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TABLE B3

Distribution of Pension Plans by industry, 1996
Industry	Total Plans			Single Employer Plans ^1/			Multiemployer Plans ^2/
Industry	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution	Total	Defined Benefit	Defined Contribution
TOTAL	696,224	63,657	632,566	692,957	61,790	631,167	3,267	1,867	1,399
Agriculture	11,318	1,138	10,180	11,310	1,131	10,179	8	7	1
Mining	3,606	609	2,997	3,598	604	2,994	8	5	3
Construction	45,618	3,084	42,534	43,700	2,090	41,610	1,918	994	924
Manufacturing	92,111	13,643	78,468	91,803	13,407	78,395	309	236	73
Transportation	10,678	1,135	9,542	10,411	922	9,488	267	213	54
Communications and utilities	8,196	1,673	6,523	8,182	1,666	6,516	14	7	7
Wholesale trade	49,478	3,964	45,514	49,410	3,906	45,504	68	58	10
Retail trade	52,319	2,843	49,476	52,193	2,737	49,456	126	106	20
Finance, insurance and real estate	48,049	6,208	41,841	48,038	6,201	41,837	11	7	4
Services	324,052	18,097	305,955	323,553	17,866	305,687	499	231	268
Tax-exempt organizations	40,427	10,661	29,766	40,392	10,659	29,733	35	2	33
Industry not reported	10,372	602	9,770	10,368	600	9,768	4	2	2

^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: Excludes plans covering only one participant.

SOURCE: Form 5500 series reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service for plan years beginning in 1996.

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