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PERFORMANCE OF
GOOD MONEY & DOW JONES
UTILITY AVERAGES
(Since the End of 1976)

GOOD MONEY UtilitiesDOW JONES Utilities

Year
Value
Change From
Last Year
Cumulative
Change
Value
Change From
Last Year
Cumulative
Change
1976
22.89
----
----
108.38
----
----
1977
25.33
+10.7%
+10.7%
111.28
+2.7%
+2.7%
1978
21.45
-15.4%
-6.3%
98.24
-11.7%
-9.4%
1979
22.36
+4.2%
-2.3%
106.60
+8.5%
-1.6%
1980
23.46
+4.9%
+2.5%
114.42
+7.3%
+5.6%
1981
24.87
+6.0%
+8.7%
109.02
-4.7%
+0.6%
1982
34.51
+38.8%
+50.8%
119.46
+9.6%
+10.2%
1983
45.34
+31.4%
+98.1%
131.80
+10.3%
+21.6%
1984
43.52
-4.0%
+90.1%
149.52
+13.5%
+38.0%
1985
51.74
+18.9%
+126.0%
174.81
+16.9%
+61.3%
1986
71.71
+38.6%
+213.3%
206.01
+17.5%
+90.1%
1987
63.44
-11.5%
+177.2%
175.08
-15.0%
+61.5%
1988
67.87
+7.0%
+196.5%
186.28
+6.4%
+71.9%
1989
74.54
+9.8%
+225.6%
235.04
+26.2%
+116.9%
1990
66.63
-10.6%
+191.1%
209.70
-10.8%
+93.5%
1991
78.88
+18.4%
+244.6%
226.15
+7.8%
+108.7%
1992
75.70
-4.0%
+230.7%
221.01
-2.3%
+103.9%
1993
80.60
+6.5%
+252.1%
229.30
+1.4%
+111.6%
1994
70.73
-12.2%
+209.0%
181.52
-20.8%
+67.5%
1995
84.51
+19.5%
+269.2%
225.40
+24.2%
+108.0%
1996
90.53
+7.1%
+295.5%
232.53
+4.5%
+114.6%
1997
107.35
+18.6%
+369.0%
273.07
+17.4%
+152.0%
1998
114.90
+7.0%
+402.0%
312.30
+14.4%
+188.2%
1999
104.93
-8.7%
+358.5%
283.36
-9.3%
+161.5%
2000
126.96
+21.0%
+454.7%
412.16
+45.5%
+280.3%

Measure
GMUA
DJUA
No. of Years Down
7
7
Average Yearly Drop
-9.5%
-10.7%
No. of Years Up
17
17
Average Yearly Increase
+15.8%
+13.8%
No. of Years
Did Better*
15
9

*Number of Years the GMUA or DJUA went up farther or down less than the competing average.

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Page first posted on January 10, 2001.