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Title: Index of the General Price Level for United States Series ID: M04051USM324NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Index 1913=100 Date Range: 1860-01-01 to 1939-11-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-16 2:50 PM CDT Notes: Components Of This Index And Their Respective Weights Are: Industrial Prices, Non-Agricultural, Wholesale (10); Farm Prices At The Farm (10); Retail Food Prices In 51 Cities (10); Rents, In 32 Cities (5); Clothing, Fuel, Furnishings, Etc., Retail (10); Freight And Transportation Costs (5); Realty Value, Urban And Farm (10); Securities, Bonds, And Stocks (10); Equipment And Machinery (10); Hardware Prices (3); Automobile Prices (2); Wages, Federal Reserve Board, New York Composite (15). "Data For 1934-November, 1939, Are Correct As Given In The"Monthly Review"; They Are Discontinued After November, 1939." Telephone Conversation Of 5/24/41 With Reports Division Of The Federal Reserve Board Of New York. Source: Federal Reserve Bank Of New York City, Letter From Reports Department For 1860-1933. For 1934-1939, Data Are From "Monthly Review Of Credit And Business Conditions." This NBER data series m04051 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04051 DATE VALUE 1860-01-01 72 1860-02-01 72 1860-03-01 72 1860-04-01 71 1860-05-01 71 1860-06-01 70 1860-07-01 71 1860-08-01 71 1860-09-01 71 1860-10-01 72 1860-11-01 72 1860-12-01 71 1861-01-01 71 1861-02-01 70 1861-03-01 70 1861-04-01 69 1861-05-01 69 1861-06-01 68 1861-07-01 67 1861-08-01 68 1861-09-01 68 1861-10-01 70 1861-11-01 72 1861-12-01 73 1862-01-01 75 1862-02-01 76 1862-03-01 75 1862-04-01 75 1862-05-01 74 1862-06-01 74 1862-07-01 76 1862-08-01 80 1862-09-01 81 1862-10-01 83 1862-11-01 88 1862-12-01 90 1863-01-01 91 1863-02-01 96 1863-03-01 98 1863-04-01 97 1863-05-01 94 1863-06-01 93 1863-07-01 94 1863-08-01 94 1863-09-01 93 1863-10-01 98 1863-11-01 102 1863-12-01 105 1864-01-01 108 1864-02-01 111 1864-03-01 114 1864-04-01 118 1864-05-01 121 1864-06-01 128 1864-07-01 142 1864-08-01 145 1864-09-01 146 1864-10-01 137 1864-11-01 141 1864-12-01 145 1865-01-01 144 1865-02-01 141 1865-03-01 136 1865-04-01 124 1865-05-01 119 1865-06-01 115 1865-07-01 116 1865-08-01 119 1865-09-01 124 1865-10-01 129 1865-11-01 129 1865-12-01 127 1866-01-01 126 1866-02-01 124 1866-03-01 123 1866-04-01 119 1866-05-01 121 1866-06-01 122 1866-07-01 123 1866-08-01 124 1866-09-01 123 1866-10-01 126 1866-11-01 124 1866-12-01 121 1867-01-01 120 1867-02-01 119 1867-03-01 118 1867-04-01 119 1867-05-01 120 1867-06-01 116 1867-07-01 115 1867-08-01 120 1867-09-01 115 1867-10-01 115 1867-11-01 114 1867-12-01 113 1868-01-01 113 1868-02-01 114 1868-03-01 116 1868-04-01 117 1868-05-01 116 1868-06-01 114 1868-07-01 113 1868-08-01 114 1868-09-01 113 1868-10-01 112 1868-11-01 112 1868-12-01 112 1869-01-01 112 1869-02-01 113 1869-03-01 112 1869-04-01 111 1869-05-01 110 1869-06-01 109 1869-07-01 109 1869-08-01 112 1869-09-01 111 1869-10-01 109 1869-11-01 109 1869-12-01 108 1870-01-01 105 1870-02-01 104 1870-03-01 102 1870-04-01 102 1870-05-01 103 1870-06-01 102 1870-07-01 102 1870-08-01 101 1870-09-01 101 1870-10-01 101 1870-11-01 100 1870-12-01 99 1871-01-01 100 1871-02-01 102 1871-03-01 103 1871-04-01 100 1871-05-01 99 1871-06-01 98 1871-07-01 98 1871-08-01 97 1871-09-01 98 1871-10-01 99 1871-11-01 99 1871-12-01 100 1872-01-01 100 1872-02-01 100 1872-03-01 101 1872-04-01 103 1872-05-01 103 1872-06-01 102 1872-07-01 101 1872-08-01 102 1872-09-01 102 1872-10-01 101 1872-11-01 103 1872-12-01 102 1873-01-01 102 1873-02-01 103 1873-03-01 103 1873-04-01 103 1873-05-01 101 1873-06-01 99 1873-07-01 99 1873-08-01 99 1873-09-01 99 1873-10-01 98 1873-11-01 96 1873-12-01 98 1874-01-01 98 1874-02-01 97 1874-03-01 97 1874-04-01 97 1874-05-01 97 1874-06-01 95 1874-07-01 96 1874-08-01 95 1874-09-01 95 1874-10-01 94 1874-11-01 93 1874-12-01 94 1875-01-01 94 1875-02-01 94 1875-03-01 94 1875-04-01 94 1875-05-01 93 1875-06-01 92 1875-07-01 92 1875-08-01 92 1875-09-01 92 1875-10-01 91 1875-11-01 91 1875-12-01 90 1876-01-01 90 1876-02-01 90 1876-03-01 89 1876-04-01 88 1876-05-01 86 1876-06-01 85 1876-07-01 85 1876-08-01 86 1876-09-01 86 1876-10-01 87 1876-11-01 87 1876-12-01 88 1877-01-01 88 1877-02-01 87 1877-03-01 85 1877-04-01 85 1877-05-01 86 1877-06-01 84 1877-07-01 84 1877-08-01 82 1877-09-01 83 1877-10-01 82 1877-11-01 81 1877-12-01 81 1878-01-01 80 1878-02-01 80 1878-03-01 79 1878-04-01 78 1878-05-01 77 1878-06-01 76 1878-07-01 77 1878-08-01 77 1878-09-01 77 1878-10-01 77 1878-11-01 76 1878-12-01 76 1879-01-01 76 1879-02-01 76 1879-03-01 76 1879-04-01 75 1879-05-01 75 1879-06-01 75 1879-07-01 75 1879-08-01 75 1879-09-01 77 1879-10-01 79 1879-11-01 81 1879-12-01 82 1880-01-01 83 1880-02-01 84 1880-03-01 84 1880-04-01 83 1880-05-01 82 1880-06-01 81 1880-07-01 81 1880-08-01 82 1880-09-01 82 1880-10-01 83 1880-11-01 83 1880-12-01 83 1881-01-01 83 1881-02-01 84 1881-03-01 84 1881-04-01 84 1881-05-01 84 1881-06-01 84 1881-07-01 85 1881-08-01 85 1881-09-01 87 1881-10-01 87 1881-11-01 87 1881-12-01 87 1882-01-01 87 1882-02-01 87 1882-03-01 87 1882-04-01 88 1882-05-01 88 1882-06-01 89 1882-07-01 88 1882-08-01 89 1882-09-01 88 1882-10-01 88 1882-11-01 87 1882-12-01 86 1883-01-01 86 1883-02-01 86 1883-03-01 86 1883-04-01 86 1883-05-01 85 1883-06-01 84 1883-07-01 83 1883-08-01 83 1883-09-01 82 1883-10-01 82 1883-11-01 82 1883-12-01 82 1884-01-01 82 1884-02-01 82 1884-03-01 82 1884-04-01 81 1884-05-01 79 1884-06-01 79 1884-07-01 79 1884-08-01 79 1884-09-01 79 1884-10-01 78 1884-11-01 78 1884-12-01 77 1885-01-01 77 1885-02-01 78 1885-03-01 77 1885-04-01 77 1885-05-01 77 1885-06-01 76 1885-07-01 76 1885-08-01 76 1885-09-01 76 1885-10-01 77 1885-11-01 77 1885-12-01 78 1886-01-01 77 1886-02-01 77 1886-03-01 76 1886-04-01 76 1886-05-01 75 1886-06-01 75 1886-07-01 75 1886-08-01 76 1886-09-01 76 1886-10-01 76 1886-11-01 76 1886-12-01 76 1887-01-01 77 1887-02-01 77 1887-03-01 77 1887-04-01 77 1887-05-01 77 1887-06-01 77 1887-07-01 76 1887-08-01 77 1887-09-01 76 1887-10-01 77 1887-11-01 77 1887-12-01 78 1888-01-01 78 1888-02-01 78 1888-03-01 78 1888-04-01 78 1888-05-01 78 1888-06-01 77 1888-07-01 78 1888-08-01 78 1888-09-01 78 1888-10-01 78 1888-11-01 78 1888-12-01 78 1889-01-01 77 1889-02-01 78 1889-03-01 77 1889-04-01 77 1889-05-01 77 1889-06-01 77 1889-07-01 77 1889-08-01 77 1889-09-01 77 1889-10-01 77 1889-11-01 77 1889-12-01 77 1890-01-01 77 1890-02-01 77 1890-03-01 77 1890-04-01 77 1890-05-01 78 1890-06-01 78 1890-07-01 77 1890-08-01 78 1890-09-01 79 1890-10-01 78 1890-11-01 77 1890-12-01 77 1891-01-01 77 1891-02-01 77 1891-03-01 78 1891-04-01 78 1891-05-01 77 1891-06-01 77 1891-07-01 77 1891-08-01 76 1891-09-01 76 1891-10-01 76 1891-11-01 76 1891-12-01 76 1892-01-01 75 1892-02-01 76 1892-03-01 75 1892-04-01 75 1892-05-01 76 1892-06-01 76 1892-07-01 75 1892-08-01 76 1892-09-01 76 1892-10-01 76 1892-11-01 76 1892-12-01 77 1893-01-01 78 1893-02-01 78 1893-03-01 78 1893-04-01 77 1893-05-01 76 1893-06-01 75 1893-07-01 73 1893-08-01 74 1893-09-01 73 1893-10-01 74 1893-11-01 74 1893-12-01 73 1894-01-01 72 1894-02-01 71 1894-03-01 71 1894-04-01 71 1894-05-01 70 1894-06-01 71 1894-07-01 71 1894-08-01 71 1894-09-01 72 1894-10-01 71 1894-11-01 71 1894-12-01 71 1895-01-01 71 1895-02-01 71 1895-03-01 71 1895-04-01 72 1895-05-01 73 1895-06-01 73 1895-07-01 73 1895-08-01 73 1895-09-01 73 1895-10-01 73 1895-11-01 72 1895-12-01 72 1896-01-01 72 1896-02-01 72 1896-03-01 71 1896-04-01 71 1896-05-01 71 1896-06-01 71 1896-07-01 71 1896-08-01 70 1896-09-01 70 1896-10-01 71 1896-11-01 72 1896-12-01 72 1897-01-01 71 1897-02-01 71 1897-03-01 71 1897-04-01 71 1897-05-01 71 1897-06-01 71 1897-07-01 71 1897-08-01 72 1897-09-01 73 1897-10-01 73 1897-11-01 73 1897-12-01 73 1898-01-01 73 1898-02-01 74 1898-03-01 73 1898-04-01 73 1898-05-01 74 1898-06-01 73 1898-07-01 73 1898-08-01 73 1898-09-01 73 1898-10-01 74 1898-11-01 74 1898-12-01 74 1899-01-01 75 1899-02-01 75 1899-03-01 75 1899-04-01 76 1899-05-01 77 1899-06-01 77 1899-07-01 77 1899-08-01 77 1899-09-01 79 1899-10-01 79 1899-11-01 79 1899-12-01 79 1900-01-01 80 1900-02-01 80 1900-03-01 80 1900-04-01 80 1900-05-01 79 1900-06-01 79 1900-07-01 79 1900-08-01 79 1900-09-01 79 1900-10-01 80 1900-11-01 80 1900-12-01 80 1901-01-01 80 1901-02-01 80 1901-03-01 80 1901-04-01 81 1901-05-01 81 1901-06-01 81 1901-07-01 81 1901-08-01 81 1901-09-01 81 1901-10-01 82 1901-11-01 82 1901-12-01 83 1902-01-01 82 1902-02-01 82 1902-03-01 82 1902-04-01 83 1902-05-01 84 1902-06-01 84 1902-07-01 84 1902-08-01 84 1902-09-01 85 1902-10-01 87 1902-11-01 85 1902-12-01 86 1903-01-01 86 1903-02-01 86 1903-03-01 86 1903-04-01 86 1903-05-01 86 1903-06-01 86 1903-07-01 85 1903-08-01 85 1903-09-01 85 1903-10-01 85 1903-11-01 85 1903-12-01 84 1904-01-01 85 1904-02-01 86 1904-03-01 86 1904-04-01 85 1904-05-01 85 1904-06-01 85 1904-07-01 86 1904-08-01 86 1904-09-01 86 1904-10-01 87 1904-11-01 87 1904-12-01 87 1905-01-01 88 1905-02-01 88 1905-03-01 88 1905-04-01 89 1905-05-01 87 1905-06-01 87 1905-07-01 88 1905-08-01 88 1905-09-01 88 1905-10-01 89 1905-11-01 89 1905-12-01 89 1906-01-01 90 1906-02-01 90 1906-03-01 90 1906-04-01 90 1906-05-01 90 1906-06-01 90 1906-07-01 90 1906-08-01 90 1906-09-01 91 1906-10-01 92 1906-11-01 92 1906-12-01 93 1907-01-01 93 1907-02-01 93 1907-03-01 93 1907-04-01 94 1907-05-01 93 1907-06-01 93 1907-07-01 93 1907-08-01 93 1907-09-01 93 1907-10-01 93 1907-11-01 91 1907-12-01 91 1908-01-01 91 1908-02-01 90 1908-03-01 90 1908-04-01 90 1908-05-01 91 1908-06-01 91 1908-07-01 91 1908-08-01 91 1908-09-01 91 1908-10-01 91 1908-11-01 92 1908-12-01 92 1909-01-01 93 1909-02-01 93 1909-03-01 93 1909-04-01 93 1909-05-01 94 1909-06-01 95 1909-07-01 95 1909-08-01 95 1909-09-01 95 1909-10-01 96 1909-11-01 97 1909-12-01 97 1910-01-01 97 1910-02-01 97 1910-03-01 98 1910-04-01 97 1910-05-01 98 1910-06-01 97 1910-07-01 98 1910-08-01 97 1910-09-01 97 1910-10-01 96 1910-11-01 96 1910-12-01 96 1911-01-01 96 1911-02-01 96 1911-03-01 96 1911-04-01 96 1911-05-01 96 1911-06-01 96 1911-07-01 96 1911-08-01 96 1911-09-01 96 1911-10-01 97 1911-11-01 96 1911-12-01 97 1912-01-01 97 1912-02-01 98 1912-03-01 99 1912-04-01 100 1912-05-01 100 1912-06-01 100 1912-07-01 100 1912-08-01 100 1912-09-01 100 1912-10-01 101 1912-11-01 100 1912-12-01 100 1913-01-01 100 1913-02-01 100 1913-03-01 100 1913-04-01 100 1913-05-01 100 1913-06-01 99 1913-07-01 100 1913-08-01 100 1913-09-01 101 1913-10-01 101 1913-11-01 100 1913-12-01 100 1914-01-01 100 1914-02-01 100 1914-03-01 100 1914-04-01 100 1914-05-01 100 1914-06-01 100 1914-07-01 100 1914-08-01 101 1914-09-01 101 1914-10-01 100 1914-11-01 99 1914-12-01 100 1915-01-01 100 1915-02-01 100 1915-03-01 100 1915-04-01 101 1915-05-01 101 1915-06-01 101 1915-07-01 102 1915-08-01 103 1915-09-01 104 1915-10-01 107 1915-11-01 107 1915-12-01 108 1916-01-01 110 1916-02-01 111 1916-03-01 113 1916-04-01 114 1916-05-01 114 1916-06-01 115 1916-07-01 115 1916-08-01 117 1916-09-01 120 1916-10-01 122 1916-11-01 126 1916-12-01 127 1917-01-01 128 1917-02-01 130 1917-03-01 132 1917-04-01 136 1917-05-01 139 1917-06-01 142 1917-07-01 141 1917-08-01 142 1917-09-01 142 1917-10-01 142 1917-11-01 141 1917-12-01 143 1918-01-01 144 1918-02-01 146 1918-03-01 147 1918-04-01 149 1918-05-01 151 1918-06-01 153 1918-07-01 155 1918-08-01 158 1918-09-01 160 1918-10-01 162 1918-11-01 162 1918-12-01 164 1919-01-01 163 1919-02-01 161 1919-03-01 162 1919-04-01 164 1919-05-01 167 1919-06-01 170 1919-07-01 174 1919-08-01 176 1919-09-01 176 1919-10-01 178 1919-11-01 181 1919-12-01 184 1920-01-01 188 1920-02-01 189 1920-03-01 192 1920-04-01 196 1920-05-01 198 1920-06-01 199 1920-07-01 198 1920-08-01 195 1920-09-01 195 1920-10-01 192 1920-11-01 187 1920-12-01 180 1921-01-01 177 1921-02-01 172 1921-03-01 170 1921-04-01 167 1921-05-01 164 1921-06-01 162 1921-07-01 160 1921-08-01 160 1921-09-01 159 1921-10-01 159 1921-11-01 159 1921-12-01 158 1922-01-01 156 1922-02-01 155 1922-03-01 155 1922-04-01 156 1922-05-01 158 1922-06-01 158 1922-07-01 159 1922-08-01 160 1922-09-01 160 1922-10-01 161 1922-11-01 162 1922-12-01 163 1923-01-01 163 1923-02-01 164 1923-03-01 165 1923-04-01 165 1923-05-01 166 1923-06-01 166 1923-07-01 165 1923-08-01 165 1923-09-01 165 1923-10-01 166 1923-11-01 166 1923-12-01 166 1924-01-01 167 1924-02-01 167 1924-03-01 166 1924-04-01 165 1924-05-01 165 1924-06-01 164 1924-07-01 165 1924-08-01 166 1924-09-01 165 1924-10-01 165 1924-11-01 166 1924-12-01 168 1925-01-01 169 1925-02-01 169 1925-03-01 169 1925-04-01 168 1925-05-01 168 1925-06-01 170 1925-07-01 170 1925-08-01 171 1925-09-01 171 1925-10-01 172 1925-11-01 173 1925-12-01 173 1926-01-01 173 1926-02-01 172 1926-03-01 171 1926-04-01 171 1926-05-01 171 1926-06-01 171 1926-07-01 171 1926-08-01 171 1926-09-01 172 1926-10-01 171 1926-11-01 172 1926-12-01 171 1927-01-01 170 1927-02-01 170 1927-03-01 170 1927-04-01 169 1927-05-01 170 1927-06-01 171 1927-07-01 170 1927-08-01 171 1927-09-01 173 1927-10-01 173 1927-11-01 173 1927-12-01 174 1928-01-01 173 1928-02-01 173 1928-03-01 174 1928-04-01 175 1928-05-01 177 1928-06-01 176 1928-07-01 176 1928-08-01 176 1928-09-01 178 1928-10-01 177 1928-11-01 178 1928-12-01 178 1929-01-01 179 1929-02-01 179 1929-03-01 180 1929-04-01 179 1929-05-01 179 1929-06-01 179 1929-07-01 181 1929-08-01 182 1929-09-01 183 1929-10-01 181 1929-11-01 174 1929-12-01 174 1930-01-01 174 1930-02-01 173 1930-03-01 173 1930-04-01 174 1930-05-01 172 1930-06-01 169 1930-07-01 167 1930-08-01 166 1930-09-01 167 1930-10-01 163 1930-11-01 161 1930-12-01 158 1931-01-01 157 1931-02-01 157 1931-03-01 157 1931-04-01 155 1931-05-01 153 1931-06-01 150 1931-07-01 149 1931-08-01 149 1931-09-01 147 1931-10-01 144 1931-11-01 144 1931-12-01 140 1932-01-01 138 1932-02-01 136 1932-03-01 137 1932-04-01 134 1932-05-01 132 1932-06-01 129 1932-07-01 129 1932-08-01 132 1932-09-01 132 1932-10-01 131 1932-11-01 130 1932-12-01 128 1933-01-01 127 1933-02-01 124 1933-03-01 123 1933-04-01 124 1933-05-01 127 1933-06-01 128 1933-07-01 132 1933-08-01 132 1933-09-01 133 1933-10-01 133 1933-11-01 133 1933-12-01 132 1934-01-01 133 1934-02-01 136 1934-03-01 136 1934-04-01 137 1934-05-01 136 1934-06-01 137 1934-07-01 138 1934-08-01 138 1934-09-01 139 1934-10-01 139 1934-11-01 140 1934-12-01 140 1935-01-01 141 1935-02-01 142 1935-03-01 141 1935-04-01 142 1935-05-01 143 1935-06-01 144 1935-07-01 145 1935-08-01 146 1935-09-01 147 1935-10-01 148 1935-11-01 149 1935-12-01 149 1936-01-01 150 1936-02-01 151 1936-03-01 151 1936-04-01 150 1936-05-01 150 1936-06-01 152 1936-07-01 154 1936-08-01 156 1936-09-01 156 1936-10-01 156 1936-11-01 158 1936-12-01 159 1937-01-01 161 1937-02-01 162 1937-03-01 163 1937-04-01 162 1937-05-01 162 1937-06-01 162 1937-07-01 163 1937-08-01 163 1937-09-01 161 1937-10-01 158 1937-11-01 156 1937-12-01 155 1938-01-01 155 1938-02-01 154 1938-03-01 152 1938-04-01 152 1938-05-01 152 1938-06-01 152 1938-07-01 155 1938-08-01 154 1938-09-01 154 1938-10-01 155 1938-11-01 154 1938-12-01 155 1939-01-01 155 1939-02-01 154 1939-03-01 153 1939-04-01 152 1939-05-01 152 1939-06-01 152 1939-07-01 153 1939-08-01 152 1939-09-01 155 1939-10-01 155 1939-11-01 155