Dow Jones Industrial Average

The Dow Jones Industrial Average, commonly known as the Dow Jones, is a stock price index based on thirty prominent stocks on the New York Stock Exchange.

Dow Jones index since 1925, in constant 2009 dollars

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is the average of these thirty stocks, and is a commonly used indicator of general trends in the prices of stocks and bonds in the United States. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was first published by Wall Street Journal editor Charles Dow in 1896 with twelve stocks. The only stock of the original twelve that is still a part of the Average is General Electric.

Year	closing price	change	% change	coeff. var volatility
2007	13,265	+802	+6.4%	3.95%
2008	8,776	-4,488	-33.8%	13.70%
2009	10,428	+1,652	+18.8%	11.30%
2010	11,578	+1,149	+11.0%	4.35%
2011	12,218	+640	+5.5%	4.15%
2012	13,104	+887	+7.3%	2.50%
2013	16,577	+3,473	+26.5%	4.80%
2014	17,823	+1,246	+7.5%	3.30%
2015	17,425	-398	-2.2%	3.15%

2008-2009 by quarter

Quarter	closing price	change	% change	coeff. var volatility
2008 1st	12,263	-1,002	-7.6%	2.30%
2nd	11,350	-913	-7.3%	3.40%
3rd	10,851	-499	-4.4%	2.25%
4th	8,776	-2,074	-19.1%	12.15%
2009 1st	7,609	-1,167	-13.3%	8.05%
2nd	8,447	+838	+11.0%	3.25%
3rd	9,712	+1,265	+15.0%	5.30%
4th	10,428	+716	+7.4%	2.90%

Sources

• http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/oecon/chap12.htm

See also

• The Ins and Outs of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved January 25, 2017.