Dow Fizzles, INVIRONMENT(r) Industrial Average Sizzles
While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) had a negative growth in 2001 of -4.59%, the Chelsea Group INVIRONMENT® Industrial Average (IIA) index leapt ahead by 11.16%! The IIA is comprised of 24 publicly held companies with a significant stake in and impact on indoor air quality (IAQ) because of the products they manufacture.
"This year's performance was even stronger than in 2000 when the IIA had positive growth of 7.06% and the DJIA posted a negative growth of -4.44%," said George Benda, chairman and CEO of the Chelsea Group, Ltd., a Chicago-based consulting firm specializing in indoor air quality.