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Book SynopsisTable of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*National Bureau of Economic Research 1963, pg. v*Relation of The Directors to The Work and Publications of The National Bureau of Economic Research, pg. vi*Contents, pg. vii*Tables, pg. ix*Appendix Tables, pg. x*Charts, pg. xvi*Acknowledgments, pg. xviii*Introduction, pg. 1*Chapter 1. Trends in Prices and Terms of Trade, pg. 8*Chapter 2. Trends in Values and Quantities, pg. 36*Chapter 3. NBER Indexes: Methods of Construction and Comparisons Among Them, pg. 79*Chapter 4. Characteristics of Basic Foreign Trade Data, pg. 91*Chapter 5. Sampling Characteristics and Accuracy of Index Numbers, pg. 110*Chapter 6. Comparison of NBER Indexes with Others, pg. 128*Appendix A. Indexes and Values for Total Exports and Imports and Major Classes, 1879-1960, pg. 141*Appendix B. Indexes and Values for Intermediate Classes, 1879 - 1923, pg. 226*Appendix C. Indexes and Values for Minor Classes, 1879 - 1923, and Description of Composition and Sources of Data, pg. 248*Appendix D Construction of Quarterly Interpolating Series for U.S. Department of Commerce Annual Import Price Indexes, pg. 365*Appendix E. Data on Variability, Sampling Error, and Coverage, pg. 378*Appendix F. Adjustments for Changes in the U.S. Customs Area, pg. 402*Appendix G. Source Notes and Underlying Data for Charts and Tables, pg. 413*Appendix H. Indexes of Terms of Trade and Other Price Ratios, pg. 442*Author Index, pg. 477
