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Table Cb52-54 - Stock market indicators: 1919-1939
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Cb52
Cb53
Cb54
Shares sold on the New York Stock Exchange
Stock price indexes
Dow-Jones
Standard and Poor's
Row
Year
Month
Million
Dollars per share
Index 1935-1939 = 100
1
1919
1
11.86
81.65
66.7
2
1919
2
12.26
82.45
67.0
3
1919
3
21.34
86.55
69.0
4
1919
4
28.76
91.15
71.3
5
1919
5
34.73
99.40
76.2
6
1919
6
33.54
103.60
78.3
7
1919
7
34.69
109.70
80.8
8
1919
8
24.37
103.25
75.4
9
1919
9
24.06
108.20
76.6
10
1919
10
37.37
113.90
80.5
11
1919
11
30.27
111.60
78.1
12
1919
12
25.02
105.80
75.8
13
1920
1
20.02
105.90
75.0
14
1920
2
22.11
96.50
68.8
15
1920
3
29.00
97.95
73.7
16
1920
4
28.43
99.45
73.1
17
1920
5
16.63
91.10
68.5
18
1920
6
9.33
91.70
67.3
19
1920
7
12.58
90.70
67.2
20
1920
8
13.81
85.25
64.6
21
1920
9
15.43
86.50
66.9
22
1920
10
13.66
84.85
67.0
23
1920
11
22.29
79.30
63.6
24
1920
12
24.35
72.20
57.9
25
1921
1
16.13
74.75
60.4
26
1921
2
10.27
75.70
60.0
27
1921
3
15.96
75.05
58.5
28
1921
4
15.74
77.00
58.7
29
1921
5
17.12
76.70
60.5
30
1921
6
18.41
69.20
55.7
31
1921
7
9.25
68.60
55.5
32
1921
8
11.05
66.95
54.8
33
1921
9
12.76
69.35
56.2
34
1921
10
13.13
71.70
56.9
35
1921
11
15.32
75.70
60.0
36
1921
12
17.64
79.80
62.1
37
1922
1
15.49
80.60
62.0
38
1922
2
16.16
83.75
63.4
39
1922
3
22.62
87.20
65.8
40
1922
4
30.67
91.30
69.8
41
1922
5
29.64
93.95
72.5
42
1922
6
24.51
93.55
71.8
43
1922
7
15.42
95.00
72.3
44
1922
8
17.90
98.50
75.0
45
1922
9
21.90
99.20
72.0
46
1922
10
25.75
99.75
78.7
47
1922
11
21.06
95.75
74.8
48
1922
12
19.77
97.00
74.6
49
1923
1
20.47
98.20
75.6
50
1923
2
22.83
100.80
78.9
51
1923
3
25.94
103.90
80.1
52
1923
4
20.20
100.55
77.3
53
1923
5
23.27
95.50
73.7
54
1923
6
19.93
92.55
70.9
55
1923
7
12.64
89.30
68.5
56
1923
8
13.45
90.45
68.8
57
1923
9
14.69
90.75
69.3
58
1923
10
15.89
88.15
68.2
59
1923
11
22.59
90.65
70.3
60
1923
12
24.59
94.10
72.7
61
1924
1
27.07
97.80
75.0
62
1924
2
20.63
98.80
75.4
63
1924
3
18.39
95.60
73.9
64
1924
4
17.83
91.95
72.2
65
1924
5
13.59
90.40
72.0
66
1924
6
16.98
93.30
73.3
67
1924
7
24.33
99.25
76.7
68
1924
8
22.84
103.55
79.4
69
1924
9
18.47
102.90
78.6
70
1924
10
17.91
101.65
77.6
71
1924
11
42.13
107.65
81.9
72
1924
12
43.88
115.45
86.3
73
1925
1
42.17
121.55
89.9
74
1925
2
33.38
120.45
90.7
75
1925
3
39.17
120.35
88.3
76
1925
4
25.34
119.70
87.4
77
1925
5
36.97
125.55
90.2
78
1925
6
31.22
128.90
91.8
79
1925
7
33.05
133.90
94.3
80
1925
8
33.08
138.85
95.6
81
1925
9
37.45
142.45
97.8
82
1925
10
54.69
150.65
101.0
83
1925
11
49.72
153.80
104.2
84
1925
12
43.49
154.55
105.9
85
1926
1
39.25
156.10
107.5
86
1926
2
35.73
158.40
107.5
87
1926
3
52.32
144.25
101.2
88
1926
4
30.53
140.55
98.1
89
1926
5
23.45
140.30
98.4
90
1926
6
38.03
148.15
102.6
91
1926
7
37.06
156.80
105.6
92
1926
8
44.83
163.50
108.7
93
1926
9
37.39
161.20
110.1
94
1926
10
40.10
152.70
107.3
95
1926
11
31.33
153.95
108.9
96
1926
12
41.85
159.30
111.3
97
1927
1
34.60
154.65
111.5
98
1927
2
44.56
158.15
113.9
99
1927
3
49.69
160.10
115.2
100
1927
4
49.89
164.05
117.3
101
1927
5
46.82
168.80
120.6
102
1927
6
48.28
168.85
121.9
103
1927
7
39.06
175.35
123.8
104
1927
8
51.27
183.85
128.8
105
1927
9
52.07
195.30
134.8
106
1927
10
50.87
189.80
133.8
107
1927
11
51.80
189.95
136.9
108
1927
12
62.80
198.00
140.5
109
1928
1
57.68
198.95
141.9
110
1928
2
47.09
195.35
139.7
111
1928
3
86.01
204.50
145.6
112
1928
4
81.63
212.45
154.1
113
1928
5
84.80
216.30
160.6
114
1928
6
65.34
211.50
153.4
115
1928
7
38.83
210.85
152.3
116
1928
8
68.81
227.25
156.6
117
1928
9
92.33
239.30
165.4
118
1928
10
99.63
247.45
168.0
119
1928
11
116.05
274.90
180.7
120
1928
12
92.69
278.65
181.0
121
1929
1
110.80
307.25
195.6
122
1929
2
77.97
309.00
196.9
123
1929
3
105.63
308.85
199.7
124
1929
4
82.59
309.20
197.0
125
1929
5
91.31
310.25
198.3
126
1929
6
69.55
316.45
201.4
127
1929
7
93.38
341.45
218.9
128
1929
8
95.60
359.15
230.3
129
1929
9
100.06
362.35
237.8
130
1929
10
141.67
291.50
213.0
131
1929
11
72.46
228.20
159.6
132
1929
12
83.58
247.20
162.4
133
1930
1
62.31
255.65
165.0
134
1930
2
68.72
267.40
174.8
135
1930
3
96.56
278.25
182.0
136
1930
4
111.04
285.50
191.1
137
1930
5
78.04
266.70
180.0
138
1930
6
76.59
243.15
161.4
139
1930
7
47.75
229.80
157.7
140
1930
8
39.87
228.80
155.9
141
1930
9
53.55
225.00
157.1
142
1930
10
65.50
198.75
134.7
143
1930
11
51.95
180.95
123.2
144
1930
12
58.76
172.15
115.5
145
1931
1
42.50
167.25
118.5
146
1931
2
64.18
181.55
126.5
147
1931
3
65.66
180.05
128.4
148
1931
4
54.35
158.00
115.3
149
1931
5
46.66
141.45
103.5
150
1931
6
58.64
139.30
100.4
151
1931
7
33.55
145.35
103.7
152
1931
8
24.83
139.80
100.8
153
1931
9
51.04
118.35
86.3
154
1931
10
47.90
98.10
73.7
155
1931
11
37.36
103.40
75.7
156
1931
12
50.11
82.80
61.0
157
1932
1
34.36
78.55
61.3
158
1932
2
31.72
78.90
59.6
159
1932
3
33.03
81.05
60.0
160
1932
4
31.47
64.05
46.3
161
1932
5
23.14
51.85
42.0
162
1932
6
23.00
46.85
35.9
163
1932
7
23.06
47.75
37.9
164
1932
8
82.63
64.40
56.3
165
1932
9
67.38
71.00
61.5
166
1932
10
29.20
65.30
52.7
167
1932
11
23.05
62.20
50.2
168
1932
12
23.20
58.85
50.1
169
1933
1
18.72
61.85
51.8
170
1933
2
19.31
55.15
47.5
171
1933
3
20.10
57.75
45.6
172
1933
4
52.90
66.70
50.2
173
1933
5
104.21
83.30
66.4
174
1933
6
125.62
93.80
79.1
175
1933
7
120.27
98.55
85.0
176
1933
8
42.46
98.85
79.3
177
1933
9
43.33
99.45
79.0
178
1933
10
39.37
91.65
73.3
179
1933
11
33.65
95.45
73.0
180
1933
12
34.88
99.05
74.3
181
1934
1
54.57
102.85
79.9
182
1934
2
56.83
106.90
85.0
183
1934
3
29.90
102.30
81.3
184
1934
4
29.85
103.55
84.1
185
1934
5
25.34
96.20
75.8
186
1934
6
16.80
95.90
77.6
187
1934
7
21.11
92.25
75.4
188
1934
8
16.69
91.60
71.6
189
1934
9
12.64
90.20
70.7
190
1934
10
15.66
93.00
71.1
191
1934
11
20.87
98.30
73.3
192
1934
12
23.59
101.80
73.1
193
1935
1
19.41
103.20
73.6
194
1935
2
14.40
103.70
71.5
195
1935
3
15.85
100.00
68.0
196
1935
4
22.41
105.45
71.3
197
1935
5
30.44
112.75
77.2
198
1935
6
22.34
115.25
80.3
199
1935
7
29.43
122.65
83.8
200
1935
8
42.93
126.95
88.0
201
1935
9
34.73
130.70
89.8
202
1935
10
46.66
134.80
90.9
203
1935
11
57.46
144.75
99.5
204
1935
12
45.59
141.70
101.1
205
1936
1
67.20
146.30
107.3
206
1936
2
60.88
152.00
112.6
207
1936
3
51.02
154.60
114.8
208
1936
4
39.61
152.85
112.6
209
1936
5
20.61
149.50
107.6
210
1936
6
21.43
155.00
111.5
211
1936
7
34.79
162.25
116.2
212
1936
8
26.56
164.95
119.2
213
1936
9
30.87
167.40
120.5
214
1936
10
44.00
172.95
126.6
215
1936
11
50.47
180.80
131.1
216
1936
12
48.60
179.05
130.0
217
1937
1
58.67
182.30
133.5
218
1937
2
50.25
188.40
136.7
219
1937
3
50.35
187.10
136.6
220
1937
4
34.61
177.65
128.1
221
1937
5
18.55
171.90
123.3
222
1937
6
16.45
170.30
119.6
223
1937
7
20.72
177.85
126.0
224
1937
8
17.21
182.95
127.3
225
1937
9
33.85
160.25
111.0
226
1937
10
51.13
139.90
94.3
227
1937
11
29.25
124.75
87.6
228
1937
12
28.42
124.35
85.7
229
1938
1
24.15
127.25
87.4
230
1938
2
14.53
125.45
85.2
231
1938
3
23.00
114.75
79.2
232
1938
4
17.12
111.00
76.5
233
1938
5
14.00
113.55
78.0
234
1938
6
24.37
122.80
79.7
235
1938
7
38.77
139.75
93.6
236
1938
8
20.73
140.95
94.0
237
1938
9
23.83
136.50
89.6
238
1938
10
41.56
148.65
98.5
239
1938
11
27.92
152.25
99.4
240
1938
12
27.49
151.10
97.1
241
1939
1
25.18
145.65
97.0
242
1939
2
13.88
144.85
95.1
243
1939
3
24.56
142.05
96.0
244
1939
4
20.25
127.10
85.0
245
1939
5
12.94
133.00
88.4
246
1939
6
11.96
135.10
89.9
247
1939
7
18.07
138.20
91.8
248
1939
8
17.37
137.80
90.7
249
1939
9
57.09
144.40
99.7
250
1939
10
23.73
152.55
100.7
251
1939
11
19.23
149.15
98.9
252
1939
12
17.77
148.35
97.0
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