Annual

S129s1.1.t Private defined benefit pension funds


The Financial Accounts (formerly known as the Flow of Funds accounts) are a set of financial accounts used to track the sources and uses of funds by sector. They are a component of a system of macroeconomic accounts including the National Income and Product accounts (NIPA) and balance of payments accounts, all of which serve as a comprehensive set of information on the economy’s performance.(1) Some important inferences that can be drawn from the Financial accounts are the financial strength of a given sector, new economic trends, changes in the composition of wealth, and development of new financial instruments over time.(1)
Sectors are compiled into three categories: households, nonfinancial businesses, and banks. The sources of funds for a sector are its internal funds (savings from income after consumption) and external funds (loans from banks and other financial intermediaries). (1) Funds for a given sector are used for its investments in physical and financial assets. Dividing sources and uses of funds into two categories helps the staff of the Federal Reserve System pay particular attention to external sources of funds and financial uses of funds.(2) One example is whether households are borrowing more from banks—or in other words, whether household debt is rising. Another example might be whether banks are using more of their funds to provide loans to consumers. Transactions within a sector are not shown in the accounts; however, transactions between sectors are.(2) Monitoring the external flows of funds provides insights into a sector’s health and the performance of the economy as a whole.
Data for the Financial accounts are compiled from a large number of reports and publications, including regulatory reports such as those submitted by banks, tax filings, and surveys conducted by the Federal Reserve System.(2) The Financial accounts are published quarterly as a set of tables in the Federal Reserve’s Z.1 statistical release.
(1) Teplin, Albert M. “The U.S. Flow of Funds Accounts and Their Uses.” Federal Reserve Bulletin, July 2001; http://www.federalreserve.gov/pubs/bulletin/2001/0701lead.pdf.
(2) Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. “Guide to the Flow of Funds Accounts.” 2000, http://www.federalreserve.gov/apps/fof/.

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    1946    
 
 
    2025
Millions of U.S. Dollars
Line Name 2025 Preceding
Period
Year Ago
from Period
line 1
Net acquisition of financial assets
-75,147 -70,429 -70,429
line 2
Checkable deposits and currency
-1,634 -1,579 -1,579
line 3
Time and savings deposits
-743 -719 -719
line 4
Money market fund shares
-3,044 -2,941 -2,941
line 5
Security repurchase agreements
-1,150 -1,111 -1,111
line 6
Debt securities
19,513 18,853 18,853
line 7
Open market paper
-1,826 -1,765 -1,765
line 8
Treasury securities
21,675 20,943 20,943
line 9
Agency- and GSE-backed securities
8,683 8,390 8,390
line 10
Corporate and foreign bonds
-9,019 -8,715 -8,715
line 11
Loans (mortgages)
4,671 4,514 4,514
line 12
Corporate equities
-163,302 -157,788 -157,788
line 13
Mutual fund shares
-45,477 -43,944 -43,944
line 14
Miscellaneous assets
116,019 114,286 114,286
line 15
Unallocated insurance contracts
-3,947 -3,815 -3,815
line 16
Contributions receivable
33 32 32
line 17
Claims of pension fund on sponsor
149,487 146,625 146,625
line 18
Other
-29,554 -28,556 -28,556
line 19
Net increase in pension entitlements (liabilities)
-73,476 -68,769 -68,769
   

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