Stock Market Indicators: Historical Monthly & Annual Returns December 1, 17 Dr. Edward Yardeni 51-97-73 eyardeni@ Joe Abbott 7397-53 jabbott@ Please visit our sites at blog. thinking outside the box
Table Of Contents Table Of Contents Historical Monthly Returns 1 Historical Returns -3 December 1, 17 / Stock Market Indicators: Historical Monthly & Annual Returns
Historical Monthly Returns 1 Figure 1. S&P 5 INDEX: TOTAL NUMBER UP OR DOWN EACH MONTH 1917* 1 5 55 57 5 5 5 5 5 5 5-3 -35-33 -3-3 -3 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 11 S&P 5 INDEX: AVERAGE PERCENT UP OR DOWN EACH MONTH 1917 9-37 -3.1.9 3..3 3. 3.9 5. 3.9 3.3.1 3.9 3.. -3.3-3. -3. -3.9-3. -3. -3.9.1...7 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. 1.5 1..5 S&P 5 INDEX: AVERAGE PERCENT CHANGE EACH MONTH 1917 1.5 1.3 1.1 Average gain..7..5.7 1.. 1.5 1..5. -.5. -.1. -.5-1. -1.5 Average loss Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec *No change (.%) month of September 1979. Data are through November 17. Source: Standard & Poor s and Haver Analytics. -1. -1. -1.5 Page 1 / December 1, 17 / Stock Market Indicators: Historical Monthly & Annual Returns
Historical Returns Figure. S&P 5 ANNUAL PERCENT CHANGES: 191* 5 3 1-1 37.1-11.9-15.1. -5.9 1. 7.9 5. -5.5-15.3-17.9 1. 19. 13. 3.7-11.9. -.7 1.3 1. 1.5 11.. 5... -1.3 3.1.5-3. 3.1-11. 1.9 13. 9.1-13.1.1 7.7-11..1 1. 15. -17. 31.5 19.1-11.5 1.1 1.3 5. -9.7 1. 17.3 1..3 1.. 1. 7.3..3.5 7.1-1.5 3.1.3 31..7 19.5-1.1-13.. 9. 13. 3. 3.5 3.5 1. 13. 9. 11. 9.5. -.7 5 3 1-1 -3.5 9.7 3. -3-3. -3.5-5 19 7.1 1933 193 193 19 1953 195 193 19 1973 197 193 19 1993 199 3-5 13 1 * Annual percent changes based on year-end values except 19, which uses Jan 3, 19 for year-end 197. Source: Standard & Poor s and Haver Analytics. 1 1 1 Figure 3. S&P 5 INDEX PRICE (percent change, monthly) Nov Monthly % Chg Dec 1. Jan 1. Feb 3.7 Mar. Apr.9 May 1. Jun.5 Jul 1.9 Aug.1 Sep 1.9 Oct. Nov. 1 1 1 - - -1-1 9 1 11 1 13 1 15 1 17 1 19 Source: Standard and Poor s and Haver Analytics. -1-1 Page / December 1, 17 / Stock Market Indicators: Historical Monthly & Annual Returns
15 Figure. S&P 5 INDEX PRICE (percent change, quarterly) Historical Returns 15 1 1 5 Q3 5-5 -1-15 5 Quarterly % Chg IV.5 I. II 1.9 III 3.3 IV 3.3 I 5.5 II. III. 1 3 5 7 9 1 11 1 13 1 15 1 17 1 Source: Standard and Poor s and Haver Analytics. -5-1 -15 5 Page 3 / December 1, 17 / Stock Market Indicators: Historical Monthly & Annual Returns
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