Observations

Nov 1969: 111.9

Updated: Aug 16, 2012 2:50 PM CDT

Units:

Index 1957-1959=100,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Monthly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Index of Spot Market Prices of 22 Commodities 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

Index 1957-1959=100	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, 1935-1952 (2)--Original Data, 1946-1969. Through 1949, The Indexes Represent Averages Of 4 Or 5 Quotations A Month; Thereafter, They Are Based On Daily Quotations. For 1946-1947 The Averages Have Been Derived From The Source (See Above) Showing Indexes To 1 Decimal Only; All Published Averages, However, Are Based On Indexes Carried To 2 Decimal Places. Source: Bls Tables (Unpublished): "Daily Spot Market Price Index, 1956 And Earlier, All Commodities" (December, 1962), And Similar Table Dated October, 1962, For 1957-September, 1962. Thereafter: "Daily Spot Market Price Indexes And Prices", Weekly Bls Release. Averages Are Also In Survey Of Current Business. This NBER data series m04195 appears on the NBER website in Chapter 4 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter04.html. NBER Indicator: m04195	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Index of Spot Market Prices of 22 Commodities for United States (M04195USM350NNBR)