[Economic Indicators April, 2008]
[Page Number 31]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]
COMMON STOCK PRICES AND YIELDS
Stock prices rose in April.
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Common stock prices \1\ Common stock yields
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New York Stock Exchange indexes \2\ \3\ Nasdaq ------------------------
Period (December 31, 2002=5,000) Dow Jones Standard & composite
--------------------------------------------- industrial Poor's composite index (Feb. Dividend- Earnings-
Health average \4\ index (1941- 5, 1971=100) price ratio price
Composite Financial Energy Care 43=10) \5\ \6\ ratio
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1998................................ 5,818.26 ......... .......... ......... 8,625.52 1,085.50 1,794.91 1.49 3.46
1999................................ 6,546.81 ......... .......... ......... 10,464.88 1,327.33 2,728.15 1.25 3.17
2000................................ 6,805.89 ......... .......... ......... 10,734.90 1,427.22 3,783.67 1.15 3.63
2001................................ 6,397.85 ......... .......... ......... 10,189.13 1,194.18 2,035.00 1.32 2.95
2002................................ 5,578.89 ......... .......... ......... 9,226.43 993.94 1,539.73 1.61 2.92
2003................................ 5,447.46 5,583.00 5,273.90 5,288.67 8,993.59 965.23 1,647.17 1.77 3.84
2004................................ 6,612.62 6,822.18 6,952.36 5,924.80 10,317.39 1,130.65 1,986.53 1.72 4.89
2005................................ 7,349.00 7,383.70 9,377.84 6,283.96 10,547.67 1,207.23 2,099.32 1.83 5.36
2006................................ 8,357.99 8,654.40 11,206.94 6,685.06 11,408.67 1,310.46 2,263.41 1.87 5.78
2007................................ 9,648.82 9,321.39 13,339.99 7,191.79 13,169.98 1,477.19 2,578.47 1.86 5.29
2007:Apr............................ 9,555.98 9,658.88 12,441.16 7,332.01 12,754.80 1,463.65 2,499.57 1.84 ..........
May........................... 9,822.99 9,864.01 13,031.00 7,474.48 13,407.76 1,511.14 2,562.14 1.81 ..........
June.......................... 9,896.98 9,754.29 13,639.81 7,268.42 13,480.21 1,514.49 2,595.40 1.81 5.65
July.......................... 9,985.42 9,543.66 14,318.49 7,210.07 13,677.89 1,520.70 2,655.08 1.80 ..........
Aug........................... 9,440.44 8,963.67 13,250.28 6,957.87 13,239.71 1,454.62 2,539.50 1.92 ..........
Sept.......................... 9,777.59 9,060.63 14,300.99 7,138.20 13,557.69 1,497.12 2,634.47 1.88 5.15
Oct........................... 10,159.33 9,390.30 14,976.30 7,231.60 13,901.28 1,539.66 2,780.42 1.84 ..........
Nov........................... 9,741.15 8,522.71 14,622.23 7,127.40 13,200.58 1,463.39 2,662.80 1.95 ..........
Dec........................... 9,807.36 8,447.99 14,956.77 7,306.60 13,406.99 1,479.23 2,661.55 1.93 4.51
2008:Jan ........................... 9,165.10 7,776.77 14,222.14 7,068.98 12,538.12 1,378.76 2,418.09 2.06 ..........
Feb........................... 9,041.52 7,577.54 13,931.92 6,674.75 12,419.57 1,354.87 2,325.83 2.10 ..........
Mar........................... 8,776.21 7,155.51 14,000.91 6,318.44 12,193.88 1,316.94 2,254.82 2.17 p 4.55
Apr .......................... 9,174.10 7,579.73 15,159.35 6,381.98 12,656.63 1,370.47 2,368.10 2.09 ..........
Week ended:
2008: Apr 5....................... 9,057.68 7,587.85 14,264.37 6,391.02 12,551.71 1,360.02 2,347.51 2.10 ..........
12....................... 9,088.63 7,500.65 14,728.97 6,410.15 12,524.71 1,357.19 2,335.53 2.12 ..........
19....................... 9,117.77 7,453.79 15,335.09 6,317.96 12,550.73 1,356.67 2,331.35 2.09 ..........
26....................... 9,274.42 7,599.69 15,761.56 6,369.38 12,809.86 1,386.14 2,408.41 2.06 ..........
May 3......................... 9,356.27 7,840.01 15,611.06 6,436.78 12,918.40 1,399.23 2,444.20 2.07 ..........
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\1\ Average of daily closing
prices.
\2\ Includes all the stocks
(nearly 3,000) listed on the NYSE.
\3\ Effective January 9, 2003,
the NYSE relaunched the composite
index with changes in methodology,
definitions, and based on Dec. 31,
2002=5,000. Effective January 8,
2004 new indexes for Financial,
Energy, and Health Care were
introduced by the NYSE. Previous
indexes shown for Industrial,
Transportation, Utility, and Finance
were discontinued.
\4\ Includes 30 stocks.
\5\ Includes 500 stocks.
\6\ Includes over 5,000 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 Nasdaq Stock
Market.