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Total Operating Revenues, Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies for United States (M0319BUSM144NNBR)

Observations

Dec 1955: 21.58
Updated: Aug 16, 2012 2:02 PM CDT
Dec 1955:  21.58  
Nov 1955:  19.74  
Oct 1955:  20.19  
Sep 1955:  20.57  
Aug 1955:  21.28  

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Millions of Dollars,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

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Title Release Dates
Total Operating Revenues, Western Union and Postal Telegraph Companies 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    
Millions of Dollars 2005-08-01 2005-08-01
 
Frequency    
Monthly 2005-08-01 2005-08-01
 
Seasonal Adjustment    
Not Seasonally Adjusted 2005-08-01 2005-08-01
 
Notes    
Series Is Presented Here As Two Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1920-1942 (2)--Original Data, 1942-1956. Beginning In 1943, A New Accounting Classification Was Introduced Making Previous Data Not Comparable With This Variable. However, Back Data For 1942 Are Given Monthly In 1943 Issues Of The Source. It Cannot Be Established From Information Given If These Back Data Represent A New Set Of Figures Or If They Are Revised Old Figures. As Of October 7, 1943, Western Union Telegraph Co. And Postal Telegraph Inc. Were Merged Into The Western Union Telegraph Company System. Revenue Figures For 1943, Shown In 1944 Monthly Issues For The Two Companies, Were Combined For The Entire Year; There Are No Differences Between These Figures And The Sum Of Figures For The Separate Companies As Shown Through October 1943 In Monthly Source Issues For The Year. Beginning In 1946, Revenues From Wire Transmissions And Revenues From Cable Transmissions Are Shown Separately; They Have Been Added By NBER. Back Data In 1947, Shown For The First Time In 1946, Were Compared With Original Totals In 1946 Issues And There Were No Changes. Data For April And May, 1952 Reflect A Strike Lasting April 3 - May 25. Data For 1955-1956 Are Subject To Revision. Source: Federal Communications Commission, Operating Data From Monthly Reports Of Large Telegraph, Cable And Radiotelegraph Carriers, Each Having Annual Operating Revenues In Excess Of $250,000.

This NBER data series m03019b appears on the NBER website in Chapter 3 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter03.html.

NBER Indicator: m03019b

2005-08-01 2005-08-01

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