[Economic Indicators February, 2002]
[Page Number 31]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS
After falling in February, stock prices rose in early March.
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Common stock prices \1\ Common stock yields
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New York Stock Exchange indexes (Dec. 31, 1965=50, except as Nasdaq ------------------------
Period noted) \2\ Dow Jones Standard & composite
--------------------------------------------------------------- industrial Poor's composite index (Feb. Dividend- Earnings-
average \4\ index (1941- 5, 1971=100) price ratio price
Composite Industrial Transportation Utility \3\ Finance 43=10) \5\ \6\ ratio
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1992...................................................... 229.01 284.62 201.09 198.91 179.26 3,284.29 415.74 599.26 2.99 4.22
1993...................................................... 249.58 299.99 242.49 228.90 216.42 3,522.06 451.41 715.16 2.78 4.46
1994...................................................... 254.12 315.25 247.29 209.06 209.73 3,793.77 460.42 751.65 2.82 5.83
1995...................................................... 291.15 367.34 269.41 220.30 238.45 4,493.76 541.72 925.19 2.56 6.09
1996...................................................... 358.17 453.98 327.33 249.77 303.89 5,742.89 670.50 1,164.96 2.19 5.24
1997...................................................... 456.54 574.52 414.60 283.82 424.48 7,441.15 873.43 1,469.49 1.77 4.57
1998...................................................... 550.26 681.57 468.69 378.12 516.35 8,625.52 1,085.50 1,794.91 1.49 3.46
1999...................................................... 619.16 774.78 491.60 473.73 530.86 10,464.88 1,327.33 2,728.15 1.25 3.17
2000...................................................... 643.66 810.63 413.60 477.65 553.13 10,734.90 1,427.22 3,783.67 1.15 3.63
2001...................................................... 605.07 748.26 443.59 377.30 595.61 10,189.13 1,194.18 2,035.00 1.32 ..........
2001:Feb.................................................. 648.05 799.38 482.26 424.53 626.41 10,774.57 1,305.75 2,449.57 1.22 ..........
Mar................................................. 603.44 744.21 452.36 395.34 583.38 10,081.32 1,185.85 1,986.66 1.33 3.92
Apr................................................. 607.06 747.48 455.22 400.49 587.88 10,234.52 1,189.84 1,933.93 1.32 ..........
May................................................. 644.44 798.94 477.21 414.69 618.74 11,004.96 1,270.37 2,181.13 1.23 ..........
June................................................ 630.86 782.73 458.60 382.98 622.17 10,767.20 1,238.71 2,112.05 1.27 3.00
July................................................ 613.36 756.04 469.80 374.11 614.54 10,444.50 1,204.45 2,033.98 1.30 ..........
Aug................................................. 604.52 748.65 458.39 357.76 605.59 10,314.68 1,178.51 1,929.71 1.34 ..........
Sept................................................ 544.39 672.89 382.68 339.72 538.01 9,042.56 1,044.64 1,573.31 1.48 2.72
Oct................................................. 556.04 688.35 371.56 341.51 553.16 9,220.75 1,076.59 1,656.43 1.45 ..........
Nov................................................. 575.30 715.98 410.05 330.78 577.85 9,721.82 1,129.68 1,870.06 1.38 ..........
Dec ................................................ 582.82 727.67 433.70 325.33 585.47 9,979.88 1,144.93 1,977.71 1.36 ..........
2002:Jan.................................................. 581.74 723.56 446.13 322.49 591.94 9,923.80 1,140.21 1,976.77 1.38 ..........
Feb................................................. 569.55 715.80 453.51 301.32 570.18 9,891.05 1,100.67 1,799.72 1.43 ..........
Week ended:
2002:Feb9................................................. 560.78 703.52 445.25 298.98 562.97 9,679.12 1,088.87 1,821.55 1.45 ..........
16.............................................. 573.43 719.53 451.19 302.90 577.80 9,928.64 1,111.72 1,837.72 1.41 ..........
23.............................................. 565.77 713.27 451.90 297.28 562.21 9,872.29 1,088.03 1,741.74 1.44 ..........
Mar2................................................ 580.03 730.58 470.98 305.11 577.15 10,172.71 1,113.44 1,764.57 1.42 ..........
9 ............................................. 599.92 750.59 497.46 318.57 606.67 10,538.48 1,156.92 1,885.46 1.36 ..........
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\1\ Average of daily closing
prices.
\2\ Includes all the stocks
(nearly 3,000) listed on the NYSE.
\3\ Dec. 31, 1965=100. Effective
April 27, 1993 the NYSE doubled the
value of the utility index to
facilitate trading of options and
futures on the index. All indexes
shown here reflect the doubling.
\4\ Includes 30 stocks.
\5\ Includes 500 stocks.
\6\ Includes over 4,000 stocks.
\7\ Standard & Poor's series.
Dividend-price ratios based on
Wednesday closing prices. Earnings-
price ratios based on prices at end
of quarter.
Sources: New York Stock
Exchange, Dow Jones & Company, Inc.,
Standard & Poor's, and the National
Association of Securities Dealers,
Inc.