Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Percent, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Beginning In April Of 1956 The So-Called "Renewal" Rate Was Replaced By The "Going" Rate. For Years Published Sources Presented A "Renewal" Rate And A "New" Rate Which Were Practically Identical Except For April 1956, August- December 1956, And January-February 1957. The"Going" Rate Is Considered Identical To The"New" Rate By Most Sources. Source: Data For 1857-1936: F.R. Macaulay, The Movement Of Interest Rates, Bond Yields, And Stock Prices In The United States Since 1856 (NBER No. 33, 1938). Data For 1937-April 1952: Federal Reserve Bulletin; Also In "Open-Market Money Rates In New York City", Mimeographed Release Of The Board Of Governors, Finance Section. Data For May 1952-1970: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business.

This NBER data series m13001 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 13 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter13.html.

NBER Indicator: m13001