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F.118 Private Pension Funds1
   Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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2004
2005
2006
2007
2007   Q1
2007   Q2
2007   Q3
2007   Q4
2008   Q1
2008   Q2
2008   Q3
LinePrivate pension funds gross saving
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	0.6
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	1Private pension funds gross fixed investment, nonresidential equipment, software, and structures
	0.3
	0.3
	0.3
	0.3
	0.3
	0.3
	0.3
	0.3
	0.3
	0.4
	0.4
	2Private pension funds total financial assets asset (form 5500 data)
	9.8
	19.4
	10.2
	-2.6
	-28.1
	-109.5
	21.8
	105.2
	-61.9
	6.5
	-20.8
	3Private pension funds total checkable deposits and currency asset
	0.1
	0.3
	0.4
	0.6
	0.5
	0.5
	0.4
	1.0
	0.2
	-0.2
	0.2
	4Private pension funds total time and savings deposits asset
	-4.6
	6.2
	1.1
	2.7
	3.2
	3.6
	2.2
	1.7
	2.0
	4.1
	1.8
	5Private pension funds money market mutual fund share holdings asset
	0.6
	1.9
	3.4
	3.4
	3.2
	3.5
	3.4
	3.4
	2.6
	2.6
	2.0
	6Private pension funds total federal funds transactions and loans made under security repurchase agreements asset
	1.6
	1.7
	3.2
	10.3
	1.7
	26.1
	2.4
	11.1
	-4.3
	-14.4
	-2.0
	7Private pension funds credit market instruments, excluding corporate equities asset (form 5500 data)
	-0.3
	44.5
	51.0
	121.3
	126.7
	83.6
	130.1
	144.8
	109.1
	75.8
	34.1
	8Private pension funds total commercial paper asset
	0.3
	2.2
	3.1
	-5.7
	2.7
	5.6
	-6.3
	-24.9
	7.2
	2.4
	15.6
	9Private pension funds Treasury securities, excluding U.S. savings bonds asset (form 5500 data)
	-4.1
	3.0
	14.6
	40.1
	34.9
	26.9
	38.0
	60.4
	36.1
	26.6
	4.6
	10Private pension funds total U.S. government agency securities asset
	11.3
	18.6
	10.7
	38.9
	41.9
	21.5
	48.1
	44.2
	12.3
	7.8
	2.0
	11Private pension funds total corporate and foreign bonds asset
	-7.7
	20.9
	22.9
	47.4
	47.9
	29.1
	49.2
	63.3
	52.5
	37.9
	11.0
	12Private pension funds total mortgages asset
	-0.2
	-0.2
	-0.3
	0.7
	-0.7
	0.5
	1.0
	1.8
	1.0
	1.1
	0.8
	13Private pension funds total corporate equities (including CREF) asset
	11.2
	-18.5
	-118.3
	-243.7
	-276.0
	-311.9
	-239.8
	-147.3
	-250.9
	-140.4
	-121.2
	14Private pension funds mutual fund share holdings asset (form 5500 data)
	36.1
	10.2
	41.4
	39.2
	45.2
	37.3
	46.8
	27.6
	42.3
	34.9
	36.3
	15Private pension funds total miscellaneous financial claims asset
	-34.8
	-26.9
	28.0
	63.6
	67.2
	48.0
	76.3
	63.0
	37.1
	44.1
	27.8
	16Private pension funds unallocated insurance contracts asset
	-35.2
	-18.6
	20.8
	29.3
	42.7
	24.9
	34.6
	14.9
	20.1
	27.0
	30.6
	17Private pension funds insurance or pension fund claims contributions receivable asset
	-3.1
	-1.9
	-2.0
	4.4
	-1.9
	8.6
	10.7
	0.3
	1.8
	1.9
	-0.9
	18Private pension funds total unidentified miscellaneous financial claims asset
	3.5
	-6.4
	9.2
	29.9
	26.4
	14.5
	31.0
	47.7
	15.2
	15.2
	-1.9
	19Private pension funds pension fund reserves liability
	9.4
	18.9
	9.9
	-3.0
	-28.5
	-109.8
	21.5
	104.9
	-62.2
	6.2
	-21.1
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|Private pension funds gross saving                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private pension funds gross fixed investment, nonresidential equipment, software, and structures                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Private pension funds total financial assets asset (form 5500 data)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private pension funds total checkable deposits and currency asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
|Private pension funds total time and savings deposits asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Private pension funds money market mutual fund share holdings asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private pension funds total federal funds transactions and loans made under security repurchase agreements asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Private pension funds credit market instruments, excluding corporate equities asset (form 5500 data)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Private pension funds total commercial paper asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private pension funds Treasury securities, excluding U.S. savings bonds asset (form 5500 data)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Private pension funds total U.S. government agency securities asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private pension funds total corporate and foreign bonds asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Private pension funds total mortgages asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Private pension funds total corporate equities (including CREF) asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Private pension funds mutual fund share holdings asset (form 5500 data)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 
|Private pension funds total miscellaneous financial claims asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Private pension funds unallocated insurance contracts asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
|Private pension funds insurance or pension fund claims contributions receivable asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Private pension funds total unidentified miscellaneous financial claims asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|Private pension funds pension fund reserves liability                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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