Doris Preston

Robert E. Lipsey

English

Research Papers in Economics

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Volume Title: Source Book of Statistics Relating to Construction
Volume Author/Editor: Robert E. Lipsey and Doris Preston
Volume Publisher: UMI
Volume ISBN: 0-87014-082-5
Volume URL: http://www.nber.org/books/lips66-1
Publication Date: 1966
Chapter Title: LIST OF SERIES
Chapter Author: Robert E. Lipsey, Doris Preston
Chapter URL: http://www.nber.org/chapters/c1589
Chapter pages in book: (p. 1 - 12)I
LIST OF SERIESMonthly
or
Annual Quarterly
Description Data Data
A. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS
Dodge Construction Contract Series, Monthly
General Description 229
Individual Series:
AlTotal Construction, New England States, Value,
1901—1918 232 15 55
A2* Total Construction, Value, 1910—1963 232 15 56
A3* Total Private Construction, Value, 1919—1963 232 15 59
A4* Public Construction, Value, 1919—1963 232 15 62
A5* Total Building Excluding Public Works and Util-
ides, Value, 1919—1963 233 15 65
A6Total Building Excluding Public Works and Util-
ities, Floor Space, 1919—1963 233 20 67
A7* Total Residential Buildings, Value, 1915—1963 233 15 70
ASTotal Residential Buildings, Floor Space, 1919—1963 233 20 73
A9 One- and Two-Family Dwellings, Value, 1919—1963 233 15 75
AlO Apartment Houses, Value, 1919—1963 233 15 78
AllHotels, Value, 1919—1962 234 15 81
A12* Total Nonresidential Buildings, Value, 1919—1963 234 17 84
A13Total Nonresidential Buildings, Floor Space, 1919—
1963 234 20 86
Al4* Total Commercial and Industrial Buildings, Value,
1919—1963 234 17 88
Al5Total Commercial and Industrial Buildings, Floor
Space,1919—1963 234 20 90
A16* Commercial Buildings, Value, 1919—1963 235 17 93
Al7Commercial Buildings, Floor Space, 1919—1963 235 20 95
A18* Industrial Buildings, Value, 1919—1963 235 17 98
A19Industrial Buildings, Floor Space, 1919—1963 235 20 100
A20* Total Public and Institutional Buildings, Value,
1919—1963 235 17 103
A21Total Public and Institutional Buildings, Floor
Space,1919—1963 235 20 105
A22Public Buildings, Value, 1919—1963 235 17 108
A23Public Buildings, Floor Space, 1919—1963 235 20 110
A24Institutional Buildings, Value, 1919—1963 236 17 113
A25Public Works and Utilities, Value, 1919—1963 236 18 115
A26Public Works, Value, 1919—1956 236 18 118
*Forcyclical measures, see Section IV.4 LIST OF SERIES
Monthly
or
Annual Quarterly
Description Data Data
A27Streets, Roads, and Bridges, Value, 1919—1963 236 18 120
A28* Public Utilities, Value, 1919—1956 237 18 122
A29Public Works and Utilities Under Private Owner-
ship, Value,1932—1963 237 19 124
A30*Public Works and Utilities Under Public Owner-
ship, Value, 1932—1963 237 19 125
A31Residential Buildings, Number of Dwelling Units
Provided, 1947—1963 237 20 127
Engineering Construction Contracts, Engineering News-Record, Monthly
General Description 238
Individual Series:
A32Total Construction, Value, 1913—1962 238 21 128
A33Total Building, Value, 1913—1962 238 21 130
A34Construction Other Than Building, Value, 1913—
1962 239 21 132
A35Industrial Buildings, Value, 1913—1962 239 21 134
A36Federal Construction, Value, 1913—1962 239 21 136
Portland Cement Association, Annual
A37Concrete Pavement Contract Awards for Roads,
Streets, and Alleys, Yardage, 1919—1963 239 21
B. BUILDING PERMITS AND HOUSING STARTS
Long's Indexes of Building Permit Activity, Annual and Monthly
GeneralDescription 240
IndividualSeries:
B1* Index of Value, Total Building, Annual, 1868—1939,
Monthly, 1882—1917 241 23 138
B2Index of Value, Total New Building, Annual, 1868—
1935 241 23
B3Index ofValue, Total Residential Building, Annual,
1868—1936 241 26
B4Index of Value, Total Nonresidential Building,
Annual,1868—1936 241 26
B5Index of Number, Total New Buildings, Annual,
1856—1935 241 23
B6Index of Number, Total Residential Buildings,
Annual, 1856—1936 241 26
*Forcyclical measures, see Section IV.LIST OF SERIES 5
Monthly
or
AnnualQuarterly
Description Data Data
B7Index of Number, Total Nonresidential Buildings,
Annual, 1856—1936 242 26
B8Index of Value, Public Building, Annual, 1868—1935 242 26
B9Index of Value, Total New Building, Adjusted by
Colean and Newcomb, Annual, 1868—1935 242 23
Building Permits, BLS-Census, Monthly
General Description 242
Individual Series:
BlOTotal Building Authorized by Building Permits,
Value, 1942—1963 244 25 140
BliNew Nonresidential Building Authorized by Build-
ing Permits, Value, 1942—1963 244 27 141
Bl2 Number of New Private Housing Units Authorized
by Building Permits, 1939—1963 244 27 143
B13Value of New Private Housing Units Authorized
by Building Permits, 1942—1963 245 27 145
Housing Starts, Blank-BLS-Census, Annual and Monthly
GeneralDescription 245
IndividualSeries:
B14* Number of New Private Nonfarm Housing Units
Started, Total, Annual, 1889—1963; Monthly, 1939—
1963 247 26 147
B15Number of New Private Nonfarm Housing Units
Started, One-Family, Annual, 1900—1963; Monthly,
1940—1963 248 26 148
B16 Number of New Private Nonfarm Housing Units
Started,Two-Family, Annual, 1900—1963; Monthly,
1940—1963 248 26 150
B17 Number of New Private Nonfarm Housing Units
Started, Three-Family and Over, Annual, 1900—1963;
Monthly, 1940—1963 248 26 151
Other Series on Building Permits, Annual and Monthly
B18Value of Plans for New Buildings, Manhattan,
Monthly,1868—1940 248 23 153
B19*Value of Building Permits, Monthly, 20Cities,
son,1903—1922; 120 Cities, Dun and Bradstreet,
1911—September 1960 248 24 156
For cyclical measures, see Section IV.6 LIST OF SERIES
Monthly
or
Annual Quarterly
Description Data Data
B20Value of Building Permits Per Capita, Current
Dollars, Riggleman, Annual, 1830—1933 249 23
B21Value of Building Permits Per Capita, Constant
Dollars, as Per Cent of Trend, Riggleman, Annual,
1830—1933 249 23
B22Index of Value of BuildingPermits, Riggleman
Adjusted by Isard, Annual, 1830—1933 250 23
C. CONSTRUCTION EXPENDITURES AND
RELATED MEASURES
Gross and Net Construction Expenditures,
Kuznets, Annual
General Description 251
Individual Series:
ClGross Total Construction, Including Oil and Gas
Well Drilling, Current Dollars, 1889—1955 251 29
C2Gross Total Construction, Including Oil and Gas
Well Drilling, 1929 Dollars, 1889—1955 251 29
C3Gross Private Nonfarm Residential Construction,
Current Dollars, 1889—1955 252 35
C4Gross Private Nonfarm Residential Construction,
1929Dollars, 1889—1955 252 35
C5Gross Private Construction, Excluding Nonfarm
Residential, Current Dollars, 1889—1955 252 31
C6Gross Private Construction, Excluding Nonf arm
Residential, 1929 Dollars, 1889—1955 252 31
C7Gross Public Construction, Excluding Military, Cur-
rent Dollars, 1889—1955 253 39
C8Gross Public Construction, Excluding Military, 1929
Dollars, 1889—1955 253 39
C9Net Total Construction, Including Oil and Gas Well
Drilling, Current Dollars, 1889—1955 253 29
ClO Net Total Construction, Including Oil and Gas Well
Drilling, 1929 Dollars, 1889—1955 253 29
CliNet Nonf arm Residential Construction, Current
Dollars, 1889—1955 253 35
C12Net Nonfarm Residential Construction, 1929 Dollars,
1889—1955 254 35
C13Net Private Construction, Excluding Nonfarm Resi-
dential, Current Dollars, 1889—1955 254 31LIST OF SERIES 7
Monthly
or
Annual Quarterly
Description Data Data
C14Net Private Construction, Excluding Nonfarm Resi-
dential, 1929 Dollars, 1889—1955 254 31
C15NetPublicConstruction,ExcludingMilitary,
Current Dollars, 1889—1955 254 39
C16Net Public Construction, Excluding Military, 1929
Dollars, 1889—1955 254 39
Cl7Net Military Construction, Current Dollars, 1914—
1955 254 43
C18Net Military Construction, 1929 Dollars, 1914—1955 254 43
Cl9Gross State and Local Government Construction, -
CurrentDollars, 1902—1915 255 39
C20Gross State and Local Government Highway Con-
struction, Current Dollars, 1902—1915 255 39
Value of New Construction Put in Place, BLS-Commerce
Department, Annual and Monthly
General Description 256
Individual Series:
C2 *TotalNew Construction, Current Dollars, Annual,
1915—1963;Monthly, 1939—1963 259 30 159
C22Total New Construction, Constant Dollars, Annual,
1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 259 30 161
C23* Private Construction, CurrentDollars, Annual, 1915—
1963;Monthly, 1939—1963 259 31 162
C24PrivateConstruction,Constant Dollars, Annual,
1915—1963;Monthly, 1939—1963 259 31 163
C25* Private Nonfarm Residential Buildings, Current
Dollars,Annual, 1915—1963;Monthly, 1939—1963 259 35 164
C26Private Nonfarm Residential Buildings, Constant
Dollars, Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 259 35 166
C27Private Nonfarm New Housing Units,Current
Dollars, Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 260 35 167
C28Private Nonfarm New Housing Units, Constant
Dollars, Monthly, 1946—1963 260 36 168
C29Private Nonfarm Housekeeping Residential Build-
ings, Current Dollars, Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly,
1939—1963 260 35 169
C30Private Nonfarm Housekeeping Residential Build-
ings, Constant Dollars, Monthly, 1946—1963 260 36 170
*Forcyclical measures, see Section IV.8 LIST OF SERIES
Monthly
or
AnnualQuarterly
Description Data Data
C31Private Nonfarm Residential Additions and Altera-
tions, Current Dollars, Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly,
1939—1963 261 37 171
C32Private NonfarmResidential Additions and Altera-
tions, Constant Dollars, Monthly, 1946—1963 261 38 172
C33* Private Nonfarm Nonresidential Buildings, Current
Dollars, Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 261 33 173
C34Private Nonf arm Nonresidential Buildings, Constant
Dollars, Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 261 33 174
C35* PrivateIndustrialBuildings,CurrentDollars,
Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 262 33 175
C36PrivateIndustrialBuildings,ConstantDollars,
Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 262 33 176
C37* Commercial Buildings, Current Dollars, Annual,
1920—1963;Monthly, 1939—1963 262 33 177
C38Commercial Buildings, Constant Dollars, Annual,
1920—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 262 33 178
C39Other Private Nonfarm Nonresidential Buildings,
Current Dollars, Annual, 1920—1963; Monthly, 1939—
1963 263 33 179
C40Other Private Nonfarm Nonresidential Buildings,
Constant Dollars, Annual,1920—1963;Monthly,
1939—1963 263 33 180
C41Private Farm Construction, Current Dollars, Annual,
1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 263 33 181
C42PrivateFarmConstruction,ConstantDollars,
Annual,1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 263 33 183
C43Private Public Utility Construction, Current Dollars,
Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 264 45 184
C44PrivatePublicUtilityConstruction,Constant
Dollars, Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 264 45 186
C45* Nonfarm Building Construction, Current Dollars,
Annual, 1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 266 31 187
C46 Nonfarm Building Construction, Constant Dollars,
Annual,1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 266 31 188
C47* Commercial, Industrial, and Public Utility Construc-
tion,Current Dollars, Annual, 1920—1963; Monthly,
1939—1963 266 32 189
C48Commercial, Industrial, and Public Utility Con-
struction,Constant Dollars, Annual,1920—1963;
Monthly,1939—1963 266 32 190
*Forcyclical measures, see Section IV.LIST OF SERIES 9
Monthly
or
Annual Quarterly
Description Data Data
C49* Public Construction, Current Dollars, Annual, 1915—
1963;Monthly, 1939—1963 266 39 191
C50PublicConstruction,ConstantDollars,Annual,
1915—1963; Monthly, 1939—1963 266 39 192
C51Highway Construction, Current Dollars, Annual,
1915—1963;Monthly, 1939—1963 267 39 193
C52 Highway Construction, ConstantDollars, Annual,
1915—1963;Monthly, 1939—1963 267 39 194
C53Public Construction,Federally Owned, Annual,
1915—1963 268 43
C54Public Construction,State and Locally Owned,
Annual, 1915—1963 268 39
C55Military Facilities, Current Dollars, Annual, 1915—
1962 268 43
C56Military Facilities, Constant Dollars, Annual, 1915—
1962 268 43
C57Federal Nonmilitary Construction, Annual, 1915—
1962 269 43
Miscellaneous Estimates of Residential Construction,
Annual
C58Expenditures for NewPrivate Nonfarm Housekeep-
ing Units, Blank, Current Dollars, 1889—1921 269 35
C59Expenditures for New Private Nonfãrm Housekeep-
ing Units, Blank, 1929 Dollars, 1889—1946 269 35
C60EstimatedProductionofNonfarmResidential
Housekeeping Units, Gottlieb, 270 34
C6lExpenditures for Additions and Alterations, One-
toFour-Family Nonfarm Dwellings,Goldsmith,
Current Dollars, 1867—1914 271 36
C62Expenditures for Additions and Alterations, One-
to Four-Family Nonf arm Dwellings, Goldsmith, 1929
Dollars, 1897—1914 271 37
C63Expenditures for Additions and Alterations, House-
keeping Units, Grebler, Blank, and Winnick, Current
Dollars, 1889—1953 271 37
C64Expenditures for Additions and Alterations, House-
keeping Units, Grebler, Blank, and Winnick, 1929
Dollars, 1889—1953 271 37
For cyclical measures, see Section IV.10 LIST OF SERIES
Monthly
or
Annual Quarterly
Description Data Data
Investment in Structures, Including Oil and Gas
Well Drilling, Annual and Quarterly
C65Total New Construction and Oil and Gas Well
Drilling, BLS-Commerce, Annual, 1939—1963 272 30
Total Private, Barger and Klein, Quarterly, 1921—
1939; and OBE, Annual, 1929—1963; Quarterly, 1939—
1963 272 32 195
C67Total Private, Excluding Residential Nonfarm, OBE,
Annual, 1929—1963; Quarterly, 1939—1963 272 32 196
Abramovitz Indexes of Urban Building and
Public Utilities Construction, Annual
General Description 273
Individual Series:
C68Index of Value in Current Dollars, 1870—1918 274 29
C69Index of Value in Constant Dollars, 1870—1918 274 29
C70Index of Physical Volume, 1856—1918 275 29
Federal Construction Expenditures, F WA-Treasury,
Annual
C71Total Public Works, 1791—1939 275 41
C72Public Buildings, 1791—1919 276 41
C73Military and Naval, 1791—1919 276 41
C74Rivers and Harbors, 1822—1919 276 41
C75Federal Nonmilitary, 1791—1919 276 41
Transportation and Public Utilities, Annual
C76Miles of Railroad Built, Census-Railway Age, 1830—
1952 277 45
C77Increases in Railroad Track Mileage Operated, ICC,
1877—1963 277 45
C78Capital Expenditures for Additions and Better-
ments, Roadway and Structures, Class I Railroads,
ICC, 1921—1963 278 46
C79Increase in Wire Mileage of Western Union Tele-
graph Company, 1867—1962 278 45
C80IncreaseinTelephone WireMileage, AT&T-
Census, 1881—1963 278 45
For cyclical measures, see Section IV.LIST OF SERIES 11
Monthly
or
Annual Quarterly
Description Data Data
Shipbuilding, Annual
C81Merchant VesselsBuilt and Documented, Gross
Tonnage, 1797—1962 279 47
C82Ships and Boats Built for Domestic Consumption,
Current Dollars, Shaw, 1889—1937 279 47
C83Ships and Boats Built for Domestic Consumption,
1913 Dollars, Shaw, 1889—1937 279 47
Oil and Gas Well Drilling, Annual
C84Expenditures for Petroleum and Natural Gas Well
Drilling,CurrentDollars,Kuzne ts,1889—1928;
Commerce Department, 1929—1963 280 47
C85Expenditures for Petroleum and Natural Gas Well
Constant Dollars,Kuznets,1889—1945;
Commerce Department, 1946—1963 280 47
Private Investment in Manufacturing
Structures, Commerce, Annual
C86Private Purchases of Structures for Manufacturing
Establishments, Current Dollars, 1929—1962 281 47
C87Private Purchases of Structures for Manufacturing
Establishments, Constant Dollars, 1929—1962 281 47
D. CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS
DlManufacturers' New Orders of Construction Mate-
rials, Supplies, and Intermediate Products, Census,
Monthly, 1953—1963 282 50 197
D2Manufacturers' Shipments of Construction Mate-
rials, Supplies, and Intermediate Products, Census,
Monthly, 1953—1963 282 52 198
D3 Index of Shipments of Construction Materials, Fed-
eral Employment Stabilization Board, Monthly,
1925—May 1942 282 49 199
D4*Index of Output of Construction Materials, BDSA,
Monthly, 1947—1963 283 50 200
*Forcyclical measures, see Section IV.12 LIST OF SERIES
Monthly
or
Annual Quarterly
Description Data Data
D5* Index of Production of Construction Materials,
Federal Reserve Board, Monthly, 1947—1963 283 50 201
D6 Output of Construction Materials Destined for
Domestic Consumption, Current Dollars, Shaw,
Annual, 1889—1939 284 51
D7 Output of Construction Materials Destined for
Domestic Consumption, 1913 Dollars, Shaw, Annual,
1889—1939 284 51
D8* New Orders of Rails,Partington-Railway Age,
Quarterly, 1870—1950 285 49 202
D9* New Orders of Oak Flooring, Monthly, 1912—1963 286 49 206
D10Shipments of Oak Flooring, Monthly, 1912—1963 286 51 208
DliProduction of Oak Flooring, Monthly, 1912—1963 286 51 210
P12 New Orders of Southern Pine Lumber, Monthly,
1916—1963 286 49 212
D13* New Orders of Fabricated Structural Steel, Monthly,
1909—1963 286 49 214
D14*Index of Lumber Production,FederalReserve
Board, Monthly, 1919—1963 287 49 217
D15* Index of Production of Clay, Glass, and Stone Prod-
ucts, Federal Reserve Board, Monthly, 1919—1968 287 49 219
Dl6Rail Consumption, American Iron and Steel Insti-
tute, Annual, 1849—1961 288 51
D17Portland Cement Production, Monthly, 1911—1963 288 51 221
D18Portland Cement Shipments, Monthly, 1911—1963 288 51 223
D19 Asphalt Production, Monthly, 1917—1963 288 51 225
*Forcyclical measures, see Section IV.

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