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TABLE E16

Pension Plan Contributions to Plans with 100 or More Participants
by type of plan, 1975-1994
(amounts in millions)
Year Total Plans Single Employer Plans1/ Multiemployer Plans2/
Total Defined
Benefit		 Defined
Contribution		 Total Defined
Benefit		 Defined
Contribution		 Total Defined
Benefit		 Defined
Contribution
1975 $30,557 $22,466 $8,090 $26,468 $18,494 $7,974 $4,088 $3,972 $116
1976 35,624 26,245 9,379 31,025 21,795 9,230 4,599 4,450 149
1977 38,825 28,580 10,244 33,718 23,631 10,087 5,107 4,950 157
1978 46,299 34,288 12,010 40,191 28,331 11,861 6,108 5,958 150
1979 49,737 36,262 13,475 42,722 29,448 13,274 7,015 6,814 201
1980 52,612 36,756 15,856 45,228 29,694 15,534 7,384 7,062 322
1981 58,968 39,822 19,147 50,887 32,108 18,779 8,082 7,714 368
1982 62,408 40,766 21,642 54,273 33,166 21,108 8,135 7,600 535
1983 65,090 38,720 26,370 56,734 31,140 25,594 8,356 7,580 776
1984 72,064 39,347 32,717 63,066 31,203 31,863 8,997 8,145 853
1985 73,613 34,592 39,021 64,438 26,455 37,983 9,175 8,137 1,038
1986 69,960 27,502 42,458 60,715 19,535 41,180 9,245 7,968 1,277
1987 72,107 25,497 46,610 62,939 17,754 45,185 9,168 7,743 1,425
1988 72,286 23,285 49,000 62,703 15,371 47,332 9,582 7,914 1,668
1989 76,925 21,960 54,965 67,088 13,942 53,146 9,837 8,018 1,819
1990 77,105 20,418 56,687 68,192 13,119 55,073 8,914 7,299 1,614
1991 89,215 27,726 61,489 80,343 20,539 59,804 8,872 7,187 1,684
1992 103,581 32,945 70,636 94,497 25,741 68,756 9,084 7,204 1,880
1993 127,683 49,672 78,011 118,040 42,103 75,937 9,643 7,569 2,074
1994 120,420 37,113 83,307 110,155 29,135 81,020 10,265 7,978 2,287

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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