Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1915-1934 (2)--Original Data, 1933-1948 (3)--Original Data, 1942-1948 (4)--Original Data, 1948-1961 Data In This Variable Cover Class A Companies -- Those Having Annual Operating Revenues In Excess Of $250,000. Under Federal Communications Commission Jurisdiction, Class A Companies Are Those With Operating Revenues Of Over $100,000, But Only Those Having Over $250,000 ("Large Companies") File Monthly Reports. Data Cover Approximately 103 Companies. Source: Interstate Commerce Commission Files This NBER data series m03018a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03018a
Series Is Presented Here As Fourt Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1915-1934 (2)--Original Data, 1933-1948 (3)--Original Data, 1942-1948 (4)--Original Data, 1948-1961 Data In This Variable Cover "Large" Companies, Which Were Formerly Called Class A Companies -- Those Having Annual Operating Revenues In Excess Of $250,000. Data Cover 100-114 Companies. The Huge Decrease In June 1934 Reflects About Sixteen Million Dollars In Refunds To Chicago Coin-Box Subscribers, Covering An Eleven-Year Period, Deducted During June By The Illinois Bell Telephone Company. Data For December 1934; March, November, And December 1935 Reflect Adjustments Covering Estimated Refunds. Source: Data For 1933-1940: Federal Communications Commission, "Statistics Of The Communications Industry In The United States" For The Year Ended December 31, 1941. Data For 1941-1948: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business; Cross-Checked With Issues Of The Fcc Publication Cited Above. This NBER data series m03018b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03018b
Series Is Presented Here As Four Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1915-1934 (2)--Original Data, 1933-1948 (3)--Original Data, 1942-1948 (4)--Original Data, 1948-1961. Data Cover 100-114 Companies. Beginning In 1942, Intercompany Duplications In Revenue For The Bell System Are Eliminated. Source: Federal Communications Commission, "Statistics Of The Communications Industry In The United States, Year Ended December 31, 1951", Published 1953; Same Publication For The Year Ended December 31, 1952, Published 1954. This NBER data series m03018c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03018c
Series Is Presented Here As Fourt Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1915-1934 (2)--Original Data, 1933-1948 (3)--Original Data, 1942-1948 (4) Original Data, 1948-1961 Beginning In 1948, Data Cover 54-58 Domestic Carriers Accounting For More Than Ninety Percent Of Revenues (See Scb, 1953 Supplement, P. 247.) Beginning In January 1954, Coverage Was Reduced To 38 Telephone Carriers Accounting For Over Ninety Percent Of Operating Revenues (Scb, May 1954 And Fcc Monthly Report.) Two Companies Operating Outside The Continental United States, And Previously Excluded, Were Now Added To The List Of Companies Reporting Monthly To The Fcc. In January 1957, Coverage Changed To 43 Companies; To 42 In March 1957; To 44 In January 1960. Source: Data For 1948-1952: Federal Communications Commission, "Statistics Of The Communications Industry In The United States, Year Ended December 31, 1951", Published 1953; Same Publication For The Year Ended December 31, 1952, Published 1954. Data For 1953-1961: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Survey Of Current Business; Fcc, Operations Data From Monthly Reports Of Telephone Carriers. This NBER data series m03018d appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03018d
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1942-1956. This Variable Was Computed By NBER By Adding Western Union And Postal Telegraph Data. This Variable Ends In 1942, As A New Accounting Classification Was Introduced In 1943 Which Make The Earlier Figures Not Comparable. Source: Data For 1920-May 1934: Interstate Commerce Commission Files. Data For June 1934-1942: Federal Communications Commission, "Operating Data From Monthly Reports Of Telegraph Carriers". This NBER data series m03019a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03019a
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1942-1956. Beginning In 1943, A New Accounting Classification Was Introduced Making Previous Data Not Comparable With This Variable. However, Back Data For 1942 Are Given Monthly In 1943 Issues Of The Source. It Cannot Be Established From Information Given If These Back Data Represent A New Set Of Figures Or If They Are Revised Old Figures. As Of October 7, 1943, Western Union Telegraph Co. And Postal Telegraph Inc. Were Merged Into The Western Union Telegraph Company System. Revenue Figures For 1943, Shown In 1944 Monthly Issues For The Two Companies, Were Combined For The Entire Year; There Are No Differences Between These Figures And The Sum Of Figures For The Separate Companies As Shown Through October 1943 In Monthly Source Issues For The Year. Beginning In 1946, Revenues From Wire Transmissions And Revenues From Cable Transmissions Are Shown Separately; They Have Been Added By NBER. Back Data In 1947, Shown For The First Time In 1946, Were Compared With Original Totals In 1946 Issues And There Were No Changes. Data For April And May, 1952 Reflect A Strike Lasting April 3 - May 25. Data For 1955-1956 Are Subject To Revision. Source: Federal Communications Commission, Operating Data From Monthly Reports Of Large Telegraph, Cable And Radiotelegraph Carriers, Each Having Annual Operating Revenues In Excess Of $250,000. This NBER data series m03019b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html. NBER Indicator: m03019b
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The Quarterly Services Survey provides estimates of revenue and expenses for selected service industries. For further information regarding Quarterly Services, visit the source website (https://www.census.gov/services/index.html).
The Quarterly Services Survey provides estimates of revenue and expenses for selected service industries. For further information regarding Quarterly Services, visit the source website (https://www.census.gov/services/index.html).
The Quarterly Services Survey provides estimates of revenue and expenses for selected service industries. For further information regarding Quarterly Services, visit the source website (https://www.census.gov/services/index.html).
The Quarterly Services Survey provides estimates of revenue and expenses for selected service industries. For further information regarding Quarterly Services, visit the source website (https://www.census.gov/services/index.html).
The Quarterly Services Survey provides estimates of revenue and expenses for selected service industries. For further information regarding Quarterly Services, visit the source website (https://www.census.gov/services/index.html).
The Quarterly Services Survey provides estimates of revenue and expenses for selected service industries. For further information regarding Quarterly Services, visit the source website (https://www.census.gov/services/index.html).
The Quarterly Services Survey provides estimates of revenue and expenses for selected service industries. For further information regarding Quarterly Services, visit the source website (https://www.census.gov/services/index.html).
The Quarterly Services Survey provides estimates of revenue and expenses for selected service industries. For further information regarding Quarterly Services, visit the source website (https://www.census.gov/services/index.html).