Table S-42 - Funding of Overfunded PBGC-Insured Plans (1980-2001) Single-Employer Program

Beginning of Year Assets (in millions) Liabilities* (in millions) Overfunding (in millions) Funding Ratio PBGC Rate
1980 $205,970 $138,076 $67,894 149% 8.50%
1985 471,951 268,713 203,238 176% 9.75%
1986 577,710 349,619 228,091 165% 8.50%
1987 581,297 379,621 201,676 153% 7.50%
1988 571,821 359,583 212,238 159% 8.25%
1989 596,464 391,204 205,260 152% 7.75%
1990 742,063 473,289 268,773 157% 7.25%
1991 700,950 506,110 194,840 138% 7.25%
1992 743,350 551,520 191,829 135% 6.25%
1993 736,277 569,486 166,791 129% 6.40%
1994 692,613 552,613 140,000 125% 5.65%
1995 814,009 631,959 182,050 129% 7.15%
1996 704,624 557,526 147,098 126% 5.30%
1997 1,014,365 790,494 223,871 128% 5.80%
1998 1,132,974 876,969 256,005 129% 5.40%
1999 1,279,309 987,785 291,524 130% 5.30%
2000 1,772,966 1,201,563 571,403 148% 7.00%
2001 1,429,311 1,041,961 387,349 137% 6.40%
Source: Internal Revenue Service Form 5500 Series Filings for single-employer 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 the PBGC 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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