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Wholesale Price of Steel Billets, Bessemer for Pittsburgh, PA (M04149US38300M288NNBR)

Observations

Aug 1943: 34.0
Updated: Aug 16, 2012 2:52 PM CDT
Aug 1943:  34.0  
Jul 1943:  34.0  
Jun 1943:  34.0  
May 1943:  34.0  
Apr 1943:  34.0  

Units:

Dollars per Long Ton,
Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

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Notes

Title Release Dates
Wholesale Price of Steel Billets, Bessemer for Pittsburgh, PA 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    
Dollars per Long Ton 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    
The Data Given Here Were Checked With Iron Age Throughout As Well As With The American Iron And Steel Institute'S Annual Reports. For 1890-1928, The Series Is Called "Bessemer." For 1929-1943, It Is "Open Hearth, Rerolling." For A Number Of Years Prior To 1929, "Bessemer" And "Open Hearth "Prices Were Identical, And The "Bessemer" Prices Were Discontinued From 1929 On. See The Annual Reports Of The American Iron And Steel Institute And Iron Age. The January, 1887 Figure Was Misprinted In The Source As 24.5. A Check With The January, 1887 Issue Of The Source Showed The Figure Should Be 34.5, Which Is Given Here. "Prior To 1886, Steel Billets Were Not A Regular Merchant Commodity, Seldom Being Mentioned In Market Reports." (Iron Age, January 7, 1915, P.12) Quotations Given Are The Average (Of Weekly Quotations) Monthly Price Per Ton At Mills In Pittsburgh. Source: 1886-1889 Data Are From Iron Age, January 7, 1915, P.12. 1890- 1943 Data Are From Bls Bulletins And "Wholesale Prices."

This NBER data series m04149 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html.

NBER Indicator: m04149

2005-08-01 2005-08-01

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