BIS Review 148/2008  15  Figure 2 Returns on financial assets: long-term indicators (i) Indexes: 1985=100 (1)  19 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2099 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 08  1000 900 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 0  (ii) 10-year percentage changes (2) 300 250 200 150 100 50 0  19 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2099 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 08  -50  Consumer prices  Nominal GDP  G7 Gov't Bonds  Balanced Portfolio  World Stock Markets  Sources: IMF, Datastream.
16  Federal  Reserve  and  Thomson  Financial  1. Annual data. Consumer prices and nominal GDP relate to advanced economies. The government bond index (Merrill Lynch) and the stock market index (MSCI) also take into account coupons and dividends.