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 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2018 Q3 | 2018 Q4 | 2019 Q1 | 2019 Q2 | 2019 Q3 | 2019 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; total financial assets (2) | FL344090045 | 3348.9 | 3420.1 | 3495.2 | 3404.2 | 3420.1 | 3439.6 | 3458.4 | 3476.4 | 3495.2 | 1 |
| Federal government retirement funds; checkable deposits and currency held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | FL343020033 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; debt securities; asset | LM344022045 | 1656.7 | 1780.9 | 1893.3 | 1696.8 | 1780.9 | 1740.8 | 1663.8 | 1797.3 | 1893.3 | 3 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; Treasury securities; asset (3) | LM343061165 | 1651.1 | 1775.8 | 1887.8 | 1691.2 | 1775.8 | 1735.5 | 1658.4 | 1792.0 | 1887.8 | 4 |
| Federal government retirement funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343061733 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 5 |
| Federal government retirement funds; municipal securities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343062033 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 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 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 7 |
| Federal government retirement funds; corporate equities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343064135 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 15.4 | 15.5 | 14.1 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 14.8 | 15.4 | 8 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; claims of pension funds on sponsor; asset (4) | FL343073045 | 1675.7 | 1624.4 | 1585.9 | 1691.1 | 1624.4 | 1683.3 | 1778.9 | 1663.6 | 1585.9 | 9 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (5) | FL344190045 | 3348.9 | 3420.1 | 3495.2 | 3404.2 | 3420.1 | 3439.6 | 3458.4 | 3476.4 | 3495.2 | 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 12, 2020