DREYFUS THIRD CENTURY FUND INC
N-30D, EX-99.A, 2000-08-01
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COMPARISON OF CHANGE IN VALUE OF $10,000 INVESTMENT
IN THE DREYFUS PREMIER THIRD CENTURY FUND, INC. CLASS Z SHARES
AND THE STANDARD & POOR'S 500 COMPOSITE STOCK PRICE INDEX

EXHIBIT A:

                                           THE
                                          DREYFUS
                                          PREMIER
                  STANDARD                 THIRD
                & POOR'S 500              CENTURY
                  COMPOSITE                FUND,
                    STOCK                  INC.
    PERIOD          PRICE                (CLASS Z
                   INDEX *                SHARES)

    3/29/72        10,000                 10,000
    5/31/72        10,266                 10,061
    5/31/73        10,124                 8,177
    5/31/74        8,721                  7,551
    5/31/75        9,556                  9,193
    5/31/76        10,928                 10,781
    5/31/77        10,937                 12,082
    5/31/78        11,656                 14,870
    5/31/79        12,522                 17,335
    5/31/80        14,858                 24,830
    5/31/81        18,603                 33,866
    5/31/82        16,607                 26,088
    5/31/83        25,378                 37,009
    5/31/84        24,604                 33,576
    5/31/85        32,415                 43,715
    5/31/86        43,971                 52,949
    5/31/87        53,275                 60,640
    5/31/88        49,807                 58,265
    5/31/89        63,136                 70,235
    5/31/90        73,604                 82,355
    5/31/91        82,259                 96,514
    5/31/92        90,345                100,299
    5/31/93       100,816                110,350
    5/31/94       105,101                109,657
    5/31/95       126,288                122,610
    5/31/96       162,168                163,843
    5/31/97       209,909                205,945
    5/31/98       274,269                263,121
    5/31/99       331,948                316,522
    5/31/00       366,689                382,701

* Source: Lipper Analytical Services, Inc.

All percentages shown above are based on Total Net Assets.



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