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Observation:
Aug 1942: 17.24 (+ more) Updated: Aug 17, 2012 1:50 PM CDTAug 1942: | 17.24 | |
Jul 1942: | 16.45 | |
Jun 1942: | 20.05 | |
May 1942: | 18.10 | |
Apr 1942: | 19.67 |
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Millions of Books,Frequency:
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Sales Books, New Orders for United States | 2005-08-01 | 2005-08-01 |
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National Bureau of Economic Research | 2005-08-01 | 2005-08-01 |
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NBER Macrohistory Database | 2005-08-01 | 2005-08-01 |
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Millions of Books | 2005-08-01 | 2005-08-01 |
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Monthly | 2005-08-01 | 2005-08-01 |
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Not Seasonally Adjusted | 2005-08-01 | 2005-08-01 |
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Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1919-1935 (2)--Original Data, 1935-1942. Reports Cover Total U.S., 13 Manufacturers Reporting For 1935-1940,And 11 Thereafter, The Reduction Resulting From The Consolidation Of The Reports Of 3 Associated Companies. 90 % Of All Sales Books Sold Were Covered By The 1935-1940 Figures, And 75 % Beginning In 1941. The Decline In Coverage Resulting From Increased Sales By Non-Members. Raw Data Published After August, 1942 Are No Longer Comparable; The Source Discontinued Publication After 1943. Source: Survey Of Current Business, Annual Supplements Of 1936, 1938, 1940 And 1942, And Monthly Issues. This NBER data series m06036b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html. NBER Indicator: m06036b |
2005-08-01 | 2005-08-01 |