The Warren Buffett Way: The World’s Greatest Investor

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Table 1.1 Continued


Annual Percentage Change
In Per-Share In S&P 500
Book Value of with Dividends Relative
Berkshire Included Results
Year (1) (2) (1)–(2)


1982 40.0 21.4 18.6
1983 32.3 22.4 9.9
1984 13.6 6.1 7.5
1985 48.2 31.6 16.6
1986 26.1 18.6 7.5
1987 19.5 5.1 14.4
1988 20.1 16.6 3.5
1989 44.4 31.7 12.7
1990 7.4 (3.1) 10.5
1991 39.6 30.5 9.1
1992 20.3 7.6 12.7
1993 14.3 10.1 4.2
1994 13.9 1.3 12.6
1995 43.1 37.6 5.5
1996 31.8 23.0 8.8
1997 34.1 33.4 .7
1998 48.3 28.6 19.7
1999 .5 21.0 (20.5)
2000 6.5 (9.1) 15.6
2001 (6.2) (11.9) 5.7
2002 10.0 (22.1) 32.1
2003 21.0 28.7 (7.7)
Average Annual Gain—
1965–2003 22.2 10.4 11.8
Overall Gain—
1964–2003 259,485 4,743

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