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L.118 Private Pension Funds1
   Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
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2005
2006
2007
2008
2009   Q1
2009   Q2
2009   Q3
2009   Q4
2010   Q1
2010   Q2
2010   Q3
LinePrivate pension funds; total financial assets
	5388.6
	6082.8
	6410.6
	4552.7
	4246.7
	4730.2
	5270.2
	5471.0
	5708.6
	5315.9
	5661.4
	1Private pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset
	10.8
	11.2
	11.8
	12.3
	12.3
	11.9
	14.5
	16.4
	18.9
	21.9
	24.6
	2Private pension funds; total time and savings deposits, including CREF; asset
	62.2
	63.1
	67.7
	67.9
	69.6
	69.3
	71.3
	72.7
	73.7
	74.9
	75.7
	3Private pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset
	86.7
	90.1
	93.5
	95.7
	96.1
	96.2
	96.3
	96.4
	96.4
	96.4
	96.3
	4Private pension funds; federal funds and security repurchase agreements; asset
	21.6
	22.4
	25.8
	33.1
	36.8
	37.8
	42.0
	36.2
	36.3
	31.3
	26.8
	5Private pension funds; credit market instruments; asset
	699.9
	758.3
	860.8
	951.4
	987.9
	1005.1
	1037.7
	1063.0
	1090.0
	1114.3
	1131.0
	6Private pension funds; total commercial paper; asset
	31.5
	31.7
	26.9
	37.2
	37.6
	38.1
	31.5
	26.7
	21.7
	18.2
	17.1
	7Private pension funds; Treasury securities; asset
	116.5
	130.8
	169.5
	184.9
	214.3
	236.5
	280.7
	310.7
	341.6
	407.4
	459.3
	8Private pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset
	252.0
	268.6
	296.8
	318.1
	310.6
	294.4
	278.8
	269.1
	259.6
	210.9
	170.2
	9Private pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset
	290.0
	317.6
	357.4
	400.1
	413.9
	424.1
	434.0
	442.9
	452.5
	462.1
	469.2
	10Private pension funds; total mortgages; asset
	9.8
	9.5
	10.2
	11.1
	11.6
	12.1
	12.8
	13.6
	14.6
	15.7
	15.2
	11Private pension funds; corporate equities, including CREF; asset
	2441.7
	2724.8
	2673.3
	1599.7
	1382.7
	1566.3
	1770.8
	1835.7
	1918.2
	1673.9
	1832.6
	12Private pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset
	1585.4
	1880.4
	2110.6
	1366.0
	1268.7
	1488.7
	1727.7
	1817.3
	1929.6
	1786.0
	1930.8
	13Private pension funds; total miscellaneous assets
	480.2
	532.5
	567.1
	426.5
	392.6
	454.8
	509.9
	533.3
	545.5
	517.2
	543.5
	14Private pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset
	338.4
	387.9
	431.3
	317.6
	287.8
	338.7
	390.0
	412.8
	429.9
	408.0
	433.8
	15Private pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset
	44.8
	42.8
	47.2
	47.9
	48.8
	53.4
	51.6
	50.5
	49.9
	49.6
	49.4
	16Private pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets
	97.0
	101.8
	88.6
	61.0
	55.9
	62.7
	68.2
	70.0
	65.7
	59.6
	60.4
	17Private pension funds; pension fund reserves; liability
	5427.8
	6120.5
	6444.8
	4588.0
	4283.1
	4766.5
	5306.6
	5507.4
	5745.0
	5352.4
	5697.9
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|Private pension funds; total financial assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private pension funds; checkable deposits and currency; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private pension funds; total time and savings deposits, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private pension funds; federal funds and security repurchase agreements; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private pension funds; credit market instruments; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Private pension funds; total commercial paper; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
|Private pension funds; Treasury securities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Private pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Private pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Private pension funds; total mortgages; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private pension funds; corporate equities, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Private pension funds; mutual fund shares; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Private pension funds; total miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Private pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Private pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
|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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