Observations

1940: 14,018

Updated: Aug 16, 2012 11:42 AM CDT

Units:

Thousands of Gross Tons,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Annual

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Total Merchant Marine for United States	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Source

National Bureau of Economic Research	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Release

NBER Macrohistory Database	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Units

Thousands of Gross Tons	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Frequency

Annual	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Seasonal Adjustment

Not Seasonally Adjusted	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Notes

Data Given As Of June 30 In Thousand Gross Tons. Gross Ton = Capacity Of Space Within Frames And Ceiling Of Hall And Closed In Spaces Above Deck Available For Cargo, Stores, Passengers, And Crew Expressed In Tons Of 100 Cubic Feet. Source: U.S. Bureau Of Navigation, Department Of Commerce, "Merchant Marine Statistics", 1935, Pp. 24-26 And Later Issues. This NBER data series a02135 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 2 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter02.html. NBER Indicator: a02135	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Total Merchant Marine for United States (A02135USA561NNBR)