Financial Accounts of the United States - Z.1
L.119.b Federal Government Employee Retirement Funds Defined Benefit Plans (1)
Billions of dollars; amounts outstanding end of period, not seasonally adjusted| Description | Series code | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2016 Q3 | 2016 Q4 | 2017 Q1 | 2017 Q2 | 2017 Q3 | 2017 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; total financial assets (2) | FL344090045 | 3336.5 | 3430.2 | 3526.3 | 3406.9 | 3430.2 | 3454.5 | 3478.3 | 3502.4 | 3526.3 | 1 |
| Federal government retirement funds; checkable deposits and currency held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | FL343020033 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; debt securities; asset | LM344022045 | 1504.1 | 1588.2 | 1657.4 | 1507.5 | 1588.2 | 1546.1 | 1474.7 | 1596.5 | 1657.4 | 3 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; Treasury securities; asset (3) | LM343061165 | 1498.8 | 1582.6 | 1651.3 | 1501.9 | 1582.6 | 1540.4 | 1468.9 | 1590.5 | 1651.3 | 4 |
| Federal government retirement funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343061733 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 5 |
| Federal government retirement funds; municipal securities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343062033 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 |
| Federal government retirement funds; corporate and foreign bonds held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343063033 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5 | 5.1 | 7 |
| Federal government retirement funds; corporate equities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343064135 | 13.8 | 13.9 | 15.2 | 13.9 | 13.9 | 14.2 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 15.2 | 8 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; claims of pension funds on sponsor; asset (4) | FL343073045 | 1817.8 | 1827.3 | 1853.1 | 1884.7 | 1827.3 | 1893.4 | 1988.5 | 1890.3 | 1853.1 | 9 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (5) | FL344190045 | 3336.5 | 3430.2 | 3526.3 | 3406.9 | 3430.2 | 3454.5 | 3478.3 | 3502.4 | 3526.3 | 10 |
NOTES
- Includes Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, Railroad Retirement Board, judicial retirement fund, Military Retirement Fund, Foreign Service Retirement and Disability Fund, and the National Railroad Investment Trust.
- Includes claims on sponsor (i.e., unfunded pension entitlements).
- Comprised primarily of nonmarketable Treasury securities.
- Unfunded defined benefit pension entitlements. Negative values indicate overfunding.
- Actuarial value of accrued pension entitlements in defined benefit plans. These liabilities are assets of the household sector.
Last Update: March 8, 2018