Table M-9 Funding of PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2001) Multiemployer Program

Beginning of Year Assets (in millions) Liabilities* (in millions) Funding Ratio Underfunding (in millions) Overfunding (in millions) PBGC Rate
1980 $40,363 $52,123 77% $17,887 $6,126 8.50%
1985 88,182 75,942 116% 6,432 18,672 9.75%
1986 107,259 93,436 115% 7,687 21,511 8.50%
1987 121,080 111,259 109% 10,079 19,900 7.50%
1988 126,963 109,882 116% 8,240 25,321 8.25%
1989 135,654 121,915 111% 8,635 22,374 7.75%
1990 166,348 156,149 107% 11,574 21,773 7.25%
1991 165,734 160,370 103% 13,068 18,432 7.25%
1992 184,670 187,829 98% 17,835 14,676 6.25%
1993 197,461 202,177 98% 19,864 15,148 6.40%
1994 206,625 225,982 91% 29,193 9,837 5.65%
1995 209,947 218,458 96% 22,726 14,216 7.15%
1996 238,571 270,551 88% 40,019 8,039 5.30%
1997 268,471 287,569 93% 32,549 13,452 5.80%
1998 304,158 331,017 92% 39,497 12,638 5.40%
1999 320,704 351,021 91% 44,379 14,063 5.30%
2000 356,659 339,741 105% 21,135 38,054 7.00%
2001 351,108 385,272 91% 48,412 14,249 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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