MRCI Logo
Multi-Year Correlation Studies as of 05/08/08
Dow Jones and S&P 500 Index

Year DJIA Index S&P 500 Index  
Ending Daily Weekly Daily Weekly Average
   
2007 15% 55% -25% 39% 21%
2006 -15% 31% -29% 45% 8%
2005 -5% 74% -15% 63% 29%
2004 23% -2% -13% -19% -3%
2003 -30% -63% -5% -57% -39%
2002 -31% -49% -16% -66% -40%
2001 8% 28% 64% 60% 40%
2000 62% 81% 10% 62% 54%
1999 4% 59% -23% 49% 22%
1998 37% 77% -10% 52% 39%
1997 12% 70% -24% 53% 27%
1996 22% 59% -11% 41% 28%
1995 -7% 61% -58% 15% 3%
1994 26% 57% 13% 66% 40%
1993 33% 75% -22% 50% 34%
1992 28% 45% 6% 37% 29%
1991 -17% 48% -43% 20% 2%
1990 54% 81% 27% 68% 57%
1989 -6% -50% -28% -57% -35%
1988 55% 75% 49% 69% 62%
1987 15% 67% -18% 48% 28%
1986 -4% 43% -30% 37% 11%
1985 -55% 5% -68% -9% -32%
1984 72% 92% 51% 84% 75%
1983 -8% -12% -46% -35% -25%
1982 -7% 24% 29% 55% 25%
1981 26% 45% -5% 46% 28%
1980 13% 28% -9% 39% 18%
1979 37% -56% 9% -21% -8%
1978 -15% -56% 24% -23% -17%
1977 59% 83% 45% 72% 65%
1976 26% 16% -3% -2% 9%
1975 -56% -75% -36% -70% -59%
1974 -20% -25% 23% 3% -5%
1973 35% 55% 6% 53% 37%
1972 25% 73% -3% 58% 38%
1971 -57% -71% -80% -82% -72%
1970 -20% -21% 28% 16% 1%
1969 41% 52% 23% 59% 44%
1968 73% -6% 41% 40% 37%
1967 -58% -40% -51% -29% -45%
1966 14% 72% -4% 61% 36%
1965 36% 79% 3% 64% 45%
1964 29% 51% -2% 36% 28%
1963 -83% -55% -66% -40% -61%
1962 56% 69% 18% 62% 51%
1961 -56% -13% -68% -33% -43%
1960 69% 91% 58% 83% 75%
1959 13% 22% -20% 1% 4%
1958 10% -31% 25% -24% -5%
1957 44% 77% 57% 76% 64%
1956 37% 81% -3% 62% 44%
1955 24% 60% -15% 37% 27%
1954 -44% 18% -63% -6% -24%
1953 -3% 59% -15% 57% 25%
1952 50% 84% 0% 66% 50%
1951 16% 70% -22% 49% 28%
1950 -23% 7% -60% -24% -25%
1949 49% 36% 62% 40% 47%
1948 49% -61% 35% -63% -10%
1947 0% 61% 27% 61% 37%
1946 21% 64% -14% 45% 29%
1945 15% 52% -24% 32% 19%
1944 63% 87% 33% 76% 65%
1943 -38% -53% -63% -60% -53%
1942 2% -47% 27% -31% -12%
1941 -46% -40% -16% -34% -34%
1940 -22% 52% -27% 34% 9%
1939 16% -70% -11% -72% -34%
1938 -8% -2% 21% 8% 5%
1937 23% 77% -6% 64% 40%
1936 25% 55% -29% 4% 14%
1935 -35% 50% 14% 28% 14%
1934 45% 57% 8% 46% 39%
1933 -63% -87% -44% -79% -68%
1932 -30% -78% 13% -57% -38%
1931 -25% -69% 7% -50% -34%
1930 49% 82% 50% 78% 65%
1929 1% 56% -52% -52% -12%
1928 29% 60%     44%
1927 1% 71%     36%
1926 42% 79%     61%
1925 -6% 20%     7%
1924 -70% 5%     -33%