $14,000; JANUARY 1937 THROUGH APRIL 1946, 15,000; MAY 1946 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1947, $22,500; DECEMBER 1947 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1950, $28,000; DECEMBER 1950 THROUGH 1954, $34,000; 1955 THROUGH 1958, $44,000; 1959 THROUGH 1962, $53,000. OTHER PUBLIC WORKS: 1913 THROUGH JUNE 1932, $25,000; JULY 1932 THROUGH 1935, $17,750; 1936, $23,000; 1937 THROUGH APRIL 1946, $25,000; MAY 1946 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1947, $40,000; DECEMBER 1947 THROUGH NOVEMBER 1950, $50,000; DECEMBER 1950 THROUGH 1954, $60,000; 1955 THROUGH 1958, $73,000; 1959 THROUGH 1962, $88,000. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON ENGINEERING NEWS- RECORD DATA. MONTHLY VALUES ARE PRESENTED HERE IN THE FORM OF WEEKLY AVERAGES. ANNUAL VALUES, HOWEVER, ARE TOTALS FOR THE YEAR. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0622 02112 NON-BLD A 913-962 MD=-999999 REF 0622 LOC 520 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION OTHER THAN BUILDINGS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02112 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS PER WEEK ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1913-12/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER. SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD 1 (ICPSR 7644) 49 - (CONTINUED) - DATA. NOTES: SEE V621 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0623 02082A RR BLD 830-952 MD=-999999 REF 0623 LOC 529 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 35-43 0 MILES OF RAILROAD BUILT, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS-RAILWAY AGE --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02082A AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1830-1952 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1830-1879: "HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1957," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, SERIES Q43. 1880-1952: "RAILWAY AGE," SIMMONS-BOARDMAN PUBLISHING CORP., NEW YORK, JANUARY 1, 1938, AND LATER ANNUAL REVIEW ISSUES. NOTES: THESE DATA REFER TO MILES OF FIRST TRACK COMPLETED IN A CALENDAR YEAR. IT IS NOT CLEAR AT WHAT STAGE THE BUILDING OF A MILE OF ROAD WAS REPORTED. IF CONSTRUCTION OF A LINE TOOK SEVERAL YEARS, A COMPANY MAY HAVE REPORTED EACH YEAR, OR MIGHT HAVE WAITED UNTIL THE WHOLE LINE WAS COMPLETED. SOMETIMES THE YEAR OF COMPLETION DIFFERED FROM THE YEAR IN WHICH TRAFFIC WAS FIRST CARRIED; IN SUCH CASES THE MILEAGE MAY HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED TO EITHER YEAR. THE DATA FOR 1830-79 ARE ORIGINALLY FROM THE TENTH CENSUS REPORT, VOL.IV, "REPORT ON THE AGENCIES OF TRANSPORTATION IN THE UNITED STATES. THESE DATA WERE COMPILED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS FROM REPORTS OF RAILROADS KNOWN TO EXIST IN 1880. THEY ARE LIMITED TO MILEAGE STILL IN OPERATION IN THE CENSUS YEAR 1880. RAILWAY AGE OBTAINED ITS FIGURES AT ANNUAL INTERVALS FROM INDIVIDUAL RAILROADS AND FROM STATE RAILROAD COMMISSIONS. FOR DATA ON GROSS CAPITAL EXPENDITURE, INCLUDING ROAD AND EQUIPMENT, BEGINNING IN 1870, SEE MELVILLE J. ULMER, "CAPITAL IN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATIONS, AND PUBLIC UTILITIES: ITS FORMATION AND FINANCING," PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR NBER, 1960, P.255 FF. RAILROAD INVESTMENT DATA FOR THE PRE-CIVIL WAR PERIOD, 1 50 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - BEGINNING IN 1828, ARE AVAILABLE IN ALBERT FISHLOW, "AMERICAN RAILROADS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF THE ANTE-BELLUM ECONOMY", HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1965. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0624 02084ARR TRACK R 872-887 MD=-999999 REF 0624 LOC 538 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 44-52 0 MILES OF RAILROAD TRACK LAID ON MAIN LINES, RAILROAD GAZETTE ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02084A AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILES OF TRACK ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1872-1886 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1872 - THIRD, 1887 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "RAILROAD GAZETTE" MAGAZINE ............................................................... 0 VAR 0625 02084ARR TRACK A 872-887 MD=-999999 REF 0625 LOC 547 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 53-61 0 MILES OF RAILROAD TRACK LAID ON MAIN LINES, RAILROAD GAZETTE SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02084A AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILES OF TRACK ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1872 - THIRD, 1887 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: "RAILROAD GAZETTE" MAGAZINE ............................................................... 0 VAR 0626 02082 RR MLG 831-911 MD=-999999 REF 0626 LOC 556 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 62-70 0 INCREASES IN RAILROAD MILEAGE, POOR'S ------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 51 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02082 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1831-1911 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: POOR'S MANUAL OF RAILROADS, 1912. NOTES: CONTENT IS "NET INCREASE OF MILEAGE OF ALL RAILROADS IN THE U.S. IN THE CALENDAR YEAR," AN INCREASE BEING DEFINED AS "FIRST TRACK MILEAGE OPERATED." ............................................................... 0 VAR 0627 02083 RR MLG 877-963 MD=-999999 REF 0627 LOC 565 WIDTH 9 DK 9 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 INCREASES IN RAILROAD TRACK MILEAGE OPERATED, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02083 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1877-1963 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1877-1890: "HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1957," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, SERIES Q17. 1891-1956: IBID., SERIES Q48. 1957-1962: IBID., "CONTINUATION TO 1962 AND REVISIONS," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, FEBRUARY 1965, SERIES Q48. 1963: "TRANSPORT STATISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES, PART 1", INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS. NOTES: THESE DATA ARE YEAR-TO-YEAR CHANGES IN TOTAL OPERATED TRACK MILEAGE AS PUBLISHED IN THE ABOVE SOURCES. DATA ON INCREASES FOR THE YEARS 1877-90 AND 1917-63, ARE FOR CALENDAR YEARS; THOSE FOR 1891-1916 ARE FOR YEARS ENDING JUNE 30. DATA ON OPERATED TRACK MILEAGE ARE COMPILED BY THE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION. DATA FOR 1876-90 ARE FROM "RAILWAY STATISTICS BEFORE 1890," ICC STATEMENT NO. 32151 (MIMEOGRAPHED), 1932. FOR THESE HISTORICAL DATA THE ICC USED THE ANNUAL "POOR'S MANUAL OF RAILROADS." DATA FOR 1891-1954 ARE FROM ICC, "STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES." LATER DATA ARE FROM "TRANSPORT STATISTICS IN THE UNITED 1 52 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - STATES, PART 1." OPERATED TRACK INCLUDES MAIN TRACKS, YARD TRACKS, AND SIDINGS. THE DATA COVER CLASS I, II, AND III RAILROADS. PRIOR TO 1908 THEY ALSO INCLUDED SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES. "CIRCULAR" AND UNOFFICIAL ROADS ARE EXCLUDED. ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE INCLUDED BEGINNING WITH DATA FOR 1960. EACH COMPANY REPORTED ITS TOTAL OPERATED TRACK MILEAGE; SINCE TWO COMPANIES MIGHT OPERATE THE SAME TRACK, THERE IS SOME DUPLICATION. DATA FOR DIFFERENT YEARS ARE OFTEN NOT ENTIRELY COMPARABLE BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING METHODS. '10' DK 10 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 10 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 10 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 10 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 53 - (CONTINUED) - NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 10 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 10 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. 1 54 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0628 02083ARR MLG 891-916 MD=-999999 REF 0628 LOC 574 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 17-25 0 INCREASES IN RAILROAD MILEAGE OWNED, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02083A AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1891-1916 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, "ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES", 1926, P.XCVIII. NOTES: CONTENT: COMPUTED BY NBER BY SUCCESSIVE SUBTRACTION OF MILEAGE OWNED (FIRST TRACK ONLY) ON JUNE 30 OF EACH YEAR. COVERS CLASS I, II, AND III RAILROADS, NONOPERATING SUBSIDIARIES, AND SOME RAILWAYS NOT FILING ANNUAL REPORTS. UP THROUGH JUNE 30, 1908 INCREASES INCLUDE SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES; THEREAFTER, DO NOT. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0629 02084 RAILS 849-961 MD=-999999 REF 0629 LOC 583 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 26-34 0 RAIL CONSUMPTION, AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02084 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND LONG TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1849-1961 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1849-1940: AMERICAN IRON & STEEL INSTITUTE, "ANNUAL STATISTICAL REPORTS." 1941-1961: "METAL STATISTICS," AMERICAN METAL MARKET, 1962 AND 1963. NOTES: RAIL CONSUMPTION ESTIMATES ARE COMPUTED AS RAIL PRODUCTION PLUS IMPORTS AND MINUS EXPORTS. PRIOR TO 1872 FIGURES ARE ONLY FOR PRODUCTION PLUS IMPORTS. DATA THROUGH 1940 WERE COMPUTED BY THE AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 55 - (CONTINUED) - DATA BEGINNING 1941 FROM "METAL STATISTICS" ARE BASED ON AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE PRODUCTION FIGURES, AND IMPORT AND EXPORT DATA ARE FROM THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE. THE DATA COVER TOTAL PRODUCTION OF IRON AND STEEL RAILS. THEY INCLUDE REROLLED RAILS, GIRDER AND HIGH TEE RAILS, AND STREETCAR RAILS. ONE LONG TON = 2240 LB. AVOIR. = 1016.06 KG. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0630 02087 RR&TRANS R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0630 LOC 592 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02087 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02087 IS GIVEN HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0631 02087 RR&TRANS R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0631 LOC 601 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02087 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS 1 56 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02087 IS GIVEN HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V630 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0632 02087 RR&TRANS R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0632 LOC 610 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02087 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-55 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-04/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02087 IS GIVEN HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V630 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0633 02087 RR&TRANS A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0633 LOC 619 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------ 1 (ICPSR 7644) 57 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02087 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02087 IS GIVEN HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V630 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0634 02087 RR&TRANS A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0634 LOC 628 WIDTH 9 DK 10 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02087 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02087 IS GIVEN HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V630 '11' DK 11 COL 1- 2 ---- 1 58 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 11 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 11 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 11 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 11 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 59 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 11 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0635 02087 RR&TRANS A 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0635 LOC 637 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION AND TRANSPORTATION TERMINALS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02087 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02087 IS GIVEN HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY 1 60 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V630 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0636 02084DRR MLG 822-852 MD=-999999 REF 0636 LOC 646 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 26-34 0 GREAT BRITAIN-U.K.: MILEAGE OF NEW RAILWAY LINES AUTHORIZED BY PARLIAMENT, COMMERCE AND LABOUR DEPT. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02084D AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN-U.K. UNITS: MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1822-52 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1822-52: H. G. LEWIN, "EARLY BRITISH RAILWAYS, P.186, AND H. G. LEWIN, "THE RAILWAY MANIA AND ITS AFTERMATH", LONDON, 1936, P.473; 1847-79: PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS, VOL. XXVII (1859), P. V, CAPT. GALTON, "REPORT....OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEPT. OF RAILWAYS" AND LATER VOLUMES "MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM" NOTES: CONTENT: THE NEGATIVE FIGURE IN 1840 RESULTS FROM AN EXCESS OF ABANDONMENTS. ADVISABLE TO CHECK WHETHER IRELAND IS INCLUDED, POSSIBLY IN 1847-79. THIS SERIES IS PRESENTED HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA, 1822-52; (2) ANNUAL DATA, 1847-79. THE BREAK RESULTS FROM USE OF A DIFFERENT SOURCE (CITED ABOVE). TOTAL MILEAGE AUTHORIZED IN 1821 AND PRIOR YEARS WAS 37 MILES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0637 02084DRR MLG 847-879 MD=-999999 REF 0637 LOC 655 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 35-43 0 GREAT BRITAIN-U.K.: MILEAGE OF NEW RAILWAY LINES AUTHORIZED BY PARLIAMENT, COMMERCE AND LABOUR DEPT. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02084D AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN-U.K. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 61 - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1847-79 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V636 NOTES: SEE V636 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0638 02085 RR LINES 826-935 MD=-999999 REF 0638 LOC 664 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 44-52 0 GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM: INCREASES IN LENGTH OF RAILWAY LINE OPENED FOR TRAFFIC, BOARD OF TRADE ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02085 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN-U.K. (SEE NOTE) UNITS: MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1826-68, 1872-1912, 1920-35. QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1826-48: H. G. LEWIN, "EARLY BRITISH RAILWAYS," P. 186 AND T. TOOKE AND W. NEWMARCH, "A HISTORY OF PRICES," VOL V, P. 352; 1849-68, 1872-1912, 1920-35: PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS, "RAILWAY RETURNS BY THE BOARD OF TRADE," 1870, P.LIX, 1871, P.88, 1872, PLIV,1913, PP.XIII AND XX, AND LATER ISSUES INCLUDING 1932, P.18. NOTES: CONTENT: 1826-44 AND 1920-35: GREAT BRITAIN ONLY; 1845-1912: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND (IN 1844, GT. BRITAIN: 192 MILES, IRELAND, 12 MILES) ............................................................... 0 VAR 0639 02084ERAILS 876-894 MD=-999999 REF 0639 LOC 673 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 53-61 0 GREAT BRITAIN - UNITED KINGDOM: STEEL RAIL CONSUMPTION, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02084E AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM (SEE NOTE) UNITS: THOUSAND LONG TONS 1 62 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1876-1894 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: PRODUCTION PLUS IMPORTS MINUS EXPORTS. PRODUCTION FROM BRITISH IRON AND STEEL FEDERATION, "STATISTICS OF THE IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRIES" FOR 1918 AND LATER YEARS; DIRECT FROM THE FEDERATION BEFORE 1918. IMPORTS AND EXPORTS FROM "ACCOUNTS RELATING TO TRADE AND NAVIGATION," ALSO BEGINNING IN 1919, AVAILABLE IN BOARD OF TRADE, CUSTOMS AND EXCISE DEPT., "STATEMENT OF THE TRADE OF THE UNITED KINGDOM." NOTES: CONTENT: ADVISABLE TO CHECK WHETHER IRELAND IS INCLUDED IN ANY OF THESE DATA. PRODUCTION: BESSEMER STEEL RAILS ONLY; EXPORTS: 1876-88: ALL STEEL RAILS; 1889-94: IRON AND STEEL RAILS. THIS SERIES IS GIVEN HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1876-94; (2) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1915-35. ONE LONG TON = 2240 LB. AVOIR. = 1016.06 KG. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0640 02084ERAILS 915-935 MD=-999999 REF 0640 LOC 682 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 62-70 0 GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM: STEEL RAIL CONSUMPTION, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02084E AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM (SEE NOTE) UNITS: THOUSAND LONG TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-35 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V639 NOTES: SEE V639 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0641 02087ARR MLG 837-935 MD=-999999 REF 0641 LOC 691 WIDTH 9 DK 11 COL 71-79 0 GERMANY: INCREASES IN RAILROAD MILEAGE OPERATED, REICH-EISENBAHNAMT ------------------------------------------------ 1 (ICPSR 7644) 63 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02087A AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: KILOMETERS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1837-1935 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: REICHS-EISENBAHNAMT (1927 ON, DIE DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN GESELLSCHAFT), "STATISTIK DES IM BETRIEBE BEFINDLICHEN EISENBAHNEN DEUTSCHLANDS," 1898, ANHANG III AND PP.2-32 AND ANNUAL ISSUES, 1899-1935 NOTES: CONTENT: STANDARD GAUGE ONLY. CALENDAR YEAR WAS USED BY ALL RAILROADS REPORTING IN 1837-98 AND 1929-35 AND BY PRACTICALLY ALL ROADS IN 1925-28; IN 1899-1924, SOME ROADS USED CALENDAR YEAR AND OTHERS, YEAR ENDING FOLLOWING MARCH 31. DATA ADJUSTED FOR TRANSFER OF ALSACE-LORRAINE IN 1870 AND 1918 AND OTHER AREAS IN 1919 '12' DK 12 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 12 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 12 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 64 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 12 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 12 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 12 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 (ICPSR 7644) 65 - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0642 02087DRR MLG 881-915 MD=-999999 REF 0642 LOC 700 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 17-25 0 GERMANY: INCREASES IN RAILROAD TRACKAGE INCLUDING SIDINGS, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02087D AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: KILOMETERS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1881-1915 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: REICHS-EISENBAHNAMT, "STATISTIK DES IM BETRIEBE BEFINDLICHEN EISENBAHNEN DEUTSCHLANDS, "ANNUAL ISSUES NOTES: THIS SERIES, COMPUTED FROM TOTAL TRACKAGE FIGURES BY THE NBER, IS PRESENTED HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1881-1915; (2) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1925-35. TOTAL TRACKAGE WAS COMPUTED BY SUMMING DATA FOR REICHBAHN AND PRIVATE EISENBAHN. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0643 02087DRR MLG 925-935 MD=-999999 REF 0643 LOC 709 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 26-34 0 GERMANY: INCREASES IN RAILROAD TRACKAGE INCLUDING SIDINGS, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02087D AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: KILOMETERS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-35 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V642 NOTES: SEE V642 1 66 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0644 02085BRR MLG 862-913 MD=-999999 REF 0644 LOC 718 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 35-43 0 FRANCE: MILEAGE OF RAILROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, ALL RAILROADS, MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02085B AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: KILOMETERS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1862-1913 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, DIRECTION DES CHEMINS DE FER, "STATISTIQUE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS" UNDER HEADING: SITUATION FOR 1862-86; DOCUMENTS PRINCIPAUX FOR 1887-1905; INTERET GENERAL FOR 1906-13 (DATA ALSO SHOWN UNDER LATTER HEADING FOR 1921-35 AND POSSIBLY LATER.) DATA FOR 1862-77 COMPILED BY NBER BY ADDING FIGURES FOR INDIVIDUAL RAILROADS. NOTES: CONTENT: DATA REFER TO END OF CALENDAR YEAR. 1867 INCLUDES LOCAL RAILWAYS FOR THE FIRST TIME. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0645 02086CRR MLG 863-913 MD=-999999 REF 0645 LOC 727 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 44-52 0 FRANCE: RAILROAD MILEAGE INITIATED, ALL RAILROADS, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02086C AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: KILOMETERS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1863-1913 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, DIRECTION DES CHEMINS DE FER, "STATISTIQUE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS" UNDER HEADING: SITUATION FOR 1862-86; DOCUMENTS PRINCIPAUX FOR 1887-1905; INTERET GENERAL FOR 1906-13 (DATA ALSO SHOWN UNDER LATTER HEADING FOR 1921-35 AND POSSIBLY LATER.) DATA FOR 1862-77 COMPILED BY NBER BY ADDING FIGURES FOR INDIVIDUAL RAILROADS. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 67 - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: MILEAGE INITIATED COMPUTED BY NBER BY SUBTRACTING MILEAGE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON DEC. 31 OF PREVIOUS YEAR FROM CORRESPONDING DATA FOR DEC. 31 OF GIVEN YEAR AND ADDING MILEAGE COMPLETED IN GIVEN YEAR. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0646 02086 RR MLG 840-934 MD=-999999 REF 0646 LOC 736 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 53-61 0 FRANCE: INCREASES IN RAILROAD MILEAGE OPERATED, MAIN SYSTEMS, MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02086 AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: KILOMETERS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1840-1934 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1840-1913: MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, "STATISTIQUE DES CHEMINS DE FER," 1913 ISSUE, PP.3-6; 1921-34: OP.CIT., ANNUAL ISSUES, SECTION HEADING: INTERET GENERAL, OUVERTES A L'EXPLOITATION; 1914-20: STATISTIQUE GENERALE DE LA FRANCE, "ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE," 1932, PP.79F. NOTES: CONTENT: DATA COMPILED BY NBER BY SUCCESSIVE SUBTRACTION OF TOTAL MILEAGE. INDUSTRIAL AND LOCAL RAILROADS (INCLUDING PARISIAN UNDERGROUND RAILWAYS) ARE EXCLUDED, ALSO TERRITORY OCCUPIED BY FOREIGN COUNTRIES IN 1914-18. ADJUSTMENT MADE FOR TRANSFER OF ALSACE-LORRAINE TO GERMANY IN 1870 AND BACK TO OPERATION BY FRANCE IN 1921. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0647 02086ARR MLG 829-913 MD=-999999 REF 0647 LOC 745 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 62-70 0 FRANCE: INCREASES IN RAILROAD MILEAGE OPERATED, ALL RAILROADS, (MAIN SYSTEMS, INDUSTRIAL AND LOCAL RAILWAYS), MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02086A AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: KILOMETERS 1 68 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1829-1913 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS ET DES TRANSPORTS, "STATISTIQUE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS," 1913, VOL. 1, PP.3-6. NOTES: CONTENT: INCREASE COMPUTED BY NBER BY SUCCESSIVE SUBTRACTIONS OF LENGTH OF LINE IN OPERATION ON DEC. 31 OF EACH YEAR. 1829-34: MAIN SYSTEMS ONLY, 1835-66: MAIN SYSTEMS PLUS INDUSTRIAL RAILROADS, 1867-1913: MAIN SYSTEMS PLUS INDUSTRIAL AND LOCAL RAILROADS. ADJUSTED FOR TRANSFER OF ALSACE-LORRRAINE TO GERMANY IN 1870. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0648 02086FRAILS 874-903 MD=-999999 REF 0648 LOC 754 WIDTH 9 DK 12 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 FRANCE: RAIL CONSUMPTION, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02086F AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: THOUSAND METRIC TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1874-1903 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: STATISTIQUE GENERALE DE LA FRANCE, "ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE" AND "STATISTIQUE DE L'INDUSTRIE MINERALE;" COMITE DES FORGES DE FRANCE; MINISTERE DES FINANCES, DIRECTION GENERALE DES DOUANES, "TABLEAU GENERAL DU COMMERCE ET DE LA NAVIGATION." NOTES: SERIES 02086F IS PRESENTED HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA, IRON AND STEEL RAILS, 1874-1903; (2) ANNUAL DATA, STEEL RAILS ONLY, 1919-33. COMPUTED BY NBER BY SUMMING PRODUCTION AND IMPORTS, AND SUBTRACTING EXPORTS. '13' DK 13 COL 1- 2 ---- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 69 - 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 13 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 13 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 13 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 13 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 70 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 13 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0649 02086FRAILS 919-933 MD=-999999 REF 0649 LOC 763 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 17-25 0 FRANCE: RAIL CONSUMPTION, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02086F AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: THOUSAND METRIC TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-33 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V648 NOTES: SERIES 02086F IS PRESENTED HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA, IRON AND STEEL RAILS, 1874-1903; (2) ANNUAL DATA, STEEL RAILS ONLY, 1919-1933. SEE V648 1 (ICPSR 7644) 71 - 0 VAR 0650 02084BRR MAINT R 907-943 MD=-999999 REF 0650 LOC 772 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 RAILROAD EXPENDITURES ON MAINTENANCE OF WAYS AND STRUCTURES, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02084B AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1908-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1907-11/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1907-09: ICC, "BULLETIN OF OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF STEAM ROADS," #5, P.12, #18, P.12, #31. 1910-21: "STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS," 1921, P.C; 1922-43: "OPERATING REVENUES AND EXPENSES OF CLASS I STEAM ROADS," MONTHLY. NOTES: CONTENT: CLASS I RAILWAYS. INCLUDES CLASS I SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES NOV. 1910 THROUGH DEC. 1931. INCREASE IN WAGES JUNE 1918 AND JULY-AUG. 1920. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0651 02084BRR MAINT A 907-943 MD=-999999 REF 0651 LOC 781 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 RAILROAD EXPENDITURES ON MAINTENANCE OF WAYS AND STRUCTURES, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02084B AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 07/1907-11/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V650 NOTES: SEE V650 1 72 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0652 02084CRR MAINT 888-916 MD=-999999 REF 0652 LOC 790 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 RAILROAD EXPENDITURES ON MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, ANNUAL DATA 1888-1916 ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02084C AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1888-1916 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: ICC, "STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS," 1887/8, 1888/9, 1913, 1914, 1926, P. C, 1928, P.LXXVIII; 1935, P.S-113. NOTES: CONTENT: INCLUDES ALL STEAM RAILWAYS BUT EXCLUDES SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES FROM 1908-35. YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 FOR 1888-1916; DEC. 31 FOR 1916-35. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0653 02084CRR MAINT 916-935 MD=-999999 REF 0653 LOC 799 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 RAILROAD EXPENDITURES ON MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, ANNUAL DATA 1916-1935 ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02084C AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916-35 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V652 NOTES: SEE V652 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0654 02231 RR ADD 921-963 MD=-999999 REF 0654 LOC 808 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 62-70 0 CAPITAL EXPENDITURES FOR ADDITIONS AND BETTERMENTS, ROADWAY 1 (ICPSR 7644) 73 - (CONTINUED) - AND STRUCTURES, CLASS I RAILROADS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02231 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1921-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1921-1955: "RAILROAD TRANSPORTATION, A STATISTICAL RECORD," ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN RAILROADS, BUREAU OF RAILWAY ECONOMICS, DECEMBER 1956. 1956-1963: "SELECTED INCOME AND BALANCE-SHEET ITEMS OF CLASS I RAILROADS IN THE U.S.," BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS, INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION, STATEMENT NO. M-125, DECEMBER ISSUES THROUGH 1961; NO. Q-125, 4TH QUARTER ISSUES FOR LATER FIGURES. NOTES: THESE DATA ARE COLLECTED BY THE BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS FROM REPORTS OF INDIVIDUAL CLASS I RAILROADS. SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES ARE INCLUDED. ADDITIONS REFER TO NEW FACILITIES, SUCH AS TRACKS, BUILDING AND OTHER STRUCTURES; AND ADDITIONS TO THESE FACILITIES. BETTERMENTS COMPRISE IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING FACILITIES SUCH AS THE APPLICATION OF HEAVIER RAIL IN TRACKS, STRENGTHENING OF BRIDGES BY SUBSTITUTION OF HEAVIER MEMBERS, AND CONSTRUCTION OF SUPERIOR FLOORS OR ROOFS IN BUILDINGS. THESE DATA ARE ALSO PUBLISHED IN "HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1957," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, SERIES Q105. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0655 02085ARR MNT 860-912 MD=-999999 REF 0655 LOC 817 WIDTH 9 DK 13 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM: RAILWAYS, MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES, BOARD OF TRADE ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02085A AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM (SEE NOTE) UNITS: MILLION CURRENT POUNDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1860-1912 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 74 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: 1860-82: "PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS" (RAILWAY RETURNS), 1861-83; 1883-92: "PARLIAMENTARY PAPERS", 1893 LXXVIII, P.27 (GENERAL REPORT TO THE BOARD OF TRADE IN REGARD TO SHARE AND LOAN CAPITAL, ETC.), 1893-1912 AND 1919-35: "RAILWAY RETURNS," 1902 TO DATE. NOTES: SERIES 02085A IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1860-1912; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-33; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 1928-35. CONTENT: 1864-68: COMPUTED BY SUMMING ENGLAND AND WALES, SCOTLAND, AND IRELAND; 1919 ON: EXCLUDES IRELAND AND MANCHESTER SHIP CANAL. ADVISABLE TO CHECK WHETHER 1860-63 AND 1869-1912 ALSO INCLUDE IRELAND. 1928-35 EXCLUDES COMPANIES TRANSFERRED TO THE LONDON PASSENGER TRANSPORT BOARD IN JULY 1933; SUCH COMPANIES WERE INCLUDED IN THE SEGMENT 1919-33. '14' DK 14 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 14 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 14 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 14 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 75 - (CONTINUED) - A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 14 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 14 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. 1 76 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0656 02085ARR MNT 919-933 MD=-999999 REF 0656 LOC 826 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM: RAILWAYS, MAINTENANCE OF WAYS AND STRUCTURES, BOARD OF TRADE ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02085A AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM UNITS: MILLION CURRENT POUNDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-33 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V655 NOTES: SERIES 02085A IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1860-1912; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-33; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 1928-35. SEE V655 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0657 02085ARR MNT 928-935 MD=-999999 REF 0657 LOC 835 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM: RAILWAYS, MAINTENANCE OF WAYS AND STRUCTURES, BOARD OF TRADE ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02085A AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN-UNITED KINGDOM UNITS: MILLION CURRENT POUNDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1928-35 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V655 NOTES: SERIES 02085A IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1860-1912; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-33; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 1928-35. SEE V655 1 (ICPSR 7644) 77 - 0 VAR 0658 02087BRR CNST 881-935 MD=-999999 REF 0658 LOC 844 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 35-43 0 GERMANY: COST OF RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION, TOTAL, DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN GESELLSCHAFT ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02087B AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: MILLION CURRENT MARKS (SEE NOTE) ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1881-1921, 1926-35 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: REICHS-EISENBAHNAMT, "STATISTIK DES IM BETRIEBE BEFINDLICHEN EISENBAHNEN DEUTSCHLANDS", ANNUAL ISSUES; COMPUTED BY NBER BY TAKING FIRST DIFFERENCES OF CUMULUTIVE ANNUAL TOTALS. NOTES: CONTENT: 1881-1921: IN MILLIONS OF PAPER MARKS; 1926-35: IN MILLIONS OF GOLD MARKS. STANDARD GAUGE ONLY EXCEPT FOR 1934 WHEN NARROW GAUGE OF PRIVATE LINES COULD NOT BE SUBTRACTED OUT. 1881-1921: MIXTURE OF CALENDAR YEAR AND YEAR ENDING MARCH 31; 1926-28: PRACTICALLY ALL CALENDAR YEAR; 1929-35: ALL CALENDAR YEAR DATA. 1918 DATA ADJUSTED FOR LOSS OF ALSACE-LORRAINE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0659 02087CRR MNT 880-917 MD=-999999 REF 0659 LOC 853 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 44-52 0 GERMANY: RAILROADS, MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES, DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN GESELLSCHAFT ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02087C AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: MILLION CURRENT MARKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1880-1917 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: REICHS-EISENBAHNAMT, "STATISTIK DES IM BETRIEBE BEFINDLICHEN EISENBAHNEN DEUTSCHLANDS," ANNUAL ISSUES NOTES: SERIES 02087C IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA, 1880-1917; (2) ANNUAL DATA, PAPER MARKS, 1 78 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - 1917-23; (3) ANNUAL DATA, GOLD MARKS, 1923-35. CONTENT: NEW FORM OF ACCOUNTS BEGINNING IN 1898. 1917 IN FIRST SEGMENT INCLUDES ALSACE-LORRAINE; IN SECOND SEGMENT, DOES NOT. PAPER MARKS THROUGH 1923 IN SECOND SEGMENT; GOLD MARKS BEGINNING 1923 IN THIRD SEGMENT. 1818-1923: MIXTURE OF CALENDAR YEAR AND YEAR ENDING FOLLOWING MARCH 31; CALENDAR YEAR USED BY PRACTICALLY ALL RAILROADS REPORTING IN 1925-28, AND BY ALL RAILROADS IN 1929-35. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0660 02087CRR MNT 917-923 MD=-999999 REF 0660 LOC 862 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 53-61 0 GERMANY: RAILROADS, MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES, DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN GESELLSCHAFT ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02087C AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: MILLION CURRENT PAPER MARKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917-23 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V659 NOTES: SERIES 02087C IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA, 1880-1919; (2) ANNUAL DATA, PAPER MARKS, 1917-23; (3) ANNUAL DATA, GOLD MARKS, 1923-35. SEE V659. ANNUAL FIGURE FOR 1923, CODED MISSING DATA IN THE DATA SET, IS 9.437 QUINTILLION PAPER MARKS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0661 02087CRR MNT 923-935 MD=-999999 REF 0661 LOC 871 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 62-70 0 GERMANY: RAILROADS, MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES, DEUTSCHE REICHSBAHN GESELLSCHAFT ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02087C AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: MILLION GOLD MARKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-1935 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 79 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V659 NOTES: SERIES 02087C IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA, 1880-1919; (2) ANNUAL DATA, PAPER MARKS, 1917-23; (3) ANNUAL DATA, GOLD MARKS, 1923-35. SEE V659 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0662 02086ERR CNST 823-908 MD=-999999 REF 0662 LOC 880 WIDTH 9 DK 14 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 3 0 FRANCE: RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES, MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02086E AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: MILLION CURRENT FRANCS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1823-1908 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1823-81: ALFRED PICARDIN "LES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS" (J. ROTHSCHILD , ED., PARIS, 1884), VOL. 4, TABLE 15, P. 832, COL. 2, 1882-1908: "REVENUE GENERALE DES CHEMINS DE FER." COMPUTED BY NBER BY TAKING FIRST DIFFERENCES OF CUMULATIVE TOTALS. NOTES: DATA COVER ONLY PRIVATE COMPANIES OF THE MAIN SYSTEMS. FOR 1871 ON, INCLUDES ALSACE-LORRAINE. '15' DK 15 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 15 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 80 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 15 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 15 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 15 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 81 - 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 15 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0663 02086DRR MNT 866-934 MD=-999999 REF 0663 LOC 889 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 FRANCE: RAILROADS, MAINTENANCE OF WAY AND STRUCTURES, MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02086D AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: MILLION CURRENT FRANCS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1866-1913, 1921-34 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS, "CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS" (FOR 1866-86 ), "STATISTIQUE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS" (FOR 1887-1913 AND 1921-34) NOTES: CONTENT: MAIN SYSTEMS ONLY. NO ADJUSTMENT FACTOR FOR ALSACE- LORRAINE WAS AVAILABLE IN 1870. DATA FOR THAT AREA ARE INCLUDED IN 1921 AND LATER YEARS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0664 02083BRR MLG 836-911 MD=-999999 REF 0664 LOC 898 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 26-34 0 INCREASES IN RAILROAD MILEAGE FOR 9 STATES, NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02083B AREA COVERED: U.S., MAINE, NEW HAMPSHIRE, VERMONT, 1 82 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MASSACHUSETTS, CONNECTICUT, RHODE ISLAND, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANNIA UNITS: MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1836-1911 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: POOR'S "MANUAL OF RAILROADS" NOTES: DATA WERE OBTAINED BY NBER FROM THE LATEST MANUAL IN WHICH THEY WERE AVAILABLE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0665 02086BTRAMWYS 874-913 MD=-999999 REF 0665 LOC 907 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 35-43 0 FRANCE: INCREASES IN TRAMWAY MILEAGE OPERATED, STATISTIQUE GENERALE ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02086B AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: KILOMETERS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1874-1913 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: MINISTERE DES TRAVAUX PUBLICS ET DES TRANSPORTS, "STATISTIQUE DES CHEMINS DE FER FRANCAIS," 1912, VOL. 2 (INTERET LOCAL ET TRAMWAYS), P.11 AND STATISTIQUE GENERALE DE LA FRANCE, "ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE," 1935, P.93* NOTES: INCLUDES TRAMWAYS OF ALL KINDS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0666 02234 SHP & BT 869-919 MD=-999999 REF 0666 LOC 916 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 SHIPS AND BOATS BUILT FOR DOMESTIC USE, VALUE IN CURRENT DOLLARS, SHAW, ANNUAL DATA 1869-1919 -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02234 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 83 - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1869, 1879, 1889-1919 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: WILLIAM HOWARD SHAW, "VALUE OF COMMODITY OUTPUT SINCE 1869" (NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH, 1947) PP. 57, 69, 75-76 NOTES: THE DATA REPRESENT VALUE OF WORK ON VESSELS OF FIVE GROSS TONS AND OVER. FOR THE PERIOD 1889-1919, ESTIMATES OF VALUE OF OUTPUT WERE USED AS ESTIMATES OF VALUE DESTINED FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION. (NO ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE FOR EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.) THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR THE 1869-1919 ESTIMATES WAS THE CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES, DECENNIALLY 1869-1899 AND QUINQUENNIALLY 1899-1919. STATE STATISTICAL REPORTS FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MASSACHUSETTS, AND NEW JERSEY WERE USED TO ESTIMATE THE INTERCENSAL YEARS FROM 1889 TO 1919. FOR THE PERIOD 1919-33 THE DATA ARE BASED ON KUZNETS' ESTIMATES. ("COMMODITY FLOW AND CAPITAL FORMATION", I, NEW YORK, NBER, 1938) ADJUSTED TO IMPROVE COMPARABILITY WITH EARLIER YEARS. (SHAW'S FIGURES INCLUDE ALL WORK DONE; KUZNETS' TOTAL INCLUDED WORK DONE ON COMPLETED VESSELS ONLY.) AFTER 1933 THE ESTIMATES ARE ROUGH EXTRAPOLATIONS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0667 02234 SHP & BT 919-937 MD=-999999 REF 0667 LOC 925 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 SHIPS AND BOATS BUILT FOR DOMESTIC USE, VALUE IN CURRENT DOLLARS, SHAW -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02234 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-37 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V666 NOTES: SEE V666 1 84 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0668 02235 SHP & BT 889-919 MD=-999999 REF 0668 LOC 934 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 SHIPS AND BOATS BUILT FOR DOMESTIC USE, VALUE IN 1913 DOLLARS, SHAW ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02235 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1913 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1889-1919 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: WILLIAM HOWARD SHAW, "VALUE OF COMMODITY OUTPUT SINCE 1869" (NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH), PP.57, 69, 75-76 NOTES: SERIES 02235 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA, 1889-1919; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1919-37. THE DATA REPRESENT VALUE OF WORK ON VESSELS OF FIVE GROSS TONS AND OVER. FOR THE PERIOD 1889-1919, ESTIMATES OF VALUE OF OUTPUT WERE USED AS ESTIMATES OF VALUE DESTINED FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION. (NO ADJUSTMENT WAS MADE FOR EXPORTS AND IMPORTS.) THE PRIMARY SOURCE FOR THE 1889-1919 ESTIMATES WAS THE "CENSUS OF STATISTICAL REPORTS FROM PENNSYLVANIA, MASSACHUSETTS, AND NEW JERSEY WERE USED TO ESTIMATE THE INTERCENSAL YEARS FROM 1889 TO 1919. FOR THE PERIOD 1919-33 THE DATA ARE BASED ON KUZNETS' ESTIMATES. ("COMMODITY FLOW AND CAPITAL FORMATION", I, NEW YORK, NBER, 1938) ADJUSTED TO IMPROVE COMPARABILITY WITH EARLIER YEARS. (SHAW'S FIGURES INCLUDE ALL WORK DONE; KUZNETS' TOTAL INCLUDED WORK DONE ON COMPLETED VESSELS ONLY.) AFTER 1933 THE ESTIMATES ARE ROUGH EXTRAPOLATIONS. VALUES IN 1913 PRICES WERE DERIVED BY APPLYING PRICE INDEXES TO THE CURRENT PRICE SERIES. FOR 1915-1937 THE DEFLATOR WAS AN INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION INDEX FOR FLOATING EQUIPMENT, PUBLISHED IN A MIMEOGRAPHED RELEASE BY THE ICC, ENGINEERING SECTION, BUREAU OF VALUATION, JULY 1, 1940. FOR 1889-1914 TWO INDEXES OF COST TO RAILROADS OF FLOATING EQUIPMENT WERE AVERAGED. THESE INDEXES WERE REPORTED IN "COST OF FLOATING EQUIPMENT" (PRESIDENT'S CONFERENCE COMMITTEE, EASTERN GROUP PAMPHLET 290). THE AVERAGE WAS LINKED TO THE INDEX FOR LATER YEARS. FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION, SEE SOURCE. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 85 - 0 VAR 0669 02235 SHP & BT 919-937 MD=-999999 REF 0669 LOC 943 WIDTH 9 DK 15 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 SHIPS AND BOATS BUILT FOR DOMESTIC USE, VALUE IN 1913 DOLLARS, SHAW ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02235 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1913 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-37 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V668 NOTES: SEE V668 '16' DK 16 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 16 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 16 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 86 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 16 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 16 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 16 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 (ICPSR 7644) 87 - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0670 02244 MRCH VSL 797-940 MD=-999999 REF 0670 LOC 952 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 17-25 0 MERCHANT VESSELS BUILT AND DOCUMENTED, TONNAGE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS-CUSTOMS BUREAU, ANNUAL DATA 1797-1940 --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02244 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1797-1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: (SERIES) 1797-1957: "HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1957", BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, SERIES Q179. 1958-1962: "HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, CONTINUATION TO 1962 AND REVISIONS," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. NOTES: THE BASIC SOURCES USED FOR COMPILATION OF THIS SERIES WERE VARIOUS ANNUAL ISSUES OF "MERCHANT MARINE STATISTICS" (ORIGINALLY PREPARED BY THE COMMERCE DEPARTMENT AND NOW ISSUED BY THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS), SUPPLEMENTED BY RECORDS OF THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS. THIS SERIES COVERS DOCUMENTED MERCHANT VESSELS OF FIVE GROSS TONS OR MORE THAT WERE GRANTED REGISTERS, ENROLLMENTS AND LICENSES , OR LICENSES AS "VESSELS OF THE UNITED STATES." DOCUMENTATION, WHICH IMPLIES OWNERSHIP BY UNITED STATES CITIZENS, CONFERS CERTAIN BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES, SUCH AS THAT OF ENGAGING IN COASTING TRADE. THESE DATA ARE REPORTED IN "GROSS TONNAGE," WHICH REFERS TO SPACE CAPACITY RATHER THAN WEIGHT. CURRENTLY ONE TON IS CONSIDERED EQUIVALENT TO 100 CUBIC FEET; BEFORE 1865, ONE TON EQUALED 95 CUBIC FEET. FOR 1797-1834 DATA, YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31; 1835-1842, SEPTEMBER 30; 1843-1940, JUNE 30; AND 1941-1962, JANUARY 1. FIGURES FOR 1835 AND 1843 COVER ONLY NINE MONTHS. FIGURES FOR 1938-62 ARE NOT COMPARABLE WITH THOSE FOR EARLIER YEARS AS THEY REPRESENT ONLY THOSE VESSELS STILL IN EXISTENCE AS PART OF THE MERCHANT FLEET AT THE END OF THE TWELVE-MONTH PERIOD IN WHICH THEY WERE BUILT. THEREFORE, THEY EXCLUDE THOSE VESSELS WHICH WERE LOST, SOLD TO THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, SOLD TO ALIENS, OR REMOVED FROM THE 1 88 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MERCHANT FLEET FOR ANY OTHER REASON, BEFORE THE END OF THE PERIOD. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0671 02244 MRCH VSL 940-962 MD=-999999 REF 0671 LOC 961 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 26-34 0 MERCHANT VESSELS BUILT AND DOCUMENTED, TONNAGE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS-CUSTOMS BUREAU, ANNUAL DATA 1940-1962 --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02244 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1940-62 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V670 NOTES: SEE V670 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0672 02098 VESSELS R 910-914 MD=-999999 REF 0672 LOC 970 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, TONNAGE, LLOYD'S REGISTER ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02098 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1911-13 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1910 - SECOND, 1914 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "LLOYD'S REGISTER SHIPBUILDING RETURNS" AND LETTER FROM LONDON OFFICE OF LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING. NOTES: SERIES 02098 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1910-14; (2) ORIGINAL DATA,1918-39; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1910-14; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1923-30. EARLIER SEGMENTS ARE COMPARABLE IN COVERAGE TO LATER SEGMENTS; THE HIATUS IS DUE TO THE FIRST WORLD WAR. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 89 - (CONTINUED) - CONTENT: ONLY MERCHANT VESSELS OF 100 TONS GROSS AND OVER. DATA FOR END OF QUARTER. NO SEASONALITY FOUND FOR 1918-22 AND 1931-39. SECOND QUARTER DATA FOR 1913 DOES NOT INCLUDE TONNAGE OF FOUR VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON. COMPUTED ANNUAL VALUES ARE MEANS OF QUARTERLY DATA. GROSS TONNAGE REPRESENTS, IN UNITS OF 100 CUBIC FEET, THE ENTIRE CAPACITY OF THE VESSEL, INCLUDING CREW AND ENGINE SPACE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0673 02098 VESSELS R 918-939 MD=-999999 REF 0673 LOC 979 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, TONNAGE, LLOYD'S REGISTER ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02098 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-38 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1918 - SECOND, 1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V672 NOTES: SERIES 02098 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1910-14; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1918-39; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1910-14; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1923-30. SEE V672 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0674 02098 VESSELS A 910-914 MD=-999999 REF 0674 LOC 988 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, TONNAGE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, LLOYD'S REGISTER ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02098 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: THIRD, 1910 - SECOND, 1914 1 90 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V672 NOTES: SERIES 02098 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1910-14; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1918-39; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1910-14; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1923-30. SEE V672 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0675 02098 VESSELS A 923-930 MD=-999999 REF 0675 LOC 997 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, TONNAGE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, LLOYD'S REGISTER ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02098 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1923 - FOURTH, 1930 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V672 NOTES: SERIES 02098 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1910-14; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1918-39; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1910-14; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1923-30. SEE V672 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0676 02102 YACHTS 847-937 MD=-999999 REF 0676 LOC 1006 WIDTH 9 DK 16 COL 71-79 0 UNITED STATES, GROSS TONNAGE OF YACHTS BUILT, DEPT. OF COMMERCE-BUREAU OF MARINE INSPECTION AND NAVIGATION ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02102 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1847-1937 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 91 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION AND STEAMBOAT INSPECTION, "MERCHANT MARINE STATISTICS," 1933, PP.62-63; 1937. NOTES: CONTENT: DATA REFER TO YACHTS BUILT IN U.S. AND DOCUMENTED DURING FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30. INCLUDES SAIL FROM 1847, STEAM FROM 1864, MOTOR FROM 1891, AND HOUSEBOATS (PREVIOUSLY INCLUDED WITH SAIL) FROM 1921. ZEROES MAY STAND FOR "NOT REPORTED" FOR THE YEARS 1849, 1850, 1852, 1853, 1856, 1859, 1861, 1862 '17' DK 17 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 17 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 17 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 17 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE 1 92 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 17 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 17 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 93 - 0 VAR 0677 02099 VESSELS R 882-939 MD=-999999 REF 0677 LOC 1015 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: TONNAGE OF VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, LLOYD'S REGISTER ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02099 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1882-1938 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1882 - SECOND, 1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "LLOYS'S REGISTER SHIPBUILDING RETURNS" AND LETTER FROM LONDON OFFICE OF LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING NOTES: ONLY MERCHANT VESSELS OF 100 TONS GROSS AND OVER ARE INCLUDED. DATA SHOWN ARE FOR END OF QUARTER, AND ANNUAL FIGURES ARE MEANS OF QUARTERLY VALUES. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA FOR 1882-86 IS SHOWN HERE, ALTHOUGH THE NBER DID NOT USE IT IN ANALYSIS. NO SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA IS GIVEN FOR 1916-39, BECAUSE NO CONSISTENT SEASONALITY WAS NOTED. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT LARGE CYCLICAL MOVEMENTS OBSCURED THE SEASONAL DURING THIS PERIOD. GROSS TONNAGE REPRESENTS, IN UNITS OF 100 CUBIC FEET, THE ENTIRE CAPACITY OF THE VESSEL, INCLUDING CREW AND ENGINE SPACE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0678 02099 VESSELS A 882-915 MD=-999999 REF 0678 LOC 1024 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: TONNAGE OF VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, LLOYD'S REGISTER, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02099 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1882 - FOURTH, 1915 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V677 1 94 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SEE V677 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0679 02099AVESSELS R 888-939 MD=-999999 REF 0679 LOC 1033 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: TONNAGE OF VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, LESS SUSPENSIONS, LLOYD'S REGISTER, ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02099A AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1888-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1888 - SECOND, 1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "LLOYD'S REGISTER SHIPBUILDING RETURNS" AND LETTER FROM LONDON OFFICE OF LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING; COMPUTED FROM THESE DATA BY NBER NOTES: ONLY MERCHANT VESSELS OF 100 TONS GROSS AND OVER ARE INCLUDED. DATA SHOWN ARE FOR END OF QUARTER, AND ANNUAL FIGURES ARE MEANS OF QUARTERLY VALUES. SUSPENSIONS ARE VESSELS PREVIOUSLY COMMENCED BUT ON WHICH NO PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE DURING QUARTER. NO SUSPENSIONS 1915-20 AND FROM THIRD QUARTER OF 1924 THROUGH 1931. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA NOT USED 1916-22, 1936-39. GROSS TONNAGE REPRESENTS, IN UNITS OF 100 CUBIC FEET, THE ENTIRE CAPACITY OF THE VESSEL, INCLUDING CREW AND ENGINE SPACE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0680 02099AVESSELS A 888-935 MD=-999999 REF 0680 LOC 1042 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: TONNAGE OF VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, LESS SUSPENSIONS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, LLOYD'S REGISTER ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02099A AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 95 - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1888 - FOURTH, 1915; FIRST, 1923 - FOURTH, 1935 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V679 NOTES: SEE V679 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0681 02099BVESSELS R 888-939 MD=-999999 REF 0681 LOC 1051 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: TONNAGE OF VESSELS COMMERCED, LLOYD'S REGISTER, ORIGINAL DATA -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02099B AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1888-1938 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: 03/1888-06/1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "LLOYD'S REGISTER SHIPBUILDING RETURNS" AND LETTER FROM LONDON OFFICE OF LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING. NOTES: ONLY MERCHANT VESSELS OF 100 TONS GROSS AND OVER ARE INCLUDED. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA NOT USED 1916-22, 1936-39. GROSS TONNAGE REPRESENTS, IN UNITS OF 100 CUBIC FEET, THE ENTIRE CAPACITY OF THE VESSEL, INCLUDING CREW AND ENGINE SPACE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0682 02099BVESSELS A 888-935 MD=-999999 REF 0682 LOC 1060 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: TONNAGE OF VESSELS COMMERCED, LLOYD'S REGISTER, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02099B AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE 1 96 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1888 - FOURTH, 1915; FIRST, 1923 - FOURTH, 1935. MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V681 NOTES: SEE V681 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0683 02099CVESSELS R 888-939 MD=-999999 REF 0683 LOC 1069 WIDTH 9 DK 17 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: TONNAGE OF VESSELS LAUNCHED, LLOYD'S REGISTER, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02099C AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1888-1938 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1888 - SECOND, 1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "LLOYD'S REGISTER SHIPBUILDING RETURNS" AND LETTER FROM LONDON OFFICE OF LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING NOTES: ONLY MERCHANT VESSELS OF 100 TONS GROSS AND OVER ARE INCLUDED. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA NOT USED 1922-39. LAUNCHING REFERS TO SETTING A VESSEL AFLOAT, AND OCCURS---FOR SHIPS OF THE SIZE INCLUDED BY LLOYD'S---WHEN THE VESSEL IS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION. GROSS TONNAGE REPRESENTS, IN UNITS OF 100 CUBIC FEET, THE ENTIRE CAPACITY OF THE VESSEL, INCLUDING CREW AND ENGINE SPACE. '18' DK 18 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 18 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY 1 (ICPSR 7644) 97 - (CONTINUED) - NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 18 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 18 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 18 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. 1 98 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 18 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0684 02099CVESSELS A 888-921 MD=-999999 REF 0684 LOC 1078 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND: TONNAGE OF VESSELS LAUNCHED, LLOYD'S REGISTER, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02099C AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1888 - FOURTH, 1921 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V683 NOTES: SEE V683 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0685 02100 VESSELS R 889-939 MD=-999999 REF 0685 LOC 1087 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 GERMANY: TONNAGE OF VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, LLOYD'S REGISTER -------------------------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 99 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02100 AREA COVERED: GERMANY UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1890-1913, 1923-38 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1889 - SECOND, 1914; THIRD, 1922 - SECOND, 1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "LLOYD'S REGISTER SHIPBUILDING RETURNS" AND LETTER FROM LONDON OFFICE OF LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING. NOTES: ONLY MERCHANT VESSELS OF 100 GROSS TONS AND OVER ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SERIES. ANNUAL FIGURES ARE MEANS OF QUARTERLY VALUES. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA NOT USED. RETURNS INCOMPLETE FOR THIRD AND FOURTH QUARTERS OF 1904 AND FOURTH QUARTER OF 1909 (DANZIG NOT REPORTING); THIRD QUARTER OF 1922 IS AN APPROXIMATE VALUE. DATA MISSING FROM THIRD QUARTER 1914 TO SECOND QUARTER 1922, BECAUSE OF WORLD WAR I. GROSS TONNAGE REPRESENTS, IN UNITS OF 100 CUBIC FEET, THE ENTIRE CAPACITY OF THE VESSEL, INCLUDING CREW AND ENGINE SPACE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0686 02101 VESSELS R 889-939 MD=-999999 REF 0686 LOC 1096 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 FRANCE: TONNAGE OF VESSELS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AT END OF QUARTER, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02101 AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1890-1913, 1919-38 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: 2/1889 - 2/1914; 1/1918 - 1/1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "LLOYD'S REGISTER SHIPBUILDING RETURNS" AND LETTER FROM LONDON OFFICE OF LLOYD'S REGISTER OF SHIPPING NOTES: ONLY MERCHANT VESSELS OF 100 GROSS TONS AND OVER ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SERIES. ANNUAL FIGURES ARE MEANS OF QUARTERLY VALUES. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA NOT USED; SERIES SHOWS NO SEASONAL VARIATION. 1914-18 DATA MISSING DUE TO WORLD WAR I. DATA FOR THE FOLLOWING QUARTERS ARE INCOMPLETE: IV, 1890; I, II, 1891; I-IV, 1893; I, 1894. 1 100 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - GROSS TONNAGE REPRESENTS, IN UNITS OF 100 CUBIC FEET, THE ENTIRE CAPACITY OF THE VESSEL, INCLUDING CREW AND ENGINE SPACE. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0687 02111 WRKS&UTL R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0687 LOC 1105 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02111 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02111 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA FOR DETAILS), 1919-63. CONTENT, FOR 27, 36, AND 37 STATE SEGMENTS, IS PUBLIC WORKS (SERIES 02113 )AND PUBLIC UTILITIES (SERIES 02114). CONTENT FOR THE 48 STATE SEGMENT IS THE SAME, BUT ADDS PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, PIPE LINES, AND OIL AND GAS WELLS, AND EXCLUDES RAILROAD, BUS, AND AIR PASSENGER TERMINALS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0688 02111 WRKS&UTL R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0688 LOC 1114 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02111 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 101 - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02111 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA FOR DETAILS), 1919-63. SEE V687 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0689 02111 WRKS&UTL R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0689 LOC 1123 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02111 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-41, F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES; 1942-56, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES," SECTION I, TABLE 1, "PUBLIC WORKS (PUBLIC & PRIVATE)," "UTILITIES (PUBLIC & PRIVATE)"; AND SECTION II, TABLE 6, "RR-BUS-AIR TERMINAL BLDGS.," MINUS "PARKS-PLAYGROUNDS, ETC." AND "PIPE LINES-OIL & GAS WELLS." NOTES: SERIES 02111 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA FOR DETAILS), 1919-63. SEE V687 1 102 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0690 02111 WRKS&UTL R 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0690 LOC 1132 WIDTH 9 DK 18 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02111 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP., "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, UNITED STATES SUMMARY," "TOTAL HEAVY ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION" (BEGINNING FEBRUARY 1963 DESIGNATED "TOTAL NON-BUILDING CONSTRUCTION" WITH NO CHANGE IN CONTENT). CURRENT DATA ARE ALSO AVAILABLE IN "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS" (SUM OF "PUBLIC WORKS" AND "UTILITIES"). NOTES: SERIES 02111 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA FOR DETAILS), 1919-63. SEE V687 '19' DK 19 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 19 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 103 - 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 19 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 19 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 19 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 104 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 19 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0691 02111 WRKS&UTL A 919-963 MD=-999999 REF 0691 LOC 1141 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02111 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27-48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V687-V690 NOTES: SERIES 02111 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA FOR DETAILS), 1919-63. SEE V687 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0692 02175 WRKS&UTL R 932-956 MD=-999999 REF 0692 LOC 1150 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 105 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02175 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP.: 1932-41: "RECORD OF CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES," TABLES ON "UTILITIES-BY OWNERSHIP" AND "PUBLIC WORKS-BY OWNERSHIP." 1942-56: "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES," SECTION I, TABLE 5 NOTES: SERIES 02175 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1932-56; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; AND (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1932-63. CONTENT IS PRIVATELY OWNED PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, DAMS AND RESERVOIRS, WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS, SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER PLANTS, GAS PLANTS AND MAINS, PIPE LINES, OIL AND GAS WELLS, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION, AIRPORTS (EXCLUDING BUILDINGS), MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0693 02175 WRKS&UTL R 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0693 LOC 1159 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02175 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP., "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, UNITED STATES SUMMARY," TABLE ON "PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP." NOTES: SERIES 02175 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1932-56; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; AND (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES 1 106 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1932-63. SEE V692 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0694 02175 WRKS&UTL A 932-963 MD=-999999 REF 0694 LOC 1168 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PRIVATELY OWNED PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02175 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37-48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1932-63 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V692, V693 NOTES: SERIES 02175 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1932-56; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; AND (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1932-63. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL. SEE V692 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0695 02176 WRKS&UTL R 932-956 MD=-999999 REF 0695 LOC 1177 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLICLY, OWNED PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02176 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP.: 1932-41: "RECORD OF CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES," TABLES ON "UTILITIES-BY OWNERSHIP" AND "PUBLIC WORKS-BY OWNERSHIP." 1942-56: 1 (ICPSR 7644) 107 - (CONTINUED) - "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES," SECTION I, TABLE 5. NOTES: SERIES 02176 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1932-56; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; AND (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1932-63. CONTENT IS PUBLICLY OWNED PROJECTS IN THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES: STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, DAMS AND RESERVOIRS, WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS, SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER PLANTS, GAS PLANTS AND MAINS, PIPE LINES, OIL AND GAS WELLS, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION, AIRPORTS (EXCLUDING BUILDINGS), MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0696 02176 WRKS&UTL R 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0696 LOC 1186 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02176 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP., "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, UNITED STATES SUMMARY," TABLE ON "PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE OWNERSHIP" NOTES: SERIES 02176 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1932-56; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; AND (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1932-63. SEE V695 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0697 02176 WRKS&UTL A 932-963 MD=-999999 REF 0697 LOC 1195 WIDTH 9 DK 19 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLICLY OWNED PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES, 1 108 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02176 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37-48 STATES. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V695, V696 NOTES: SERIES 02176 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1932-56; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; AND (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1932-63. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND RAISED TO 48-STATE LEVEL. SEE V695. '20' DK 20 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 20 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 20 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 (ICPSR 7644) 109 - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 20 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 20 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 20 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 110 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0698 02113 PUB WRKS R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0698 LOC 1204 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02113 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02113 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25, (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56. STREETS AND HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES EXCEPT THOSE BUILT BY RAILROADS OR OTHER PRIVATE CORPORATIONS, DAMS AND RESERVOIRS, WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS, SEWERAGE SYSTEMS AND TREATMENT PLANTS, WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, CANALS, DRAINAGE DITCHES, INCINERATORS, PARKING LOTS, MEMORIALS, AND ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC WORKS EXCEPT PARKS AND PLAYGROUNDS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA, AND LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P.236. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0699 02113 PUB WRKS R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0699 LOC 1213 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, VALUES, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02113 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 111 - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02113 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25, (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56. SEE V698. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0700 02113 PUB WRKS R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0700 LOC 1222 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02113 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-41, F. W. DODGE CORP FILES; "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES", SECTION I, TABLE 1, "PUBLIC WORKS (PUBLIC & PRIVATE)"; AND SECTION II, TABLE 6, "WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS," MINUS "PARKS-PLAYGROUNDS, ETC." CURRENT DATA FOR SOME COMPONENTS NOT AVAILABLE. SERIES DISCONTINUED. NOTES: SERIES 02113 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25, (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56. SEE V698. 1 112 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0701 02113 PUB WRKS A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0701 LOC 1231 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02113 AREA COVERED: U. S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02113 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25, (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56. SEE V698. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0702 02113 PUB WRKS A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0702 LOC 1240 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02113 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02113 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25, (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 113 - (CONTINUED) - SEE V698. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0703 02113 PUB WRKS A 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0703 LOC 1249 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02113 AREA COVERED: U. S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V700. NOTES: SERIES 02113 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25, (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56. SEE V698. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0704 02114 PUB UTL R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0704 LOC 1258 WIDTH 9 DK 20 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02114 AREA COVERED: U. S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02114 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 1 114 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - DATA, RAISED TO 37 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1919-56. CONTENT: ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER PLANTS, INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL POWER PLANTS; SUBSTATIONS AND LINES, RADIO STATIONS, AND CONDUIT SYSTEMS, ETC,; GAS PLANTS AND MAINS; RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING BRIDGES, TUNNELS, SUBWAYS, CROSSING ELIMINATIONS, ETC. (EXCLUDING BUILDINGS); AIRPORTS (STARTING 1931); RAILROAD, BUS AND AIR PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDINGS (STARTING 1938); ALL OTHER UTILITY CONSTRUCTION EXCEPT PIPE LINES, OIL AND GAS WELLS AND WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. '21' DK 21 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 21 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 21 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 21 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET 1 (ICPSR 7644) 115 - (CONTINUED) - IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 21 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 21 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. 1 116 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0705 02114 PUB UTL R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0705 LOC 1267 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02114 AREA COVERED: U. S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02114 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 37 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1919-56. SEE V704. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0706 02114 PUB UTL R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0706 LOC 1276 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02114 AREA COVERED: U. S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-41: DODGE CORPORATION FILES. 1942-56: "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES", SECTION I, TABLE 1, "UTILITIES (PUBLIC & PRIVATE)"; AND SECTION II, TABLE 6, "RR-BUS-AIR TERMINAL BLDGS.," MINUS "PIPE LINES-OIL & GAS WELLS," AND "WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS." CURRENT DATA FOR SOME COMPONENTS NOT AVAILABLE. SERIES DISCONTINUED. NOTES: SERIES 02114 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 37 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 117 - (CONTINUED) - INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1919-56. SEE V704. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0707 02114 PUB UTL A 919-956 MD=-999999 REF 0707 LOC 1285 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02114 AREA COVERED: U. S., 27-37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER. SOURCE: SEE V704-V706 NOTES: SERIES 02114 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 37 STATE LEVEL (FOR DETAILS OF WHICH SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA), 1919-56. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND RAISED TO 37 STATE LEVEL. SEE V704. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0708 02114APUB UTL R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0708 LOC 1294 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES INCLUDING PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND PIPE LINES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02114A AREA COVERED: U. S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02114A IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) 1 118 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25: (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1925-43. CONTENT: ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER PLANTS, INCLUDING INDUSTRIAL POWER PLANTS; SUBSTATIONS AND LINES, RADIO STATIONS, AND CONDUIT SYSTEMS, ETC.; GAS PLANTS AND MAINS; RAILROAD CONSTRUCTION, INCLUDING BRIDGES, TUNNELS, SUBWAYS, CROSSING ELIMINATIONS, ETC. (EXCLUDING BUILDINGS); AIRPORTS (STARTING 1931); RAILROAD, BUS AND AIR PASSENGER TERMINAL BUILDINGS (STARTING 1938); PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND PIPE LINES. EXCLUDES WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0709 02114APUB UTL R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0709 LOC 1303 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES INCLUDING PETROLUEM REFINERIES AND PIPE LINES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02114A AREA COVERED: U. S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02114A IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25: (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1925-43. SEE V708. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0710 02114APUB UTL R 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0710 LOC 1312 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, INCLUDING PETROLEUM 1 (ICPSR 7644) 119 - (CONTINUED) - REFINERIES AND PIPE LINES VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02114A AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-09/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02114A IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25: (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1925-43. SEE V708. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0711 02114APUB UTL A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0711 LOC 1321 WIDTH 9 DK 21 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, INCLUDING PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND PIPE LINES VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02114A AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02114A IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25: (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1925-43. SEE V708. '22' DK 22 COL 1- 2 ---- 1 120 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 22 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 22 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 22 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 22 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 121 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 22 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0712 02114APUB UTL A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0712 LOC 1330 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, INCLUDING PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND PIPE LINES, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02114A AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02114A IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25: (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) 1 122 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1925-43. SEE V708. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0713 02114APUB UTL A 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0713 LOC 1339 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR PUBLIC UTILITIES, INCLUDING PETROLEUM REFINERIES AND PIPE LINES VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02114A AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-09/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02114A IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25: (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1925-43. SEE V708. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0714 02191 PUB UTL R 915-946 MD=-999999 REF 0714 LOC 1348 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 35-43 0 PRIVATE PUBLIC UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02191 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-46 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1946 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 123 - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA. NOTES: SERIES 02191 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-63; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63. THIS CATEGORY CONSISTS OF SIX SUBGROUPS: RAILROADS, TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER, GAS, PETROLEUM PIPE LINES, AND, PRIOR TO 1959, LOCAL TRANSIT. (BEGINNING 1959, LOCAL TRANSIT COMPANY EXPENDITURES FOR BUILDINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY UNDER "NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS," AND EXPENDITURES FOR NONBUILDING PROJECTS ARE IN THE "ALL OTHER PRIVATE" CATEGORY). SEPARATE ANNUAL DATA FOR THESE SUBGROUPS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SOURCE. SEPARATE MONTHLY DATA ARE SHOWN ONLY FOR TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH (1939 AND FOLLOWING) AND FOR RAILROADS (1939-45). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA AND LIPSEY AND PRESTON, PP. 264-66. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0715 02191 PUB UTL R 946-963 MD=-999999 REF 0715 LOC 1357 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 44-52 0 PRIVATE PUBLIC UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02191 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1946-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA. NOTES: SERIES 02191 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-63; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63. SEE V714. 1 124 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0716 02191 PUB UTL A 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0716 LOC 1366 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 53-61 0 PRIVATE PUBLIC UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02191 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS, ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1946 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE INTRUDUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA. NOTES: SERIES 02191 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-63; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63. SEE V714. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0717 02191 PUB UTL A 946-963 MD=-999999 REF 0717 LOC 1375 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 62-70 0 PRIVATE PUBLIC UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02191 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS, ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1946 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA NOTES: SERIES 02191 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1946-63; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63. SEE V714 1 (ICPSR 7644) 125 - 0 VAR 0718 02192 PUB UTL R 915-946 MD=-999999 REF 0718 LOC 1384 WIDTH 9 DK 22 COL 71-79 0 PRIVATE PUBLIC UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02192 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1947-49 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-46 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1946 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA. NOTES: SERIES 02192 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (4) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. THIS CATEGORY CONSISTS OF SIX SUBGROUPS: RAILROADS, TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH, ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER, GAS, PETROLEUM PIPE LINES, AND, PRIOR TO 1959, LOCAL TRANSIT. (BEGINNING 1959, LOCAL TRANSIT COMPANY EXPENDITURES FOR BUILDINGS ARE INCLUDED IN THE APPROPRIATE CATEGORY UNDER "NONRESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS," AND EXPENDITURES FOR NONBUILDING PROJECTS ARE IN THE "ALL OTHER PRIVATE" CATEGORY). SEPARATE ANNUAL DATA FOR THESE SUBGROUPS ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SOURCE. SEPARATE MONTHLY DATA ARE SHOWN ONLY FOR TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH (1939 AND FOLLOWING) AND FOR RAILROADS (1939-45). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA AND LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 264-66. '23' DK 23 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 23 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 126 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 23 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 23 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 23 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 127 - 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 23 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0719 02192 PUB UTL A 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0719 LOC 1393 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 17-25 0 PRIVATE PUBLIC UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02192 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1947-49 DOLLARS, ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1946 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V718. NOTES: SERIES 02192 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (4) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. SEE V718. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0720 02192 PUB UTL A 946-963 MD=-999999 REF 0720 LOC 1402 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 26-34 0 PRIVATE PUBLIC UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02192 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 128 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: MILLION 1957-59 DOLLARS, ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1946-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V718. NOTES: SERIES 02192 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (4) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. SEE V718. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0721 02192 PUB UTL 946-963 MD=-999999 REF 0721 LOC 1411 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 35-43 0 PRIVATE PUBLIC UTILITY CONSTRUCTION, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02192 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1957-59 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V718. NOTES: SERIES 02192 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (4) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. SEE V718. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0722 02230 PTRL&GAS 889-963 MD=-999999 REF 0722 LOC 1420 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 44-52 0 EXPENDITURES FOR PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING, CURRENT DOLLARS, SIMON KUZNETS-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02230 AREA COVERED: U.S. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 129 - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1889-1963 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1889-1928: UNPUBLISHED ANNUAL ESTIMATES WHICH UNDERLY FIVE-YEAR MOVING AVERAGES PUBLISHED, WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES, IN SIMON KUZNETS, "CAPITAL IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY," PRINCETON UNIVERSITY PRESS FOR NBER, 1961, TABLES R-5, PP. 492-493; R-15, PP. 526-527; AND R-30, PP. 576-587. 1929-1938: "NATIONAL INCOME", 1954 EDITION, SUPPLEMENT TO "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", FOOTNOTE 8 TO TABLE 31, P. 209. 1939-1945: "CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT", MAY 1954, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, TABLE 24, P. 56. 1946-1956: "U.S. INCOME AND OUTPUT", SUPPLEMENT TO "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", 1958. 1957-1963: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", JULY ISSUES, 1962 AND 1964. NOTES: THE KUZNETS DATA WERE CALCULATED BY MULTIPLYING THE SERIES IN 1929 PRICES (SEE SERIES 02258) BY THE PRICE INDEX FOR PETROLEUM PIPE LINES. FOR 1915-28, THIS PRICE INDEX WAS CALCULATED FOR "CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT", MAY 1954, PP. 33 AND 82, AND IT WAS EXTRAPOLATED BACK FROM 1915 BY THE TOTAL CONSTRUCTION COST INDEX DESCRIBED IN KUZNETS, "NATIONAL PRODUCT SINCE 1869", TABLE IV-4, NOTES TO LINE 1. THE DEPT. OF COMMERCE ESTIMATES WERE PREPARED BY THE BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION DIVISION OF THE BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION. THEY REPRESENT ALL COSTS OF DRILLING, INCLUDING THE COST OF CASINGS. THE COST OF INSTALLED PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT, SUCH AS FLOWING AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT, IS EXCLUDED. THE FIGURES ARE BASED ON THE COST OF DRILLING OIL AND GAS WELLS, AS REPORTED IN THE CENSUS OF MINERAL INDUSTRIES, 1939 AND 1958, INTERPOLATED AND EXTRAPOLATED BY ANNUAL DATA ON THE NUMBER OF WELLS COMPLETED (FROM TRADE SOURCES) AND ON AVERAGE COST PER WELL (ESTIMATED BY THE COMPILING AGENCY). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0723 02258 PTRL&GAS 889-945 MD=-999999 REF 0723 LOC 1429 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 53-61 0 EXPENDITURES FOR PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING, CONSTANT DOLLARS, SIMON KUZNETS --------------------------------------------------------- 1 130 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02258 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1929 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1889-1945 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1889-1945: UNPUBLISHED ANNUAL ESTIMATES WHICH UNDERLY FIVE-YEAR MOVING AVERAGES PUBLISHED, WITH EXPLANATORY NOTES, IN SIMON KUZNETS, "CAPITAL IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY." NOTES: SERIES 02258 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ANNUAL DATA, KUZNETS' ESTIMATES, 1889-1945; (2) ANNUAL DATA, DEPT. OF COMMERCE ESTIMATES, 1946-63. THE KUZNETS DATA, IN 1929 DOLLARS, FOR 1889-1918 WERE EXTRAPOLATED FROM THE 1919 FIGURE BY THE NUMBER OF WELLS DRILLED EACH YEAR (SEE PP. 526-527 OF KUZNETS, "CAPITAL IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY" FOR DERIVATION). FOR 1919-28, DATA WERE EXTRAPOLATED FROM THE 1929 FIGURE BY THE SERIES DESCRIBED IN KUZNETS,"NATIONAL INCOME AND ITS COMPOSITION, 1919-1938",P. 645. THIS SERIES IS BASED ON INDIVIDUAL STATE DATA FOR NUMBER OF WELLS DRILLED AND 1935 COSTS. FOR 1929-45, KUZNETS USED THE COMMERCE SERIES IN CURRENT PRICES (02230) DIVIDED BY THE PRICE INDEX FOR PETROLEUM PIPE LINES, CALCULATED FROM "CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT", MAY 1954, PP. 33 AND 82, AND ADJUSTED TO A 1929 BASE. THE DEPT. OF COMMERCE SERIES, IN 1954 DOLLARS, 1946-1963, IS THE 1954 VALUE FIGURE (SERIES C84), EXTRAPOLATED BY TOTAL FOOTAGE DRILLED ANNUALLY. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0724 02258 PTRL&GAS 946-963 MD=-999999 REF 0724 LOC 1438 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 62-70 0 EXPENDITURES FOR PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS WELL DRILLING, CONSTANT DOLLARS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02258 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1954 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1946-56, DEPT. OF COMMERCE, "U.S. INCOME AND 1 (ICPSR 7644) 131 - (CONTINUED) - OUTPUT," SUPPLEMENT TO "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS," 1958; 1957-63, "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS," JULY 1962, 1964. NOTES: SEE V723. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0725 02223 PUB WRKS 791-919 MD=-999999 REF 0725 LOC 1447 WIDTH 9 DK 23 COL 71-79 0 FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC WORKS, FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY-DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02223 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1791-1919, FISCAL YEARS QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE U.S. 1789-1945," U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, SERIES H27, P. 169, AND SERIES H33, P. 170. NOTES: STATISTICS WERE COMPILED BY THE FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY FOR 1920-39 AND BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AT THE REQUEST OF THE FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY FOR 1791-1919. CONSTRUCTION WAS DEFINED IN THE SOURCE (NOTES ON SERIES H33-35, P. 162) AS "THE ERECTION OF ANY NEW STRUCTURAL OR NONSTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENT TO LAND, SHIPS, AND FLOATING EQUIPMENT, ADDITIONS TO AND COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF EXISTING WORKS." REPAIR COMPRISES "WORK NECESSARY FOR THE RESTORATION AND PRESERVATION OF STRUCTURES, NONSTRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS TO MAINTAIN LAND AND FLOATING EQUIPMENT IN A SOUND AND SERVICEABLE CONDITION, AND MINOR ALTERATIONS." DESPITE THE DEFINITIONS, THE SERIES DOES APPEAR TO INCLUDE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES THAT WERE NOT CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR. FOR EXAMPLE, THE PURCHASE OF THE PANAMA CANAL FOR $50 MILLION IN FISCAL YEAR 1904 WAS INCLUDED IN "OTHER." SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, PP. 275-76, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION. '24' DK 24 COL 1- 2 ---- 1 132 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 24 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 24 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 24 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 24 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 133 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 24 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0726 02223 PUB WRKS 920-939 MD=-999999 REF 0726 LOC 1456 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 17-25 0 FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC WORKS, FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY- DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02223 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920-39, FISCAL YEARS QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V725. NOTES: SEE V725. 1 134 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0727 02089 RDS&BRDG R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0727 LOC 1465 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02089 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02089 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES; (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL, 1919-63. CONTENT IS (1) STREETS, HIGHWAYS, ALLEYS, VEHICULAR TUNNELS; (2) BRIDGES EXCEPT THOSE BUILT BY RAILROADS OR OTHER PRIVATE CORPORATIONS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND DETAILS ON THE RAISING RATIOS APPLIED TO PRODUCE THE 1919-63 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED SEGMENT, SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0728 02089 RDS&BRDG R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0728 LOC 1474 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02089 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F.W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02089 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES; (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1 (ICPSR 7644) 135 - (CONTINUED) - 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL, 1919-63. SEE V727. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0729 02089 RDS&BRDG R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0729 LOC 1483 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02089 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-41, F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES; 1942-56, "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS, AWARDED, 37 EASTERN STATES," SECTION II, TABLE 6, "STREETS & HIGHWAYS" AND "BRIDGES" NOTES: SERIES 02089 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES; (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL, 1919-63. SEE V727 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0730 02089 RDS&BRDG R 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0730 LOC 1492 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02089 AREA COVERED: U.S., 48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1956-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE 1 136 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP., "CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS", U.S. SUMMARY, "STREETS AND HIGHWAYS" AND "BRIDGES" NOTES: SERIES 02089 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES; (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL, 1919-63. SEE V727 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0731 02089 RDS&BRDG A 919-963 MD=-999999 REF 0731 LOC 1501 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED AND RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02089 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27-48 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V727-V730 NOTES: SERIES 02089 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 5 VARIABLES; (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) ORIGINAL DATA, 48 STATES, 1956-63; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, RAISED TO 48 STATE LEVEL, 1919-63. SEE V727 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0732 02093 STRT&RDS R 913-938 MD=-999999 REF 0732 LOC 1510 WIDTH 9 DK 24 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, VALUE, ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02093 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1913-38 1 (ICPSR 7644) 137 - (CONTINUED) - QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1913-12/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: FILES OF ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD NOTES: SERIES 02093 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1913-38; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-43; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1913-38; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-43. MONTHLY DATA IS PRESENTED HERE IN THE FORM OF WEEKLY AVERAGE PER MONTH. ANNUAL DATA IS THE MEAN OF THESE VALUES - I.E., AN APPROXIMATION OF THE AVERAGE WEEKLY VALUE FOR THE YEAR. 1932-43 SEGMENTS INCLUDE FEDERAL PROJECTS; 1913-38 DO NOT. SEE ALSO INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD DATA. '25' DK 25 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 25 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 25 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 138 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 25 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 25 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 25 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 (ICPSR 7644) 139 - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0733 02093 STRT&RDS R 932-943 MD=-999999 REF 0733 LOC 1519 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, VALUE, ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD. ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02093 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932-43 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V732 NOTES: SERIES 02093 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1913-38; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-43; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1913-38; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-43. SEE V732 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0734 02093 STRT&RDS A 913-938 MD=-999999 REF 0734 LOC 1528 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02093 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1913-12/1938 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V732 NOTES: SERIES 02093 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1913-38; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-43; (3) 1 140 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1913-38; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-43. SEE V732 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0735 02093 STRT&RDS A 932-943 MD=-999999 REF 0735 LOC 1537 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS, ROADS, AND BRIDGES, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02093 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1932-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V732 NOTES: SERIES 02093 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1913-38; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-43; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1913-38; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1932-43. SEE V732 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0736 02090 STRT&RDS R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0736 LOC 1546 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS AND ROADS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02090 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02090 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) 1 (ICPSR 7644) 141 - (CONTINUED) - SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0737 02090 STRT&RDS R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0737 LOC 1555 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS AND ROADS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02090 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02090 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V736 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0738 02090 STRT&RDS R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0738 LOC 1564 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS AND ROADS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02090 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-55 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-04/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEE V736 SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES 1 142 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 02090 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V736 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0739 02090 STRT&RDS A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0739 LOC 1573 WIDTH 9 DK 25 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS AND ROADS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02090 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02090 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V736 '26' DK 26 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 26 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 143 - 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 26 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 26 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 26 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 144 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 26 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0740 02090 STRT&RDS A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0740 LOC 1582 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS AND ROADS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02090 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02090 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V736 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0741 02090 STRT&RDS A 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0741 LOC 1591 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR STREETS AND ROADS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 (ICPSR 7644) 145 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02090 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1932, 01/1936-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02090 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V736 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0742 02091 BRIDGES R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0742 LOC 1600 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR BRIDGES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02091 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02091 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SERIES INCLUDES BRIDGES, CULVERTS, AND TRESTLES. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. 1 146 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0743 02091 BRIDGES R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0743 LOC 1609 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR BRIDGES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02091 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02091 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V742 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0744 02091 BRIDGES R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0744 LOC 1618 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR BRIDGES, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02091 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-55 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-04/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02091 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V742 1 (ICPSR 7644) 147 - 0 VAR 0745 02091 BRIDGES A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0745 LOC 1627 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR BRIDGES, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02091 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02091 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V742 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0746 02091 BRIDGES A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0746 LOC 1636 WIDTH 9 DK 26 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR BRIDGES, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02091 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02091 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. 1 148 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEE V742 '27' DK 27 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 27 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 27 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 27 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 149 - 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 27 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 27 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0747 02091 BRIDGES A 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0747 LOC 1645 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR BRIDGES, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02091 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER 1 150 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02091 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V742 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0748 02088 CNC PVMT R 919-963 MD=-999999 REF 0748 LOC 1654 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONCRETE PAVEMENT CONTRACTS AWARDED, PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION-STANDARD TRADE STATISTICS CO. ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02088 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION SQUARE YARDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1919-33, STANDARD TRADE AND SECURITIES, STANDARD STATISTICS CO; 1934-63, DATA COMPILED BY THE PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO, AND PUBLISHED IN "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS" (SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 239). NOTES:SERIES 02088 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 3 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, MONTHLY AND ANNUAL, 1919-63; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, MONTHLY, 1919-43; (3) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1919-63. NOTE THAT ANNUAL DATA FOR (1) ARE THE SUM OF MONTHLY DATA, COLLECTED 1919-33 BY STANDARD STATISTICS CO. AND 1934-63 BY THE PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION; WHILE ANNUAL DATA FOR (3) WERE COMPILED SOLELY BY THE PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION. FOR THIS REASON, SLIGHT DIFFERENCES IN ANNUAL FIGURES BETWEEN (1) AND (3) EXIST FOR THE PERIOD 1919-33, WHILE FROM 1934 ON THE VALUES ARE THE SAME, EXCEPT FOR OCCASIONAL ROUNDING OR TRUNCATION ERRORS OF INSIGNIFICANT MAGNITUDE. CONTENT IS YARDAGE OF CONCRETE PAVEMENT IN CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR ROADS, BRIDGES, AND ALLEYS IN THE UNITED STATES, INCLUDING ALASKA BEGINNING JANUARY 1959, AND HAWAII BEGINNING NOVEMBER 1960. BEGINNING 1938, CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR AIRPORTS ARE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 151 - (CONTINUED) - DEDUCTED; BEFORE THIS TIME VOLUME FOR AIRPORTS WAS NEGLIGIBLE. SEASONAL FACTORS ARE OBTAINED BY SUBTRACTION RATHER THAN DIVISION. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 239. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0749 02088 CNC PVMT A 919-943 MD=-999999 REF 0749 LOC 1663 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRETE PAVEMENT CONTRACTS AWARDED, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION-STANDARD TRADE STATISTICS CO. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02088 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION SQUARE YARDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-07/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V748 NOTES: SEE V748 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0750 02088 CNC PVMT 919-963 MD=-999999 REF 0750 LOC 1672 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 CONCRETE PAVEMENT CONTRACTS AWARDED, PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02088 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION SQUARE YARDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: COMPILED BY PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION OF CHICAGO AND PUBLISHED IN "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS" (SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 239). NOTES: SEE V748 1 152 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0751 02197 HWY CNST R 915-963 MD=-999999 REF 0751 LOC 1681 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 53-61 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, HIGHWAYS, VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, BLS-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02197 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS- DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE DATA. NOTES: SERIES 02197 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 2 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-63; AND (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-63. THIS SERIES COVERS PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS, ROADS, ALLEYS, BRIDGES, VEHICULAR TUNNELS, VIADUCTS, SIDEWALKS, CURBS, AND GUTTERS; NEW CULVERTS AND EXTENSIONS OF OLD ONES; RIGHT-OF-WAY DRAINAGE, EROSION CONTROL, LIGHTING, AND GUARD RAILS; AND EARTHWORK PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES IN CONNECTION WITH ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. THE ANNUAL VALUE-PUT-IN-PLACE DATA REPRESENT ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES PREPARED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS. MONTHLY DATA ON VALUE PUT IN PLACE FOR FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (INTERSTATE AND STATE) ARE BASED ON BPR MONTHLY ESTIMATES, ADJUSTED TO THE LEVEL OF THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES FOR THIS CATEGORY OF HIGHWAYS. MONTHLY DATA FOR ALL OTHER HIGHWAYS ARE BASED ON THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES, DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY BY APPLYING SEASONAL INDEXES COMPUTED FROM FINAL DATA FOR FEDERALLY AIDED STATE HIGHWAYS. THE FINAL BPR ANNUAL ESTIMATES DO NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL TWO YEARS AFTER THE PERIOD REPORTED. DATA PUBLISHED BEFORE THAT TIME ARE PRELIMINARY FIGURES BASED ON PROJECTIONS MADE BY THE BPR. THE PROCEDURE FOR ESTIMATING VALUE OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE WAS REVISED IN 1963. IN 1964 DATA WERE REVISED BACK TO 1946. THE REVISED DATA ARE CONSIDERED COMPARABLE WITH DATA FOR EARLIER PERIODS. THE CONSTANT DOLLAR SERIES IS DERIVED FROM A QUARTERLY COST INDEX OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS, INTERPOLATED MONTHLY BY THE "ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD" INDEX. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 153 - 0 VAR 0752 02197 HWY CNST A 939-963 MD=-999999 REF 0752 LOC 1690 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 62-70 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, HIGHWAYS, VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, BLS-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02197 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS, ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V751 NOTES: SEE V751 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0753 02198 HWY CNST R 915-946 MD=-999999 REF 0753 LOC 1699 WIDTH 9 DK 27 COL 71-79 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, HIGHWAYS, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, BLS-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02198 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1947-49 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1915-46 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1946 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA. NOTES: SERIES 02198 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (4) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. THIS SERIES COVERS PUBLIC CONSTRUCTION OF STREETS, ROADS, ALLEYS, BRIDGES, VEHICULAR TUNNELS, VIADUCTS, SIDEWALKS, CURBS, AND GUTTERS; NEW CULVERTS AND EXTENSIONS OF OLD ONES; RIGHT-OF-WAY DRAINAGE, EROSION CONTROL, LIGHTING, AND GUARD RAILS; AND EARTHWORK PROTECTIVE STRUCTURES IN CONNECTION WITH ROAD IMPROVEMENTS. THE ANNUAL VALUE-PUT-IN-PLACE DATA REPRESENT ANNUAL 1 154 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES PREPARED BY THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS. MONTHLY DATA ON VALUE PUT IN PLACE FOR FEDERAL-AID HIGHWAYS (INTERSTATE AND STATE) ARE BASED ON BPR MONTHLY ESTIMATES, ADJUSTED TO THE LEVEL OF THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES FOR THIS CATEGORY OF HIGHWAYS. MONTHLY DATA FOR ALL OTHER HIGHWAYS ARE BASED ON THE ANNUAL EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES, DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY BY APPLYING SEASONAL INDEXES COMPUTED FROM FINAL DATA FOR FEDERALLY AIDED STATE HIGHWAYS. THE FINAL BPR ANNUAL ESTIMATES DO NOT BECOME AVAILABLE UNTIL TWO YEARS AFTER THE PERIOD REPORTED. DATA PUBLISHED BEFORE THAT TIME ARE PRELIMINARY FIGURES BASED ON PROJECTIONS MADE BY THE BPR. THE PROCEDURE FOR ESTIMATING VALUE OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE WAS REVISED IN 1963. IN 1964 DATA WERE REVISED BACK TO 1946. THE REVISED DATA ARE CONSIDERED COMPARABLE WITH DATA FOR EARLIER PERIODS. THE CONSTANT DOLLAR SERIES IS DERIVED FROM A QUARTERLY COST INDEX OF THE BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS, INTERPOLATED MONTHLY BY THE "ENGINEERING NEWS-RECORD" INDEX. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE DATA. '28' DK 28 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 28 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 28 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 (ICPSR 7644) 155 - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 28 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 28 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 28 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 156 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0754 02198 HWY CNST A 939-946 MD=-999999 REF 0754 LOC 1708 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 17-25 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, HIGHWAYS, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02198 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1947-49 DOLLARS, ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1939-12/1946 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V753 NOTES: SERIES 02198 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (4) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. SEE V753 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0755 02198 HWY CNST A 946-963 MD=-999999 REF 0755 LOC 1717 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 26-34 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, HIGHWAYS, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02198 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1957-59 DOLLARS, ANNUAL RATE ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1946-12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V753 NOTES: SERIES 02198 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1 (ICPSR 7644) 157 - (CONTINUED) - 1939-46; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (4) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. SEE V753 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0756 02198 HWY CNST 946-963 MD=-999999 REF 0756 LOC 1726 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 35-43 0 PUBLIC NEW CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY, HIGHWAYS, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, BLS-DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02198 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION 1957-59 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1946-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V753 NOTES: SERIES 02198 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1915-46; (2) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1939-46; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1946-63; (4) ANNUAL DATA ONLY, 1946-63. SEE V753 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0757 02263 HWY CNST 902-915 MD=-999999 REF 0757 LOC 1735 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 44-52 0 GROSS STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, SIMON KUZNETS ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02263 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1902-15 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON KUZNETS DATA. NOTES: THESE ARE THE SUM OF SEPARATE ESTIMATES FOR STATE GOVERNMENTS, COUNTIES, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ALL BASED 1 158 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MAINLY ON CENSUS BUREAU REPORTS ON GOVERNMENT FINANCES, PARTICULARLY THE CENSUSES OF "WEALTH, DEBT, AND TAXATION," FOR 1902 AND 1913, THE "FINANCIAL STATISTICS OF STATES," AND THE "FINANCIAL STATISTICS OF CITIES." A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF INTERPOLATION WAS REQUIRED TO DERIVE THE ESTIMATES FOR STATES, COUNTIES, AND SMALL CITIES. THIS SERIES IS TREATED IN THE SOURCE AS A CONTINUATION OF THE BLS- COMMERCE SERIES PUBLISHED IN "CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT, MAY 1954," EVEN THOUGH THERE WERE SOME DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE TWO FOR 1915 AND LATER YEARS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0758 02094 AID-RDS R 922-926 MD=-999999 REF 0758 LOC 1744 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 53-61 0 FEDERAL-AID ROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, DEPT. OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02094 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILES OF ROAD ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1922-26 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1922-12/1926 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DEPT. OF COMMERCE "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS," JULY 1926, P. 24; SUPPLEMENTS, 1932 PP. 34-35, 1936, 1938, 1940, 1942. NOTES: SERIES 02094 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1922-26; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1924-43; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-23; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-43. CONTENT: 1922-26: ORIGINAL DATA INCLUDE "INITIAL" CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ONLY; 1924-43: SUM OF "INITIAL" PLUS "STAGE" CONSTRUCTION. "STAGE" REFERS TO ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS, PREVIOUSLY IMPROVED WITH FEDERAL AID. 1922-23: END-OF-MONTH SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA RAISED TO LEVEL OF 1924 ON BY MULTIPLYING BY 1.024 WHICH IS THE RATIO OF ORIGINAL DATA IN SECOND SEGMENT TO ORIGINAL DATA IN FIRST SEGMENT FOR THE SUM OF THE FIRST 3 MONTHS OF 1924. THE MIDDLE-OF-THE- MONTH DATA ARE TWO-MONTH MOVING AVERAGES OF END-OF-THE-MONTH SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA. THE FEDERAL AID ROAD SERIES WAS REPLACED IN 1933 BY NIRA PUBLIC WORKS ROAD CONSTRUCTION SERIES. NBER COMBINED DATA FOR THE TWO SERIES IN SEPTEMBER- NOVEMBER 1933 AS LETTER FROM BUREAU OF PUBLIC ROADS SAID COMBINATION WAS PERMISSIBLE. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 159 - 0 VAR 0759 02094 AID-RDS R 924-943 MD=-999999 REF 0759 LOC 1753 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 62-70 0 FEDERAL-AID ROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, DEPT. OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02094 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILES OF ROAD ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1924-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1924-03/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V758 NOTES: SERIES 02094 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1922-26; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1924-43; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-23; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-43. SEE V758 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0760 02094 AID-RDS A 922-923 MD=-999999 REF 0760 LOC 1762 WIDTH 9 DK 28 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 FEDERAL-AID ROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, DEPT. OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02094 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILES OF ROAD ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1922-12/1923 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V758 NOTES: SERIES 02094 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1922-26; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1924-43; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-23; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-43. SEE V758 '29' DK 29 COL 1- 2 ---- 1 160 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 29 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 29 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 29 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 29 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 161 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 29 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0761 02094 AID-RDS A 922-943 MD=-999999 REF 0761 LOC 1771 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 FEDERAL-AID ROADS UNDER CONSTRUCTION, DEPT. OF COMMERCE ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02094 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILES OF ROAD ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 02/1922-03/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V758 NOTES: SERIES 02094 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 4 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 1922-26; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 1924-43; (3) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-23; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 1922-43. SEE V758 1 162 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0762 02094BPVMTS,CH 855-936 MD=-999999 REF 0762 LOC 1780 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 LENGTH OF PAVEMENTS LAID, CHICAGO --------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02094B AREA COVERED: U.S., CHICAGO UNITS: MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1855-1936 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: CITY OF CHICAGO, BOARD OF LOCAL IMPROVEMENTS, "QUADRENNIAL REPORT 1915-18," P. 40, "SIXTEEN YEAR RECORD OF ACHIEVEMENT, 1916-31," P.101; "ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE CHICAGO PUBLIC WORKS DEPT.," 1931-36. NOTES: DATA INCLUDE ALLEYS AND STREETS UNDER SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS AND PRIVATE CONTRACTS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0763 02094APVMTS,NY 870-935 MD=-999999 REF 0763 LOC 1789 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 35-43 0 TOTAL PAVEMENTS LAID, NEW YORK CITY (MANHATTAN) ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02094A AREA COVERED: U.S., MANHATTAN UNITS: THOUSAND SQUARE YARDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1870-1935 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: REPORTS OF N.Y. DEPT. OF PUBLIC WORKS 1871-82: 1882, P.19; 1889-94: 1894, P.132; 1883-88 AND 1895-96: INDIVIDUAL ISSUES; 1897: SUMMARY REPORT, P. 7; 1898-99: "N.Y.C. ANNUAL REPORT OF DEPT. OF HIGHWAYS," 1900-1935: MANHATTAN, "PRESIDENT'S ANNUAL REPORT," 1935, P. 38. NOTES: 1879 FIGURE INCLUDES APRIL 30 TO DEC. 31 DATA ONLY. FIGURES FOR 1897 ARE NOT AVAILABLE. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 163 - 0 VAR 0764 02229 HWY CNST 902-937 MD=-999999 REF 0764 LOC 1798 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 MUNICIPAL CAPITAL OUTLAYS FOR HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION, 145 CITIES, WOLKIND ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02229 AREA COVERED: U.S., 145 CITIES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1902-37 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: HAROLD WOLKIND, "FLUCTUATIONS IN CAPITAL OUTLAYS OF MUNICIPALITIES," U.S. DEPT. OF COMMERCE ECONOMIC SERIES, NO.10, P. 11. NOTES: 1913, 1919, AND 1921 ARE MISSING DATA. DATA FOR 1920, PARTLY ESTIMATED; DATA FOR 1932-37 ESTIMATED ON BASIS OF OUTLAY PAYMENTS IN 83 CITIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0765 02071CSTRT PMT 873-936 MD=-999999 REF 0765 LOC 1807 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 53-61 0 GREAT BRITAIN: PERMITS GRANTED FOR NEW STREETS, GLASGOW ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02071C AREA COVERED: GLASGOW UNITS: SQUARE YARDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1873-1936 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: OFFICE OF PUBLIC WORKS, "MEMORANDUM ON LININGS GRANTED BY DEAN OF GUILD COURT" NOTES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE SOURCE. 1 164 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0766 02103 WTRFRNTS R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0766 LOC 1816 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02103 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02103 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. 1919-25: COMPUTED BY NBER BY ADDING ABUTMENTS, BREAKWATERS, CANALS, DAMS, DITCHING, DREDGING, AND LIGHTHOUSES; 1926-37: TOTAL ONLY GIVEN; 1938: BY ADDING DAMS AND RESERVOIRS TO ALL OTHER ITEMS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0767 02103 WTRFRNTS R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0767 LOC 1825 WIDTH 9 DK 29 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02103 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) 1 (ICPSR 7644) 165 - (CONTINUED) - ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V766 '30' DK 30 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 30 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 30 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 30 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. 1 166 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 30 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 30 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0768 02103 WTRFRNTS R 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0768 LOC 1834 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02103 1 (ICPSR 7644) 167 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V766 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0769 02103 WTRFRNTS A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0769 LOC 1843 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F.W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02103 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V766 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0770 02103 WTRFRNTS A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0770 LOC 1852 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS, VALUE, SEASONALLY 1 168 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - ADJUSTED, F.W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02103 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V766 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0771 02103 WTRFRNTS A 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0771 LOC 1861 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATERFRONT DEVELOPMENTS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F.W. DODGE CORP. -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02103 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V766 1 (ICPSR 7644) 169 - 0 VAR 0772 02226 RVR&HRBR 822-919 MD=-999999 REF 0772 LOC 1870 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 53-61 0 FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY- FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02226 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1822-1919 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, "HISTORICAL STATISTICS OF THE UNITED STATES, COLONIAL TIMES TO 1957," SERIES Q245. STATISTICS WERE COMPILED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY AT THE REQUEST OF THE FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY. THE FOLLOWING WERE THE ORIGINAL SOURCES (SEE "HISTORICAL STATISTICS," P. 443): 1822- 1882: "STATEMENT OF APPROPRIATIONS AND EXPENDITURES FOR PUBLIC BUILDINGS, RIVERS AND HARBORS, FORTS, ARSENALS, ARMORIES, AND OTHER PUBLIC WORKS FROM MARCH 4, 1789 TO JUNE 30, 1882," U.S. SENATE EX. DOC. VOL. 7, NO. 196, 47TH CONGRESS, 1ST SESSION (TREASURY DEPARTMENT DOC. NO.373), PP.521-522. 1883-1919: FEDERAL WORKS AGENCY RECORDS (COMPILED FROM TREASURY DEPARTMENT ACCOUNTS). THIS SERIES IS ALSO FOUND IN "HISTORICAL STATISTICS, 1789-1945," SERIES H29, AND IS ONE OF THE COMPONENTS OF "U.S. FEDERAL CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES, PUBLIC WORKS, TOTAL," (SERIES 02223). NOTES: THE DATA COVER CONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR WORK, AND INCLUDE EXPENDITURES FOR FLOOD CONTROL AS WELL AS FOR RIVERS AND HARBORS. DATA FOR 1920- 57, COMPILED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS OF THE U.S. ARMY, ARE AVAILABLE IN THE SOURCE. FOR DATA COVERING NAVIGATION ONLY, 1936-62, SEE "HISTORICAL STATISTICS, CONTINUATION TO 1962 AND REVISIONS," SERIES Q245. DATA ON RIVERS, HARBORS, AND FLOOD CONTROL CONSTRUCTION ARE INCLUDED IN THE BLS-DEPT. OF COMMERCE SERIES ON "CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT." SEE "CONSTRUCTION VOLUME AND COSTS 1915-1956," STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO VOL. 3 OF "CONSTRUCTION REVIEW, 1958;" AND "VALUE OF NEW CONSTRUCTION PUT IN PLACE 1946-1963 REVISED, CONSTRUCTION REPORTS, CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY," C30-61 SUPPLEMENT, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, OCTOBER 1964. 1 170 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0773 02134BTLPHN EX 914-936 MD=-999999 REF 0773 LOC 1879 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 62-70 0 CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES BY THE TELEPHONE INDUSTRY, AMERICAN TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH CO. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02134B AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1914-36 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: DATA FURNISHED DIRECTLY TO NBER BY A.T.& T. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0774 02134A TLPHN 881-956 MD=-999999 REF 0774 LOC 1888 WIDTH 9 DK 30 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 INCREASES IN TELEPHONE WIRE MILEAGE, A.T. & T. - BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, ORIGINAL DATA 1881-1956 ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02134A AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1881-1956 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1881-1936: AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY. 1937-1963: "STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES," BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, ISSUES OF 1943, 1957, AND 1962 TO 1965. NOTES: INCREASES WERE DERIVED FROM ANNUAL DATA ON WIRE MILEAGE IN THE ABOVE SOURCES. THE FIGURE FOR THE PREVIOUS YEAR WAS SUBTRACTED FROM THE FIGURE FOR THE YEAR BEING COMPUTED. FOR 1881-1956, THE ANNUAL FIGURES REFER TO WIRE MILEAGE IN ALL SYSTEMS. THEY WERE ESTIMATED BY THE AMERICAN TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY, EXCEPT FOR FOUR BENCHMARK YEARS (1922, 1927, 1932, AND 1937) IN WHICH BUREAU OF THE CENSUS DATA WERE USED. FOR THE SEGMENT 1956-1963, THE ANNUAL FIGURES WERE DERIVED BY ADDING WIRE MILEAGE REPORTED BY BELL TELEPHONE COMPANIES AND BY INDEPENDENT COMPANIES. DATA FOR 1 (ICPSR 7644) 171 - (CONTINUED) - THE INDEPENDENT COMPANIES ARE BASED ON OPERATING REPORTS SUBMITTED BY EACH COMPANY TO THE U.S. INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION. HOWEVER NOT ALL SUCH COMPANIES REPORT. THE DATA FROM BELL TELEPHONE COMPANIES EXCLUDE DROP AND BLOCK WIRE. BECAUSE OF TECHNOLOGICAL IMPROVEMENTS, INCREASES IN WIRE MILEAGE DO NOT COMPLETELY INDICATE THE INCREASE IN TELEPHONE CAPACITY. '31' DK 31 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 31 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 31 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 31 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST 1 172 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 31 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 31 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0775 02134A TLPHN 956-963 MD=-999999 REF 0775 LOC 1897 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 INCREASES IN TELEPHONE WIRE MILEAGE, A.T. & T. - BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, ORIGINAL DATA 1956-1963 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 173 - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02134A AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: MILLION MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956-63 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V774 NOTES: SEE V774 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0776 02097 TLGRPH 867-962 MD=-999999 REF 0776 LOC 1906 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 INCREASES IN WIRE MILEAGE OF WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02097 AREA COVERED: U.S. UNITS: THOUSAND MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1867-62 (SEE NOTE) QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE UNITED STATES," BUREAU OF CENSUS, ISSUES OF 1913, 1920, 1935, 1943, 1947, 1952, 1957, 1963. NOTES: DATA ON WIRE MILEAGE, PUBLISHED IN THE ABOVE SOURCE, ARE BASED ON ANNUAL REPORTS OF THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY. INCREASES WERE COMPUTED BY SUBTRACTING THE PREVIOUS YEAR'S MILEAGE FROM THE MILEAGE IN THE YEAR REPORTED. INCREASES FOR 1867-1913 ARE FOR YEARS ENDING JUNE 30; DATA FOR 1914-1962 ARE FOR CALENDAR YEARS. ALASKA AND HAWAII ARE EXCLUDED. THE LARGE INCREASE IN MILEAGE IN 1943 REFLECTS THE ACQUISITION OF POSTAL TELEGRAPH COMPANIES. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0777 02095 PWR PLNT R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0777 LOC 1915 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR POWER PLANTS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02095 1 174 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. COMPUTED BY NBER BY ADDING: 1919-25: ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS, ELECTRIC LIGHTING SYSTEMS, GAS, GAS LIGHTING SYSTEMS, AND RADIO STATIONS: 1926- 31: POWER PLANTS AND LIGHTING SYSTEMS; 1932 ON: ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER PLANTS PLUS GAS PLANTS. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0778 02095 PWR PLNT R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0778 LOC 1924 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR POWER PLANTS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02095 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V777 1 (ICPSR 7644) 175 - 0 VAR 0779 02095 PWR PLNT R 925-956 MD=-999999 REF 0779 LOC 1933 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR POWER PLANTS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02095 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-56 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-12/1956 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V777 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0780 02095 PWR PLNT A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0780 LOC 1942 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR POWER PLANTS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02095 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V777 1 176 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0781 02095 PWR PLNT A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0781 LOC 1951 WIDTH 9 DK 31 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR POWER PLANTS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02095 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V777 '32' DK 32 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 32 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 32 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 (ICPSR 7644) 177 - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 32 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 32 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 32 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 178 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0782 02095 PWR PLNT A 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0782 LOC 1960 WIDTH 9 DK 32 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR POWER PLANTS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02095 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02095 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28 (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-56; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V777 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0783 02092 SWG SYST R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0783 LOC 1969 WIDTH 9 DK 32 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02092 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES 1 (ICPSR 7644) 179 - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 02092 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. COMPUTED BY NBER BY SUMMING: 1919-37: INCINERATORS (DESTRUCTOR PLANTS) AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; 1938 ON: INCINERATORS EXCLUDED (INCLUDED IN DODGE MISCELLANEOUS PUBLIC WORKS). ANNUAL FIGURES FOR INCINERATORS WERE 1936: 1.09 OUT OF 104.89 TOTAL INCINERATORS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEMS; AND 1937: 3.06 OUT OF 76.59. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0784 02092 SWG SYST R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0784 LOC 1978 WIDTH 9 DK 32 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02092 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02092 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V783 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0785 02092 SWG SYST R 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0785 LOC 1987 WIDTH 9 DK 32 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 180 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02092 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-42 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02092 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V783 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0786 02092 SWG SYST A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0786 LOC 1996 WIDTH 9 DK 32 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02092 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER. SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02092 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V783 1 (ICPSR 7644) 181 - 0 VAR 0787 02092 SWG SYST A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0787 LOC 2005 WIDTH 9 DK 32 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02092 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02092 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V783 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0788 02092 SWG SYST A 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0788 LOC 2014 WIDTH 9 DK 32 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR SEWERAGE SYSTEMS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02092 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORPORATION FILES NOTES: SERIES 02092 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. 1 182 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SEE V783 '33' DK 33 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 33 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 33 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 33 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 183 - 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 33 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 33 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0789 02096 WTR SYST R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0789 LOC 2023 WIDTH 9 DK 33 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02096 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-25 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES 1 184 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 02096 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION SEE INTRODUCTORY NOTES ON F. W. DODGE CORP. DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0790 02096 WTR SYST R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0790 LOC 2032 WIDTH 9 DK 33 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02096 AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-28 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02096 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V789 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0791 02096 WTR SYST R 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0791 LOC 2041 WIDTH 9 DK 33 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, VALUE, F. W. DODGE CORP. ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02096 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925-1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 185 - (CONTINUED) - MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02096 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V789 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0792 02096 WTR SYST A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0792 LOC 2050 WIDTH 9 DK 33 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02096 AREA COVERED: U.S., 27 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1919-12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02096 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V789 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0793 02096 WTR SYST A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0793 LOC 2059 WIDTH 9 DK 33 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02096 1 186 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: U.S., 36 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1923-12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02096 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V789 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0794 02096 WTR SYST A 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0794 LOC 2068 WIDTH 9 DK 33 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 CONTRACTS FOR WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS, VALUE, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, F. W. DODGE CORP. ----------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02096 AREA COVERED: U.S., 37 STATES UNITS: MILLION CURRENT DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 01/1925-10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY NBER SOURCE: F. W. DODGE CORP. FILES NOTES: SERIES 02096 IS PRESENTED HERE AS 6 VARIABLES: (1) ORIGINAL DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (2) ORIGINAL DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (3) ORIGINAL DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43; (4) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 27 STATES, 1919-25; (5) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 36 STATES, 1923-28; (6) SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA, 37 STATES, 1925-43. SEE V789 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0795 02245 CNST MTR R 947-963 MD=-999999 REF 0795 LOC 2077 WIDTH 9 DK 33 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF OUTPUT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, TOTAL, ORIGINAL 1 (ICPSR 7644) 187 - (CONTINUED) - DATA ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02245 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1949 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1947-1954: "CONSTRUCTION REVIEW", JANUARY 1959. REVISED FIGURES FOR JANUARY 1952 WERE OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS. 1955-1958: OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS, U.S.DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE (UNPUBLISHED REVISIONS). 1959-1962: "BUSINESS STATISTICS," SUPPLEMENT TO "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", 1963 EDITION. 1963: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", MONTHLY ISSUES, 1964 (LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 283). NOTES: THE BUILDING MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES DIVISION OF THE BUSINESS AND DEFENSE SERVICES ADMINISTRATION IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPILING THESE DATA. THE COMPOSITE INDEX MEASURES CHANGES IN THE PHYSICAL VOLUME OF OUTPUT OF TEN GROUPS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, WHICH TOGETHER REPRESENTED ABOUT 50 PER CENT OF THE ESTIMATED VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF ALL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IN 1947. MATERIALS INCLUDED ARE IRON AND STEEL PRODUCTS; LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS; PORTLAND CEMENT, MILLWORK, PAINT, VARNISH, AND LACQUER, ASPHALT PRODUCTS; HEATING AND PLUMBING EQUIPMENT; CLAY CONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS; GYPSUM PRODUCTS; AND PLUMBING FIXTURES. AN INDEX FOR EACH OF THE TEN GROUPS IS CONSTRUCTED FROM DATA ON PRODUCTION, SALES, OR SHIPMENTS OF ONE OR MORE SPECIFIC MATERIALS.DATA ARE COMPILED QUARTERLY FOR GYPSUM PRODUCTS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES, AND MONTHLY FOR THE OTHER EIGHT GROUPS. INDEXES ARE DERIVED ON A 1947-49 BASE, USING PHYSICAL OUTPUT DATA MULTIPLIED BY 1947 PRICES. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT IS BY THE SOURCE. (SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 283) '34' DK 34 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 34 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ 1 188 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 34 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 34 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 34 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR 1 (ICPSR 7644) 189 - (CONTINUED) - JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 34 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0796 02245 CNST MTR A 947-963 MD=-999999 REF 0796 LOC 2086 WIDTH 9 DK 34 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF OUTPUT CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, TOTAL, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02245 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1947-1949=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1947 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: SEASONALLY ADJUSTED BY THE SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V795 NOTES: SEE V795 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0797 02236 CNST MTR R 947-963 MD=-999999 REF 0797 LOC 2095 WIDTH 9 DK 34 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------ 1 190 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02236 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1947 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1947-1960: "INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 1957-1959 BASE", BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, 1962. 1961-1963: "INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEXES, 1961-1963", BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, SEPTEMBER 1964 (LIPSEY AND PRESTON, PP. 283-4). NOTES: CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS IS ONE OF THE MARKET GROUPINGS INTRODUCED IN THE 1959 REVISIONS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEXES. INDEXES FOR MOST OF THE EIGHTEEN SERIES WHICH ARE CLASSIFIED AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS HAVE BEEN PUBLISHED MONTHLY SINCE 1919, BUT THE COMPOSITE INDEX BEGINS IN 1947. THE INDEX IS A WEIGHTED AVERAGE OF RELATIVES. BEGINNING IN 1953, THE WEIGHTS ARE BASED ON VALUE ADDED, 1957-59, WHICH IS ESTIMATED BY EXTRAPOLATING FROM 1957 VALUE ADDED BY THE RATIO OF PRODUCTION IN 1957-59 TO PRODUCTION IN 1957. FOR 1947-52, THE WEIGHTS WERE BASED ON 1947 VALUE ADDED DATA; HOWEVER, THE WEIGHTED INDEX WAS LINKED IN JANUARY 1953 TO A WEIGHTED INDEX (IN THE 1959 RESIVION) AND SUBSEQUENTLY CONVERTED TO THE PRESENT REFERENCE PERIOD OF 1957-59. THE COMPONENT MONTHLY SERIES ARE ADJUSTED TO BENCHMARK DATA FROM THE CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES AND TO INDEPENDENTLY DERIVED ANNUAL INDEXES. THE INDEXES REPRESENT AVERAGE PRODUCTION PER WORKING DAY WITH PUBLIC ANNUAL HOLIDAYS COUNTED AS WORKING DAYS BUT ALLOWED FOR IN THE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT IS BY THE SOURCE. FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INDEX, SEE "INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 1959 REVISION"(1959); "INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 1957-1959 BASE" (1962); AND "INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT IN THE UNITED STATES: CONCEPTS, USES, AND COMPILATION PRACTICES" (FEBRUARY 1964) - ALL PUBLICATIONS OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 284 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 191 - 0 VAR 0798 02236 CNST MTR A 947-963 MD=-999999 REF 0798 LOC 2104 WIDTH 9 DK 34 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02236 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1957-59=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1947 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V797 NOTES: SEE V797 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0799 02109 CNST MTR R 925-942 MD=-999999 REF 0799 LOC 2113 WIDTH 9 DK 34 COL 44-52 0 INDEX OF SHIPMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, ORIGINAL DATA ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02109 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1929=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1925 - 12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1925-1937: STANDARD & POOR'S "BASIC STATISTICS" SECTION 5, 1942 1938-1942: STANDARD & POOR'S "CURRENT STATISTICS" VOL. 97, NO. 9, SECTION 1, SEPT. 1942 (SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 282). NOTES: THIS SERIES WAS COMPILED BY THE FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION BOARD, WHOSE FUNCTIONS WERE TAKEN OVER IN THE LATE THIRTIES BY THE FEDERAL STABILIZATION OFFICE, AND IN 1939 BY THE NATIONAL RESOURCES PLANNING BOARD. THE SERIES WAS DISCONTINUED IN MAY 1942. BY 1930, THE INDEX WAS COMPOSED OF THIRTY INDIVIDUAL SERIES ON THE QUANTITY OF SHIPMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. TWELVE SERIES WERE USED BEGINNING IN 1925, AND ADDITIONAL SERIES WERE ADDED AS THEY BECAME AVAILABLE. THE INDIVIDUAL SERIES ARE WEIGHTED IN THE INDEX ACCORDING TO 1 192 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - RELATIVE COST OF THE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. THE MATERIALS INCLUDED IN THE INDEX AS OF JANUARY 1925 WERE: TERRA COTTA, FLOOR AND WALL TILE, STEEL PLATE, ENAMELED SANITARY WARE, ASPHALT, CEMENT, EXPLOSIVES, FACE BRICK, CAST IRON BOILERS, RADIATORS, OAK FLOORING, AND MAPLE FLOORING. THESE WERE ADDED TO AS FOLLOWS: JULY 1925, VITREOUS CHINA PLUMBING; JANUARY 1926, WATER SOFTENING APPARATUS; JANUARY 1927, PUMPS AND WATER SYSTEMS, LIMESTONE, CONCRETE REINFORCING STEEL; FEBRUARY 1927, STEEL BOILERS; SEPTEMBER 1927, PLUMBING PORCELAIN; JANUARY 1928, PREPARED ROOFING, GAS-FIRED BOILERS, RUBBER FLOORING, WINDOW GLASS; JANUARY 1929, OIL BURNERS, PAINT AND VARNISH, LEAD PIPE, OAKUM; JANUARY 1930, RANGE BOILERS, PLUMBERS' WOODWORK, PLASTIC PAINTS. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT IS BY THE COMPILING AGENCY. FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1941 TO MAY 1942 THE UNADJUSTED AND SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA ARE INCONSISTENT AS TO LEVEL. SINCE IT HAS NOT BEEN POSSIBLE FOR US TO DETERMINE WHICH IS CORRECT, THERE IS NOT AN ANNUAL FIGURE FOR 1941. AN EARLIER INDEX, WHICH WAS A SIMPLE AVERAGE OF SIX ITEMS, WAS COMPILED BY ASSOCIATED GENERAL CONTRACTORS AND PUBLISHED IN THE "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", MAY 1927, P.22, THE 1932 ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT, P.36, AND LATER ISSUES. IT COVERED 1913 THROUGH 1920, ANNUALLY, AND 1921 THROUGH MARCH 1932, MONTHLY (LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P 283). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0800 02109 CNST MTR A 925-942 MD=-999999 REF 0800 LOC 2122 WIDTH 9 DK 34 COL 53-61 0 INDEX OF SHIPMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02109 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1929=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1925 - 12/1942 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT STABILIZATION BOARD SOURCE: SEE V799 NOTES: SEE V799 1 (ICPSR 7644) 193 - 0 VAR 0801 02232 CNST MTR 869-919 MD=-999999 REF 0801 LOC 2131 WIDTH 9 DK 34 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 OUTPUT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION INCLUDING NET IMPORTS, VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, ANNUAL DATA ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02232 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: CURRENT PRICES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1869-1919 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V803; SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 284 NOTES: SEE V803 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0802 02232 CNST MTR 919-939 MD=-999999 REF 0802 LOC 2140 WIDTH 9 DK 34 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 OUTPUT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION INCLUDING NET IMPORTS VALUE IN CURRENT PRICES, ANNUAL DATA ONLY ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02232 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: CURRENT PRICES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919-1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V803; SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 284 NOTES: SEE V803 '35' DK 35 COL 1- 2 ---- 1 194 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 35 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 35 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 35 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 35 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 195 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 35 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0803 02233 CNST MTR 869-919 MD=-999999 REF 0803 LOC 2149 WIDTH 9 DK 35 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 OUTPUT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, ANNUAL DATA ONLY --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02233 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1913 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1869-1919 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: WILLIAM HOWARD SHAW,"VALUE OF COMMODITY OUTPUT SINCE 1869", PP. 64-65, 69, 76-77. IN ADDITION TO THE ANNUAL DATA BEGINNING IN 1889, ESTIMATES ARE GIVEN IN THE SOURCE FOR 1889 AND 1879 AS FOLLOWS: 1869 ($ MILLION), CURRENT DOLLARS, 377.4; 1913 DOLLARS, 351.4; 1879 ($ MILLION), CURRENT DOLLARS, 444.2; 1913 DOLLARS, 545.7. SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, 1 196 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - P. 284. NOTES: DATA REPRESENT TOTAL OUTPUT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, LESS EXPORTS AND PLUS IMPORTS. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INCLUDE (1) NONMANUFACTURED COMMODITIES, SUCH AS LUMBER (DESTINED FOR DIRECT USE IN CONSTRUCTION), CROSS TIES, SAND AND GRAVEL, AND CRUSHED STONE; AND (2) MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS, SUCH AS LUMBER PRODUCTS, CEMENT, BRICK, RAILS, STRUCTURAL IRONWORK, ETC. (FOR COMPLETE LIST OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS, SEE SOURCE, PP. 133-135) THESE COVERED COMMODITIES INCLUDE SOME WHICH WERE CLASSIFIED DIRECTLY AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, AND ANOTHER GROUP OF "MIXED COMMODITIES," SUCH AS LUMBER, WROUGHT PIPE, AND STATUARY AND ART GOODS, FOR WHICH THE PROPORTION ALLOTABLE TO CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS WAS ESTIMATED. VALUE ESTIMATES EXCLUDE COSTS AFTER PRODUCTION, SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION COSTS. FOR THE PERIOD 1869-1919, OUTPUT, EXPORTS, AND IMPORTS WERE ESTIMATED AS FOLLOWS. ESTIMATES OF THE VALUE OF OUTPUT ARE BASED PRIMARILY ON THE "CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES", DECENNIALLY, 1869-1899, AND QUINQUENNIALLY, 1899- 1919. INTERCENSAL ESTIMATES WERE DEVELOPED FROM STATE STATISTICAL REPORTS FOR SEVEN STATES (SEE SOURCE, PP. 232-233), FIGURES FROM GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES SUCH AS THE BUREAU OF MINES, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND FROM TRADE ASSOCIATIONS SUCH AS THE AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE (SEE SOURCE, PP. 241-242). EXPORTS WERE COMPILED FROM DETAILED STATISTICS IN THE DECEMBER ISSUES OF THE "MONTHLY SUMMARY OF FOREIGN COMMERCE" FOR 1893-1919. FOR 1869, AND 1889-1893, CALENDAR-YEAR TOTALS WERE DERIVED FROM THE "QUARTERLY REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF THE BUREAU OF STATISTICS", U.S.TREASURY DEPARTMENT. THESE BASIC EXPORT STATISTICS WERE MODIFIED AS TO CLASSIFICATION OF COMMODITIES, AND WERE ADJUSTED TO PRICE LEVELS COMPARABLE WITH THE OUTPUT DATA (MANUFACTURERS' OR PRODUCERS' PRICES). IMPORTS FOR CONSUMPTION, INCLUDING DUTIES, WERE OBTAINED FROM FISCAL- YEAR DATA IN "FOREIGN COMMERCE AND NAVIGATION", AND WERE ADJUSTED TO A CALENDAR- YEAR BASIS. FOR THE PERIOD 1919-33, THE DATA ARE BASED ON KUZNETS' ESTIMATES ("COMMODITY FLOW AND CAPITAL FORMATION", I, NEW YORK, NBER, 1938), ADJUSTED TO IMPROVE COMPARABILITY WITH EARLIER YEARS. RATIOS OF KUZNETS' UNADJUSTED VALUE OF DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION TO HIS UNADJUSTED VALUE OF DOMESTIC OUTPUT WERE COMPUTED FOR 1919 AND 1929 AND INTERPOLATED FOR INTERVENING YEARS. THESE RATIOS WERE APPLIED TO KUZNETS' ADJUSTED OUTPUT VALUES. AFTER 1933 THE ESTIMATES ARE ROUGH EXTRAPOLATIONS. VALUES IN 1913 PRICES WERE DERIVED BY APPLYING PRICE INDEXES TO THE CURRENT PRICE SERIES. FOR 1914-39, BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS INDEXES FOR LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIALS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 197 - (CONTINUED) - AND FOR STEEL RAILS WERE COMBINED, USING 1926 WEIGHTS. FOR 1890-1913, A SIMILAR COMPOSITE, USING 1909 WEIGHTS, WAS COMBINED WITH AN INDEX OF STRUCTURAL STEEL PRICES, COMPUTED FROM "METAL STATISTICS", 1938. FOR YEARS BEFORE 1890, SERIES ON ELEVEN COMMODITIES WERE COMBINED, USING 1909 BLS WEIGHTS, AND THE RESULTING INDEX WAS LINKED TO THE SERIES FOR LATER YEARS. SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, PP. 284-285. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0804 02233 CNST MTR 919-939 MD=-999999 REF 0804 LOC 2158 WIDTH 9 DK 35 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 OUTPUT OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS FOR DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION, VALUE IN CONSTANT PRICES, ANNUAL DATA ONLY ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02233 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1913 DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919 - 1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V803 NOTES: SEE V803 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0805 02237 CNST MTR R 953-963 MD=-999999 REF 0805 LOC 2167 WIDTH 9 DK 35 COL 35-43 0 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02237 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1953 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: JANUARY 1953-JULY 1963: "MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS: 1947-1963 REVISED", SERIES M3-1, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, 1963. AUGUST-DECEMBER 1963: "CURRENT 1 198 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - INDUSTRIAL REPORTS, MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS, INVENTORIES AND ORDERS", SERIES M3-1, MONTHLY ISSUES, OCTOBER 1963 TO JANUARY 1964. SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 282 NOTES: THESE TWO SERIES WERE INITIATED BY THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS IN 1963, IN CONNECTION WITH A MAJOR REVISION OF THE FORMER MONTHLY "INDUSTRY SURVEY" OF THE OFFICE OF BUSINESS ECONOMICS. DATA ON SIX MARKET CATEGORIES, WHICH CUT ACROSS MAJOR INDUSTRY GROUPINGS WERE INTRODUCED IN THE NEW SERIES. THE MARKET CATEGORY "CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, SUPPLIES, AND INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS" INCLUDES LUMBER AND WOOD PRODUCTS, EXCLUDING WOODEN CONTAINERS; BUILDING PAPER; PAINTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS; PAVING AND ROOFING MATERIALS; ALL STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS, EXCLUDING GLASS CONTAINERS AND KITCHEN ARTICLES; AND FABRICATED METAL BUILDING MATERIALS AND WIRE PRODUCTS. DATA ARE COLLECTED FROM A SAMPLE PANEL OF MANUFACTURING COMPANIES. THEY ARE REPORTED SEPARATELY FOR UNITS WITHIN A COMPANY WHICH ARE REASONABLY HOMOGENEOUS AS TO TYPE OF ACTIVITY. THESE UNITS MAY BE SUBSIDIARIES, DIVISIONS, DEPARTMENTS, OR PLANTS, DEPENDING UPON THE STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITIES OF THE PARTICULAR FIRM. MONTHLY SHIPMENT ESTIMATES ARE BASED ON THE SAMPLE, AND DATA FROM THE "ANNUAL SURVEY OF MANUFACTURES" ARE USED AS ANNUAL BENCHMARKS. THE LATTER ARE ESTABLISHMENT-BASED DATA, IN CONTRAST TO THE COMPANY-BASED DATA FROM "STATISTICS OF INCOME" WHICH WERE USED AS BENCHMARKS IN THE FORMER "INDUSTRY SURVEY". AS AN INTERIM PROCEDURE, PENDING FURTHER STUDY OF THE PROPER LEVEL FOR AUGUST 1962 WAS ESTABLISHED BY RELATING THE RATIO OF UNFILLED ORDERS TO SHIPMENTS (FROM THE SAMPLE) TO THE AUGUST 1962 SHIPMENTS ESTIMATES FOR EACH DETAILED CATEGORY. THE ESTIMATES FOR NEW ORDERS ARE NET OF CANCELLATIONS. THEY ARE DERIVED BY ADDING THE CHANGE IN UNFILLED ORDERS BETWEEN THE CURRENT AND PREVIOUS MONTH TO THE SHIPMENTS ESTIMATE. TABULATION OF THE SERIES ON THE NEW BENCHMARK BASIS WAS BEGUN WITH JANUARY 1960 DATA. APPROXIMATELY COMPARABLE MONTHLY DATA WERE DEVELOPED FOR 1953-1959. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT IS BY THE SOURCE. DATA SHOWN WITHOUT SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR TRADING-DAY AND CALENDAR-MONTH VARIATION. THE SOURCE INCLUDES A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE SERIES AND A COMPARISON OF THE SHIPMENT DATA WITH THE FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 199 - 0 VAR 0806 02237 CNST MTR A 953-963 MD=-999999 REF 0806 LOC 2176 WIDTH 9 DK 35 COL 44-52 0 MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, SUPPLIES AND INTERMEDIATE PRODUCTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02237 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1953 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V805 NOTES: SEE V805 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0807 02117ACNST MTR 886-936 MD=-999999 REF 0807 LOC 2185 WIDTH 9 DK 35 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 SHIPMENTS OF CONSTRUCTION, MATERIALS BY RAILWAYS AND INLAND WATERWAYS, ANNUAL DATA ONLY ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02117A AREA COVERED: FRANCE UNITS: MILLION METRIC TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1886 - 1913; 1926 - 1936 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: STATISTIQUE GENERALE, "ANNUAIRE STATISTIQUE", 1936, PP. 150*-151* NOTES: DATA FROM 1926-1936 INCLUDES ALSACE-LORRAINE ............................................................... 0 VAR 0808 02119 LMBR PRD R 919-947 MD=-999999 REF 0808 LOC 2194 WIDTH 9 DK 35 COL 62-70 0 INDEX OF LUMBER PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ----------------------------------------- 1 200 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02119 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1935-1939=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 - 12/1947 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1919-1942: "FEDERAL RESERVE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION", BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, OCTOBER 1943. 1943-1947: "FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN", BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, MONTHLY ISSUES, 1944-48. 1947-1960: "INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 1957-59 BASE", BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, 1962. 1961-1963: "INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION INDEXES, 1961-1963", BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM, SEPTEMBER 1964. SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 287. NOTES: SERIES 02119 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V808 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1947; (2) V809 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1963; (3) V810 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1947; (4) V811 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1963. THIS INDEX MEASURES CHANGES IN THE PHYSICAL VOLUME OF LUMBER PRODUCTION, AND DOES NOT COVER LOGGING AND LUMBER PRODUCTS (MILLWORK, ETC.). THE BASIS FOR THE INDEX IS THE NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION SERIES ON LUMBER PRODUCTION, IN BOARD FEET. THIS INDEX IS A COMPONENT OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE INDEX OF PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, 1947-1963. THE INDEXES FOR INDIVIDUAL SERIES ARE AVAILABLE ON THE 1957-59 BASE ONLY FROM 1947; FOR EARLIER YEARS THE LATEST DATA ARE ON A 1935-39 BASE. THIS SERIES IS THEREFORE SHOWN HERE IN TWO SEGMENTS WITH AN OVERLAP OF ONE YEAR. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT FOR 1919-47 IS BY THE SOURCE; AND FOR 1947-63 BY NBER. THE ORIGINAL AND SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED FOR VARIATIONS IN THE NUMBER OF WORKING DAYS. SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 287 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0809 02119 LMBR PRD R 947-963 MD=-999999 REF 0809 LOC 2203 WIDTH 9 DK 35 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF LUMBER PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ----------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02119 1 (ICPSR 7644) 201 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1947 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V808 NOTES: SERIES 02119 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V808 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1947; (2) V809 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1963; (3) V810 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1947; (4) V811 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1963. SEE V808 '36' DK 36 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 36 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 36 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 36 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET 1 202 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 36 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 36 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 203 - 0 VAR 0810 02119 LMBR PRD A 919-947 MD=-999999 REF 0810 LOC 2212 WIDTH 9 DK 36 COL 17-25 0 INDEX OF LUMBER PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02119 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1935-1939=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 - 12/1947 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V808 NOTES: SERIES 02119 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V808 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1947; (2) V809 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1963; (3) V810 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1947; (4) V811 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1963. SEE V808 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0811 02119 LMBR PRD A 947-963 MD=-999999 REF 0811 LOC 2221 WIDTH 9 DK 36 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF LUMBER PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02119 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1947 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V808 NOTES: SERIES 02119 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V808 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1947; (2) V809 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1963; (3) V810 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1947; (4) V811 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1963. SEE V808 1 204 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0812 02118 DGLS FIR R 917-935 MD=-999999 REF 0812 LOC 2230 WIDTH 9 DK 36 COL 35-43 0 DOUGLAS FIR LUMBER PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA -------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02118 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917 - 1927 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1917 - 12/1935 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS" DECEMBER 1922, P. 49; AUGUST 1924, P. 119, SUPPLEMENT 1932 PP. 192-193 NOTES: COMPILED BY APPLYING THE PERCENTAGE FIGURES OF ACTUAL PRODUCTION TO NORMAL PRODUCTION OF REPORTING MILLS AS SUPPLIED BY THE WEST COAST LUMBERMAN'S ASSOCIATION, TO THE ACTUAL PRODUCTION OF 124 MILLS FOR MAY 1920. THE PRODUCTION IN THAT MONTH WAS 447,647,540 BOARD FEET AND HAS AVERAGED ABOUT 75% OF THE TOTAL PRODUCTION OF DOUGLAS FIR LUMBER IN THE U.S. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0813 02118 DGLS FIR A 917-935 MD=-999999 REF 0813 LOC 2239 WIDTH 9 DK 36 COL 44-52 0 DOUGLAS FIR LUMBER PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02118 UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917 - 1935 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1917 - 12/1935 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V812 NOTES: SEE V812 1 (ICPSR 7644) 205 - 0 VAR 0814 02137 PN LMBR R 916-934 MD=-999999 REF 0814 LOC 2248 WIDTH 9 DK 36 COL 53-61 0 SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02137 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916 - 1934 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1916 - 12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1916 - 1928 DIRECTLY FURNISHED BY SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION. 1929-1940 COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA (A) JANUARY-APRIL 1929, 192 MILLS DIRECT FROM SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION; (B) MAY-DECEMBER 1929, "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", 1931 SUPPLEMENT; (C) 1929-1940, TOTAL INDUSTRY ESTIMATES SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION "SOUTHERN PINE STATISTICS: 1929-1936" AND "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS". NOTES: SERIES 02137 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V814 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1916-1934; (2) V815 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1955; (3) V816 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1916-1934; (4) V817 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1955. DATA FURNISHED BY SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION, 1916-1928 COVERS 192 MILLS THE "TOTAL INDUSTRY ESTIMATES" SEGMENT, 1929-1940, IS REDUCED TO THE LEVEL OF THE 1916-1928 SEGMENT OF 192 MILLS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR AVERAGE MONTHLY RELATIONSHIP IN THE OVERLAPPING YEAR 1929. THE RATIO USED IS .3941. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0815 02137 PN LMBR R 929-955 MD=-999999 REF 0815 LOC 2257 WIDTH 9 DK 36 COL 62-70 0 SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02137 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1929 - 1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1929 - 12/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE: "LUMBER, 1 206 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - PLYWOOD, AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INDUSTRY REPORT", 1950 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT (AUGUST 1950), 1929-1947; "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS" THEREAFTER. NOTES: SERIES 02137 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V814 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1916-1934; (2) V815 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1929- 1955; (3) V816 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1916-1934; (4) V817 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1955. THESE FIGURES HAVE BEEN ADJUSTED TO CONFORM WITH ANNUAL CENSUS TOTALS EXCEPT FOR 1932-1933 AND 1948; PRIOR TO 1942 THE CENSUS FIGURES ARE SOMEWHAT UNDERSTATED BUT THE DEGREE OF THIS INCOMPLETENESS IS NOT KNOWN AND THEREFORE IT IS NOT KNOWN TO WHAT EXTEND THE MONTHLY FIGURES ARE UNDERESTIMATED. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0816 02137 PN LMBR A 916-934 MD=-999999 REF 0816 LOC 2266 WIDTH 9 DK 36 COL 71-79 0 SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02137 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916 - 1933 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1916 - 12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V814 NOTES: SERIES 02137 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V814 -- ORIGINNAL DATA, 1916-1934; (2) V815 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1955; (3) V816 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1916-1934; (4) V817 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1955. SEE V814 '37' DK 37 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 37 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ 1 (ICPSR 7644) 207 - (CONTINUED) - THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 37 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 37 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 37 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, 1 208 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 37 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0817 02137 PN LMBR A 929-955 MD=-999999 REF 0817 LOC 2275 WIDTH 9 DK 37 COL 17-25 0 SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02137 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: 1946 - 1955 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1929 - 9/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V815 NOTES: SERIES 02137 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V814 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1916-1934; (2) V815 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1955; (3) V816 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1916-1934; (4) V817 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1955. SEE V815 1 (ICPSR 7644) 209 - 0 VAR 0818 02138 PN LMBR R 916-934 MD=-999999 REF 0818 LOC 2284 WIDTH 9 DK 37 COL 26-34 0 SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02138 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916 - 1930 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1916 - 12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1916-1928 FURNISHED DIRECT BY THE SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION. 1929-1940 COMPUTED BY NBER FROM DATA (A) JANUARY-APRIL 1929: 192 MILLS DIRECT FROM SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION; (B) MAY-DECEMBER 1924: 192 MILLS "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", 1931 SUPPLEMENT; (C) 1929-1940: TOTAL INDUSTRY ESTIMATES, SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION "SOUTHERN PINE STATISTICS: 1929-36" AND "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS". NOTES: SERIES 02138 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V818 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1916-1934; (2) V819 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1955; (3) V820 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1916-1934; (4) V821 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1955. DATA FURNISHED BY THE SOUTHERN PINE ASSOCIATION 1916-1928 COVERS 192 MILLS. THE "TOTAL INDUSTRY ESTIMATES" SEGMENT, 1929-1934 IS REDUCED TO THE LEVEL OF THE 1916-1928 SEGMENT OF 192 MILLS ON THE BASIS OF THEIR AVERAGE MONTHLY RELATIONSHIP IN THE OVERLAPPING YEAR 1929. THE RATIO USED IS .3944. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0819 02138 PN LMBR R 929-955 MD=-999999 REF 0819 LOC 2293 WIDTH 9 DK 37 COL 35-43 0 SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02138 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1929 - 1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1929 - 12/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "BUREAU OF FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC COMMERCE, LUMBER, 1 210 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - PLYWOOD, AND ALLIED PRODUCTS INDUSTRY REPORT", 1950 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT (AUGUST 1950), 1929-1947; "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS" THEREAFTER. NOTES: SERIES 02138 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V818 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1916-1934; (2) V819 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1955; (3) V820 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1916-1934; (4) V821 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1955. SEE V818 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0820 02138 PN LMBR A 916-934 MD=-999999 REF 0820 LOC 2302 WIDTH 9 DK 37 COL 44-52 0 SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02138 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916 - 1928 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1916 - 12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V818 NOTES: SERIES 02138 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V818 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1916-1934; (2) V819 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1925- 1955; (3) V820 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1916-1934; (4) V821 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1955. SEE V818 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0821 02138 PN LMBR A 929-954 MD=-999999 REF 0821 LOC 2311 WIDTH 9 DK 37 COL 53-61 0 SOUTHERN PINE LUMBER SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02138 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1946 - THIRD, 1955 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1929 - 9/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER 1 (ICPSR 7644) 211 - (CONTINUED) - SOURCE: SEE V819 NOTES: SERIES 02138 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V818 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1916-1934; (2) V819 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1929-1955; (3) V820 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1916-1934; (4) V821 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1929-1955. SEE V818 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0822 02120 OAK FLRG R 912-963 MD=-999999 REF 0822 LOC 2320 WIDTH 9 DK 37 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 OAK FLOORING PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA -------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02120 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1912 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1912-1922: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", MAY 1924. 1923-1933: SUPPLEMENTS TO "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", 1932 AND 1936. 1934-1948: "LUMBER INDUSTRY REPORT, AUGUST 1950 STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT", DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, OFFICE OF INDUSTRY AND COMMERCE. 1949-1962: "BUSINESS STATISTICS", STATISTICAL SUPPLEMENT TO "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", BIENNIAL EDITIONS, 1953-1963. 1963: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", DECEMBER 1964 (LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 286). NOTES: THE STATISTICS WERE COMPILED BY THE NATIONAL FOREST PRODUCTS ASSOCIATION (FORMERLY NATIONAL LUMBER MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION), FROM MONTHLY REPORTS FROM MEMBERS AND NONMEMBERS, WITH ESTIMATES FOR NONREPORTING MILLS. THE MILLS REPORTING REPRESENT ABOUT 75 PER CENT OF TOTAL INDUSTRY OUTPUT IN RECENT YEARS. BEGINNING IN 1941, THE FIGURES INCLUDE PREFINISHED FLOORING. RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNTS OF HEAVY HARDWOOD FLOORING OTHER THAN OAK HAVE BEEN INCLUDED SINCE 1945. (APPROXIMATELY 5 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL IS USUALLY MAPLE, BEECH, BIRCH, AND PECAN.) SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT IS BY BY NBER. (LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 286). 1 212 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0823 02120 OAK FLRG A 912-963 MD=-999999 REF 0823 LOC 2329 WIDTH 9 DK 37 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 OAK FLOORING PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED -------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02120 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1912 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V822 NOTES: SEE V822 '38' DK 38 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 38 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 38 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 (ICPSR 7644) 213 - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 38 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 38 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 38 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 214 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0824 02121 OAK FLRG R 912-963 MD=-999999 REF 0824 LOC 2338 WIDTH 9 DK 38 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 OAK FLOORING SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02121 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1912 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V822 NOTES: SEE V822 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0825 02121 OAK FLRG A 912-963 MD=-999999 REF 0825 LOC 2347 WIDTH 9 DK 38 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 OAK FLOORING SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02121 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BOARD FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1912 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V822 NOTES: SEE V822 1 (ICPSR 7644) 215 - 0 VAR 0826 02158 GLSS-STN R 919-947 MD=-999999 REF 0826 LOC 2356 WIDTH 9 DK 38 COL 35-43 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION OF STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02158 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1935-1939=100 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 - 12/1947 SEASONAL COVERAGE: NONE SOURCE: SEE V808, SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 287 NOTES: SERIES 02158 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V826 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1947; (2) V827 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1963; (3) V828 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1947; (4) V829 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1963. THIS INDEX MEASURES CHANGES IN THE PHYSICAL VOLUME OF PRODUCTION OF CLAY, GLASS, AND STONE MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS. IT DOES NOT COVER STONE AND EARTH MINERALS. IT IS BASED ON PRODUCTION OR SHIPMENTS DATA FROM THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, THE BUREAU OF MINES, AND TRADE ASSOCIATIONS, SUCH AS THE AMERICAN GLASSWARE ASSOCIATION; AND ON BLS MAN-HOURS DATA. THE INDEX IS AVAILABLE ON THE 1957-59 BASE ONLY FROM 1947; FOR EARLIER YEARS THE LATEST DATA ARE ON A 1935-39 BASE. THIS SERIES IS THEREFORE SHOWN HERE IN TWO SEGMENTS WITH AN OVERLAP OF ONE YEAR. MOST CLAY, GLASS, AND STONE PRODUCTS (85 PER CENT OF THE OUTPUT IN 1957-59) ARE CLASSIFIED AS CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND ARE INCLUDED IN THE INDEX FOR THAT MARKET GROUP. IN 1957-59 THEY ACCOUNTED FOR OVER ONE- QUARTER OF TOTAL PRODUCTION OF CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS. MAJOR REVISIONS OF THE CLAY, GLASS, AND STONE INDEX WERE MADE IN 1940, 1943, 1953, 1959, AND 1962. IN ADDITION TO CHANGES IN THE BASE PERIOD, THE REVISIONS AFFECTED THE COMPOSITION OF THE INDEX, WEIGHTING, ADJUSTMENT TO BENCHMARK LEVELS, TYPES OF BASIC DATA USED, AND METHOD OF SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT. SEASONAL AND WORKING-DAY ADJUSTMENTS ARE BY THE SOURCE. FOR A DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INDEX AND THE REVISIONS, SEE ABOVE SOURCES AND "FEDERAL RESERVE BULLETIN", DECEMBER 1953. SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, PP. 287-288. 1 216 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0827 02158 GLSS-STN R 947-963 MD=-999999 REF 0827 LOC 2365 WIDTH 9 DK 38 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION OF STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02158 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1947 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V808 NOTES: SERIES 02158 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V826 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1947; (2) V827 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1963; (3) V828 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1947; (4) V829 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1963. SEE V826 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0828 02158 GLSS-STN A 919-947 MD=-999999 REF 0828 LOC 2374 WIDTH 9 DK 38 COL 53-61 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION OF STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02158 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1935-1939=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 - 12/1947 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V808 NOTES: SERIES 02158 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V826 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1947; (2) V827 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1963; (3) V828 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1947; (4) V829 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1963. SEE V826 1 (ICPSR 7644) 217 - 0 VAR 0829 02158 GLSS-STN A 947-963 MD=-999999 REF 0829 LOC 2383 WIDTH 9 DK 38 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 INDEX OF PRODUCTION OF STONE, CLAY, AND GLASS PRODUCTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02158 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: 1957-1959=100 ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1947 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY SOURCE SOURCE: SEE V808 NOTES: SERIES 02158 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V826 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1947; (2) V827 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1947-1963; (3) V828 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1947; (4) V829 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1947-1963. SEE V826 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0830 02125 PLT GLSS R 923-943 MD=-999999 REF 0830 LOC 2392 WIDTH 9 DK 38 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 POLISHED PLATE GLASS PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02125 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1923 - 3/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS": 1932 "ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT", PP. 258-59 AND FOLLOWING SUPPLEMENTS AND MONTHLY ISSUES; REVISED FIGURES FOR 1925-27 FROM PLATE GLASS MANUFACTURERS OF AMERICA, ORIGINAL SOURCE. NOTES: DATA COMPRISE PRACTICALLY ENTIRE INDUSTRY. NBER ADJUSTED DATA FOR NONREPORTING FIRMS (1.1% OF TOTAL IN 1936, 9.7% IN 1937, 8.1% IN 1938, AND 8.9% IN 1939). '39' DK 39 COL 1- 2 ---- 1 218 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 39 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 39 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 39 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 39 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 219 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 39 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0831 02125 PLT GLSS A 923-943 MD=-999999 REF 0831 LOC 2401 WIDTH 9 DK 39 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 POLISHED PLATE GLASS PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02125 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION SQUARE FEET ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923-1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1923 - 3/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V830 NOTES: SEE V830 1 220 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0832 02122 CEMENT R 911-963 MD=-999999 REF 0832 LOC 2410 WIDTH 9 DK 39 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 PORTLAND CEMENT PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ----------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02122 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BARRELS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1911 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V834 NOTES: SEE V834 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0833 02122 CEMENT A 911-963 MD=-999999 REF 0833 LOC 2419 WIDTH 9 DK 39 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 PORTLAND CEMENT PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02122 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BARRELS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1911 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V834 NOTES: SEE V834 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0834 02123 CEMENT R 911-963 MD=-999999 REF 0834 LOC 2428 WIDTH 9 DK 39 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 PORTLAND CEMENT SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA ---------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02123 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BARRELS 1 (ICPSR 7644) 221 - (CONTINUED) - ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1911 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1911-1920: GEORGE OTIS SMITH, ET AL., "FLUCTUATIONS IN MINERAL OUTPUT", FROM ÕTHE BOOKå THE PROBLEM OF BUSINESS FORECASTING, PAPERS PRESENTED AT THE EIGHTY-FIFTH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION, EDITED BY WARREN M. PERSONS, WILLIAM TRUFANT FOSTER, AND ALBERT J. HETTINGER, JR., (CAMBRIDGE, 1924). 1921-1962: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", SEPTEMBER 1923, AND SUPPLEMENTS, 1932-1963. 1963: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", MONTHLY ISSUES, MARCH 1964 TO FEBRUARY 1965 (LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 288). NOTES: THE DATA RELATE TO FINISHED PORTLAND CEMENT, MEASURED IN NUMBER OF BARRELS, FOR THE ENTIRE INDUSTRY. THEY INCLUDE HIGH-EARLY- STRENGTH CEMENT WHICH, BEGINNING 1955, IS SEPARATELY REPORTED BY THE COMPILING AGENCY. CLINKER CEMENT, AN INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT, IS EXCLUDED. THE 1911-1920 DATA WERE COMPILED BY E.F.BURCHARD OF THE U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, FROM DATA FURNISHED BY THE PORTLAND CEMENT ASSOCIATION THE ORIGINAL DATA, REPRESENTING 93 TO 99 PER CENT OF INDUSTRY PRODUCTION, WERE SUPPLEMENTED WITH ESTIMATES FOR NONREPORTING PLANTS. DATA AFTER 1920 ARE FROM THE BUREAU OF MINES, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. THEY INCLUDE 48 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA; PUERTO RICO (WHERE OPERATION WAS STARTED IN 1940); AND HAWAII (FOR SEPTEMBER 1944 THROUGH 1946 AND BEGINNING 1961). SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT IS BY NBER (LIPSEY AND PRESTON, P. 288). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0835 02123 CEMENT A 911-963 MD=-999999 REF 0835 LOC 2437 WIDTH 9 DK 39 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 PORTLAND CEMENT SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02123 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BARRELS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1911 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V834 1 222 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SEE V834 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0836 02124 BRCK PRD R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0836 LOC 2446 WIDTH 9 DK 39 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 BRICK PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02124 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BRICKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919 - 1925 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 - 7/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", APRIL 1923, P. 53-OCT. 1925; 1932 "ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT", PP. 56-57 AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES; REVISIONS, JUNE 1933; 1947, 1949, 1951, 1953 "SUPPLEMENTS" AND FOLLOWING MONTHLY ISSUES. NOTES: SERIES 02124 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE VARIABLES: (1) V836 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V837 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1936; (3) V838 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1943-1946; (4) V839 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (5) V840 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1936. FIGURES FOR 1919 - JULY 1925:TOTAL MONTHLY PRODUCTION OF 32 IDENTICAL FIRMS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0837 02124 BRCK PRD R 923-936 MD=-999999 REF 0837 LOC 2455 WIDTH 9 DK 39 COL 71-79 0 BRICK PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02124 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSAND BRICKS (AVERAGE PER PLANT) ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923 -1936 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1923 - 2/1936 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V836 1 (ICPSR 7644) 223 - (CONTINUED) - NOTES: SERIES 02124 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE VARIABLES: (1) V836 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V837 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1936; (3) V838 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1943-1946; (4) V839 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (5) V840 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1936. FIGURES FOR 1923-36 ARE AVERAGE PER PLANT TO ALLOW FOR VARIATIONS IN NUMBER OF FIRMS REPORTING; AVERAGE PER PLANT OF 54 FROM 1928 ON PRIOR TO 1928 FIGURES WERE AVAILABLE FROM ONLY 20-30 OF THESE. THE AVERAGE OF WHICH WERE BUILT UP TO INCLUDE 54 PLANTS BY USING A 1929 AVERAGE AS A BASE. 1930-36 COMPILED BY AMERICAN FACE BRICK ASSOCIATION AND DISPLACES DATA ON BRICK PRODUCTION FORMERLY SHOWN. CHANGE NECESSARY DUE TO FACT THAT SINCE 1929 MUCH BRICK WAS STORED IN KILNS AND NOT PROMPTLY DRAWN. THUS DRAWN FIGURES DID NOT ACCURATELY REPRESENT PRODUCTION. PRIOR TO 1929 THE BRICK DRAWN CLOSELY APPROXIMATED MACHINE PRODUCTION AND THE 2 SERIES MAY BE REGARDED AS FAIRLY COMPARABLE OVER ENTIRE PERIOD. '40' DK 40 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 40 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 40 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 224 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 40 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 40 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 40 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 (ICPSR 7644) 225 - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0838 02124 BRCK PRD R 943-946 MD=-999999 REF 0838 LOC 2464 WIDTH 9 DK 40 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 BRICK PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02124 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BRICKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1943 - 1946 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1943 - 12/1946 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V836 NOTES: SERIES 02124 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE VARIABLES: (1) V836 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V837 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1936; (3) V838 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1943-1946; (4) V839 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (5) V840 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1936. 1943-56: TOTAL UNGLAZED COMMON AND FACE BRICKS PRODUCED (DATA PRESUMED TO COVER VIRTUALLY ALL KNOWN MANUFACTURERS OF BRICK.) ............................................................... 0 VAR 0839 02124 BRCK PRD A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0839 LOC 2473 WIDTH 9 DK 40 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 BRICK PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02124 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BRICKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919- 1924 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 - 7/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V836 NOTES: SERIES 02124 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE VARIABLES: 1 226 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - (1) V836 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V837 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1936; (3) V838 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1943-1946; (4) V839 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (5) V840 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1936. SEE V836 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0840 02124 BRCK PRD A 923-936 MD=-999999 REF 0840 LOC 2482 WIDTH 9 DK 40 COL 35-43 0 BRICK PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02124 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION BRICKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923 - 1936 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1923 - 2/1936 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V836 NOTES: SERIES 02124 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FIVE VARIABLES: (1) V836 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V837 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923- 1936; (3) V838 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1943-1946; (4) V839 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (5) V840 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1936. SEE V837 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0841 02072 BRCK PRD 785-849 MD=-999999 REF 0841 LOC 2491 WIDTH 9 DK 40 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 BRICK PRODUCTION, ANNUAL DATA ONLY ---------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02072 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN - ENGLAND AND WALES UNITS: MILLIONS OF BRICKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1785 - 1849 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: H.A.SHANNON, "BRICKS--A TRADE INDEX, 1785-1849," ÕFROM THE BOOKå ECONOMICA, 1934, P. 316-317. ORIGINAL SOURCES (MANUSCRIPT RECORDS IN THE CUSTOMS HOUSE TO 1840 AND 1 (ICPSR 7644) 227 - (CONTINUED) - G.R.PORTER, THE PROGRESS OF THE NATION (ED. 1851), P. 538) SHOW DATA FOR YEARS ENDING JULY 5TH FOR 1785-1815 AND JANUARY 5TH THEREAFTER. NOTES: SHANNON ADJUSTED THE DATA FOR YEARS ENDING JULY 5 (E.G., 1814) TO THE CORRESPONDING CALENDAR YEARS BY TAKING HALF OF YEAR ENDING JULY 5, 1814 AND ADDING IT TO HALF OF YEAR ENDING JULY 5, 1815. HE CALLED YEAR ENDING JAN. 5, 1850, CALENDAR YEAR 1949. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0842 02072 BRCK PRD 785-815 MD=-999999 REF 0842 LOC 2500 WIDTH 9 DK 40 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 BRICK PRODUCTION, ANNUAL DATA ONLY ---------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02072 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN - ENGLAND AND WALES UNITS: MILLIONS OF BRICKS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1785 - 1815 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V841 NOTES: SEE V841 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0843 02126 BATH TUB R 917-931 MD=-999999 REF 0843 LOC 2509 WIDTH 9 DK 40 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 BATH TUB SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02126 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PIECES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917 - 1931 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1917 - 12/1931 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V849 NOTES: DATA CHECKED WITH BUREAU OF CENSUS PRESS RELEASE ON "ENAMELED SANITARY WARE", FEBRUARY 1932 1 228 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0844 02126 BATH TUB A 917-931 MD=-999999 REF 0844 LOC 2518 WIDTH 9 DK 40 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 1 0 BATH TUB SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02126 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PIECES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917 - 1931 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1917 - 12/1931 SEASONALLY ADJUSTED: SOURCE: SEE V849 NOTES: 1917-24 APPLIED 1917-25; 1925-31 APPLIED 1926-31 '41' DK 41 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 41 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 41 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 1 (ICPSR 7644) 229 - 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 41 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 41 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 41 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA 1 230 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0845 02127 LVTRYS R 917-931 MD=-999999 REF 0845 LOC 2527 WIDTH 9 DK 41 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 LAVATORY SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02127 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PIECES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1918 - 1931 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1917 - 12/1931 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V849 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0846 02127 LVTRYS A 917-931 MD=-999999 REF 0846 LOC 2536 WIDTH 9 DK 41 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 LAVATORY SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02127 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PIECES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1917 - 1931 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1917 - 12/1931 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V849 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0847 02128 KTCH SNK R 917-931 MD=-999999 REF 0847 LOC 2545 WIDTH 9 DK 41 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 KITCHEN SINK SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02128 1 (ICPSR 7644) 231 - (CONTINUED) - AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PIECES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1918 - 1931 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1917 - 12/1931 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V849 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0848 02128 KTCH SNK A 917-931 MD=-999999 REF 0848 LOC 2554 WIDTH 9 DK 41 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 KITCHEN SINK SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02128 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PIECES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1918 - 1931 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: 4/1917 - 12/1931 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V849 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0849 02129 SAN.WARE R 918-931 MD=-999999 REF 0849 LOC 2563 WIDTH 9 DK 41 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS ENAMELED SANITARY WARE SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA -------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02129 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PIECES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1918 - 1931 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1917 - 12/1931 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1917-26: U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS, "RECORD BOOK OF BUSINESS STATISTICS", PART II, METALS AND MACHINERY (BATH TUBS, P.36, LAVORATORIES P. 37, KITCHEN SINKS, P. 38, MISC. ENAMELED WARE, P. 39); 1923-31: 1932 "ANNUAL SUPPLEMENT" OF THE "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", PP. 206-09. 1917-21: COMPILED BY ENAMELED SANITARY WARE MANUFACTURERS ASSOC. FROM REPORTS OF ITS MEMBERS REPRESENTING ABOUT 98% OF THE INDUSTRY. 1922-31: COMPILED BY 1 232 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - U.S. BUREAU OF THE CENSUS. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0850 02129 SAN.WARE A 918-931 MD=-999999 REF 0850 LOC 2572 WIDTH 9 DK 41 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 MISCELLANEOUS ENAMELED SANITARY WARE SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02129 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF PIECES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1918 - 1931 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1917 - 12/1931 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V849 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0851 02130 ASPHALT R 917-950 MD=-999999 REF 0851 LOC 2581 WIDTH 9 DK 41 COL 71-79 0 ASPHALT PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02130 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSAND BARRELS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1917 - 12/1950 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1917-1930: "PETROLEUM REFINERY STATISTICS", U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, BULLETINS 280, 289, 297, 318, 339, 367. 1931-1940: "MINERALS YEAR BOOK", U.S. BUREAU OF MINES, 1931-1940. 1941-1962: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", BIENNIAL SUPPLEMENTS, 1947-1963. 1963: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", MONTHLY ISSUES, FEBRUARY 1964 TO FEBRUARY 1965 (SEE LIPSEY AND PRESTON, PP. 288-89). NOTES: SERIES 12130 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V851 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1917-1950; (2) V852 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1963; (3) V853 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1917-1950; (4) V854 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1951-1963. THE BUREAU OF MINES IS THE OFFICIAL SOURCE FOR THESE 1 (ICPSR 7644) 233 - (CONTINUED) - DATA. FIGURES THROUGH 1958 ARE FOR THE U.S., EXCLUDING ALASKA, HAWAII, AND PUERTO RICO. ALASKA AND HAWAII WERE INCLUDED BEGINNING JANUARY 1959. THE DATA COVER ONLY ASPHALT MADE FROM PETROLEUM, DOMESTIC AND IMPORTED. MONTHLY DATA FOR YEARS THROUGH 1950 WERE REPORTED IN THOUSANDS OF SHORT TONS; BEGINNING IN 1951, DATA WERE REPORTED IN THOUSANDS OF BARRELS. THE EARLIER ANNUAL FIGURES HAVE BEEN CONVERTED TO BARRELS ON THE BASIS OF 5.5 BARRELS TO A SHORT TON. SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT IS BY NBER (LIPSEY AND PRESTON, PP. 289). '42' DK 42 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 42 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 42 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 42 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE 1 234 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 42 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 42 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 235 - 0 VAR 0852 02130 ASPHALT R 951-963 MD=-999999 REF 0852 LOC 2590 WIDTH 9 DK 42 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 ASPHALT PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02130 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSAND BARRELS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1951 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V851 NOTES: SERIES 12130 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V851 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1917-1950; (2) V852 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1963; (3) V853 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1917-1950, (4) V854 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1951-1963. SEE V851 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0853 02130 ASPHALT A 917-950 MD=-999999 REF 0853 LOC 2599 WIDTH 9 DK 42 COL 26-34 0 ASPHALT PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 03130 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSAND SHORT TONS (SEE V851) ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1917 - 12/1950 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V851 NOTES: SERIES 12130 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V851 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1917-1950; (2) V852 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1963; (3) V853 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1917-1950; (4) V854 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1951-1963. SEE V851 1 236 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0854 02130 ASPHALT A 951-963 MD=-999999 REF 0854 LOC 2608 WIDTH 9 DK 42 COL 35-43 0 ASPHALT PRODUCTION, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 03130 UNITS: THOUSAND BARRELS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1951 - 12/1963 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V851 NOTES: SERIES 12130 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR VARIABLES: (1) V851 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1917-1950; (2) V852 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1951-1963; (3) V853 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1917-1950; (4) V854 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1951-1963. SEE V851 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0855 02131 RFNG SHP R 919-928 MD=-999999 REF 0855 LOC 2617 WIDTH 9 DK 42 COL 44-52 0 PREPARED ROOFING SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA ----------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02131 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF ROOF SQUARES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919 - 1928 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 - 9/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1919-28: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS", SEPT. 1923, P. 55 AND LATER ISSUES; 1928-43: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS RELEASES ON ASPHALT PREPARED ROOFING EXCEPT 1932 OF THIRD SEGMENT WHICH IS FROM "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1936 SUPPLEMENT" NOTES: SERIES 02131 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO SIX VARIABLES: (1) V855 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1928; (2) V856 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1928-1934; (3) V857 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1943; (4) V858 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1928; (5) V859 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1928-1934; (6) V860 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1932-1940. 1919-28: PRORATED TO 100% OF INDUSTRY FROM 60-90%; 1 (ICPSR 7644) 237 - (CONTINUED) - 1928-34: DATA COVER 40 IDENTICAL MANUFACTURERS COMPRISING PRACTICALLY ENTIRE INDUSTRY; 1932-43: COVERAGE VARIED FROM 23 TO 32 COMPANIES (85-95% OF INDUSTRY). ............................................................... 0 VAR 0856 02131 RFNG SHP R 928-934 MD=-999999 REF 0856 LOC 2626 WIDTH 9 DK 42 COL 53-61 0 PREPARED ROOFING SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA ----------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02131 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1928 - 1934 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1928 - 12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V855 NOTES: SERIES 02131 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO SIX VARIABLES: (1) V855 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1928; (2) V856 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1928-1934; (3) V857 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1943; (4) V858 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1928; (5) V859 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1928-1934; (6) V860 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1932-1940. SEE 855 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0857 02131 RFNG SHP R 932-943 MD=-999999 REF 0857 LOC 2635 WIDTH 9 DK 42 COL 62-70 0 PREPARED ROOFING SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA ----------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02131 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF ROOF SQUARES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932 - 1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1932 - 9/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V855 NOTES: SERIES 02131 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO SIX VARIABLES: (1) V855 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1928; (2) V856 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1928- 1934; (3) V857 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1943; (4) 1 238 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - V858 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1928; (5) V859 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1928-1934; (6) V860 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1932-1940. SEE V855 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0858 02131 RFNG SHP A 919-928 MD=-999999 REF 0858 LOC 2644 WIDTH 9 DK 42 COL 71-79 0 PREPARED ROOFING SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02131 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF ROOF SQUARES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919 - 1928 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 - 9/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V855 NOTES: SERIES 02131 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO SIX VARIABLES: (1) V855 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1928; (2) V856 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1928- 1934; (3) V857 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1943; (4) V858 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1928; (5) V859 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1928-1934; (6) V860 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1932-1940. SEE V855 '43' DK 43 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 43 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 239 - 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 43 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 43 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 43 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 240 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 43 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0859 02131 RFNG SHP A 928-934 MD=-999999 REF 0859 LOC 2653 WIDTH 9 DK 43 COL 17-25 0 PREPARED ROOFING SHIPMENTS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02131 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSANDS OF ROOF SQUARES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1928 - 1934 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1928 - 12/1934 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V855 NOTES: SERIES 02131 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO SIX VARIABLES: (1) V855 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1928; (2) V856 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1928- 1934; (3) V857 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1943; (4) V858 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1928; (5) V859 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1928-1934; (6) V860 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1932-1940. SEE V855 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0860 02131 RFNG SHP A 932-940 MD=-999999 REF 0860 LOC 2662 WIDTH 9 DK 43 COL 26-34 0 PREPARED ROOFING SHIPMENTS, SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT ----------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02131 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES 1 (ICPSR 7644) 241 - (CONTINUED) - UNITS: THOUSANDS OF ROOF SQUARES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1932 - 1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1932 - 12/1940 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V855 NOTES: SERIES 02131 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO SIX VARIABLES: (1) V855 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1928; (2) V856 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1928-1934; (3) V857 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1943; (4) V858 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1928; (5) V859 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1928-1934; (6) V860 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1932-1940. SEE V855 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0861 02132 LNSD OIL R 918-962 MD=-999999 REF 0861 LOC 2671 WIDTH 9 DK 43 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 LINSEED OIL PRODUCTION, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02132 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION POUNDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1918 - 1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: 1918 - 1942 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 7/1942 - 7/1962 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: 1918: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN 769 SUPPLEMENT, P. 4; 1919-42: BUREAU OF THE CENSUS BULLETINS, "ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS;" 1942-62: "SURVEY OF CURRENT BUSINESS, 1947 SUPPLEMENT" AND LATER MONTHLY ISSUES (FACTS FOR INDUSTRY, SERIES M-17-1, FATS AND OILS) AND ANNUAL ISSUES (ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE FATS AND OILS). NOTES: DATA COVER ENTIRE OUTPUT. FOR 1918, MONTHLY FIGURES ALSO AVAILABLE: JAN. 29.1, FEB. 26.7, MAR. 33.6, APR. 34.0, MAY 36.1, JUNE 36.5, JULY 28.8, AUG. 28.0, SEP. 27.2, OCT. 33.2, NOV. 31.0, DEC. 31.2 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0862 02132 LNSD OIL A 918-962 MD=-999999 REF 0862 LOC 2680 WIDTH 9 DK 43 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 1 0 LINSEED OIL PRODUCTION, SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT ------------------------------------------- 1 242 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02132 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION POUNDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1918 - 1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1918 - FOURTH, 1955 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 7/1942 - 12/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V861 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0863 02157 LNSD OIL R 920-955 MD=-999999 REF 0863 LOC 2689 WIDTH 9 DK 43 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 1 0 LINSEED OIL SHIPMENTS, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02157 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION POUNDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920 - 1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1919 - FOURTH, 1942 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 7/1942 - 12/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SAME AS FOR SERIES 02132 COMPILED BY NBER: SERIES 02157 = STOCK AT BEGINNING OF PERIOD (05042) + PRODUCTION DURING PERIOD (02132) - STOCK AT END OF PERIOD. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0864 02157 LNSD OIL A 920-955 MD=-999999 REF 0864 LOC 2698 WIDTH 9 DK 43 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 1 0 LINSEED OIL SHIPMENTS, SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT ------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02157 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: MILLION POUNDS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1920 - 1955 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: SECOND, 1917 - FOURTH, 1955 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 7/1942 - 12/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V863 1 (ICPSR 7644) 243 - 0 VAR 0865 02139 RES BLD R 932-955 MD=-999999 REF 0865 LOC 2707 WIDTH 9 DK 43 COL 71-79 0 VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT OF FLOOR SPACE OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING CONTRACTS, NEW BUILDINGS ONLY, ORIGINAL DATA ------------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02139 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1932 - 12/1955 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: NBER NOTES: ORIGINAL DATA FOR ALL RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS CAN BE OBTAINED BY DIVIDING 02011 BY 02012 FOR 27 NORTHEASTERN STATES, 1919-26; 36 EASTERN STATES EXCLUDING TEXAS, 1923-28; 37 EASTERN STATES INCLUDING TEXAS, 1925-56; AND 48 CONTINENTAL STATES, 1956-63. NBER FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF SEASONALITY. A SINGLE SERIES CAN BE CREATED FOR THE 48 STATES BY MULTIPLYING 1919-22 (FIRST SEGMENT) BY 1.0143, 1923-24 (SECOND SEGMENT) BY 1.0270, 1925-55 (THIRD SEGMENT) BY 1.0335, AND 1956-63 (FOURTH SEGMENT) BY 1.0000. DATA FOR NEW BUILDINGS ONLY (37 STATES) WERE OBTAINED BY DEDUCTING ADDITIONS AND ALTERATIONS FROM TOTAL (SERIES 02011 AND 02012) FOR 1932-37 AND TAKEN DIRECTLY FROM DODGE FOR 1938-55. '44' DK 44 COL 1- 2 ---- ............................................................... 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 44 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. 1 244 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 44 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 44 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 44 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 245 - 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 44 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0866 02141 BLD PMTS R 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0866 LOC 2716 WIDTH 9 DK 44 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT OF FLOOR SPACE OF CONTRACTS FOR ONE- AND TWO- FAMILY DWELLINGS, ORIGINAL DATA ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02141 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919 - 1925 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 -12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE SERIES 02014. COMPUTED BY NBER BY DIVIDING 02014 BY CORRESPONDING DATA FOR FLOOR SPACE FROM DODGE. DATA FOR NEW BUILDINGS ONLY (37 STATES); SAME METHOD AS FOR 02139. FIRST THREE SEGMENTS HAVE SAME COVERAGE AS IN 02139. NOTES: SERIES 02141 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 7 VARIABLES: (1) V866 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V867 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1928; (3) V868 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-1943; (4) V869 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1949; (5) V870 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (6) V871 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1928; (7) V872 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1925-1939. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0867 02141 BLD PMTS R 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0867 LOC 2725 WIDTH 9 DK 44 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT OF FLOOR SPACE OF CONTRACTS FOR ONE- AND TWO- FAMILY DWELLINGS, ORIGINAL DATA ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 246 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - NBER SERIES: 02141 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923 - 1928 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1923 - 12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V866 NOTES: SERIES 02141 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 7 VARIABLES: (1) V866 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V867 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1928; (3) V868 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-1943; (4) V869 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1949; (5) V870 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (6) V871 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1928; (7) V872 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1925-1939. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0868 02141 BLD PMTS R 925-943 MD=-999999 REF 0868 LOC 2734 WIDTH 9 DK 44 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT OF FLOOR SPACE OF CONTRACTS OF ONE- AND TWO- FAMILY DWELLINGS, ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02141 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925 - 1943 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1925 - 10/1943 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V866 NOTES: SERIES 02141 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 7 VARIABLES: (1) V866 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V867 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1928; (3) V868 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-1943; (4) V869 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1949; (5) V870 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (6) V871 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1928; (7) V872--SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1925-1939. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0869 02141 BLD PMTS R 932-949 MD=-999999 REF 0869 LOC 2743 WIDTH 9 DK 44 COL 44-52 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT OF FLOOR SPACE OF CONTRACTS OF ONE- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 247 - (CONTINUED) - AND TWO- FAMILY DWELLINGS, ORIGINAL DATA --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02141 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 4/1932 - 4/1949 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V866 NOTES: SERIES 02141 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 7 VARIABLES: (1) V866 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V867 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1928; (3) V868 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-1943; (4) V869 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1949; (5) V870 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (6) V871 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1928; (7) V872 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1925-1939. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0870 02141 BLD PMTS A 919-925 MD=-999999 REF 0870 LOC 2752 WIDTH 9 DK 44 COL 53-61 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT OF FLOOR SPACE OF CONTRACTS OF ONE- AND TWO- FAMILY DWELLINGS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02141 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1919 - 1925 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1919 - 12/1925 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V866 NOTES: SERIES 02141 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 7 VARIABLES: (1) V866 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V867 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1928; (3) V868 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-1943; (4) V869 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1949; (5) V870 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (6) V871 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923- 1928; (7) V872 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1925-1939. 1 248 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0871 02141 BLD PMTS A 923-928 MD=-999999 REF 0871 LOC 2761 WIDTH 9 DK 44 COL 62-70 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT OF FLOOR SPACE OF CONTRACTS FOR ONE- AND TWO- FAMILY DWELLINGS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02141 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: DOLLARS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1923 - 1928 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1923 - 12/1928 SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V866 NOTES: SERIES 02141 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 7 VARIABLES: (1) V866 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V867 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1928; (3) V868 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-1943; (4) V869 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1949; (5) V870 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (6) V871 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1928; (7) V872 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1925-1939. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0872 02141 BLD PMTS A 925-939 MD=-999999 REF 0872 LOC 2770 WIDTH 9 DK 44 COL 71-79 IMP DEC= 2 0 VALUE PER SQUARE FOOT OF FLOOR SPACE OF CONTRACTS FOR ONE- AND TWO- FAMILY DWELLINGS, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED ---------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02141 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1925 - 1939 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: 1925 - 1939 MONTHLY COVERAGE: 1/1925 - 12/1939 SEASONAL COVERGE: BY NBER SOURCE: SEE V866 NOTES: SERIES 02141 HAS BEEN SUBDIVIDED INTO 7 VARIABLES: (1) V866 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1919-1925; (2) V867 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1923-1928; (3) V868 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1925-1943; (4) V869 -- ORIGINAL DATA, 1932-1949; (5) V870 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1919-1925; (6) V871 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1923-1928; (7) V872 -- SEASONALLY ADJUSTED, 1925-1939. '45' DK 45 COL 1- 2 1 (ICPSR 7644) 249 - ---- 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 45 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 45 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 45 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 45 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 250 (ICPSR 7644) - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 45 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0873 02140 STEAMERS R 898-936 MD=-999999 REF 0873 LOC 2779 WIDTH 9 DK 45 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 PRICE OF A NEW, READY 7500 TON CARGO STEAMER, ORIGINAL DATA ----------------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02140 AREA COVERED: GREAT BRITAIN UNITS: THOUSAND POUNDS STERLING ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1899 - 1929 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FOURTH, 1898 - FOURTH, 1936 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "FAIRPLAY: WEEKLY SHIPPING JOURNAL", JANUARY 14, 1937, P. 92, FOR 1900 ON; 1898-99 READ FROM CHART IN SAME SOURCE. NOTES: NBER USED A LINEAR INTERPOLATION TO ESTIMATE QUARTERLY FIGURES WHEN DATA WERE GIVEN SEMI-ANNUALLY. 1 (ICPSR 7644) 251 - 0 VAR 0874 02133 RR MLG 890-916 MD=-999999 REF 0874 LOC 2788 WIDTH 9 DK 45 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL TRACK MILEAGE OF RAILROADS, ANNUAL DATA ONLY -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02133 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSAND MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1890 - 1916 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION,"STATISTICS OF RAILWAYS IN THE UNITED STATES", 1926, P. XCVIII; 1934, P. S-106; 1942, P. 152. NOTES: DATA COMPILED BY NBER BY ADDING ITEMS; "FIRST TRACK," "OTHER MAIN TRACK," AND "YARD TRACK AND SIDINGS." SWITCHING AND TERMINAL COMPANIES INCLUDED THROUGH 1907 BUT EXCLUDED THEREAFTER. DATA FOR THE FIRST TWO SEGMENTS ARE FOR JUNE 30, MIDPOINTS OF CALENDAR YEARS, 1890-1916; DATA FOR THE THIRD SEGMENT, FOR DECEMBER 31, 1916-42, MIDPOINTS OF FISCAL YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 1917-43. THE THIRD SEGMENT CAN BE ADJUSTED TO MIDPOINTS OF CALENDAR YEARS BY AVERAGING PRECEDING AND FOLLOWING DECEMBER FIGURES, I.E., JUNE 1916 = (DECEMBER 1915 + DECEMBER 1916) /2. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0875 02133 RR MLG 916-942 MD=-999999 REF 0875 LOC 2797 WIDTH 9 DK 45 COL 35-43 IMP DEC= 1 0 TOTAL TRACK MILEAGE OF RAILROADS, ANNUAL DATA ONLY -------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02133 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSAND MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1916 - 1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V874 NOTES: SEE V874 1 252 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0876 02134 TLGRPH 866-913 MD=-999999 REF 0876 LOC 2806 WIDTH 9 DK 45 COL 44-52 0 TOTAL WIRE MILEAGE OF WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ANNUAL DATA ONLY ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02134 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSAND MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1866 - 1913 QUARTERLY COVERAGE NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: "STATISTICAL ABSTRACT OF THE U.S.", 1910, P.257; 1920, P. 327; 1934, P. 324; 1935, P. 338; 1943, P. 418. NOTES: DATA FOR THE FIRST SEGMENT ARE FOR JUNE 30, MIDPOINTS OF THE CALENDAR YEARS, 1866-1913; DATA FOR THE SECOND SEGMENT, FOR DECEMBER 31, 1913-1942, MIDPOINTS OF FIVE YEARS ENDING JUNE 30, 1914-1943. SEE SERIES 02133. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0877 02134 TLGRPH 913-942 MD=-999999 REF 0877 LOC 2815 WIDTH 9 DK 45 COL 53-61 0 TOTAL WIRE MILEAGE OF WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH COMPANY, ANNUAL DATA ONLY ------------------------------------------------------ NBER SERIES: 02134 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSAND MILES ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1913 - 1942 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: SEE V876 NOTES: SEE V876 1 (ICPSR 7644) 253 - 0 VAR 0878 02135 MCHT SHP 843-940 MD=-999999 REF 0878 LOC 2824 WIDTH 9 DK 45 COL 62-70 0 TOTAL MERCHANT MARINE, ANNUAL DATA ONLY --------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02135 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: THOUSAND GROSS TONS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1843 - 1940 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF NAVIGATION, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, "MERCHANT MARINE STATISTICS", 1935, PP. 25-26 AND LATER ISSUES. NOTES: DATA GIVEN AS OF JUNE 30 IN THOUSAND GROSS TONS. GROSS TON = CAPACITY OF SPACE WITHIN FRAMES AND CEILING OF HALL AND CLOSED IN SPACES ABOVE DECK AVAILABLE FOR CARGO, STORES, PASSENGERS, AND CREW EXPRESSED IN TONS OF 100 CUBIC FEET. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0879 02136 DWLG HSE 875-915 MD=-999999 REF 0879 LOC 2833 WIDTH 9 DK 45 COL 71-79 0 TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING HOUSES, ANNUAL DATA ONLY ------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02136 AREA COVERED: ENGLAND AND WALES UNITS: THOUSAND DWELLINGS ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1875 - 1915 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: NONE MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SOURCE: SEE SERIES 02074 NOTES: DATA GIVEN AS OF APRIL 5, 1975. COMPUTED BY NBER: ADDING NUMBER OF HOUSES WITH 20 POUNDS STERLING ANNUAL VALUE AND OVER PLUS THOSE HOUSES UNDER 20 POUNDS STERLING ANNUAL VALUE '46' DK 46 COL 1- 2 ---- 1 254 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0901 ICPSR STUDY NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0901 LOC 2860 WIDTH 4 DK 46 COL 3- 6 0 ICPSR STUDY NUMBER ------------------ THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 7644, THE STUDY NUMBER ASSIGNED BY THE ICPSR TO THE NBER COLLECTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0902 ICPSR VERSION NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0902 LOC 2864 WIDTH 1 DK 46 COL 7 0 ICPSR VERSION NUMBER -------------------- THE VALUE OF THIS VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IS 1 ............................................................... 0 VAR 0903 PART NO NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0903 LOC 2865 WIDTH 3 DK 46 COL 8-10 0 PART NUMBER ----------- A UNIQUE ALPHANUMERIC CODE HAS BEEN ASSIGNED TO EACH DATASET IN THE NBER COLLECTION. THE FIRST TWO DIGITS OF THIS VARIABLE CONSIST OF THE CATEGORY NUMBER DESIGNATED IN THE NBER CATALOG. THE THIRD DIGIT IS AN ALPHANUMERIC CHARACTER WHICH CAN BE USED TO IDENTIFY DIFFERENT DATASETS WITHIN EACH CATEGORY. THUS, 02A IS THE FIRST DATASET IN CATEGORY 2, "CONSTRUCTION", 02B THE SECOND, WHILE 10A WOULD BE THE FIRST DATASET IN THE "SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT" CATEGORY. THE VALUE OF THE PART NUMBER VARIABLE FOR ALL CASES IN THIS DATASET IS 02C. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0563 TIME INTERVAL T 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0563 LOC 1 WIDTH 5 DK 46 COL 11-15 0 TIME INTERVAL IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- 1 (ICPSR 7644) 255 - (CONTINUED) - THE TIME INTERVAL VARIABLE DEFINES THE TIME PERIOD TO WHICH A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) PERTAIN. IT IS A FIVE-DIGIT INTEGER, OF WHICH THE FIRST THREE DIGITS IDENTIFY THE YEAR, AND THE LAST TWO, THE SUB-INTERVAL WITHIN THE YEAR--- 01 TO 12 FOR JANUARY THROUGH DECEMBER; 03, 06, 09, AND 12 FOR FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, AND FOURTH QUARTERS; AND 00 FOR ANNUAL DATA. THUS (FOR EXAMPLE) ANNUAL DATA FOR 1945 ARE IDENTIFIED BY 94500; JANUARY, 1945 BY 94501; ETC. FOR A COMPLETE DESCRIPTION, SEE THE INTRODUCTION. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0564 INTERVAL TYPE I 785-968 NO MISSING DATA CODES REF 0564 LOC 6 WIDTH 1 DK 46 COL 16 0 INTERVAL TYPE IDENTIFICATION VARIABLE ------------------------------------- THE INTERVAL TYPE VARIABLE INDICATES WHETHER A GIVEN SET OF OBSERVATIONS (I.E., THOSE WITHIN ANY GIVEN ROW OF THE DATA MATRIX) ARE ANNUAL, QUARTERLY, OR MONTHLY. THIS VARIABLE, DESCRIBED IN THE INTRODUCTION, IS CODED 1 FOR ANNUAL DATA, 2 FOR QUARTERLY DATA, AND 3 FOR MONTHLY DATA. ............................................................... 0 VAR 0880 02261 RNTL VAC R 956-967 MD=-999999 REF 0880 LOC 2842 WIDTH 9 DK 46 COL 17-25 IMP DEC= 1 0 VACANCY RATE IN GENERAL HOUSING, ORIGINAL DATA ---------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02261 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: PERCENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: NONE QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1956 - SECOND, 1967 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: NONE SOURCE: U.S. BUREAU OF CENSUS, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, "BUSINESS CYCLE DEVELOPMENTS" (CURRENT NAME: "BUSINESS CONDITIONS DIGEST"), SERIES 857. 1 256 (ICPSR 7644) - 0 VAR 0881 02261 RNTL VAC A 956-967 MD=-999999 REF 0881 LOC 2851 WIDTH 9 DK 46 COL 26-34 IMP DEC= 1 0 VACANCY RATE IN RENTAL HOUSING, SEASONALLY ADJUSTED --------------------------------------------------- NBER SERIES: 02261 AREA COVERED: UNITED STATES UNITS: PERCENT ANNUAL COVERAGE: 1956 - 1967 QUARTERLY COVERAGE: FIRST, 1956 - SECOND, 1967 MONTHLY COVERAGE: NONE SEASONAL ADJUSTMENT: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE, BUREAU OF THE CENSUS SOURCE: SEE V880 1 TERMINATION OF CODEBOOK LIST.