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Introduction a n d S u m m a r y
T h e Setting
T h e N a t u r e of Prices
T h e M a i n Findings

2. T h e E m e r g e n c e of " t h e " P r o b l e m of Industrial Prices

T h e Quality of the Price I n f o r m a t i o n

3. T h e Price D a t a : P r o c e d u r e s , Characteristics, a n d Limitations

T h e Period Covered
The Commodities Covered
T h e Price Sources
Other Price Sources

4. T h e N a t u r e of t h e Price Indexes
T h e U n i q u e Price
T h e Description of Price M o v e m e n t s
M e t h o d s of C o m p a r i s o n of Price Indexes
Price M o v e m e n t s by T y p e of Buyer

5. C o m p a r i s o n of Indexes for Individual C o m m o d i t i e s

Trend
Cyclical Behavior
Short-Run M o v e m e n t s

6. Indexes for C o m m o d i t y G r o u p s a n d for All C o m m o d i t i e s I n c l u d e d

Metals a n d P r o d u c t s
Fuel a n d Related P r o d u c t s
Rubber and Products
P a p e r , P u l p a n d Allied P r o d u c t s
 C h e m i c a l s a n d Allied P r o d u c t s
T h e Comprehensive Index

7. T h e Dispersion of P r i c e M o v e m e n t s '
T h e D e t e r m i n a n t s of Dispersion
P r i c e Behavior a n d Antitrust Cases

A p p e n d i x A . T r a n s c r i p t i o n a l E d i t i n g of R a w D a t a
A p p e n d i x B. T h e C o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e N B E R I n d e x N u m b e r s
A p p e n d i x C . Prices of Individual C o m m o d i t i e s a n d C o m m o d i t y
Groups
A p p e n d i x D . Prices in S p e c i l c Cycles
A p p e n d i x E . Antitrust Cases