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Dow Jones Charts (DJIA)
Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate / US Exports Growth Rate
Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate vs. US Exports Growth Rate
 
DJIA Return Rate
Simultaneous Change
DJIA Return Rate
Subsequent Change
1% Rise in US Exports Growth Rate over 1 Year
-0.29%
-0.16%
1% Decline in US Exports Growth Rate in 1 Year
+0.34%
+0.22%
5% to 6% for example) has typically been accompanied by a 0.29% Dow Jones
Industrial Average Return Rate decline the following year.

It also indicates that a 1% US Exports Growth Rate decline over a 12 month period,
(from 5% to 4% for example) has typically been accompanied by a 0.34% Dow Jones
Industrial Average Return Rate increase the following year.

The center column shows the change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return
Rate over 12 months, depending on whether the period experienced a rising or falling
US Exports Growth Rate. The right column shows the change in the Dow Jones
Industrial Average Return Rate during the year following an increase or decrease in
the US Exports Growth Rate.

The data history in the middle column shows a significant tendency for the two rates
to move inversely to each other during the same time period.

The evidence for using the previous 12 month change in the US Exports Growth Rate
to predict the future direction of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate is
weak (right column). That evidence indicates that the direction of the rates are
inversely related to each other. Therefore, a change in the US Exports Growth Rate
suggests that the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate will move in the opposite
direction of the US Exports Growth Rate, but only to a limited extent.

Annual rates are shown in the graph and calculations.



How Do I Use This Information?
There are many investment theories that are well publicized in the financial press.
Even though little or no historical data may be offered as evidence for such theories,
many investors use them subconsciously, if not intentionally.

Example Theories: Rising Inflation is bad for the stock market. A booming housing
market is good for the S&P 500 stock index. A falling fed funds rate means that long
term interest rates will fall.

There are many such theories. In this site,  long term investment and economic data
is tested against decades to determine whether a relationship actually exists or not.
This historical correlation provides a vital aid in interpreting the often confusing
behavior of the financial markets. The perspective gained may be the difference
between staying the course or being blown and tossed by every investment theory
that is popular at the moment. What the majority assumes to be true, often is not. In
the final analysis, readers are admonished to follow the evidence, wherever it leads.

This page tests the relationship between the US Exports Growth Rate and the Dow
Jones Industrial Average Return Rate. Suppose you are making a business or
investment decision. Suppose again that the decision hinges on whether the US
Exports Growth Rate and the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate tend to move
in the same or opposite directions. The data, Dow Jones Charts, and analysis above
will enlighten you. You'll discover whether they move with, inversely to, or
independently of each other.

Suppose that the US Exports Growth Rate has risen sharply and that you need to
know what direction the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate is headed in the
near future. Does the recent increase in the US Exports Growth Rate provide a clue
about the future direction of the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate? The data
history, Dow Jones Chart, and analysis above will show you how the Dow Jones
Industrial Average Return Rate has performed after increases in the US Exports
Growth Rate. You'll see if one indicator has been likely to signal a change in another.
This is not intended as a prediction, but merely as a clue to the future from the annals
of history. No man knows the future, unless he has the ability to control the future.

This site compares data series for interest rates, stock indexes, economic indicators,
currency exchange rates and real estate values. Suppose that you want to see how
stock indexes are influenced by interest rates or the value of the dollar. Click one of
the stock index links on the right side of any page. Links to our multi-series graphs
and correlation analysis may be found at the bottom-center of the stock index pages.


Formula for periods with a rising US Exports Growth Rate:
1) Change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate DURING periods with a
rising US Exports Growth Rate:
The abbreviated formula is: (Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate Change / US
Exports Growth Rate Rise) x 1% = Published Rate.

The complete formula is: [(Average change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Return Rate over all rolling 12 month periods with a rising US Exports Growth Rate) /
(Average Rise in the US Exports Growth Rate over the same 12 month periods)] x 1%
= Published Rate.

2) Change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate AFTER a rising US
Exports Growth Rate:
The abbreviated formula is: (Subsequent Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate
Change / US Exports Growth Rate Rise) x 1% = Published Rate.

The complete formula is: [(Average change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Return Rate during the 12 months following any rolling 12 month base period with a
rising US Exports Growth Rate) / (Average Rise in the US Exports Growth Rate over
the 12 month base periods)] x 1% = Published Rate.


Formula for periods with a declining US Exports Growth Rate:
1) Change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate DURING periods with a
declining US Exports Growth Rate:
The abbreviated formula is: (Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate Change / US
Exports Growth Rate Decline) x -1% = Published Rate.

The complete formula is: [(Average change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Return Rate over all rolling 12 month periods with a declining US Exports Growth
Rate) / (Average decline in the US Exports Growth Rate over the same 12 month
periods)] x -1% = Published Rate.

2) Change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate AFTER a decreasing US
Exports Growth Rate:
The abbreviated formula is: (Subsequent Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate
Change / US Exports Growth Rate Decrease) x -1% = Published Rate.

The complete formula is: [(Average change in the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Return Rate during the 12 months following any rolling 12 month base period with a
declining US Exports Growth Rate) / (Average decline in the US Exports Growth Rate
over the 12 month base periods)] x -1% = Published Rate.


Rolling 12 Month Periods Defined:
Overlapping 12 month periods in a monthly data base.

For example:
In the 24 month period included in 2000 - 2001, there are 13 complete rolling 12
month periods. The first is January, 2000 - December, 2000. The second is February,
2000 - January, 2001. The third is March, 2000 - February, 2001 and so on. The last
complete rolling 12 month period in the 2000 - 2001 period is January, 2001 -
December, 2001.
1/50          1/1960            1/1970            1/1980           1/1990             1/2000            1/2010            1/20
The 12 month Dow Jones Industrial Average Return Rate, is shown in gray. The rate is based on the
monthly close, excluding dividends. The annual US Exports Growth Rate is plotted quarterly in green
(Goods & Services). Other two-data-series graphs are available. See links at the bottom of each page.
For long term Dow Jones Charts showing the Industrial, Transportation, Utility and Composite indexes,
click the Stock Index Forecasts links (upper right corner).
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30%
20%
10%
0%
-10%
-20%
-30%
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, is shown above in gray and is measured using the left axis.
US Exports are shown in black and is measured trillions of dollars (right axis).
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Exports
3.5
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
0.5
0
3.0
1/2000        1/2002               1/2004              1/2006               1/2008               1/2010          1/2012
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