The Evolution of Japanese Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans - Text description for the line chart "Investment performance for Japanese corporate pension plans, 1975-2005 (nominal and real yields)"

Investment performance for Japanese corporate pension plans, 1975–2005 (nominal and real yields) (in percent)
Year	Employee Pension Funds Nominal	Pension Fund Association Nominal	Employee Pension Funds Real	Pension Fund Association Real
1975	9.57	. . .	-2.13	. . .
1976	9.51	. . .	0.11	. . .
1977	8.99	. . .	0.89	. . .
1978	8.39	. . .	4.19	. . .
1979	8.54	. . .	4.84	. . .
1980	8.72	. . .	1.02	. . .
1981	8.88	. . .	3.98	. . .
1982	8.95	. . .	6.15	. . .
1983	9.07	. . .	7.17	. . .
1984	9.20	. . .	6.90	. . .
1985	9.25	. . .	7.25	. . .
1986	9.75	. . .	9.15	. . .
1987	9.35	. . .	9.25	. . .
1988	8.53	. . .	7.83	. . .
1989	7.48	. . .	5.18	. . .
1990	3.39	2.74	0.29	-0.36
1991	1.98	0.33	-1.32	-2.97
1992	5.21	5.51	3.61	3.91
1993	5.21	5.24	3.91	3.94
1994	0.74	-1.07	0.04	-1.77
1995	10.27	14.88	10.37	14.98
1996	3.65	4.25	3.55	4.15
1997	5.65	6.38	3.85	4.58
1998	2.56	2.98	1.96	2.38
1999	13.09	11.29	13.39	11.59
2000	-9.83	-5.44	-9.13	-4.74
2001	-4.16	-2.37	-3.46	-1.67
2002	-12.46	-11.99	-11.56	-11.09
2003	16.17	21.24	16.47	21.54
2004	4.59	5.76	4.59	5.76
2005	21.08	22.70	21.38	23.00
SOURCE: Pension Fund Association, The Basic Statistics about Company Pension Plans, various years. Pension Fund Association, Annual Report of Employees' Pension Funds, various years.
NOTE: Annual data reflect yields for fiscal years specified. The Japanese fiscal year runs from April 1 to March 31.
. . . = not applicable.