hkLICSHhQQQQQQQQ Q Q Q/ B *u           0 # gi( f$%Db'_~Dv'_ڴD'D'_D-_چ(_ڵ-- ___% % \DP1DSK0__ <I!Bۜ/w _8< I!Zۜ/w \_n <<N-&Db'_~Dv'_ڴD'D'_D-_چ(_ڵ-- ___% % \DP1DSK0__ <I!Bۜ/w _8< I!Zۜ/w \_n <<N-'(Db'_~Dv'( LB)'*- <<N-w8_O_h\_\_hۘ Rp'_ۮfz_zۆ(_۵-- ___% t/RLPV%w _n۝_ _^/V%w _n/*_tPt/:ܞ*_*qqh @THREEONE(h @DARWIN(^ Table B--93.--Common stock prices and yields, 1955--96\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_ \_ \_$ ^ Common stock yields(^ Common stock prices\1\& ^ (S&P)(percent)\4\ \__\_\_\_\_\_\_ \__ \_^Year or ^month@^ New York Stock Exchange indexes (Dec. 31, 1965=50)\2\^Dow Jones^Standard & ^Dividend- ^Earnings  \__ \_ \_ \_ \_ ^industrial  ^Poor's ^price ratio\5\ ^price ratio\6\ ^average\2\ ^composite ^Transpor- ^index (1941 ^Composite ^Industrial  ^tation  ^Utility\3\  ^Finance  ^-43=10)\2\ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_ \_'1955.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'   ףp=5@ Q{@ Q>D@ RQ@ @'1956.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  ffffff8@ \(~@ (\OG@ \(\@ 333333@'1957.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  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(\>@ QP@ K@ (\ @ @'1961.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  (\A@ fffff@ zGP@ ףp= @ {Gz@'1962.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  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RG@ ףp= w@ {G V@   \(\@'1966.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  33333G@ ףp= G@ zG!I@ p= ׳V@ 9F@ L@ q= ףPU@ 333333 @ Q@'1967.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  (\bI@ \(I@ zGJ@ ףp= V@ )\H@ )\x@ QV@  @ Q@'1968.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  (\K@ :  ףp=JI@ QV@ fffffvP@  ̬X@ (\@ Gz@'1969.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  (\UK@ QL@ {GzG@ ffffffU@ (\Q@ (\e@ (\uX@ Q @ RQ@'1970.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  \(F@ p= H@ R@@ GzR@ < Q@ GzT@ p= ף@ @'1971.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................'  \(K@ (\L@ ,F@ 33333S@ QQ@ Gz@ (\X@ Q @ p= ף@ '1972................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. '   Q%N@  QnP@  (\I@  ' June ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................>'  >Qr@ >v@ > p@ >q= ףk@ >Qm@ >(\ž@ >ڀ@ >ffffff@ >HzG@?' July ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................?'  ?{Gr@ ?Gzw@ ?fffffrq@ ?(\ek@ ?n@ ?(\L@ ?)\j@ ?@@' Aug ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................@'  @r@ @q= ףw@ @Gzq@ @Hzk@ @q= ףn@ @QE@ @{Gx@ @Q@A' Sept ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................................A'  A(\fs@ AQfx@ Aq= ףxr@ AGzl@ AQKp@ A(\Š@ A\(@ A\(\@ AGz@B' Oct ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................B'  BGz|s@ BGzZx@ B(\2r@ B(\m@ BRp@ B)\u@ B(\7@ BHzG@C' Nov ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................C'  CzGs@ C(\x@ C)\r@ C(\m@ CRp@ C(\G@ C ףp=@ C(\@D' Dec ...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................D'  Dfffff~t@ D(\y@ DGzr@ D{Gn@ D(\q@ D@ D(\4@ Dffffff@ D ףp= @E'1996:Jan.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................E'  EQt@ E(\y@ Er@ E ףp=o@ EHzq@ EQ^;@ E(\3@ E{Gz@F' Feb................................................................................................................................................................................................................................F'  F(\u@ FQ>{@ Fq= ףs@ Fp@ FQ/r@ FGẎ@ FQL@ F(\@G' Mar................................................................................................................................................................................................................................G'  GHzu@ G)\x{@ G\(Lt@ Gq= ףn@ G33333'r@ G ףp=@ G(\8@ G(\@ GGz@H' Apr................................................................................................................................................................................................................................H'  Hu@ Hp= ן{@ HQft@ Hp= כn@ HQq@ H(˵@ H(\9@ HQ@I' May................................................................................................................................................................................................................................I'  I= ףp-v@ IGzJ|@ I(\t@ I(\7o@ I{G&r@ I)\µ@ Ip= ש@ IGz@J' June...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................J'  JQev@ J̤|@ JQt@ Jfffffn@ JQfr@ J(\'@ J@ JGz@ Jףp= @K' July...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................K'  KQu@ KzGi{@ K(\s@ KRn@ K ףp=q@ K(\Bx@ K(\ @ K= ףp=@L' Aug................................................................................................................................................................................................................................L'  L= ףp)v@ L(\|@ L(\t@ LHzn@ L33333r@ L5@ L= ףp@ L(\@M' Sept...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................M'  M(\v@ Mףp= |@ MR1t@ MHn@ M(\Bs@ M(\@ Mףp= @ M@ M@N' Oct................................................................................................................................................................................................................................N'  Nq= ףXw@ NHz}@ N{Gt@ NQ3o@ NQFt@ N)\5l@ NHz@ NzG@O' Nov................................................................................................................................................................................................................................O'  OLx@ O~@ OQu@ O-p@ O̔u@ O(\@ O(\@ OGz@P' Dec................................................................................................................................................................................................................................P'  P(\yx@ PGz~@ PGzv@ P= ףpp@ P\(u@ PQ#@ P:@ PGz@Q\_Q\_Q\_Q\_Q\_Q\_Q\_Q\_Q\_ Q\_ Q\_ Q\_IS' 1/ Averages of daily closing prices, except NYSE data through8T' May 1964 are averages of weekly closing prices.FU' 2/ Includes stocks as follows: for NYSE, all stocks listed@V' (more than 2,000); for Dow-Jones industrial average, 309W' stocks; and for S&P composite index, 500 stocks.FX' 3/ Effective April 1993, the NYSE doubled the value of theCY' utility index to facilitate trading of options and futures?Z' on the index. Annual indexes prior to 1993 reflect the[' doubling.>\' 4/ Based on 500 stocks in the S&P composite index.E]' 5/ Aggregate cash dividends (based on latest known annualC^' rate) divided by aggregate market value based on Wednesday<_' closing prices. Monthly data are averages of weekly>`' figures; annual data are averages of monthly figures.Ga' 6/ Quarterly data are ratio of earnings (after taxes) for 4Cb' quarters ending with particular quarter to price index for>c' last day of that quarter. Annual data are averages ofd' quarterly ratios.Mf'Note. All data relate to stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchangeqh'Sources: New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Dow Jones & Co., Inc, and Stardard and Poor's Corporation (S&P).