|
Year |
Quarter |
Year-over-Year Earnings Forecast for the S&P 500 at the Start of the Quarter |
Actual Year-over-Year Earnings Growth for the S&P 500 at the End of the Quarter |
Difference Between Actual and Forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2000 |
2 |
17.6% |
21.6% |
4.0% |
|
2000 |
3 |
18.7% |
18.4% |
-0.3% |
|
2000 |
4 |
15.6% |
3.2% |
-12.4% |
|
2001 |
1 |
5.3% |
-6.1% |
-11.4% |
|
2001 |
2 |
-6.3% |
-17.0% |
-10.7% |
|
2001 |
3 |
-6.2% |
-21.6% |
-15.4% |
|
2001 |
4 |
-8.2% |
-21.5% |
-13.3% |
| 2002 |
1 |
-6.2% |
-11.5% |
-5.3% |
|
2002 |
2 |
2.4% |
1.4% |
-1.0% |