. Income in the United States, its amount and distribution, 1909-1919. osely. SIZE OF THE NATIONAL INCOME 15 Chart 3, showing the percentage change in theNational Income according to the two estimates,is based upon the average amount of the income Chart 2. PER CAPITA INCOME ACCORDING TO THE TWOESTIMATES. 1909-1919. Based upon Table 1. For elimination of the increase due to the rise of prices, seeChart 16. 6O0 ^^ / ^ J^f^ / ^ ^=-=^ comFj- y ^00002nn ^^UO 0- i909 1910 i9tl mz 1913 i9H i915 i9)6 1917 1918 i9J9 as shown by each of the estimates in the wholeperiod common to both, because that base
. Income in the United States, its amount and distribution, 1909-1919. osely. SIZE OF THE NATIONAL INCOME 15 Chart 3, showing the percentage change in theNational Income according to the two estimates,is based upon the average amount of the income Chart 2. PER CAPITA INCOME ACCORDING TO THE TWOESTIMATES. 1909-1919. Based upon Table 1. For elimination of the increase due to the rise of prices, seeChart 16. 6O0 ^^ / ^ J^f^ / ^ ^=-=^ comFj- y ^00002nn ^^UO 0- i909 1910 i9tl mz 1913 i9H i915 i9)6 1917 1918 i9J9 as shown by each of the estimates in the wholeperiod common to both, because that base affordsa fairer comparison than would percentages basedupon the results for any single year. 16 INCOME IN THE UNITED STATES Chart 3. RELATIVE FLUCTUATIONS IN THE NATIONAL IN-COME, ACCORDING TO THE TWO ESTIMATES. 1909-1919. Based upon Table 1. For elimination of the increase due to the rise of prices, seeChart 15. /80 /40 o Ol .tO(y niUTIYE mE OF THE NATIONAL INCOME IN i909-l919AVEKAGE FOR. i9IO-i9!8=^ BY -E5T1MATE BYSOUKCE or WCOME5 PRODUCTION. 1900 7? _ 1910 ran BIZ 7978fl4 .7879Bl«4 1914 /9/5 /9;6 /9/7 M90«3/34iSO .8290 Its Nt9 y66 U so 6a 1909 1910 i9lZ i9l2> i9i7 i9/a i919 II, ANALYSIS OF THE ESTIMATE BY SOURCES OFPRODUCTION The major parts entering into the Estimateby Sources of Production are presented in Table2. These parts and their subdivisions, shown indetail in Volume II, are determined quite as muchby the condition of the data as by the choice ofthe investigator. The statistics of agriculturalproduction come mainly from the Bureau of the SIZE OF THE NATIONAL INCO:\IE 17 Census and the Department of concerning mineral production are drawnmainly from the Geological Survey. Factory pro-duction is estimated on the basis of the quinquen-nial censuses of manufactures. All these sourcesare fairly satisfactory, though many ingeniousshifts must be resorted to in bridging the gapsbetween years for which substantially complet
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