Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1935-1946 (2)--Original Data, 1946-1974. Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Release From Office Of Business Economics, January 1952; Survey Of Current Business, September 1952

This NBER data series m06089a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html.

NBER Indicator: m06089a

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  

Release: Consumer Price Index  

Units:  Index 1982-1984=100, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

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Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1935-1946 (2)--Original Data, 1946-1974. Contrary To Earlier Data In The Variables Covering The Years 1935-1946 Which Were Linked To Censuses Of Retail Trade, These Estimates Are Derived From Blown Up Sample Data (See Scb, September 1952, P. 16 For A Description Of The Method Of Estimating). From 1961 On, Estimates Are Based On A New Sample (See Scb, November 1968, P. 21). The Sample Changes Again In 1970 (See Source). Source: U.S. Department Of Commerce, Data For 1946-1950: Unpublished Table On "Sales Of Retail Stores By Kinds Of Business, 1946-1950 New Series" (Comm.-Dc 7838); Data For 1951-1952: Survey Of Current Business, June 1957, P. 28, Revised Series--"Sales Of Retail Stores"; Revised Data For 1953-1958: Monthly Retail Trade Report, Supplement 1, September 17, 1963, No. Br-63-7; Revised Data For 1959-1960: Scb, April 1966; Data For 1961-1967: Scb, November 1968; Data For 1968-1974: Monthly Retail Trade, January 1969 And Following Issues. U.S. Department Of Commerce, Release From Office Of Business Economics, January 1952; Survey Of Current Business, September 1952

This NBER data series m06089b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html.

NBER Indicator: m06089b

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Index 1935-1939=100, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Seasonally Adjusted Data, 1919-1946 (2)--Original Data, 1919-1963. Data Represent Averages Per Trading Day. Source: Federal Reserve Board, Data For 1919-1938: "Revised Index Of Department Store Sales", Federal Reserve Bulletin, June 1944; Data For 1939-1946: "Department Store Sales, U.S.", Mimeo Release, Research And Statistics 1344, Corrected As Of May 1947, Furnished By Frb.

This NBER data series m06002a appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html.

NBER Indicator: m06002a

Source: National Bureau of Economic Research  

Release: NBER Macrohistory Database  

Units:  Millions of Dollars, Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Source: See Ruth P. Mack, Consumption And Business Fluctuation, A Case Study Of The Shoe, Leather, Hide Sequence (NBER), 1956, P. 268, Series 31.

This NBER data series m06061 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html.

NBER Indicator: m06061

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  

Release: Selected Real Retail Sales Series

Units:  Millions of 1982-84 CPI Adjusted Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

The data in this series are calculated using two series, and as such only update when those series update. This series is constructed from Advance Retail and Food Services Sales (RSAFS) deflated using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (1982-84=100) (CPIAUCSL).

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis  

Release: Selected Real Retail Sales Series

Units:  Millions of Dollars, Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:  Monthly

Notes:

Deflated Using the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (1982-84=100)

The U.S. Census Bureau maintained time series of monthly sales and end-of-month inventory estimates of retailers based on the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) system. The SIC-based time series were discontinued as the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) time series were newly introduced.
http://www2.census.gov/retail/releases/benchmark/annpub00.pdf