Index March 16, 2012 U.S. Close

19:15 GMT March 16- The Global-View.com D.O.G. (Dollar, Oil, Gold) investor purchasing power index is ending Friday in North America at .5182, -0.50% from its Thursday close (-3.68% vs. end-2010).

 As for its key subcomponents, the USD forex purchasing power index is .7816, -0.41% (+0.44% vs. end-2010). The forex index is value is calculated against the top six trading currencies.
Against gold, the USD purchasing power index is worth .1739, +0.15% (-14.31% end-2010).
Against crude, it is at 0.4167, -1.58% (-14.56% end-2010). The D.O.G. Index base is 1.00. It is measured against levels from the start of 1999, as of the initial launch of the euro (currency).

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