Date Value
Oct 1, 2017   264.12
Dec 1, 2016   254.75
Dec 1, 2015   246.73
Dec 1, 2014   236.17
Dec 1, 2013   227.68
Dec 1, 2012   208.70
Dec 1, 2011   199.45
Dec 1, 2010   213.67
Dec 1, 2009   226.20
Dec 1, 2008   241.67
Dec 1, 2007   274.85
Dec 1, 2006   302.39
Dec 1, 2005   304.78
Dec 1, 2004   277.67
Dec 1, 2003   252.30
Dec 1, 2002   234.07
Dec 1, 2001   218.73
Dec 1, 2000   208.21
Dec 1, 1999   197.04
Dec 1, 1998   187.89
Dec 1, 1997   179.37
Dec 1, 1996   175.37
Dec 1, 1995   176.90
Dec 1, 1994   178.17
Dec 1, 1993   178.43
Dec 1, 1992   179.46
Dec 1, 1991   183.12
Dec 1, 1990   189.08
Dec 1, 1989   202.03
Dec 1, 1988   202.55
Dec 1, 1987   197.27
Dec 1, 1986   183.10
Dec 1, 1985   172.30
Dec 1, 1984   168.70
Dec 1, 1983   166.80
Dec 1, 1982   166.32
Dec 1, 1981   169.91
Dec 1, 1980   176.67
Dec 1, 1979   186.39
Dec 1, 1978   187.76
Dec 1, 1977   179.87
Dec 1, 1976   168.06
Dec 1, 1975   163.74
Dec 1, 1974   161.49
Dec 1, 1973   165.94
Dec 1, 1972   175.32
Dec 1, 1971   175.45
Dec 1, 1970   173.54
Dec 1, 1969   169.32
Dec 1, 1968   167.40
Dec 1, 1967   169.23
Dec 1, 1966   170.69
Dec 1, 1965   174.28
Dec 1, 1964   175.21
Dec 1, 1963   174.03
Dec 1, 1962   173.97
Dec 1, 1961   175.22
Dec 1, 1960   175.45
Dec 1, 1959   176.74
Dec 1, 1958   178.88
Dec 1, 1957   181.23
Dec 1, 1956   181.42
Dec 1, 1955   185.56
Dec 1, 1954   185.69
Dec 1, 1953   182.84
Dec 1, 1952   165.12
Dec 1, 1951   159.34
Dec 1, 1950   159.27
Dec 1, 1949   162.79
Dec 1, 1948   159.27
Dec 1, 1947   160.73
Dec 1, 1946   144.26
Dec 1, 1945   137.32
Dec 1, 1944   125.61
Dec 1, 1943   110.22
Dec 1, 1942   101.83
Dec 1, 1941   107.44
Dec 1, 1940   128.92
Dec 1, 1939   125.68
Dec 1, 1938   127.34
Dec 1, 1937   124.90
Dec 1, 1936   125.25
Dec 1, 1935   123.11
Dec 1, 1934   115.50
Dec 1, 1933   113.94
Dec 1, 1932   119.36
Dec 1, 1931   119.62
Dec 1, 1930   118.10
Dec 1, 1929   115.51
Dec 1, 1928   118.63
Dec 1, 1927   115.53
Dec 1, 1926   117.30
Dec 1, 1925   120.87
Dec 1, 1924   118.86
Dec 1, 1923   118.63
Dec 1, 1922   119.68
Dec 1, 1921   115.30
Dec 1, 1920   105.18
Dec 1, 1919   98.50
Dec 1, 1918   102.59
Dec 1, 1917   116.16
Dec 1, 1916   134.45
Dec 1, 1915   138.30
Dec 1, 1914   153.63
Dec 1, 1913   149.61
Dec 1, 1912   154.23
Dec 1, 1911   159.34
Dec 1, 1910   159.72
Dec 1, 1909   136.63
Dec 1, 1908   154.50
Dec 1, 1907   176.88
Dec 1, 1906   156.90
Dec 1, 1905   139.57
Dec 1, 1904   159.27
Dec 1, 1903   159.39
Dec 1, 1902   148.31
Dec 1, 1901   134.77
Dec 1, 1900   168.66
Dec 1, 1899   142.09
Dec 1, 1898   173.70
Dec 1, 1897   165.57
Dec 1, 1896   160.50
Dec 1, 1895   182.52
Dec 1, 1894   206.85
Dec 1, 1893   165.66
Dec 1, 1892   146.99
Dec 1, 1891   146.10
Dec 1, 1890   154.17

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

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