Annual FRUS Production and Timeliness
Data
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Annual FRUS Production and Timeliness
Data
By
Joshua Botts
Office of the Historian, U.S. Department of State
Released Updated February 1, 2016
Annual FRUS Production and Timeliness Data
| Lag, All Volumes | Lag, Regular Volumes | ||||||
| Year | Volumes Released | Low | Average | High | Low | Average | High |
| 1861 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1862 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1863 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1864 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1865 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1866 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1867 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1868 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1869 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1870 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1871 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1872 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1873 | 4 | 0 | .5 | 1 | 0 | .5 | 1 |
| 1874 | 2 | 0 | .5 | 1 | 0 | .5 | 1 |
| 1875 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1876 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1877 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1878 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1879 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1880 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1881 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1882 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1883 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1884 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1885 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1886 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1887 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1888 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1889 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1890 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1891 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1892 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1893 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1894 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1895 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1896 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1897 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1898 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1899 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1900 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1901 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 2.5 | 3 |
| 1902 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1903 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1904 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1905 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1906 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1907 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1908 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1909 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1910 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 1911 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1912 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1913 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1914 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1915 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| 1916 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1917 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1918 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 1919 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 1920 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| 1921 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1922 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| 1923 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1924 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 1925 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 1926 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| 1927 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1928 | 2 | 13 | 13.5 | 14 | - | - | - |
| 1929 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 13 | - | - | - |
| 1930 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| 1931 | 2 | 13 | 13.5 | 14 | - | - | - |
| 1932 | 4 | 14 | 14.5 | 15 | - | - | - |
| 1933 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | - | - | - |
| 1934 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1935 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1936 | 4 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 |
| 1937 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | - | - | - |
| 1938 | 4 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 | 15 | 15.5 | 16 |
| 1939 | 3 | 15 | 16.3 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1940 | 3 | 15 | 16.7 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1941 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1942 | 6 | 14 | 17.5 | 23 | 14 | 14.8 | 15 |
| 1943 | 8 | 2 | 13.8 | 24 | 14 | 14.5 | 15 |
| 1944 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1945 | 4 | 15 | 17.8 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1946 | 8 | 15 | 22.5 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1947 | 4 | 15 | 24.8 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| 1948 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 1949 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| 1950 | 3 | 16 | 16.7 | 17 | 16 | 16.7 | 17 |
| 1951 | 3 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
| 1952 | 4 | 13 | 16.8 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
| 1953 | 4 | 17 | 17.8 | 18 | 17 | 17.8 | 18 |
| 1954 | 10 | 16 | 17.3 | 18 | 16 | 17.3 | 18 |
| 1955 | 7 | 10 | 15.4 | 17 | 15 | 16.3 | 17 |
| 1956 | 5 | 14 | 16.2 | 18 | 15 | 16.8 | 18 |
| 1957 | 2 | 17 | 17.5 | 18 | 17 | 17.5 | 18 |
| 1958 | 2 | 17 | 17.5 | 18 | 17 | 17.5 | 18 |
| 1959 | 3 | 18 | 18.3 | 19 | 18 | 18.3 | 19 |
| 1960 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
| 1961 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 |
| 1962 | 5 | 19 | 20.2 | 21 | 20 | 20.5 | 21 |
| 1963 | 5 | 20 | 20.8 | 22 | 20 | 20.8 | 22 |
| 1964 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| 1965 | 4 | 21 | 21.5 | 22 | 21 | 21.5 | 22 |
| 1966 | 2 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| 1967 | 6 | 22 | 22.5 | 23 | 22 | 22.5 | 23 |
| 1968 | 3 | 23 | 23.7 | 25 | 23 | 23.7 | 25 |
| 1969 | 8 | 23 | 23.5 | 24 | 23 | 23.5 | 24 |
| 1970 | 4 | 24 | 24.8 | 27 | 24 | 24.8 | 27 |
| 1971 | 1 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| 1972 | 12 | 24 | 25.4 | 28 | 24 | 25.4 | 28 |
| 1973 | 4 | 25 | 25.3 | 26 | 25 | 25.3 | 26 |
| 1974 | 5 | 25 | 25.6 | 26 | 25 | 25.6 | 26 |
| 1975 | 5 | 26 | 26.4 | 27 | 26 | 26.4 | 27 |
| 1976 | 7 | 26 | 26.9 | 28 | 26 | 26.9 | 28 |
| 1977 | 4 | 27 | 27.5 | 28 | 27 | 27.5 | 28 |
| 1978 | 4 | 27 | 27.8 | 29 | 27 | 27.8 | 29 |
| 1979 | 2 | 25 | 26.5 | 28 | 25 | 26.5 | 28 |
| 1980 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
| 1981 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 27 | 29 | 31 |
| 1982 | 5 | 28 | 29.8 | 31 | 28 | 29.8 | 31 |
| 1983 | 6 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 32 |
| 1984 | 9 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
| 1985 | 5 | 28 | 31.6 | 34 | 28 | 31.6 | 34 |
| 1986 | 8 | 26 | 30.1 | 32 | 26 | 30.1 | 32 |
| 1987 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 33 |
| 1988 | 3 | 27 | 30.7 | 34 | 31 | 32.5 | 34 |
| 1989 | 9 | 32 | 32.9 | 35 | 32 | 32.9 | 35 |
| 1990 | 7 | 28 | 32.4 | 34 | 33 | 33.2 | 34 |
| 1991 | 6 | 28 | 30.5 | 34 | 31 | 31.8 | 34 |
| 1992 | 10 | 28 | 32.5 | 35 | 32 | 33 | 35 |
| 1993 | 9 | 31 | 33.2 | 36 | 31 | 33.2 | 36 |
| 1994 | 8 | 31 | 31.8 | 34 | 31 | 31.8 | 34 |
| 1995 | 5 | 27 | 31.2 | 33 | 27 | 31.2 | 33 |
| 1996 | 13 | 28 | 33.4 | 46 | 28 | 32.3 | 36 |
| 1997 | 4 | 29 | 31.8 | 35 | 29 | 31.8 | 35 |
| 1998 | 4 | 30 | 31.8 | 35 | 30 | 31.8 | 35 |
| 1999 | 4 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| 2000 | 5 | 32 | 32.2 | 33 | 32 | 32.2 | 33 |
| 2001 | 4 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
| 2002 | 7 | 30 | 33.7 | 39 | 30 | 33.7 | 39 |
| 2003 | 3 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 31 | 32.5 | 34 |
| 2004 | 3 | 36 | 36.3 | 37 | 36 | 36.3 | 37 |
| 2005 | 6 | 33 | 33.7 | 37 | 33 | 33.7 | 37 |
| 2006 | 10 | 30 | 34.4 | 38 | 30 | 34.4 | 38 |
| 2007 | 6 | 31 | 35.8 | 52 | 31 | 32.6 | 35 |
| 2008 | 6 | 32 | 33.3 | 36 | 32 | 33.3 | 36 |
| 2009 | 3 | 33 | 34.3 | 37 | 33 | 34.3 | 37 |
| 2010 | 6 | 35 | 37.3 | 38 | 35 | 37.3 | 38 |
| 2011 | 7 | 35 | 37.3 | 40 | 35 | 37.3 | 40 |
| 2012 | 6 | 32 | 36 | 40 | 32 | 36 | 40 |
| 2013 | 7 | 33 | 35 | 45 | 33 | 33.3 | 35 |
| 2014 | 9 | 34 | 37.4 | 42 | 34 | 36.9 | 41 |
| 2015 | 10 | 31 | 37.7 | 43 | 31 | 37.7 | 43 |