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font-size: 13px; color: #333300; } </style> <div id="wrapper"> <div id="content"> <h3 align="center">Daily Closing Values of the Dow Jones Average in the United States, May 2, 1885 to Present</h3> <br> <form method="post" action="result.php"> <table style="float: right; border: thin outset silver; margin: 5pt 5pt 10pt 15pt; padding: 5pt 5pt 5pt 10pt; width: 200pt; background-color: #D2D2D2; font-weight: normal; color: darkolivegreen;"> <tr><td></td><td><i>Month:</i></td><td><i>Day:</i></td><td><i>Year:</i></td></tr> <tr><td align=left width=170><b>Start Date*:</b></td> <td><select name="monthStartD"><option value="1">Jan</option> <option value="2">Feb</option> <option value="3">Mar</option> <option value="4">Apr</option> <option value="5">May</option> <option value="6">Jun</option> <option value="7">Jul</option> <option value="8">Aug</option> <option value="9">Sep</option> <option value="10">Oct</option> <option value="11">Nov</option> <option value="12">Dec</option> </select></td> <td><select name="dayStartD"><option value=""></option> <option value="1">1</option><option value="2">2</option><option value="3">3</option><option value="4">4</option><option value="5">5</option><option value="6">6</option><option value="7">7</option><option value="8">8</option><option value="9">9</option><option value="10">10</option><option value="11">11</option><option value="12">12</option><option value="13">13</option><option value="14">14</option><option value="15">15</option><option value="16">16</option><option value="17">17</option><option value="18">18</option><option value="19">19</option><option value="20">20</option><option value="21">21</option><option value="22">22</option><option value="23">23</option><option value="24">24</option><option value="25">25</option><option value="26">26</option><option value="27">27</option><option value="28">28</option><option value="29">29</option><option value="30">30</option><option value="31">31</option> </select></td> <td><input type="text" name=yearStartD size=4/> </td> </tr> <tr><td align=left width=150><b>End Date*:</b></td> <td><select name="monthEndD"><option value="1">Jan</option> <option value="2">Feb</option> <option value="3">Mar</option> <option value="4">Apr</option> <option value="5">May</option> <option value="6">Jun</option> <option value="7">Jul</option> <option value="8">Aug</option> <option value="9">Sep</option> <option value="10">Oct</option> <option value="11">Nov</option> <option value="12">Dec</option> </select> </td> <td><select name="dayEndD"><option value=""></option> <option value="1">1</option><option value="2">2</option><option value="3">3</option><option value="4">4</option><option value="5">5</option><option value="6">6</option><option value="7">7</option><option value="8">8</option><option value="9">9</option><option value="10">10</option><option value="11">11</option><option value="12">12</option><option value="13">13</option><option value="14">14</option><option value="15">15</option><option value="16">16</option><option value="17">17</option><option value="18">18</option><option value="19">19</option><option value="20">20</option><option value="21">21</option><option value="22">22</option><option value="23">23</option><option value="24">24</option><option value="25">25</option><option value="26">26</option><option value="27">27</option><option value="28">28</option><option value="29">29</option><option value="30">30</option><option value="31">31</option> </select> </td> <td><input type="text" name=yearEndD size=4/> </td> </tr> <tr><td align=center colspan=4><br><input type="submit" value="Retrieve"/></td></tr> <tr><td colspan=5 align=left><br>* Select Start and End Dates within February 16, 1885 and the present for DJA.</td> </tr> </table> </form> <p> Presented here are the daily closing values of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) from <b>October 7, 1896</b> to the present with an extension of the data back to <b>May 2, 1885</b> using the Dow Jones Average. The entire series has been adjusted to be a consistent time series. To compute the annualized growth rate and plot a graph of this average between any two days, go to <a class="content" href="http://www.measuringworth.com/DJIA_SP_NASDAQ/">stock indexes growth</a> calculator. </p> <p>The most recent DJIA closing value in this data set is 44296.51 on <b>November 22, 2024.</b></br></br><h4> The History of the Dow Index</h4></br> <p>On <b>July 3, 1884</b>, Charles Henry Dow began publishing his Dow Jones Average. By the time it was published daily eight months later, the index was composed of 12 stocks, 10 of which were railroads. This index appeared in the <i>Customer's Afternoon Letter</i> up until<b> July 8, 1889</b> when the first issue of <i>The Wall Street Journal</i> was published.</p> <p> On <b>October 7, 1896</b>, Dow started publishing two "Daily Moving Averages,&quot 12 industrials and 20 railroads (that would later become the transportation index.) This first Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) was published through <b>September 29, 1916</b>. </p> <p> This first DJIA closed at 71.42 on <b>July 30, 1914</b> and so did the New York Stock Market for the next four months. Some historians believe the reason for this was worry that markets would plunge because of panic over the onset of the World War. An interesting book by William L. Silber titled <i>When Washington Shut down Wall Street: The Great Financial Crisis of 1914 and the Origins of America's Monetary Supremacy</i> (2007) has a different explanation. He thinks that Secretary of the Treasury, William McAdoo closed the exchange because he wanted to conserve the US gold stock in order to launch the Federal Reserve System later that year with enough gold to keep the US on the gold standard. Whatever the reason, the first day it reopened on <b>December 12, 1914</b>, the index closed at 74.56, thus the War had not had the predicted impact. </p> <p> On <b>October 4, 1916</b>, the WSJ starts publishing a (new) DJIA of 20 stocks, 8 stocks from the old index and 12 new stocks. It was traced the index back to <b>December 12, 1914</b> at that time. </p><p> It is important to know that data for the first DJIA of 12 stocks and the second DJIA of 20 stocks are BOTH available for the 21 months and the first index was about 36% higher than the second and the data here are adjusted to make them a consistent time series. </p> <p> On <b>October 1, 1928</b> the DJIA of 30 stocks was first quoted in the WSJ. It contained 14 stocks from the second list of 20 and 16 new stocks. Its level was consistent with the second list, so no adjustment was necessary.</p> <p>For information of how these data are assembled, see <a href="#" class="content" onClick="MM_openBrWindow('DowSource.htm','','scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,width=600,height=700')"> Source Note for DJA</a>.</p> <p> Please read our <a href="#" class="content" onClick="MM_openBrWindow('/includes/datarevisionsnote.php','','scrollbars=no,resizable=yes,width=450,height=300')"> Note on Data Revisions</a>.<br> <br> </p> <center><h4>Citation</h4></center> <p align="center">Samuel H. Williamson, "Daily Closing Values of the DJA in the United States, 1885 to Present," MeasuringWorth, <script>document.write(new Date().getFullYear())</script><br> URL: http://www.measuringworth.com/DJA/</p> <hr /><p> Please <a href="/sendcomment.php" class="content" title="Let us know how we can be more helpful">let us know</a> if and how this discussion has assisted you in using our calculators.<br><br></p> </div> </div>  <div id="navigation">      <a href="/blog.php" target="_blank"><img style="width:200px;" src="/images/blog-read.png"></a> <br> <a class='navigation' href="/calculators/index.php" title="Calculate purchasing power, savings growth, stock growth rates and more">THE COMPARATORS</a><br> <div class='submenu'> <a class='submenu' title="Measuring Worth - Annualized Growth Rates" href='/growth/'>Annualized Growth Rates</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="US Purchasing Power" href='/ppowerus/'>Purchasing Power Today - US $</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="US Relative Values" href='/uscompare/'>Relative Values - US $</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="UK Relative Values" href='/ukcompare/'>Relative Values - UK £</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Australian Relative Values" href='/australiacompare/'>Relative Values - Australia £ and $</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Australian Relative Values" href='/spaincompare/'>Relative Values - Spain</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Convert dollars to pounds" href='/exchange/'>Conversion ($ and £)</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="UK Purchasing Power" href='/ppoweruk/'>Purchasing Power - UK £</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="US Savings Growth" href='/ussave/'>Savings Growth - US $</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="US Savings Growth" href='/401k&IRA/'>401k & IRA Growth - US</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Calculate inflation rates" href='/inflation/'>Inflation Rates</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Stock Growth Rates - DJIA, SP500 & NASDAQ" href='/DJIA_SP_NASDAQ/'>Stock Growth Rates<br />  (DJIA, SP500 & NASDAQ)</a> </div> <a class='navigation' title="Graph the value of things over time" href="/graphs/">GRAPHS</a><br> <a class='navigation' title="Data sets for measuring worth" href="/datasets/index.php">DATA SETS</a><br> <div class='submenu'> <a class='submenu' title="US GDP over time" href='/usgdp/'>GDP - US </a><br> <a class='submenu' title="US CPI over time" href='/uscpi/'>CPI - US</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="US wage over time" href='/uswage/'>Wage - US</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="US Consumer Bundle over time" href='/consumer/'>Consumer Bundle - US</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="UK GDP over time" href='/ukgdp/'>GDP - UK </a><br> <a class='submenu' title="UK RPI & earnings over time" href='/ukearncpi/'>RPI & Earnings - UK</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Spain GDP over time" href='/spaingdp/'>GDP, Prices & Wages - Spain </a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Australia GDP, Prices & Stocks over time" href='/datasets/australiadata/'>GDP, Prices & Stocks - Australia</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Chinese GDP & Prices over time" href='/auswages/'>Wages - Australia </a><br> <a class='submenu' title="US SAP over time" href='/datasets/sap/'>Annual S&P Index</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Daily DJA over time" href='/datasets/DJA/index.php'>Daily DJA</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="price of gold over time" href='/gold/'>Price of Gold</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="US & UK Interest Rates over time" href='/interestrates/'>Interest Rates - US & UK</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Dollar Exchange Rates over time" href='/exchangeglobal/'>Dollar Exchange Rates</a><br> <a class='submenu' title="Dollar-Pound Exchange Rate over time" href='/exchangepound/'>Dollar-Pound Exchange Rate</a> </div> <a class='navigation' title="Data sets for measuring worth" href="/newsletter.php">SIGN UP FOR ANNOUNCEMENTS</a><br>  </div>   <div id="footer"> <div class="footer-header">MeasuringWorth is a service for calculating relative worth over time.</div> <p><a class='footer' href="../index.php" title="Measuring Worth home page">Home</a> | <a class='footer' href="/aboutus.php" title="Learn more about the Measuring Worth project">About Us</a> | <a class='footer' href="/sendcomment.php" title="Contact the Measuring Worth staff">Contact Us</a> | <a class='footer' href="/contribute_donate.php" title="Contribute to the Measuring Worth project">Support Our Work</a><br /><br /> Copyright © <script>document.write(new Date().getFullYear())</script> MeasuringWorth. 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