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TABLE E14

Pension Plan Contributions by type of plan, 1975-1994 (amounts in millions)
Year	Total Plans			Single Employer Plans^1/			Multiemployer Plans^2/
Year	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution
1975	$37,061	$24,242	$12,819	$32,970	$20,268	$12,207	$4,091	$3,974	$117
1976	42,780	28,540	14,240	38,161	24,073	14,088	4,619	4,467	152
1977	47,061	31,197	15,864	41,931	26,229	15,702	5,130	4,968	162
1978	55,943	37,591	18,353	49,793	31,602	18,191	6,151	5,989	162
1979	61,279	40,585	20,694	54,217	33,738	20,479	7,061	6,847	214
1980	66,157	42,626	23,531	58,718	35,524	23,194	7,439	7,102	337
1981	75,374	46,985	28,389	67,191	39,187	28,004	8,183	7,798	385
1982	79,502	48,438	31,064	71,320	40,807	30,513	8,182	7,631	551
1983	82,447	46,313	36,134	74,022	38,677	35,345	8,425	7,636	789
1984	90,625	47,197	43,428	81,553	38,990	42,563	9,072	8,207	865
1985	95,188	41,996	53,192	85,927	33,794	52,133	9,261	8,202	1,059
1986	91,503	33,161	58,342	82,190	25,142	57,049	9,313	8,020	1,293
1987	92,070	29,793	62,277	82,834	21,993	60,841	9,235	7,800	1,436
1988	91,248	26,300	64,948	81,612	18,352	63,261	9,636	7,948	1,688
1989	97,920	24,723	73,197	88,049	16,684	71,365	9,871	8,039	1,832
1990	98,792	23,026	75,766	89,834	15,709	74,125	8,958	7,317	1,641
1991	111,124	30,146	80,978	102,224	22,952	79,272	8,899	7,194	1,705
1992	128,795	35,174	93,621	119,682	27,964	91,718	9,114	7,210	1,904
1993	153,642	52,123	101,519	143,944	44,521	99,423	9,698	7,602	2,096
1994	144,353	39,031	105,322	133,844	30,829	103,015	10,509	8,203	2,307

^1/ Includes single employer plans, plans of controlled groups of corporations, and multiple-employer noncollectively bargained plans.
^2/ Includes multiemployer plans and multiple-employer collectively bargained plans.

NOTE: Includes both employer and employee contributions.

SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for 1975-94 plan years.

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