Date Value
Oct 1, 2017   267.23
Dec 1, 2016   257.75
Dec 1, 2015   249.64
Dec 1, 2014   238.95
Dec 1, 2013   230.36
Dec 1, 2012   211.16
Dec 1, 2011   201.80
Dec 1, 2010   216.19
Dec 1, 2009   228.86
Dec 1, 2008   244.51
Dec 1, 2007   278.09
Dec 1, 2006   305.95
Dec 1, 2005   308.37
Dec 1, 2004   280.94
Dec 1, 2003   255.27
Dec 1, 2002   236.83
Dec 1, 2001   221.31
Dec 1, 2000   210.66
Dec 1, 1999   199.36
Dec 1, 1998   190.10
Dec 1, 1997   181.48
Dec 1, 1996   177.44
Dec 1, 1995   178.98
Dec 1, 1994   180.26
Dec 1, 1993   180.53
Dec 1, 1992   181.58
Dec 1, 1991   185.28
Dec 1, 1990   191.31
Dec 1, 1989   204.41
Dec 1, 1988   204.93
Dec 1, 1987   199.59
Dec 1, 1986   185.26
Dec 1, 1985   174.33
Dec 1, 1984   170.69
Dec 1, 1983   168.77
Dec 1, 1982   168.28
Dec 1, 1981   171.91
Dec 1, 1980   178.75
Dec 1, 1979   188.59
Dec 1, 1978   189.97
Dec 1, 1977   181.99
Dec 1, 1976   170.03
Dec 1, 1975   165.67
Dec 1, 1974   163.39
Dec 1, 1973   167.90
Dec 1, 1972   177.39
Dec 1, 1971   177.52
Dec 1, 1970   175.58
Dec 1, 1969   171.31
Dec 1, 1968   169.37
Dec 1, 1967   171.22
Dec 1, 1966   172.70
Dec 1, 1965   176.33
Dec 1, 1964   177.27
Dec 1, 1963   176.08
Dec 1, 1962   176.02
Dec 1, 1961   177.28
Dec 1, 1960   177.51
Dec 1, 1959   178.82
Dec 1, 1958   180.99
Dec 1, 1957   183.37
Dec 1, 1956   183.55
Dec 1, 1955   187.75
Dec 1, 1954   187.88
Dec 1, 1953   184.99
Dec 1, 1952   167.06
Dec 1, 1951   161.22
Dec 1, 1950   161.15
Dec 1, 1949   164.71
Dec 1, 1948   161.15
Dec 1, 1947   162.62
Dec 1, 1946   145.96
Dec 1, 1945   138.94
Dec 1, 1944   127.09
Dec 1, 1943   111.52
Dec 1, 1942   103.02
Dec 1, 1941   108.71
Dec 1, 1940   130.44
Dec 1, 1939   127.16
Dec 1, 1938   128.84
Dec 1, 1937   126.37
Dec 1, 1936   126.73
Dec 1, 1935   124.56
Dec 1, 1934   116.86
Dec 1, 1933   115.28
Dec 1, 1932   120.77
Dec 1, 1931   121.02
Dec 1, 1930   119.49
Dec 1, 1929   116.87
Dec 1, 1928   120.02
Dec 1, 1927   116.89
Dec 1, 1926   118.68
Dec 1, 1925   122.30
Dec 1, 1924   120.26
Dec 1, 1923   120.03
Dec 1, 1922   121.09
Dec 1, 1921   116.66
Dec 1, 1920   106.42
Dec 1, 1919   99.66
Dec 1, 1918   103.80
Dec 1, 1917   117.53
Dec 1, 1916   136.03
Dec 1, 1915   139.93
Dec 1, 1914   155.44
Dec 1, 1913   151.37
Dec 1, 1912   156.05
Dec 1, 1911   161.22
Dec 1, 1910   161.60
Dec 1, 1909   138.24
Dec 1, 1908   156.32
Dec 1, 1907   178.96
Dec 1, 1906   158.75
Dec 1, 1905   141.21
Dec 1, 1904   161.15
Dec 1, 1903   161.26
Dec 1, 1902   150.06
Dec 1, 1901   136.36
Dec 1, 1900   170.64
Dec 1, 1899   143.77
Dec 1, 1898   175.74
Dec 1, 1897   167.52
Dec 1, 1896   162.38
Dec 1, 1895   184.66
Dec 1, 1894   209.28
Dec 1, 1893   167.61
Dec 1, 1892   148.72
Dec 1, 1891   147.82
Dec 1, 1890   155.98

US national index levels, not seasonally adjusted. Historic prices are inflation adjusted September, 2026 dollars.

Data is from Robert Shiller, from his book, Irrational Exuberance, and Standard and Poor’s.