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Multi-Year Correlation Studies as of 05/15/08
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 -14% 31% -29% 45% 8%
2005 -5% 74% -15% 63% 29%
2004 23% -2% -14% -19% -3%
2003 -30% -63% -4% -57% -39%
2002 -31% -48% -15% -66% -40%
2001 8% 29% 64% 60% 40%
2000 62% 81% 9% 62% 53%
1999 4% 59% -24% 48% 22%
1998 36% 77% -11% 52% 38%
1997 11% 69% -25% 52% 27%
1996 21% 59% -12% 41% 27%
1995 -7% 61% -55% 15% 3%
1994 26% 57% 13% 66% 40%
1993 33% 75% -23% 50% 34%
1992 28% 45% 5% 37% 29%
1991 -17% 48% -43% 20% 2%
1990 53% 80% 26% 68% 57%
1989 -5% -49% -28% -55% -34%
1988 55% 75% 50% 69% 62%
1987 15% 67% -19% 48% 28%
1986 -4% 43% -31% 36% 11%
1985 -55% 6% -67% -8% -31%
1984 72% 92% 51% 84% 75%
1983 -8% -11% -46% -34% -25%
1982 -6% 24% 29% 55% 25%
1981 26% 45% -6% 45% 28%
1980 13% 28% -9% 40% 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% 2% -5%
1973 35% 54% 6% 53% 37%
1972 25% 73% -4% 58% 38%
1971 -55% -70% -80% -81% -72%
1970 -19% -21% 28% 14% 0%
1969 40% 52% 22% 59% 43%
1968 73% -5% 39% 40% 37%
1967 -58% -40% -52% -29% -45%
1966 14% 72% -4% 61% 36%
1965 35% 78% 2% 63% 45%
1964 29% 51% -3% 36% 28%
1963 -83% -54% -66% -40% -61%
1962 56% 68% 18% 62% 51%
1961 -54% -12% -66% -31% -41%
1960 69% 91% 58% 83% 75%
1959 13% 22% -21% 2% 4%
1958 10% -32% 25% -24% -5%
1957 44% 77% 56% 76% 63%
1956 37% 81% -4% 62% 44%
1955 24% 59% -15% 37% 26%
1954 -42% 19% -62% -5% -22%
1953 -2% 59% -15% 57% 25%
1952 50% 84% 0% 66% 50%
1951 16% 70% -22% 49% 28%
1950 -22% 8% -59% -23% -24%
1949 49% 35% 62% 40% 46%
1948 48% -61% 33% -63% -11%
1947 0% 60% 28% 60% 37%
1946 20% 64% -15% 45% 28%
1945 15% 51% -24% 31% 18%
1944 63% 87% 33% 76% 64%
1943 -37% -51% -62% -58% -52%
1942 2% -47% 28% -31% -12%
1941 -46% -40% -15% -33% -34%
1940 -22% 51% -25% 33% 9%
1939 16% -70% -11% -72% -34%
1938 -8% -3% 22% 7% 5%
1937 23% 77% -6% 64% 40%
1936 25% 56% -30% 4% 14%
1935 -33% 50% 14% 28% 15%
1934 45% 57% 7% 46% 39%
1933 -62% -87% -44% -79% -68%
1932 -29% -77% 14% -56% -37%
1931 -24% -69% 8% -49% -34%
1930 49% 81% 50% 78% 65%
1929 1% 56% -52% -52% -12%
1928 28% 59%     44%
1927 1% 71%     36%
1926 42% 79%     61%
1925 -6% 21%     8%
1924 -69% 4%     -32%