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L.118 Private Pension Funds1
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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2003
2004
2005
2006
2007   Q1
2007   Q2
2007   Q3
2007   Q4
2008   Q1
2008   Q2
2008   Q3
LinePrivate pension funds total financial assets asset (form 5500 data)
	4520.1
	4915.2
	5295.6
	5885.4
	5938.4
	6182.8
	6247.9
	6152.4
	5658.4
	5592.7
	5192.8
	1Private pension funds total checkable deposits and currency asset
	10.3
	10.5
	10.8
	11.2
	11.3
	11.4
	11.5
	11.8
	11.8
	11.8
	11.8
	2Private pension funds total time and savings deposits asset
	60.4
	55.8
	62.0
	63.1
	63.9
	64.7
	65.3
	65.7
	66.2
	67.3
	67.7
	3Private pension funds money market mutual fund share holdings asset
	84.3
	84.9
	86.7
	90.1
	90.9
	91.8
	92.6
	93.5
	94.1
	94.8
	95.3
	4Private pension funds total federal funds transactions and loans made under security repurchase agreements asset
	20.5
	26.5
	28.2
	31.5
	31.9
	38.4
	39.0
	41.8
	40.7
	37.1
	36.6
	5Private pension funds credit market instruments, excluding corporate equities asset (form 5500 data)
	646.5
	646.1
	690.6
	741.6
	773.3
	794.2
	826.7
	862.9
	890.2
	909.1
	917.6
	6Private pension funds total commercial paper asset
	26.0
	26.4
	28.5
	31.6
	32.3
	33.7
	32.1
	25.9
	27.7
	28.3
	32.2
	7Private pension funds Treasury securities, excluding U.S. savings bonds asset (form 5500 data)
	113.9
	109.8
	112.8
	127.4
	136.2
	142.9
	152.4
	167.5
	176.5
	183.2
	184.3
	8Private pension funds total U.S. government agency securities asset
	221.4
	232.8
	251.4
	262.1
	272.5
	277.9
	289.9
	301.0
	304.0
	306.0
	306.5
	9Private pension funds total corporate and foreign bonds asset
	274.8
	267.1
	288.1
	311.0
	323.0
	330.2
	342.6
	358.4
	371.5
	381.0
	383.7
	10Private pension funds total mortgages asset
	10.2
	10.0
	9.8
	9.5
	9.3
	9.5
	9.7
	10.2
	10.4
	10.7
	10.9
	11Private pension funds total corporate equities (including CREF) asset
	2096.6
	2333.5
	2537.0
	2807.3
	2779.4
	2853.9
	2829.0
	2698.6
	2371.0
	2302.8
	2058.7
	12Private pension funds mutual fund share holdings asset (form 5500 data)
	1126.9
	1278.2
	1399.0
	1602.6
	1629.7
	1733.8
	1765.2
	1749.3
	1587.8
	1567.6
	1432.5
	13Private pension funds total miscellaneous financial claims asset
	474.8
	479.6
	481.3
	538.1
	558.1
	594.5
	618.5
	628.8
	596.6
	602.2
	572.5
	14Private pension funds unallocated insurance contracts asset
	317.0
	328.4
	338.4
	387.9
	401.8
	432.4
	446.0
	444.3
	407.8
	409.2
	380.2
	15Private pension funds insurance or pension fund claims contributions receivable asset
	49.8
	46.6
	44.8
	42.8
	42.3
	44.5
	47.2
	47.2
	47.7
	48.2
	47.9
	16Private pension funds total unidentified miscellaneous financial claims asset
	108.0
	104.5
	98.2
	107.4
	114.0
	117.6
	125.3
	137.3
	141.1
	144.9
	144.4
	17Private pension funds pension fund reserves liability
	4561.6
	4955.8
	5334.8
	5923.1
	5975.2
	6219.0
	6284.3
	6186.6
	5693.8
	5628.8
	5228.9
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|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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1. Private defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans (including 401(k) type plans). Return to text
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