The closing price for gold (XAU) between 1978 and 1981 was $401, on December 31, 1981. It was down 19.6% in that time.

DATE	OPEN	HIGH	LOW	CLOSE	VOLUME
Week of December 28 1981	$396.00	$401.00	$395.00	$401.00	80
Week of December 21 1981	$410.50	$410.50	$399.60	$400.40	100
Week of December 14 1981	$417.50	$417.50	$413.25	$415.75	100
Week of December 07 1981	$416.75	$416.75	$405.50	$409.75	100
Week of November 30 1981	$414.50	$426.00	$402.50	$426.00	100
Week of November 23 1981	$396.75	$409.50	$396.75	$409.50	100
Week of November 16 1981	$404.25	$404.25	$398.75	$401.50	100
Week of November 09 1981	$429.75	$429.75	$411.50	$412.50	100
Week of November 02 1981	$430.00	$431.25	$428.25	$428.25	100
Week of October 26 1981	$426.00	$430.80	$424.50	$427.00	100
Week of October 19 1981	$436.70	$437.30	$429.00	$432.50	100
Week of October 12 1981	$453.50	$453.50	$443.25	$443.75	100
Week of October 05 1981	$441.25	$453.50	$441.25	$453.50	100
Week of September 28 1981	$421.50	$436.75	$421.50	$435.00	100
Week of September 21 1981	$463.50	$463.50	$446.25	$450.50	100
Week of September 14 1981	$451.25	$459.00	$447.00	$447.00	100
Week of September 07 1981	$439.50	$451.50	$436.75	$448.25	100
Week of August 31 1981	$427.00	$439.50	$421.50	$439.50	100
Week of August 24 1981	$422.00	$425.00	$409.75	$425.00	100
Week of August 17 1981	$441.50	$441.50	$420.00	$429.50	100
Week of August 10 1981	$393.75	$417.50	$393.75	$413.00	100
Week of August 03 1981	$392.50	$397.25	$391.25	$397.25	100
Week of July 27 1981	$408.75	$408.75	$401.50	$406.00	100
Week of July 20 1981	$412.50	$412.50	$406.00	$407.50	100
Week of July 13 1981	$413.00	$418.25	$402.25	$415.00	100

Daily pricing data for gold dates back to 12/26/1979, and may be incomplete.