Common stock prices 1. New York Stock Exchange indexes (Dec. 31,1965=50)2. Transportation. Utility 3. Finance

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2 00 TABLE B 9. Common stock prices and yields, New York Stock Exchange es (Dec., 9=0) =0) (Feb. 97= 00) (S&P) (percent) , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,. 87., ,.,08.0, ,.88,7., : Jan ,.8,8.77, Feb ,.9,.8, Mar ,7.,8., Apr ,.0,.7, May ,8.87,.07, June ,70.0,., July ,0.,80.99, Aug ,9.7,7.9,..... Sept ,7.0,8.7, Oct ,9.88,00.0, Nov ,809.80,9.00, Dec ,.,8.8, : Jan ,8.,.9, Feb ,.9,88.87, Mar ,8.9,., Apr ,9.,., May ,80.7,8.8, June ,8.9,.9, July ,.9,7.00, Aug ,0.,8., Sept ,97.87,8.0, Oct ,0.9,90., Nov ,.0,7.0, Averages of daily closing prices, except NYSE data through May 9 are averages of weekly closing prices. Includes stocks as follows: for NYSE, all stocks listed (more than,00); for average, 0 stocks; for S&P, 00 stocks; and for, over,000. Effective April 99, the NYSE doubled the value of the utility to facilitate trading of options and futures on the. Annual es prior to 99 reflect the doubling. Based on 00 stocks in the S&P. Quarterly data are ratio of earnings (after taxes) for quarters ending with particular quarter to price for last day of that quarter. Sources: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Jones & Co., Inc., (S&P), and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. 8

3 00 TABLE B 9. Common stock prices and yields, New York Stock Exchange es (Dec., 9=0) =0) (Feb., 97= 00) (S&P) (percent) , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,. 87., ,.,08.0, ,.88,7., ,7.90,7., ,89.,9.8, : Jan ,8.,.9, Feb ,.9,88.87, Mar ,8.9,., Apr ,9.,., May ,80.7,8.8, June ,8.9,.9, July ,.9,7.00, Aug ,0.,8., Sept ,97.87,8.0, Oct ,0.9,90., Nov ,.0,7.0, Dec ,.,0.9, : Jan ,8.7,., Feb ,77.7,0.7, Mar ,08.,8.8, Apr ,.,89.8, May ,00.9,70.7, June ,77.0,8.7, July ,.0,0., Aug ,.8,78., Sept ,0.,0., Oct ,0.7,07.9,..... Nov ,7.8,9.8, Dec ,979.88,.9, Averages of daily closing prices, except NYSE data through May 9 are averages of weekly closing prices. Includes stocks as follows: for NYSE, all stocks listed (nearly,000); for average, 0 stocks; for S&P, 00 stocks; and for, over,000. Effective April 99, the NYSE doubled the value of the utility to facilitate trading of options and futures on the. Annual es prior to 99 reflect the doubling. Based on 00 stocks in the S&P. Quarterly data are ratio of earnings (after taxes) for quarters ending with particular quarter to price for last day of that quarter. Sources: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Jones & Co., Inc., (S&P), and the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

4 00 TABLE B 9. Common stock prices and yields, 9 00 New York Stock Exchange es (Dec., 9=0) =0) (Feb., 97= 00) (S&P) (percent) , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,. 87., ,.,08.0, ,.88,7., ,7.90,7., ,89.,9.8, ,. 99.9, : Jan ,8.7,., Feb ,77.7,0.7, Mar ,08.,8.8, Apr ,.,89.8, May ,00.9,70.7, June ,77.0,8.7, July ,.0,0., Aug ,.8,78., Sept ,0.,0., Oct ,0.7,07.9,..... Nov ,7.8,9.8, Dec ,979.88,.9, : Jan ,9.80,0., Feb ,89.0,00.7, Mar ,00.9,.79, Apr ,.8,.0, May ,080.8,079.7, June ,9.,0.0, July ,. 90.9, Aug ,8.8 9., Sept , , Oct ,08. 8., Nov , , Dec , , Averages of daily closing prices. Includes stocks as follows: for NYSE, all stocks listed (nearly,000); for average, 0 stocks; for S&P, 00 stocks; and for, over,000. Effective April 99, the NYSE doubled the value of the utility to facilitate trading of options and futures on the. Annual es prior to 99 reflect the doubling. Based on 00 stocks in the S&P. Quarterly data are ratio of earnings (after taxes) for quarters ending with particular quarter to price for last day of that quarter. Note. Data shown are as of December, 00. On January 9, 00, the New York Stock Exchange issued a revised using new methodology, definitions, and base value. Sources: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Jones & Co., Inc., (S&P), and Stock Market. 8

5 00 (Dec., 00=,000) TABLE B 9. Common stock prices and yields, New York Stock Exchange es December, 9=0 Jones industrial & Poor s =0) (Feb., 97= 00) (S&P) (percent) , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,. 87., , ,.,08.0, , ,.88,7., , ,7.90,7., , ,89.,9.8, , ,. 99.9, , , , : Jan..., ,9.80,0., Feb..., ,89.0,00.7, Mar..., ,00.9,.79, Apr..., ,.8,.0, May..., ,080.8,079.7, June..., ,9.,0.0, July..., ,. 90.9, Aug..., ,8.8 9., Sept..., , , Oct..., ,08. 8., Nov..., , , Dec..., , , : Jan..., , , Feb..., , , Mar..., , , Apr..., , , May..., ,. 9.9, June..., , ,.7.. July..., ,.9 99., Aug..., , , Sept..., ,9.,09., Oct..., ,8.,08.7, Nov..., ,7.0,09.90, Dec..., ,.,080., Averages of daily closing prices. Includes stocks as follows: for NYSE, all stocks listed (nearly,000); for average, 0 stocks; for S&P, 00 stocks; and for, over,000. Effective April 99, the NYSE doubled the value of the utility to facilitate trading of options and futures on the. Annual es prior to 99 reflect the doubling. Based on 00 stocks in the S&P. Quarterly data are ratio of earnings (after taxes) for quarters ending with particular quarter to price for last day of that quarter. Note. Data for NYSE reflect the new, released on January 9, 00 by the NYSE, incorporating new methodology, definitions and base value. Sources: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Jones & Co., Inc., (S&P), and Stock Market. 9