Table M-11 Funding of Overfunded PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2001) Multiemployer Program

Beginning of Year Assets (in millions) Liabilities* (in millions) Overfunding (in millions) Funding Ratio PBGC Rate
1980 $15,543 $9,417 $6,126 165% 8.50%
1985 65,368 46,697 18,672 140% 9.75%
1986 80,223 58,713 21,511 137% 8.50%
1987 91,298 71,398 19,900 128% 7.50%
1988 97,161 71,840 25,321 135% 8.25%
1989 100,809 78,435 22,374 129% 7.75%
1990 109,836 88,062 21,773 125% 7.25%
1991 103,171 84,739 18,432 122% 7.25%
1992 90,880 76,204 14,676 119% 6.25%
1993 102,130 86,981 15,148 117% 6.40%
1994 77,907 68,070 9,837 114% 5.65%
1995 91,240 77,024 14,216 118% 7.15%
1996 70,224 62,185 8,039 113% 5.30%
1997 115,838 102,386 13,452 113% 5.80%
1998 124,073 111,435 12,638 111% 5.40%
1999 114,136 100,074 14,063 114% 5.30%
2000 245,930 207,877 38,054 118% 7.00%
2001 128,812 114,564 14,249 112% 6.40%
Source: Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 Series Filings for multiemployer plans. Data for plan years prior to 1999 include only plans with 100 or more participants.
Estimates for 2000 reported last year have been updated.
Due to rounding of individual items, numbers may not add up across columns.
* Vested liabilities have been adjusted to an interest rate that, along with an assumed mortality table, reflects the cost to purchase an annuity at the beginning of the relevant year.
The assumed mortality table was UP-84 for 1980-1992 and GAM-83 for 1993-2001.

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