National Bureau of Economic Research · 1996 · 320 citations · 0 references
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The NBER manufacturing productivity database covers 450 4‑digit manufacturing industries from 1958 to 1991, drawing data from official sources such as the Annual Survey of Manufactures and the Census of Manufactures, and includes industry‑level total factor productivity growth estimates. This paper provides technical documentation to accompany the NBER manufacturing productivity database. It discusses alternate methods of deflation and aggregation and their impact on TFP calculations.
This paper provides technical documentation to accompany the NBER manufacturing productivity (MP) database. The database contains information on 450 4-digit manufacturing industries for the period 1958 through 1991. The data are compiled from various official sources, most notably the Annual Survey of Manufactures and Census of Manufactures. Also provided are estimates of total factor productivity (TFP) growth for each industry. The paper further discusses alternate methods of deflation and aggregation and their impact on TFP calculations.