Date Value
Oct 1, 2017   264.86
Dec 1, 2016   255.47
Dec 1, 2015   247.42
Dec 1, 2014   236.83
Dec 1, 2013   228.31
Dec 1, 2012   209.29
Dec 1, 2011   200.01
Dec 1, 2010   214.27
Dec 1, 2009   226.83
Dec 1, 2008   242.35
Dec 1, 2007   275.62
Dec 1, 2006   303.24
Dec 1, 2005   305.63
Dec 1, 2004   278.45
Dec 1, 2003   253.01
Dec 1, 2002   234.73
Dec 1, 2001   219.35
Dec 1, 2000   208.80
Dec 1, 1999   197.59
Dec 1, 1998   188.41
Dec 1, 1997   179.87
Dec 1, 1996   175.86
Dec 1, 1995   177.40
Dec 1, 1994   178.67
Dec 1, 1993   178.93
Dec 1, 1992   179.97
Dec 1, 1991   183.64
Dec 1, 1990   189.61
Dec 1, 1989   202.60
Dec 1, 1988   203.11
Dec 1, 1987   197.82
Dec 1, 1986   183.62
Dec 1, 1985   172.78
Dec 1, 1984   169.18
Dec 1, 1983   167.27
Dec 1, 1982   166.79
Dec 1, 1981   170.39
Dec 1, 1980   177.16
Dec 1, 1979   186.92
Dec 1, 1978   188.29
Dec 1, 1977   180.37
Dec 1, 1976   168.53
Dec 1, 1975   164.20
Dec 1, 1974   161.94
Dec 1, 1973   166.41
Dec 1, 1972   175.81
Dec 1, 1971   175.94
Dec 1, 1970   174.02
Dec 1, 1969   169.79
Dec 1, 1968   167.87
Dec 1, 1967   169.70
Dec 1, 1966   171.17
Dec 1, 1965   174.77
Dec 1, 1964   175.70
Dec 1, 1963   174.52
Dec 1, 1962   174.46
Dec 1, 1961   175.71
Dec 1, 1960   175.94
Dec 1, 1959   177.23
Dec 1, 1958   179.38
Dec 1, 1957   181.74
Dec 1, 1956   181.93
Dec 1, 1955   186.08
Dec 1, 1954   186.21
Dec 1, 1953   183.35
Dec 1, 1952   165.58
Dec 1, 1951   159.79
Dec 1, 1950   159.72
Dec 1, 1949   163.25
Dec 1, 1948   159.72
Dec 1, 1947   161.18
Dec 1, 1946   144.66
Dec 1, 1945   137.70
Dec 1, 1944   125.96
Dec 1, 1943   110.53
Dec 1, 1942   102.11
Dec 1, 1941   107.74
Dec 1, 1940   129.28
Dec 1, 1939   126.04
Dec 1, 1938   127.70
Dec 1, 1937   125.25
Dec 1, 1936   125.60
Dec 1, 1935   123.45
Dec 1, 1934   115.82
Dec 1, 1933   114.26
Dec 1, 1932   119.69
Dec 1, 1931   119.95
Dec 1, 1930   118.43
Dec 1, 1929   115.84
Dec 1, 1928   118.96
Dec 1, 1927   115.86
Dec 1, 1926   117.63
Dec 1, 1925   121.21
Dec 1, 1924   119.20
Dec 1, 1923   118.97
Dec 1, 1922   120.01
Dec 1, 1921   115.63
Dec 1, 1920   105.47
Dec 1, 1919   98.78
Dec 1, 1918   102.88
Dec 1, 1917   116.49
Dec 1, 1916   134.83
Dec 1, 1915   138.69
Dec 1, 1914   154.06
Dec 1, 1913   150.03
Dec 1, 1912   154.67
Dec 1, 1911   159.79
Dec 1, 1910   160.17
Dec 1, 1909   137.01
Dec 1, 1908   154.94
Dec 1, 1907   177.38
Dec 1, 1906   157.34
Dec 1, 1905   139.96
Dec 1, 1904   159.72
Dec 1, 1903   159.83
Dec 1, 1902   148.73
Dec 1, 1901   135.15
Dec 1, 1900   169.13
Dec 1, 1899   142.49
Dec 1, 1898   174.18
Dec 1, 1897   166.03
Dec 1, 1896   160.94
Dec 1, 1895   183.03
Dec 1, 1894   207.42
Dec 1, 1893   166.12
Dec 1, 1892   147.40
Dec 1, 1891   146.51
Dec 1, 1890   154.60

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

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