Statistics for Employee
Benefits Actuaries

Sponsored by the
Society of Actuaries
Committee on Retirement Systems
Professional Education and Development,
Health Section,
and
Pension Section

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Statistics for Employee Benefits Actuaries is an online publication only. If you have any questions about the tables, contact Maryellen Beach at mbeach@soa.org

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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 - March 3, 2004)
   
• Table 1A - 30 Year U.S. Treasury and PBGC Immediate and Deferral Period Rates (Includes Notes)
  Tab-1A (Updated - December 30, 2003)
  
  
• Table 1B - PBGC Annuity Valuation Rates
  Tab-1B (Updated -December 30, 2003)
  
  
• Table 3 - OBRA 87 Interest Rates: Midterm Applicable Federal Rates (%)
• Tab-3 (Updated - February 5, 2003)
  
  
• Table 4A - Canadian Pension Plans - Transfer Values
  Tab-4A (Updated - February 5, 2004)
  Table 4B - Interest Rates for Transfer and Marriage Breakdown Values for Pensions
  
  
• Table 5 - Canadian Government Benefits Data
  Tab-5 (Updated - December 30, 2003)
  
  
• 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
  Tab-6 (Updated - January 8, 2004 )
  
  
• Table 7A - Covered Compensation 
  Table 7B - Internal Revenue Service Limits
  Table 7C - Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Data
  Tab-7 (Updated - January 5, 2003 )
  
  
• 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 - February 5, 2004)
  
  
• Average Weekly Wages and Salaries Index
  Tab-9  ( Updated - August 13, 2003) 

The following zipped files will decompress to EXCEL, version 5.0.

• Table 18 - National Health Expenditures by Type of Service and Source of Funds
  Tab-18 (Updated - May 18, 2000)
  Appendix - Table 18 (This zipped file will decompress to WordPerfect 6.1.)
  Tab-18a (Updated - April 14, 1998)
  
  
• Table 19 - National Health Expenditures: Factors Accounting for Growth Annual Percent Change
  Tab-19 (Updated - April 14, 1998)
  
  
• Table 20 - National Health Expenditures: Factors Accounting for Growth Projected Annual Percent Change Tab-20 (Updated - April 14, 1998)
  
  
• Table 21 - National Health Expenditures Ratio to Gross Domestic Product
  Tab-21 (Updated - April 14, 1998)
  
  
• Table 22 - Input Price Indexes - Annual Percent Change
  Tab-22 (Updated - April 14, 1998)
  
  
• Table 23 - Medicare Estimated Hospital Insurance Disbursements
  Table 24 - Medicare: Estimated Supplementary Medical Insurance Disbursements
  Tab-23&24 (Updated - April 14, 1998)
  
  
• Table 25 - Medicare Enrollments Historical and Projected
  Tab-25 (Updated - April 14, 1998)
  

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