PBGC Claims by Industry (1975-2001) Single-Employer Program

Table S-15
Industry Total Claims Plans Participants
AGRICULTURE, MINING AND CONSTRUCTION $128,233,368 1.7% 163 17,010
MANUFACTURING 4,474,914,342 58.5% 1,731 429,913
Chemical and Allied Products 80,525,563 1.1% 30 7,995
Fabricated Metal Products 470,910,897 6.2% 343 47,665
Food and Tobacco Products 115,622,926 1.5% 134 22,991
Machinery and Computer Equipment 684,605,502 8.9% 215 58,986
Motor Vehicle Equipment 156,662,048 2.0% 55 17,890
Paper and Allied Products 44,638,430 0.6% 71 7,483
Primary Metals 2,154,927,173 28.2% 220 114,973
Rubber and Miscellaneous Plastics 224,936,762 2.9% 71 18,261
Other Manufacturing 542,085,040 7.1% 592 133,669
TRANSPORTATION AND PUBLIC UTILITIES 2,378,731,178 31.1% 188 164,944
Air Transportation 2,185,156,901 28.5% 26 129,355
Other Transportation and Utilities 193,574,277 2.5% 162 35,589
WHOLESALE TRADE 74,592,258 1.0% 203 21,794
RETAIL TRADE 259,038,248 3.4% 274 79,608
FINANCE, INSURANCE AND REAL ESTATE 22,662,225 0.3% 94 8,344
SERVICES 316,347,486 4.1% 312 55,925
TOTAL $7,654,519,105 100.0% 2,965 777,538

Sources: PBGC Fiscal Year Closing File (9/30/01) and PBGC Case Administration System.
Values and distributions are subject to change as PBGC completes reviews and establishes termination dates.
Due to rounding of individual items, percentages may not add up to 100 percent.
Industry classifications are now based on principal business activity code used in the North American Industry Classification System. Therefore, the results in this table may not be directly comparable with those in previous years.

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