Title:               Average Hourly Earnings, Furniture Manufacturing for United States
Series ID:           M0806BUSM265NNBR
Source:              National Bureau of Economic Research
Release:             NBER Macrohistory Database (Not a Press Release)
Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted
Frequency:           Monthly
Units:               Cents per Hour
Date Range:          1947-01-01 to 1960-12-01
Last Updated:        2012-08-17 2:18 PM CDT
Notes:               Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data,
                     1920-1948 (2)--Original Data, 1947-1960. The Bls Series, "Furniture
                     And Fixtures", Is Not Comparable In Industry Coverage To The Nicb
                     Series, Since It Includes Related Industries Such As The Manufacture
                     Of Office And Store Fixtures, Window And Door Screens And Shades, And
                     Metal Furniture, And Also A Few Plants Engaged In Cabinet Work (Nicb,
                     Research Report No. 69, "Wages, Hours, And Employment In American
                     Manufacturing Industries, 1924, P. 102). From 1951 On, The Figures
                     Have Been Rounded And No Fractions Of Cents Are Available In The
                     Source. Source: For 1947-1951, Bureau Of Labor Statistics,
                     "Employment, Hours, And Earnings, Manufacturing Division, Durable
                     Goods Subdivision, Furniture And Fixtures, Releases Ls 53-2079
                     (February, 1953) And Ls 54-3712 (April, 1954); For 1952-1960, June,
                     1956 And 1958 Releases (Pp. 120-121A Of Summary Table In Binder),
                     Monthly Labor Review, "Employment And Earnings", And Mimeographed
                     Release For Advanced Estimates.
                     
                     This NBER data series m08206b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 8
                     at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter08.html.
                     
                     NBER Indicator: m08206b

DATE        VALUE
1947-01-01  104.7
1947-02-01  105.6
1947-03-01  106.4
1947-04-01  106.9
1947-05-01  108.0
1947-06-01  109.1
1947-07-01  108.4
1947-08-01  109.6
1947-09-01  112.5
1947-10-01  113.9
1947-11-01  114.6
1947-12-01  115.3
1948-01-01  115.8
1948-02-01  116.1
1948-03-01  116.5
1948-04-01  117.0
1948-05-01  117.5
1948-06-01  118.4
1948-07-01  119.0
1948-08-01  119.8
1948-09-01  122.1
1948-10-01  122.4
1948-11-01  122.9
1948-12-01  123.2
1949-01-01  122.7
1949-02-01  123.1
1949-03-01  123.4
1949-04-01  123.0
1949-05-01  123.6
1949-06-01  124.0
1949-07-01  124.0
1949-08-01  123.0
1949-09-01  123.7
1949-10-01  123.3
1949-11-01  123.1
1949-12-01  124.4
1950-01-01  124.4
1950-02-01  125.4
1950-03-01  125.1
1950-04-01  125.1
1950-05-01  125.0
1950-06-01  125.6
1950-07-01  126.9
1950-08-01  128.2
1950-09-01  130.1
1950-10-01  132.1
1950-11-01  133.5
1950-12-01  134.2
1951-01-01  135.0
1951-02-01  137.0
1951-03-01  138.0
1951-04-01  138.0
1951-05-01  139.0
1951-06-01  138.0
1951-07-01  139.0
1951-08-01  140.0
1951-09-01  141.0
1951-10-01  141.0
1951-11-01  142.0
1951-12-01  143.0
1952-01-01  143.0
1952-02-01  144.0
1952-03-01  146.0
1952-04-01  146.0
1952-05-01  145.0
1952-06-01  146.0
1952-07-01  144.0
1952-08-01  145.0
1952-09-01  148.0
1952-10-01  149.0
1952-11-01  150.0
1952-12-01  151.0
1953-01-01  151.0
1953-02-01  151.0
1953-03-01  153.0
1953-04-01  153.0
1953-05-01  153.0
1953-06-01  153.0
1953-07-01  153.0
1953-08-01  154.0
1953-09-01  155.0
1953-10-01  156.0
1953-11-01  156.0
1953-12-01  157.0
1954-01-01  156.0
1954-02-01  155.0
1954-03-01  156.0
1954-04-01  156.0
1954-05-01  156.0
1954-06-01  157.0
1954-07-01  157.0
1954-08-01  157.0
1954-09-01  158.0
1954-10-01  158.0
1954-11-01  158.0
1954-12-01  159.0
1955-01-01  158.0
1955-02-01  159.0
1955-03-01  159.0
1955-04-01  160.0
1955-05-01  160.0
1955-06-01  161.0
1955-07-01  160.0
1955-08-01  163.0
1955-09-01  165.0
1955-10-01  165.0
1955-11-01  165.0
1955-12-01  165.0
1956-01-01  165.0
1956-02-01  166.0
1956-03-01  168.0
1956-04-01  168.0
1956-05-01  168.0
1956-06-01  169.0
1956-07-01  168.0
1956-08-01  170.0
1956-09-01  172.0
1956-10-01  173.0
1956-11-01  172.0
1956-12-01  174.0
1957-01-01  172.0
1957-02-01  173.0
1957-03-01  174.0
1957-04-01  173.0
1957-05-01  174.0
1957-06-01  175.0
1957-07-01  174.0
1957-08-01  176.0
1957-09-01  177.0
1957-10-01  177.0
1957-11-01  176.0
1957-12-01  177.0
1958-01-01  176.0
1958-02-01  177.0
1958-03-01  177.0
1958-04-01  177.0
1958-05-01  177.0
1958-06-01  178.0
1958-07-01  177.0
1958-08-01  178.0
1958-09-01  180.0
1958-10-01  179.0
1958-11-01  179.0
1958-12-01  180.0
1959-01-01  180.0
1959-02-01  179.0
1959-03-01  181.0
1959-04-01  181.0
1959-05-01  181.0
1959-06-01  183.0
1959-07-01  183.0
1959-08-01  183.0
1959-09-01  183.0
1959-10-01  183.0
1959-11-01  183.0
1959-12-01  185.0
1960-01-01  185.0
1960-02-01  185.0
1960-03-01  186.0
1960-04-01  185.0
1960-05-01  185.0
1960-06-01  186.0
1960-07-01  186.0
1960-08-01  186.0
1960-09-01  187.0
1960-10-01  187.0
1960-11-01  187.0
1960-12-01  188.0