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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
2008
2007   Q3
2007   Q4
2008   Q1
2008   Q2
2008   Q3
2008   Q4
LinePrivate pension funds gross saving
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	0.7
	0.6
	0.7
	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
	0.4
	0.3
	0.3
	0.3
	0.4
	0.4
	0.4
	2Private pension funds total financial assets asset (form 5500 data)
	9.8
	19.4
	1.9
	-20.9
	-84.9
	-76.7
	-50.3
	-93.1
	-46.7
	-92.4
	-107.5
	3Private pension funds total checkable deposits and currency asset
	0.1
	0.3
	0.4
	0.6
	0.5
	0.4
	1.0
	0.2
	-0.2
	10.2
	-8.2
	4Private pension funds total time and savings deposits asset
	-4.6
	6.2
	1.1
	2.7
	2.2
	2.2
	1.7
	2.0
	4.1
	6.8
	-4.1
	5Private pension funds money market mutual fund share holdings asset
	0.6
	1.9
	3.4
	3.4
	2.3
	3.4
	3.4
	2.6
	2.6
	2.0
	1.8
	6Private pension funds total federal funds transactions and loans made under security repurchase agreements asset
	1.6
	1.7
	3.2
	10.3
	-2.8
	2.4
	11.1
	-4.3
	-14.4
	-2.0
	9.6
	7Private pension funds credit market instruments, excluding corporate equities asset (form 5500 data)
	-0.3
	44.5
	61.0
	101.3
	88.1
	98.1
	84.8
	73.1
	67.8
	59.1
	152.3
	8Private pension funds total commercial paper asset
	0.3
	2.2
	3.1
	-5.7
	11.1
	-6.3
	-24.9
	7.2
	2.4
	-34.4
	69.0
	9Private pension funds Treasury securities, excluding U.S. savings bonds asset (form 5500 data)
	-4.1
	3.0
	14.6
	40.1
	15.4
	38.0
	40.4
	16.1
	18.6
	30.6
	-3.6
	10Private pension funds total U.S. government agency securities asset
	11.3
	18.6
	15.7
	28.9
	19.1
	28.1
	24.2
	12.3
	7.8
	25.0
	31.3
	11Private pension funds total corporate and foreign bonds asset
	-7.7
	20.9
	27.9
	37.4
	41.6
	37.2
	43.3
	36.5
	37.9
	37.0
	54.9
	12Private pension funds total mortgages asset
	-0.2
	-0.2
	-0.3
	0.7
	0.9
	1.0
	1.8
	1.0
	1.1
	0.8
	0.7
	13Private pension funds total corporate equities (including CREF) asset
	11.2
	-18.5
	-94.2
	-249.6
	-263.6
	-292.5
	-271.0
	-275.4
	-223.4
	-214.2
	-341.5
	14Private pension funds mutual fund share holdings asset (form 5500 data)
	36.1
	10.2
	28.6
	50.2
	39.9
	46.2
	45.0
	55.2
	54.9
	56.2
	-6.7
	15Private pension funds total miscellaneous financial claims asset
	-34.8
	-26.9
	-1.6
	60.1
	48.6
	63.2
	73.8
	53.5
	61.8
	-10.6
	89.4
	16Private pension funds unallocated insurance contracts asset
	-35.2
	-18.6
	-8.8
	25.8
	28.8
	21.5
	25.8
	36.5
	44.8
	-7.7
	41.4
	17Private pension funds insurance or pension fund claims contributions receivable asset
	-3.1
	-1.9
	-2.0
	4.4
	0.7
	10.7
	0.3
	1.8
	1.9
	-0.9
	0.1
	18Private pension funds total unidentified miscellaneous financial claims asset
	3.5
	-6.4
	9.2
	29.9
	19.1
	31.0
	47.7
	15.2
	15.2
	-1.9
	48.0
	19Private pension funds pension fund reserves liability
	9.4
	18.9
	1.6
	-21.3
	-85.2
	-77.0
	-50.6
	-93.4
	-47.0
	-92.7
	-107.8
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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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