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1 New Estimates of the Canadian Money Stock: 1871-1967 Matrix m0001  
 

Authors: Metcalf, Cherie, Redish, Angela and Shearer, Ronald A., Department of Economics, University of British Columbia
Data Type: Time series
Frequency of Data: Monthly, July, 1871 - Dec., 1997
Brief Description: Three main measures: M0, M1 & M2 & sixteen components
Keywords: Canada, money, banks, deposits, gold
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrixm m0001

   
     
2 British-Owned Companies (Direct Investment) in Canada, 1890-1914 Matrix m0004  
 

Authors: Paterson, Donald G., Department of Economics, University of British Columbia
Data Type: Time series & individual company records
Frequency of Data: Annual
Brief Description: Estimates of direct investment in aggregate and by sector, flows and stocks. Records of new British-owned companies in Canada
Keywords: Canada, Britain, direct investment, companies, mining, shares, bonds
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0004

   
     
3 United States Census of Manufacturing, 1850 - 1919 Matrix m0005  
 

Authors: Cain, Louis P. and Paterson, Donald G.Department of Economics, Loyola University of Chicago and University of British Columbia
Data Type: Time series, cross-section
Frequency of Data:Annual for census intervals
Brief Description: Recompiled census data of US manufacturing output and factor use for 19 sectors
Keywords: Unites States, census, manufacturing, output, capital, labor, materials, shares
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0005

    
       
4 Mining Industry of British Columbia to 1945 Matrix m0006  
 

Authors: Project
Data Type: Time series for various periods; some series begin in 1845
Frequency of Data: Various
Brief Description: Detailed data of the mining industry and its sectors; coverage varies
Keywords: British Columbia, mining, shipments, output, labour, gold, silver, coal
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0006

   
       
5 Macroeconomic / Business Cycle Indicators, Canada, c. 1900 – c.1971 Matrix m0010  
 

Authors: Rosenbluth, Gideon, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia
Data Type: Time series.n
Frequency of Data: Most are monthly, some quarterly
Brief Description: Macroeconomic & business cycle indicators for Canada..
Keywords: Canada, business cycles, shipments, bank clearings, transport, productivity, stock prices.
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0010

   
       
6 Stock Market Price Indices, Canada (Toronto), 1900 – 1968 Matrix m0011  
 

Authors: Rosenbluth, Gideon, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia
Data Type: Time series.
Frequency of Data: Monthly
Brief Description: 1. Aggregate and industry group stock market price indices (Toronto), 1900 - 1913;2. Aggregate stock market price index (Toronto), Jan. 1900 - June 1968.
Keywords: Canada, TSE, Toronto, stock prices, financial, indices
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0011

    
       
7 Price Indices (Inter-urban) and Nominal Wages by City, Canada, 1900 - 1950 Matrix m0015  
 

Authors: Herb Emery, Department of Economics, University of Calgary
Data Type: Time series for major cties
Frequency of Data: Yearly
Brief Description: 1. Price indices and nominal wages for major Canadian cities
Keywords: Canada, cost-of-living, prices, wages, cities
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0015

    
       
8 Wholesale Price Index, Canada, 1840 - 1871 Matrix m0016
 

Authors: Donald G. Paterson & Ronald A. Shearer, Department of Economics, University of British Columbia
Data Type: Time seriesFrequency of Data:Monthly
Brief Description: Price indices for major commodity groups
Keywords: Canada, Montreal, prices, indices, agriculture, timber, Warren-Pearson
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0016

  
   
9 Scarborough Township Farm Sample, Ontario, 1871 Matrix m0020  
 

Authors: Project
Data Type: Cross section from township
Frequency of Data: Random selection of 155 farms
Brief Description: Responses in the manuscript reports, Census of Canada, 1871
Keywords: Canada, Scarborough, township, demographic, farm, age, acreage, wheat, census
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0020

    
       
10 Pacific Northwest Coast Fishery, Canada, c.1875 - 1956 Matrix m0030  
 

Authors: Project
Data Type: Time series
Frequency of Data: Annual
Brief Description: Fishery statistics, mainly from British Columbia by district
Keywords: Canada, British Columbia, salmon, canneries,output, fishing, employment
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0030

    
 

   
11 Forest Products in British Columbia, c. 1908 - c. 1871 Matrix m0040
 

Authors: Project
Data Type: Time series
Frequency of Data: Annual
Brief Description: Timber, lumber and pulp and paper output series for BC.
Keywords: Canada, British Columbia, timber, lumber, pulp and paper, regions, output
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0040

   
       
12 Probate Records of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, 1808 - 1922 Matrix m0050  
 

Authors: Peter Ward, Department of History, University of British Columbia
Data Type: Individual records with asset disposition and heirs
Frequency of Data: occasional
Brief Description: Sample of 196 probated wills from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, 1808 - 1922
Keywords: Canada, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg, wills, probae, heirs, assets
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0050

   
       
13 Poll-Tax Records of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, 1791 - 1795 Matrix m0051  
 

Authors: Peter Ward, Department of History, University of British Columbia
Data Type: Individual records with poll-tax paid
Frequency of Data: occasional
Brief Description: Population of 945 poll-tax payments from Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, 1791-1795
Keywords: Canada, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg, tax
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0051

   
       
14 Probate Records of Wentworth County, Ontario, 1872, 1882 & 1892 Matrix m0060  
 

Authors: Livio di Matteo, Department of Economics, Lakehead Univesity
Data Type: Indicidual records with asset disposition and heirs
Frequency of Data: occasional
Brief Description: Sample of 283 probated wills from Wentworth County, Ontario, 1872, 1882 & 1892
Keywords: Canada, Ontario, Wentworth County, wills, probate, heirs, assets
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0051

 
     
15 Price of Metals, United States (New York), Annual, 1887 - 1945 Matrix m0200  
 

Authors: Project
Data Type: Time Series
Frequency of Data: Annual, 1887 - 1945
Brief Description: Annual prices of copper, silver, lead & zinc in New York
Keywords: prices, USA, New York, copper, silver, lead, zinc
Detailed Description & Data Location: Matrix m0200