Statistics for Employee Benefits Actuaries

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Statistics for Employee Benefits Actuaries is an online publication only. If you have any questions about the tables, contact Susan Martz.

The following files are in EXCEL, version 5.0

• Moody's® Long–Term Corporate Bond Yield–Month End Close
  

  Users must agree to the terms and conditions as set forth in the "Moody's Content Agreement" before they will be allowed to view or download the rate table. Moody's is a registered trademark of Moody's Investor Service, Inc.–Updated–11.30.08

• Table 1A–30 Year US Treasury, Composite Corporate and PBGC Vested Liability Interest Rate and PBGC Immediate and Deferral Period Rates
  Tab–1A–Updated–12.01.08
  Table 1A has been updated to reflect the Pension Funding Equity Act of 2004.

• Table 1B–PBGC Annuity Valuation Rates
  Tab-1B–Updated–12.01.08

• Table 3–OBRA 87 Interest Rates: Midterm Applicable Federal Rates (%)
  Tab-3–Updated–12.01.08

• Table 4A–Canadian Pension Plans–Transfer Values
  Tab-4A–Updated–12.01.08

• Table 5–Canadian Government Benefits Data
  Tab-5–Updated–12.01.08

• Table 6A–Social Security Earnings Base and Payroll Tax Rates
  Table 6B–Social Security Wage Index and Maximum PIA
  Table 6C–Other Social Security Program Data
  Table 6D–Medicare Data
  Table 6E–Railroad Retirement Earnings Base and Payroll Tax Rates
  Table 6F–Number and Average Monthly OASDI Benefits
  Tab-6–Updated–12.31.07

• Table 7A–Covered Compensation
  Table 7B–Internal Revenue Service Limits
  Table 7C–Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Data
  Tab-7B–Updated–10.02.07
  Tab-7C–Updated–11.02.07

• Table 8–Consumer Price Index
  Description: Consumer Price Index, CPI-U from Jan. 1926 through Dec. 1999 and the Medical Care Consumer Price Index, CPI-U from Dec. 1935 through Dec. 1999. In addition, annual, 5-year and 10-year percent changes are calculated for both of these indices.
  Tab-8–Updated–12.01.08

• Average Weekly Wages and Salaries Index
  Tab-9–Updated–11.01.04