NOTE: THIS DATA FILE WILL CHANGE! To improve accessibility of data for all users, we will convert this file from a text format to an html table by the end of June 2024. Title: Cotton Forwarded from Liverpool for Great Britain Series ID: M01205GBM534NNBR Source: National Bureau of Economic Research Release: NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Monthly Units: Thousands of Bales per Week Date Range: 1875-03-01 to 1939-09-01 Last Updated: 2012-08-16 11:02 AM CDT Notes: Weekly Averages Were Computed From Data Given For Weeks Ending On A Friday. Data For Weeks Ending On The First, Second, Or Third Of The Month Considered As Part Of The Previous Month. The Sum Of Data For The Month Was Divided By Four Of Five, Depending On The Number Of Weeks Given For The Month. Data For August 1911 Reflect Labor Disputes And A Railroad Strike. Data For September 1939 Cover Only One Week. Source: Commercial And Financial Chronicle, March 20, 1875, And Following Weekly Issues; London Economist. This NBER data series m01205 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 1 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter01.html. NBER Indicator: m01205 DATE VALUE 1875-03-01 13.67 1875-04-01 10.00 1875-05-01 8.25 1875-06-01 4.80 1875-07-01 5.25 1875-08-01 2.40 1875-09-01 2.25 1875-10-01 3.50 1875-11-01 7.20 1875-12-01 12.75 1876-01-01 19.25 1876-02-01 20.20 1876-03-01 11.75 1876-04-01 15.00 1876-05-01 9.60 1876-06-01 6.75 1876-07-01 4.75 1876-08-01 3.00 1876-09-01 1.75 1876-10-01 2.80 1876-11-01 7.50 1876-12-01 6.50 1877-01-01 15.20 1877-02-01 12.25 1877-03-01 13.75 1877-04-01 10.75 1877-05-01 6.60 1877-06-01 4.50 1877-07-01 4.00 1877-08-01 2.00 1877-09-01 4.00 1877-10-01 4.00 1877-11-01 5.00 1877-12-01 6.75 1878-01-01 8.20 1878-02-01 11.25 1878-03-01 11.25 1878-04-01 9.20 1878-05-01 9.25 1878-06-01 5.00 1878-07-01 3.00 1878-08-01 2.00 1878-09-01 1.75 1878-10-01 2.08 1878-11-01 5.75 1878-12-01 5.40 1879-01-01 9.25 1879-02-01 6.75 1879-03-01 8.50 1879-04-01 7.20 1879-05-01 7.00 1879-06-01 5.00 1879-07-01 3.60 1879-08-01 3.25 1879-09-01 1.72 1879-10-01 2.75 1879-11-01 11.50 1879-12-01 15.00 1880-01-01 17.25 1880-02-01 14.25 1880-03-01 20.20 1880-04-01 19.75 1880-05-01 13.75 1880-06-01 12.50 1880-07-01 11.58 1880-08-01 5.38 1880-09-01 3.18 1880-10-01 3.88 1880-11-01 14.02 1880-12-01 15.32 1881-01-01 10.45 1881-02-01 18.38 1881-03-01 16.10 1881-04-01 15.75 1881-05-01 14.04 1881-06-01 8.08 1881-07-01 5.20 1881-08-01 4.50 1881-09-01 5.22 1881-10-01 6.08 1881-11-01 9.90 1881-12-01 8.90 1882-01-01 9.24 1882-02-01 9.22 1882-03-01 13.30 1882-04-01 13.75 1882-05-01 13.50 1882-06-01 8.82 1882-07-01 8.60 1882-08-01 5.40 1882-09-01 4.28 1882-10-01 6.80 1882-11-01 14.50 1882-12-01 20.62 1883-01-01 32.90 1883-02-01 30.12 1883-03-01 20.88 1883-04-01 23.00 1883-05-01 16.90 1883-06-01 11.98 1883-07-01 9.20 1883-08-01 5.85 1883-09-01 7.48 1883-10-01 5.26 1883-11-01 13.20 1883-12-01 13.22 1884-01-01 18.30 1884-02-01 26.88 1884-03-01 19.12 1884-04-01 13.86 1884-05-01 12.65 1884-06-01 7.32 1884-07-01 6.90 1884-08-01 5.00 1884-09-01 4.20 1884-10-01 12.25 1884-11-01 29.75 1884-12-01 32.60 1885-01-01 30.25 1885-02-01 25.75 1885-03-01 15.80 1885-04-01 11.00 1885-05-01 9.75 1885-06-01 11.24 1885-07-01 9.25 1885-08-01 3.25 1885-09-01 2.60 1885-10-01 6.75 1885-11-01 17.25 1885-12-01 19.40 1886-01-01 22.25 1886-02-01 14.25 1886-03-01 12.00 1886-04-01 12.50 1886-05-01 14.00 1886-06-01 9.60 1886-07-01 9.25 1886-08-01 5.60 1886-09-01 5.25 1886-10-01 8.50 1886-11-01 18.60 1886-12-01 22.00 1887-01-01 29.50 1887-02-01 24.50 1887-03-01 21.80 1887-04-01 18.00 1887-05-01 13.20 1887-06-01 7.75 1887-07-01 5.75 1887-08-01 5.40 1887-09-01 7.25 1887-10-01 11.50 1887-11-01 27.20 1887-12-01 24.25 1888-01-01 25.60 1888-02-01 21.25 1888-03-01 21.00 1888-04-01 18.50 1888-05-01 15.60 1888-06-01 10.50 1888-07-01 9.60 1888-08-01 6.75 1888-09-01 3.75 1888-10-01 53.80 1888-11-01 71.25 1888-12-01 66.50 1889-01-01 87.80 1889-02-01 70.50 1889-03-01 72.50 1889-04-01 68.60 1889-05-01 57.00 1889-06-01 47.50 1889-07-01 49.00 1889-08-01 50.50 1889-09-01 37.25 1889-10-01 58.60 1889-11-01 79.75 1889-12-01 80.00 1890-01-01 90.00 1890-02-01 67.50 1890-03-01 61.50 1890-04-01 73.80 1890-05-01 64.50 1890-06-01 51.25 1890-07-01 57.80 1890-08-01 39.75 1890-09-01 55.20 1890-10-01 69.00 1890-11-01 77.50 1890-12-01 75.20 1891-01-01 93.75 1891-02-01 74.75 1891-03-01 75.00 1891-04-01 64.50 1891-05-01 61.75 1891-06-01 56.00 1891-07-01 51.75 1891-08-01 47.00 1891-09-01 61.00 1891-10-01 63.75 1891-11-01 68.25 1891-12-01 70.40 1892-01-01 75.50 1892-02-01 73.50 1892-03-01 64.40 1892-04-01 44.50 1892-05-01 52.80 1892-06-01 46.25 1892-07-01 48.25 1892-08-01 41.80 1892-09-01 64.00 1892-10-01 64.25 1892-11-01 65.20 1892-12-01 49.75 1893-01-01 48.40 1893-02-01 48.00 1893-03-01 42.75 1893-04-01 45.50 1893-05-01 50.20 1893-06-01 65.25 1893-07-01 51.75 1893-08-01 49.00 1893-09-01 60.00 1893-10-01 65.80 1893-11-01 64.75 1893-12-01 69.75 1894-01-01 77.60 1894-02-01 65.25 1894-03-01 59.25 1894-04-01 62.50 1894-05-01 54.60 1894-06-01 62.00 1894-07-01 54.80 1894-08-01 47.25 1894-09-01 60.75 1894-10-01 73.60 1894-11-01 66.50 1894-12-01 58.50 1895-01-01 70.20 1895-02-01 69.25 1895-03-01 76.00 1895-04-01 69.00 1895-05-01 62.25 1895-06-01 49.25 1895-07-01 52.00 1895-08-01 47.75 1895-09-01 49.25 1895-10-01 65.80 1895-11-01 71.50 1895-12-01 78.50 1896-01-01 75.75 1896-02-01 63.25 1896-03-01 70.60 1896-04-01 60.00 1896-05-01 57.25 1896-06-01 64.00 1896-07-01 57.50 1896-08-01 44.75 1896-09-01 48.60 1896-10-01 64.50 1896-11-01 75.50 1896-12-01 73.60 1897-01-01 70.50 1897-02-01 74.25 1897-03-01 72.00 1897-04-01 63.00 1897-05-01 58.25 1897-06-01 49.20 1897-07-01 55.00 1897-08-01 44.40 1897-09-01 52.00 1897-10-01 62.00 1897-11-01 76.00 1897-12-01 74.25 1898-01-01 78.00 1898-02-01 74.25 1898-03-01 75.40 1898-04-01 66.75 1898-05-01 62.00 1898-06-01 50.75 1898-07-01 54.00 1898-08-01 45.80 1898-09-01 54.50 1898-10-01 69.75 1898-11-01 80.40 1898-12-01 84.75 1899-01-01 75.40 1899-02-01 73.00 1899-03-01 63.75 1899-04-01 57.50 1899-05-01 61.60 1899-06-01 66.50 1899-07-01 55.75 1899-08-01 48.20 1899-09-01 51.50 1899-10-01 66.00 1899-11-01 73.25 1899-12-01 74.50 1900-01-01 80.00 1900-02-01 77.50 1900-03-01 73.50 1900-04-01 72.00 1900-05-01 57.00 1900-06-01 45.75 1900-07-01 49.60 1900-08-01 33.75 1900-09-01 33.50 1900-10-01 52.07 1900-11-01 94.50 1900-12-01 77.75 1901-01-01 69.60 1901-02-01 74.00 1901-03-01 60.75 1901-04-01 61.20 1901-05-01 52.25 1901-06-01 52.75 1901-07-01 51.40 1901-08-01 48.25 1901-09-01 46.25 1901-10-01 59.80 1901-11-01 76.50 1901-12-01 88.00 1902-01-01 89.25 1902-02-01 76.50 1902-03-01 64.00 1902-04-01 67.20 1902-05-01 55.75 1902-06-01 49.00 1902-07-01 55.60 1902-08-01 43.75 1902-09-01 48.00 1902-10-01 68.75 1902-11-01 77.00 1902-12-01 85.40 1903-01-01 88.00 1903-02-01 84.50 1903-03-01 75.40 1903-04-01 64.25 1903-05-01 59.25 1903-06-01 39.20 1903-07-01 34.50 1903-08-01 35.25 1903-09-01 34.20 1903-10-01 50.50 1903-11-01 87.00 1903-12-01 80.60 1904-01-01 60.25 1904-02-01 68.75 1904-03-01 49.00 1904-04-01 53.25 1904-05-01 50.00 1904-06-01 46.50 1904-07-01 49.75 1904-08-01 45.20 1904-09-01 51.00 1904-10-01 74.50 1904-11-01 87.00 1904-12-01 82.75 1905-01-01 83.20 1905-02-01 83.75 1905-03-01 70.00 1905-04-01 70.75 1905-05-01 81.40 1905-06-01 71.00 1905-07-01 61.75 1905-08-01 53.80 1905-09-01 53.50 1905-10-01 77.60 1905-11-01 87.50 1905-12-01 75.75 1906-01-01 87.00 1906-02-01 86.50 1906-03-01 81.00 1906-04-01 78.00 1906-05-01 77.40 1906-06-01 60.25 1906-07-01 64.20 1906-08-01 51.50 1906-09-01 52.25 1906-10-01 72.20 1906-11-01 92.00 1906-12-01 103.75 1907-01-01 103.60 1907-02-01 96.00 1907-03-01 79.50 1907-04-01 84.00 1907-05-01 66.50 1907-06-01 59.75 1907-07-01 59.20 1907-08-01 51.50 1907-09-01 51.75 1907-10-01 74.60 1907-11-01 90.00 1907-12-01 94.80 1908-01-01 98.25 1908-02-01 86.25 1908-03-01 71.40 1908-04-01 55.50 1908-05-01 62.50 1908-06-01 58.80 1908-07-01 46.25 1908-08-01 41.50 1908-09-01 44.40 1908-10-01 46.00 1908-11-01 73.25 1908-12-01 87.60 1909-01-01 93.75 1909-02-01 100.50 1909-03-01 79.40 1909-04-01 64.75 1909-05-01 69.50 1909-06-01 61.80 1909-07-01 51.00 1909-08-01 50.80 1909-09-01 67.00 1909-10-01 74.00 1909-11-01 84.40 1909-12-01 52.75 1910-01-01 66.00 1910-02-01 73.75 1910-03-01 65.40 1910-04-01 73.25 1910-05-01 67.60 1910-06-01 50.75 1910-07-01 42.75 1910-08-01 40.00 1910-09-01 51.75 1910-10-01 77.50 1910-11-01 105.40 1910-12-01 85.25 1911-01-01 105.00 1911-02-01 88.00 1911-03-01 74.25 1911-04-01 70.75 1911-05-01 71.60 1911-06-01 59.00 1911-07-01 53.00 1911-08-01 35.60 1911-09-01 70.75 1911-10-01 98.60 1911-11-01 114.75 1911-12-01 88.00 1912-01-01 92.00 1912-02-01 102.50 1912-03-01 87.25 1912-04-01 83.60 1912-05-01 83.50 1912-06-01 81.25 1912-07-01 72.80 1912-08-01 59.50 1912-09-01 61.75 1912-10-01 87.20 1912-11-01 113.25 1912-12-01 103.20 1913-01-01 105.75 1913-02-01 90.75 1913-03-01 69.75 1913-04-01 80.40 1913-05-01 70.00 1913-06-01 68.00 1913-07-01 66.20 1913-08-01 60.50 1913-09-01 70.40 1913-10-01 86.00 1913-11-01 112.25 1913-12-01 87.80 1914-01-01 106.00 1914-02-01 94.25 1914-03-01 89.60 1914-04-01 78.00 1914-05-01 78.25 1914-06-01 71.00 1914-07-01 51.50 1914-08-01 21.50 1914-09-01 28.80 1914-10-01 40.25 1914-11-01 72.25 1914-12-01 78.40 1915-01-01 105.25 1915-02-01 97.00 1915-03-01 85.20 1915-04-01 101.75 1915-05-01 80.00 1915-06-01 82.80 1915-07-01 75.25 1915-08-01 67.60 1915-09-01 68.25 1915-10-01 82.25 1915-11-01 85.00 1915-12-01 75.75 1916-01-01 90.00 1916-02-01 87.40 1916-03-01 93.50 1916-04-01 71.00 1916-05-01 74.60 1916-06-01 63.50 1916-07-01 68.25 1916-08-01 57.80 1916-09-01 64.50 1916-10-01 76.20 1916-11-01 84.75 1916-12-01 66.50 1917-01-01 91.60 1917-02-01 83.50 1917-03-01 70.25 1917-04-01 55.25 1917-05-01 57.20 1917-06-01 64.25 1917-07-01 53.50 1917-08-01 51.25 1917-09-01 48.25 1917-10-01 61.00 1917-11-01 76.50 1917-12-01 59.00 1918-01-01 69.40 1918-02-01 80.00 1918-03-01 55.25 1918-04-01 69.20 1918-05-01 51.00 1918-06-01 50.00 1918-07-01 44.20 1918-08-01 40.75 1918-09-01 40.75 1918-10-01 57.60 1918-11-01 53.50 1918-12-01 51.40 1919-01-01 65.50 1919-02-01 59.75 1919-03-01 59.00 1919-04-01 40.60 1919-05-01 66.50 1919-06-01 62.50 1919-07-01 56.20 1919-08-01 61.75 1919-09-01 64.80 1919-10-01 69.75 1919-11-01 81.75 1919-12-01 73.20 1920-01-01 98.00 1920-02-01 103.50 1920-03-01 83.00 1920-04-01 77.00 1920-05-01 56.75 1920-06-01 60.40 1920-07-01 55.50 1920-08-01 53.00 1920-09-01 46.50 1920-10-01 45.25 1920-11-01 52.80 1920-12-01 44.75 1921-01-01 45.75 1921-02-01 38.75 1921-03-01 26.80 1921-04-01 30.50 1921-05-01 23.20 1921-06-01 14.50 1921-07-01 39.50 1921-08-01 42.40 1921-09-01 51.00 1921-10-01 59.50 1921-11-01 55.80 1921-12-01 41.75 1922-01-01 51.40 1922-02-01 47.50 1922-03-01 51.00 1922-04-01 47.50 1922-05-01 59.00 1922-06-01 59.25 1922-07-01 63.25 1922-08-01 50.60 1922-09-01 52.75 1922-10-01 54.40 1922-11-01 57.75 1922-12-01 47.00 1923-01-01 57.40 1923-02-01 60.25 1923-03-01 44.50 1923-04-01 46.75 1923-05-01 42.80 1923-06-01 44.75 1923-07-01 37.20 1923-08-01 36.00 1923-09-01 43.50 1923-10-01 55.60 1923-11-01 60.50 1923-12-01 59.75 1924-01-01 58.20 1924-02-01 57.00 1924-03-01 54.00 1924-04-01 51.60 1924-05-01 52.75 1924-06-01 42.75 1924-07-01 42.20 1924-08-01 40.75 1924-09-01 50.00 1924-10-01 66.25 1924-11-01 70.75 1924-12-01 64.40 1925-01-01 76.75 1925-02-01 71.75 1925-03-01 71.60 1925-04-01 64.75 1925-05-01 67.25 1925-06-01 60.60 1925-07-01 57.50 1925-08-01 49.50 1925-09-01 56.60 1925-10-01 70.50 1925-11-01 73.75 1925-12-01 68.60 1926-01-01 78.75 1926-02-01 67.75 1926-03-01 64.40 1926-04-01 63.75 1926-05-01 37.25 1926-06-01 50.40 1926-07-01 41.75 1926-08-01 40.60 1926-09-01 48.75 1926-10-01 58.25 1926-11-01 59.20 1926-12-01 57.50 1927-01-01 76.00 1927-02-01 71.75 1927-03-01 78.60 1927-04-01 61.00 1927-05-01 66.80 1927-06-01 57.75 1927-07-01 59.75 1927-08-01 53.40 1927-09-01 56.50 1927-10-01 59.00 1927-11-01 61.40 1927-12-01 52.50 1928-01-01 60.80 1928-02-01 66.50 1928-03-01 64.50 1928-04-01 58.50 1928-05-01 56.20 1928-06-01 59.00 1928-07-01 51.40 1928-08-01 43.50 1928-09-01 51.00 1928-10-01 59.40 1928-11-01 63.00 1928-12-01 60.00 1929-01-01 65.80 1929-02-01 60.50 1929-03-01 60.75 1929-04-01 60.60 1929-05-01 57.00 1929-06-01 61.50 1929-07-01 47.60 1929-08-01 35.25 1929-09-01 51.50 1929-10-01 63.20 1929-11-01 63.50 1929-12-01 58.20 1930-01-01 62.75 1930-02-01 53.75 1930-03-01 54.00 1930-04-01 47.40 1930-05-01 49.25 1930-06-01 34.75 1930-07-01 30.20 1930-08-01 34.50 1930-09-01 32.60 1930-10-01 43.50 1930-11-01 47.00 1930-12-01 37.00 1931-01-01 37.25 1931-02-01 39.00 1931-03-01 44.80 1931-04-01 41.25 1931-05-01 39.50 1931-06-01 41.20 1931-07-01 39.00 1931-08-01 41.50 1931-09-01 39.60 1931-10-01 52.00 1931-11-01 60.75 1931-12-01 53.20 1932-01-01 58.00 1932-02-01 52.25 1932-03-01 52.20 1932-04-01 56.75 1932-05-01 48.00 1932-06-01 45.00 1932-07-01 44.00 1932-08-01 34.80 1932-09-01 34.25 1932-10-01 48.50 1932-11-01 46.40 1932-12-01 48.25 1933-01-01 52.60 1933-02-01 52.50 1933-03-01 49.00 1933-04-01 45.00 1933-05-01 49.80 1933-06-01 46.25 1933-07-01 50.50 1933-08-01 45.60 1933-09-01 47.50 1933-10-01 51.20 1933-11-01 57.25 1933-12-01 47.75 1934-01-01 55.40 1934-02-01 57.00 1934-03-01 47.75 1934-04-01 52.25 1934-05-01 50.20 1934-06-01 51.50 1934-07-01 46.60 1934-08-01 41.00 1934-09-01 44.50 1934-10-01 48.80 1934-11-01 51.00 1934-12-01 48.50 1935-01-01 55.20 1935-02-01 52.50 1935-03-01 54.25 1935-04-01 51.80 1935-05-01 50.00 1935-06-01 49.25 1935-07-01 53.20 1935-08-01 41.00 1935-09-01 44.25 1935-10-01 52.00 1935-11-01 62.50 1935-12-01 50.00 1936-01-01 58.50 1936-02-01 56.25 1936-03-01 59.00 1936-04-01 55.25 1936-05-01 62.50 1936-06-01 55.00 1936-07-01 56.50 1936-08-01 49.25 1936-09-01 49.20 1936-10-01 56.25 1936-11-01 57.75 1936-12-01 54.60 1937-01-01 63.00 1937-02-01 61.25 1937-03-01 64.00 1937-04-01 66.25 1937-05-01 65.25 1937-06-01 58.00 1937-07-01 62.75 1937-08-01 47.80 1937-09-01 48.50 1937-10-01 58.25 1937-11-01 60.00 1937-12-01 50.00 1938-01-01 55.50 1938-02-01 53.50 1938-03-01 51.00 1938-04-01 40.25 1938-05-01 46.00 1938-06-01 38.00 1938-07-01 40.25 1938-08-01 44.20 1938-09-01 37.75 1938-10-01 45.25 1938-11-01 46.00 1938-12-01 43.50 1939-01-01 45.20 1939-02-01 49.75 1939-03-01 51.75 1939-04-01 54.75 1939-05-01 54.20 1939-06-01 56.75 1939-07-01 53.75 1939-08-01 45.40 1939-09-01 61.00