US Dollar Index (DXY) (DX-Y-NYB)
Currencies · Dollar index · data since 1971-01-04 · last close 2026-10-01
US Dollar Index (DXY) (DX-Y-NYB) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -1.3 | 0.6 | 2.4 | -1.9 | 0.8 | 2.3 | -1.4 | -0.4 | 2.0 | 0.6 | · | · |
| 2025 | -0.1 | -0.7 | -3.2 | -4.5 | -0.1 | -2.5 | 3.3 | -2.3 | 0.0 | 2.1 | -0.3 | -1.2 |
| 2024 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -1.5 | 1.1 | -1.7 | -2.3 | -0.9 | 3.2 | 1.7 | 2.6 |
| 2023 | -1.4 | 2.7 | -2.3 | -0.8 | 2.6 | -1.4 | -1.0 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 0.5 | -3.0 | -2.1 |
| 2022 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 4.7 | -1.2 | 2.9 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 | -0.5 | -5.0 | -2.3 |
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 2.5 | -2.1 | -1.4 | 2.7 | -0.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 2.0 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | -0.0 | -0.7 | -1.0 | -4.0 | -1.4 | 1.9 | 0.2 | -2.3 | -2.1 |
| 2019 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -1.7 | 2.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -2.0 | 0.9 | -1.9 |
| 2018 | -3.3 | 1.7 | -0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 0.7 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 2.0 | 0.1 | -1.1 |
| 2017 | -2.8 | 1.6 | -0.8 | -1.3 | -2.1 | -1.3 | -2.9 | -0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -1.6 | -1.0 |
| 2016 | 1.0 | -1.4 | -3.7 | -1.6 | 3.0 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| 2015 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | -3.8 | 2.4 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -1.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 3.3 | -1.5 |
| 2014 | 1.5 | -1.8 | 0.4 | -0.8 | 1.1 | -0.7 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 | 2.2 |
| 2013 | -0.7 | 3.5 | 1.2 | -1.5 | 2.0 | -0.3 | -2.1 | 0.8 | -2.3 | -0.0 | 0.6 | -0.8 |
| 2012 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 5.4 | -1.7 | 1.2 | -1.7 | -1.6 | -0.0 | 0.3 | -0.5 |
| 2011 | -1.6 | -1.1 | -1.3 | -3.9 | 2.3 | -0.5 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 6.0 | -3.0 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 2010 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 5.6 | -0.5 | -5.2 | 2.0 | -5.4 | -1.8 | 5.1 | -2.7 |
| 2009 | 5.8 | 2.3 | -2.9 | -1.0 | -4.9 | -0.4 | -2.2 | -0.2 | -1.9 | -0.5 | -1.9 | 4.0 |
| 2008 | -2.0 | -2.0 | -2.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 7.8 | 1.0 | -6.0 |
| 2007 | 1.1 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -1.8 | 1.0 | -0.5 | -1.4 | 0.0 | -3.8 | -1.6 | -0.4 | 0.7 |
| 2006 | -2.4 | 1.3 | -0.4 | -4.0 | -1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 1.1 | -0.8 | -2.8 | 1.0 |
| 2005 | 3.4 | -1.3 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -2.0 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -0.4 |
| 2004 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3.3 | -1.7 | -0.2 | 1.3 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -2.8 | -3.6 | -1.2 |
| 2003 | -1.9 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -1.9 | -4.0 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | -5.3 | -0.1 | -2.7 | -3.6 |
| 2002 | 3.0 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -2.9 | -2.9 | -5.1 | 1.2 | -0.4 | -0.1 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -4.3 |
| 2001 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 4.8 | -1.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | -1.9 | -3.2 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| 2000 | 3.2 | 0.8 | -0.5 | 4.5 | -1.3 | -1.8 | 2.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 3.0 | -1.2 | -4.9 |
| 1999 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.3 | -3.0 | 0.2 | -1.4 | 0.5 | 3.0 | -0.1 |
| 1998 | 1.1 | -1.0 | 1.7 | -1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | -1.0 | -4.0 | -2.5 | 2.6 | -2.1 |
| 1997 | 5.5 | 2.0 | -0.2 | 2.6 | -2.4 | 0.9 | 4.2 | -0.6 | -1.9 | -1.5 | 2.3 | 1.9 |
| 1996 | 3.1 | -1.3 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -2.2 | 0.5 | 1.8 | -0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| 1995 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -4.7 | -0.1 | 0.9 | -1.2 | -0.0 | 4.9 | -1.5 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -0.6 |
| 1994 | -1.3 | -1.1 | -1.6 | -1.0 | 0.4 | -3.1 | 0.3 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -2.5 | 4.0 | -0.5 |
| 1993 | 0.1 | 1.7 | -2.3 | -2.6 | -0.5 | 5.1 | 1.9 | -1.5 | -1.2 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| 1992 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 0.7 | -0.0 | -2.7 | -4.0 | -2.2 | -3.7 | 2.8 | 8.1 | 3.7 | 1.7 |
| 1991 | -1.3 | 2.5 | 9.4 | -0.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | -2.7 | 0.0 | -3.8 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -5.3 |
| 1990 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | -0.7 | -0.1 | -2.0 | -4.4 | -0.7 | -0.7 | -3.2 | -0.4 | 0.2 |
| 1989 | 4.6 | -1.9 | 3.4 | -0.4 | 5.4 | -0.9 | -4.5 | 5.0 | -3.7 | -0.4 | -1.8 | -3.2 |
| 1988 | 5.8 | 0.2 | -2.5 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 2.2 | 0.9 | -0.7 | -4.0 | -3.4 | 2.2 |
| 1987 | -3.6 | -0.6 | -2.2 | -1.2 | 1.9 | 0.4 | 1.7 | -2.5 | 1.3 | -5.0 | -4.8 | -4.2 |
| 1986 | -1.6 | -5.3 | 2.5 | -5.2 | 5.1 | -5.0 | -3.2 | -1.5 | 0.3 | 2.4 | -3.1 | -2.2 |
| 1985 | 0.8 | 5.0 | -7.0 | 0.3 | -1.2 | -1.2 | -6.1 | 0.7 | -4.4 | -2.1 | -3.4 | -1.2 |
| 1984 | 2.8 | -5.4 | -0.0 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 3.7 | -0.7 | 5.2 | -0.8 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| 1983 | 3.2 | -0.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.9 | -1.9 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| 1982 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 2.5 | -2.7 | 1.1 | 5.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 2.1 | -3.0 | -3.0 |
| 1981 | 5.4 | 1.9 | -0.3 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | -1.3 | -2.3 | -1.5 | -2.8 | 1.5 |
| 1980 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 6.8 | -5.8 | -2.5 | -0.8 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.2 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| 1979 | 2.7 | -0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | -3.0 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -2.0 | 4.1 | -2.4 | -1.1 |
| 1978 | 0.2 | -2.1 | -0.8 | 1.9 | -0.2 | -2.0 | -2.8 | -1.0 | -1.3 | -6.5 | 8.6 | -4.1 |
| 1977 | 0.9 | -0.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 0.1 | -0.7 | -0.9 | 0.8 | -0.4 | -2.2 | -0.6 | -3.9 |
| 1976 | 0.4 | -0.2 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.6 | -0.1 | -0.4 | -0.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.5 |
| 1975 | -1.7 | -2.7 | 2.0 | 0.6 | -0.8 | 1.3 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 2.4 | -2.5 | 1.9 | -0.0 |
| 1974 | 3.4 | -2.7 | -3.4 | -1.0 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.6 | -0.7 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -2.3 |
| 1973 | -1.0 | -8.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | -3.4 | -4.2 | -1.0 | 3.1 | -1.0 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 2.0 |
| 1972 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -0.3 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | 0.3 |
| 1971 | -0.2 | 0.0 | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.6 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -1.9 | -1.3 | -0.2 | -0.6 | -2.5 |
| Avg | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.1 | -0.2 | 0.2 | -0.3 | -0.0 | 0.2 | -0.9 |
| Median | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -0.3 | 0.6 | -0.3 | -0.0 | -0.1 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.8 |
October so far: +0.6% against an average of -0.0% and a median of -0.1% across 55 completed Octobers, 25 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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DX-Y-NYB seasonality — average by calendar month
US Dollar Index (DXY) has monthly history back to 1971. Its strongest month by median is January — positive in 34 of 56 years, median +0.8%. December is the soft spot, down in 35 of 55 with a median of -0.8%. Across its full record it has closed 49% of months higher, swings ±2.4% in an average month and has fallen 56.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.9% | -0.1% | +0.2% | -0.4% | +0.5% | -0.1% | -0.2% | +0.2% | -0.3% | -0.0% | +0.2% | -0.9% |
| Win rate | 61%/56 | 52%/56 | 52%/56 | 43%/56 | 57%/56 | 45%/56 | 48%/56 | 48%/56 | 45%/56 | 45%/55 | 53%/55 | 36%/55 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
DX-Y-NYB risk & extremes
DX-Y-NYB drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was US Dollar Index (DXY)'s best month?+
US Dollar Index (DXY)'s strongest completed month on record is March 1991, at +9.44%.
What was US Dollar Index (DXY)'s worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is February 1973, at -8.15%.
Is US Dollar Index (DXY) up this year?+
US Dollar Index (DXY) is up 3.89% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is US Dollar Index (DXY)'s 1-year return?+
+4.49% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is US Dollar Index (DXY)'s biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 56.7%, measured on month-end closes since 1971.
Which calendar month is historically best for US Dollar Index (DXY)?+
January has the highest average return across every completed January since 1971. An average is not a forecast.
About US Dollar Index (DXY)
US Dollar Index (DXY) is a dollar index business. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 1971, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. Since 1971 it is down 16% overall — surviving is its own genre of awesome.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was March 1991 at +9.44%; its worst, February 1973 at -8.15%.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.