Title: Rail Consumption for France Series ID: A0286FFRA580NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Thousands of Metric Tons Date Range: 1874-01-01 to 1903-01-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-16 11:40 AM CDT Notes: Series 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. 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." This NBER data series a02086f appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: a02086f DATE VALUE 1874-01-01 313.0 1875-01-01 290.5 1876-01-01 257.3 1877-01-01 242.0 1878-01-01 282.6 1879-01-01 293.8 1880-01-01 319.0 1881-01-01 341.9 1882-01-01 393.2 1883-01-01 434.7 1884-01-01 386.5 1885-01-01 349.9 1886-01-01 234.9 1887-01-01 153.7 1888-01-01 157.3 1889-01-01 135.6 1890-01-01 134.3 1891-01-01 194.6 1892-01-01 216.0 1893-01-01 197.8 1894-01-01 167.0 1895-01-01 140.2 1896-01-01 158.0 1897-01-01 180.3 1898-01-01 231.7 1899-01-01 241.6 1900-01-01 276.2 1901-01-01 255.6 1902-01-01 211.4 1903-01-01 180.5