Observations

Q4 1955: 336.9

Updated: Aug 17, 2012 1:50 PM CDT

Units:

Index 1947-1949=100,

Not Seasonally Adjusted

Frequency:

Quarterly

Notes

Title	Release Dates

Index of Orders of Railroad Equipment 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 1947-1949=100	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Frequency

Quarterly	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Seasonal Adjustment

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

Notes

Series Is Presented Here As Three Variables--(1)--Original Data, 1870-1926 (2)--Original Data, 1922-1942 (3)--Original Data, 1941-1955. Source: Data Were Computed By NBER From Seasonally Adjusted Data Of Orders For Passenger Cars, Freight Cars, And Locomotives Using Fixed Weights. For 1945-1951 Weights Were 16.1 For Passanger Cars, 36.7 For Locomotives, And 1 For Freights. Weights Were Derived From Interstate Commerce Commission Data On Value And Quantity Of New Equipment Installed For 1942-1955. This NBER data series q06090c appears on the NBER website in Chapter 6 at http://www.nber.org/databases/macrohistory/contents/chapter06.html. NBER Indicator: q06090c	2005-08-01	2005-08-01

Index of Orders of Railroad Equipment for United States (Q0690CUSQ349NNBR)