Date Value
Oct 1, 2017   265.79
Dec 1, 2016   256.36
Dec 1, 2015   248.29
Dec 1, 2014   237.66
Dec 1, 2013   229.12
Dec 1, 2012   210.02
Dec 1, 2011   200.71
Dec 1, 2010   215.02
Dec 1, 2009   227.63
Dec 1, 2008   243.19
Dec 1, 2007   276.59
Dec 1, 2006   304.30
Dec 1, 2005   306.70
Dec 1, 2004   279.42
Dec 1, 2003   253.90
Dec 1, 2002   235.55
Dec 1, 2001   220.12
Dec 1, 2000   209.53
Dec 1, 1999   198.29
Dec 1, 1998   189.07
Dec 1, 1997   180.51
Dec 1, 1996   176.48
Dec 1, 1995   178.02
Dec 1, 1994   179.29
Dec 1, 1993   179.56
Dec 1, 1992   180.60
Dec 1, 1991   184.28
Dec 1, 1990   190.28
Dec 1, 1989   203.31
Dec 1, 1988   203.83
Dec 1, 1987   198.52
Dec 1, 1986   184.26
Dec 1, 1985   173.39
Dec 1, 1984   169.77
Dec 1, 1983   167.86
Dec 1, 1982   167.37
Dec 1, 1981   170.98
Dec 1, 1980   177.79
Dec 1, 1979   187.57
Dec 1, 1978   188.95
Dec 1, 1977   181.00
Dec 1, 1976   169.12
Dec 1, 1975   164.78
Dec 1, 1974   162.51
Dec 1, 1973   166.99
Dec 1, 1972   176.43
Dec 1, 1971   176.56
Dec 1, 1970   174.63
Dec 1, 1969   170.39
Dec 1, 1968   168.46
Dec 1, 1967   170.29
Dec 1, 1966   171.77
Dec 1, 1965   175.38
Dec 1, 1964   176.31
Dec 1, 1963   175.13
Dec 1, 1962   175.07
Dec 1, 1961   176.33
Dec 1, 1960   176.55
Dec 1, 1959   177.86
Dec 1, 1958   180.01
Dec 1, 1957   182.38
Dec 1, 1956   182.56
Dec 1, 1955   186.74
Dec 1, 1954   186.87
Dec 1, 1953   183.99
Dec 1, 1952   166.16
Dec 1, 1951   160.35
Dec 1, 1950   160.28
Dec 1, 1949   163.82
Dec 1, 1948   160.28
Dec 1, 1947   161.75
Dec 1, 1946   145.17
Dec 1, 1945   138.19
Dec 1, 1944   126.41
Dec 1, 1943   110.92
Dec 1, 1942   102.47
Dec 1, 1941   108.12
Dec 1, 1940   129.73
Dec 1, 1939   126.48
Dec 1, 1938   128.15
Dec 1, 1937   125.68
Dec 1, 1936   126.04
Dec 1, 1935   123.88
Dec 1, 1934   116.23
Dec 1, 1933   114.66
Dec 1, 1932   120.11
Dec 1, 1931   120.37
Dec 1, 1930   118.84
Dec 1, 1929   116.24
Dec 1, 1928   119.38
Dec 1, 1927   116.26
Dec 1, 1926   118.04
Dec 1, 1925   121.64
Dec 1, 1924   119.61
Dec 1, 1923   119.38
Dec 1, 1922   120.43
Dec 1, 1921   116.03
Dec 1, 1920   105.84
Dec 1, 1919   99.12
Dec 1, 1918   103.24
Dec 1, 1917   116.90
Dec 1, 1916   135.30
Dec 1, 1915   139.18
Dec 1, 1914   154.60
Dec 1, 1913   150.55
Dec 1, 1912   155.21
Dec 1, 1911   160.35
Dec 1, 1910   160.73
Dec 1, 1909   137.49
Dec 1, 1908   155.48
Dec 1, 1907   178.00
Dec 1, 1906   157.89
Dec 1, 1905   140.45
Dec 1, 1904   160.28
Dec 1, 1903   160.39
Dec 1, 1902   149.25
Dec 1, 1901   135.63
Dec 1, 1900   169.72
Dec 1, 1899   142.99
Dec 1, 1898   174.80
Dec 1, 1897   166.61
Dec 1, 1896   161.51
Dec 1, 1895   183.67
Dec 1, 1894   208.15
Dec 1, 1893   166.71
Dec 1, 1892   147.92
Dec 1, 1891   147.03
Dec 1, 1890   155.14

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

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