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F.118.c Private Pension Funds Defined Contribution Plans 1
   Billions of dollars; quarterly figures are seasonally adjusted annual rates                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
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2007
2008
2009
2010
2010   Q1
2010   Q2
2010   Q3
2010   Q4
2011   Q1
2011   Q2
2011   Q3
LinePrivate defined contribution pension funds; total financial assets
	108.1
	45.6
	95.1
	93.1
	94.9
	112.4
	71.0
	94.2
	111.8
	112.7
	98.3
	1Private defined contribution pension funds; checkable deposits and currency, including CREF; asset
	0.4
	0.3
	1.4
	1.4
	2.6
	2.9
	0.2
	-0.2
	0.2
	1.5
	0.2
	2Private defined contribution pension funds; total time and savings deposits, including CREF; asset
	3.0
	-0.8
	1.4
	0.2
	-0.1
	0.9
	-0.9
	1.0
	-0.5
	-0.4
	-0.4
	3Private defined contribution pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset
	3.4
	2.3
	0.6
	-0.1
	0.2
	0.0
	-0.4
	-0.2
	-0.2
	-0.2
	-0.2
	4Private defined contribution pension funds; federal funds and security repurchase agreements, including CREF; asset
	3.1
	7.2
	3.1
	0.9
	0.4
	-19.7
	21.9
	1.2
	0.8
	-16.9
	3.9
	5Private defined contribution pension funds; credit market instruments; asset
	17.7
	18.9
	-2.5
	29.4
	1.3
	29.1
	10.8
	76.4
	41.1
	45.2
	68.6
	6Private defined contribution pension funds; commercial paper, including CREF; asset
	-0.3
	0.2
	-6.4
	-6.3
	-12.1
	-8.7
	-0.3
	-4.2
	3.4
	-1.1
	-1.1
	7Private defined contribution pension funds; Treasury securities, including CREF; asset
	5.9
	5.3
	27.9
	35.8
	38.6
	42.8
	20.8
	41.0
	16.6
	23.2
	39.8
	8Private defined contribution pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities, including CREF; asset
	1.4
	7.7
	-25.7
	-0.6
	-28.1
	-7.0
	3.7
	28.8
	10.2
	17.2
	16.8
	9Private defined contribution pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds, including CREF; asset
	9.5
	4.5
	-1.8
	-1.6
	-1.8
	-3.4
	-12.1
	10.9
	10.9
	5.9
	13.1
	10Private defined contribution pension funds; total mortgages; asset
	1.2
	1.2
	3.5
	2.2
	4.8
	5.3
	-1.3
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	0.0
	11Private defined contribution pension funds; corporate equities, including CREF; asset
	20.7
	-13.6
	-16.0
	9.1
	9.0
	8.9
	8.6
	10.0
	14.0
	16.8
	10.8
	12Private defined contribution pension funds; mutual fund shares, including CREF; asset
	68.0
	20.0
	95.0
	83.0
	116.0
	96.0
	36.0
	84.0
	80.0
	88.0
	16.0
	13Private defined contribution pension funds; total miscellaneous assets
	-8.1
	11.3
	12.0
	-30.9
	-34.5
	-5.6
	-5.3
	-78.0
	-23.6
	-21.3
	-0.6
	14Private defined contribution pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset
	-2.7
	14.2
	4.5
	-2.5
	-17.7
	10.6
	1.2
	-4.0
	-4.0
	-4.0
	-4.0
	15Private defined contribution pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset
	4.7
	0.8
	2.9
	-0.4
	-0.2
	-0.4
	-0.4
	-0.4
	-0.4
	-0.4
	-0.4
	16Private defined contribution pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets, including CREF
	-10.1
	-3.7
	4.6
	-28.0
	-16.6
	-15.8
	-6.1
	-73.6
	-19.2
	-16.9
	3.8
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|Private defined contribution pension funds; checkable deposits and currency, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined contribution pension funds; total time and savings deposits, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined contribution pension funds; money market mutual fund shares; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined contribution pension funds; federal funds and security repurchase agreements, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private defined contribution pension funds; credit market instruments; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            
|Private defined contribution pension funds; commercial paper, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
|Private defined contribution pension funds; Treasury securities, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Private defined contribution pension funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|Private defined contribution pension funds; corporate and foreign bonds, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          
|Private defined contribution pension funds; total mortgages; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined contribution pension funds; corporate equities, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Private defined contribution pension funds; mutual fund shares, including CREF; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
|Private defined contribution pension funds; total miscellaneous assets                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  
|Private defined contribution pension funds; unallocated insurance contracts; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|Private defined contribution pension funds; pension fund contributions receivable; asset                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
|Private defined contribution pension funds; unidentified miscellaneous assets, including CREF                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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