On Thurs., The Dow Jones Closed Above The 12,000 Average Gas Prices Fell 3.5 Cents To $2.22 Per Gallon
Mark For The First Time. (“Home Run: Dow's First Close at Last Week. (EIA Website, www.eia.doe.gov, Accessed 10/2/06)
12000,” The Wall Street Journal, 10/20/06)
• Wholesale Prices Dropped 1.3 % In Sept. Due
For The Year (As Of Oct. 19th Close): To A 22.2% Decline In Gas Prices – The
• The Dow Is Up 12.1 Percent. Biggest 1 Month Drop On Record. (“Wholesale
• The Nasdaq Is Up 6.2 Percent. Prices And Industrial Production Both Decline,” The
• The S&P Is Up 9.5 Percent. (Yahoo Finance Associated Press, 10/17/06)
Website, http://finance.yahoo.com/, Accessed 10/20/06) Real Wages Grew 2.2 Percent Over The Past 12
Months. (U.S. Department Of Labor, Bureau Of Labor Statistics,
“Real Earnings In September 2006,” Press Release, 10/18/06)