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 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2021 Q3 | 2021 Q4 | 2022 Q1 | 2022 Q2 | 2022 Q3 | 2022 Q4 | Line |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; total financial assets (2) | FL344090045 | 3656.7 | 3737.0 | 3812.8 | 3716.3 | 3737.0 | 3756.3 | 3773.5 | 3791.9 | 3812.8 | 1 |
| Federal government retirement funds; checkable deposits and currency held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | FL343020033 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; debt securities; asset | LM344022045 | 1994.7 | 2160.9 | 2397.2 | 1988.1 | 2160.9 | 2164.7 | 2185.8 | 2235.8 | 2397.2 | 3 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; Treasury securities; asset (3) | LM343061165 | 1989.3 | 2156.2 | 2393.4 | 1983.5 | 2156.2 | 2160.2 | 2181.8 | 2232.2 | 2393.4 | 4 |
| Federal government retirement funds; agency- and GSE-backed securities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343061733 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 5 |
| Federal government retirement funds; municipal securities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343062033 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6 |
| Federal government retirement funds; corporate and foreign bonds held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343063033 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 7 |
| Federal government retirement funds; corporate equities held by National Railroad Retirement Investment Trust; asset | LM343064135 | 15.8 | 19.8 | 15.9 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 15.3 | 15.9 | 8 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; claims of pension funds on sponsor; asset (4) | FL343073045 | 1645.2 | 1554.8 | 1397.7 | 1707.6 | 1554.8 | 1571.1 | 1569.1 | 1538.9 | 1397.7 | 9 |
| Federal government defined benefit retirement funds; pension entitlements (total liabilities) (5) | FL344190045 | 3656.7 | 3737.0 | 3812.8 | 3716.3 | 3737.0 | 3756.3 | 3773.5 | 3791.9 | 3812.8 | 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 9, 2023