Date Value
Oct 1, 2017   257.96
Dec 1, 2016   248.81
Dec 1, 2015   240.98
Dec 1, 2014   230.66
Dec 1, 2013   222.37
Dec 1, 2012   203.83
Dec 1, 2011   194.80
Dec 1, 2010   208.69
Dec 1, 2009   220.92
Dec 1, 2008   236.03
Dec 1, 2007   268.44
Dec 1, 2006   295.34
Dec 1, 2005   297.67
Dec 1, 2004   271.19
Dec 1, 2003   246.42
Dec 1, 2002   228.61
Dec 1, 2001   213.63
Dec 1, 2000   203.36
Dec 1, 1999   192.45
Dec 1, 1998   183.50
Dec 1, 1997   175.19
Dec 1, 1996   171.28
Dec 1, 1995   172.78
Dec 1, 1994   174.01
Dec 1, 1993   174.27
Dec 1, 1992   175.28
Dec 1, 1991   178.85
Dec 1, 1990   184.67
Dec 1, 1989   197.32
Dec 1, 1988   197.82
Dec 1, 1987   192.67
Dec 1, 1986   178.83
Dec 1, 1985   168.28
Dec 1, 1984   164.77
Dec 1, 1983   162.91
Dec 1, 1982   162.44
Dec 1, 1981   165.95
Dec 1, 1980   172.55
Dec 1, 1979   182.05
Dec 1, 1978   183.38
Dec 1, 1977   175.67
Dec 1, 1976   164.14
Dec 1, 1975   159.93
Dec 1, 1974   157.72
Dec 1, 1973   162.07
Dec 1, 1972   171.23
Dec 1, 1971   171.36
Dec 1, 1970   169.49
Dec 1, 1969   165.37
Dec 1, 1968   163.50
Dec 1, 1967   165.28
Dec 1, 1966   166.71
Dec 1, 1965   170.21
Dec 1, 1964   171.12
Dec 1, 1963   169.97
Dec 1, 1962   169.92
Dec 1, 1961   171.13
Dec 1, 1960   171.35
Dec 1, 1959   172.62
Dec 1, 1958   174.71
Dec 1, 1957   177.01
Dec 1, 1956   177.19
Dec 1, 1955   181.24
Dec 1, 1954   181.36
Dec 1, 1953   178.57
Dec 1, 1952   161.27
Dec 1, 1951   155.63
Dec 1, 1950   155.56
Dec 1, 1949   159.00
Dec 1, 1948   155.56
Dec 1, 1947   156.98
Dec 1, 1946   140.89
Dec 1, 1945   134.12
Dec 1, 1944   122.68
Dec 1, 1943   107.65
Dec 1, 1942   99.45
Dec 1, 1941   104.94
Dec 1, 1940   125.91
Dec 1, 1939   122.75
Dec 1, 1938   124.37
Dec 1, 1937   121.98
Dec 1, 1936   122.33
Dec 1, 1935   120.23
Dec 1, 1934   112.81
Dec 1, 1933   111.28
Dec 1, 1932   116.58
Dec 1, 1931   116.83
Dec 1, 1930   115.34
Dec 1, 1929   112.82
Dec 1, 1928   115.86
Dec 1, 1927   112.84
Dec 1, 1926   114.56
Dec 1, 1925   118.05
Dec 1, 1924   116.09
Dec 1, 1923   115.87
Dec 1, 1922   116.89
Dec 1, 1921   112.61
Dec 1, 1920   102.72
Dec 1, 1919   96.20
Dec 1, 1918   100.20
Dec 1, 1917   113.45
Dec 1, 1916   131.32
Dec 1, 1915   135.08
Dec 1, 1914   150.05
Dec 1, 1913   146.12
Dec 1, 1912   150.64
Dec 1, 1911   155.62
Dec 1, 1910   155.99
Dec 1, 1909   133.44
Dec 1, 1908   150.90
Dec 1, 1907   172.76
Dec 1, 1906   153.24
Dec 1, 1905   136.31
Dec 1, 1904   155.56
Dec 1, 1903   155.67
Dec 1, 1902   144.85
Dec 1, 1901   131.63
Dec 1, 1900   164.72
Dec 1, 1899   138.78
Dec 1, 1898   169.65
Dec 1, 1897   161.71
Dec 1, 1896   156.75
Dec 1, 1895   178.26
Dec 1, 1894   202.02
Dec 1, 1893   161.80
Dec 1, 1892   143.56
Dec 1, 1891   142.70
Dec 1, 1890   150.57

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

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