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Trustees Reports- 1996

 

Table II.F6. - Comparison of Income Rates and Cost Rates, by Trust Fund, Selected Calendar Years 1950-95, and Estimated Rates by Alternative, Calendar Years 1996-2005
[As a percentage of taxable payroll]

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              OASI Trust Fund         DI Trust Fund       OASI and DI, combined
           --------------------   --------------------    ---------------------
Calendar   Income   Cost   Bal-   Income   Cost   Bal-    Income    Cost   Bal-
  year       rate   rate   ance     rate   rate   ance      rate    rate   ance
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Historical data:
  1950..     3.00   1.17   1.83       --     --     --      3.00    1.17   1.83 
  1955..     4.00   3.34    .66       --     --     --      4.00    3.34    .66
  1960..     5.50   5.59   -.09     0.50   0.30   0.20      6.00    5.89    .11 
  1965..     6.75   7.23   -.48      .50    .70   -.20      7.25    7.93   -.68 
  1970..     7.30   7.32   -.02     1.10    .81    .29      8.40    8.12    .28 
  1975..     8.75   9.29   -.54     1.15   1.36   -.21      9.90   10.65   -.75 
  1980..     9.04   9.36   -.32     1.12   1.38   -.26     10.16   10.74   -.58
  1985.. 1/ 10.71   9.94    .78  1/ 1.07   1.13   -.06  1/ 11.79   11.07    .72
  1990.. 1/ 11.32   9.66   1.66  1/ 1.17   1.09    .09  1/ 12.49   10.75   1.74

  1991..    11.44  10.15   1.29     1.21   1.18    .03     12.65   11.33   1.32
  1992 2/   11.43  10.27   1.16     1.21   1.27   -.06     12.64   11.54   1.10
  1993 2/   11.40  10.35   1.06     1.21   1.35   -.14     12.61   11.70    .92
  1994 2/   10.70  10.22    .48     1.89   1.40    .49     12.59   11.62    .97
 1995 2/ 1/ 10.70  10.20    .51  1/ 1.88   1.44    .44  1/ 12.59   11.64    .95
Intermediate:
  1996..    10.73  10.15    .58     1.89   1.49    .40     12.63   11.64    .98
  1997..    10.92  10.15    .77     1.71   1.54    .17     12.63   11.69    .94
  1998..    10.92  10.13    .79     1.71   1.58    .13     12.63   11.72    .92
  1999..    10.93  10.14    .78     1.71   1.63    .08     12.64   11.77    .87
  2000.. 1/ 10.83  10.15    .68  1/ 1.81   1.68    .13  1/ 12.65   11.84    .81

  2001..    10.84  10.16    .68     1.82   1.73    .09     12.65   11.89    .76
  2002..    10.84  10.16    .68     1.82   1.77    .04     12.66   11.93    .72
  2003..    10.84  10.15    .69     1.82   1.82   -.01     12.66   11.97    .69
  2004..    10.85  10.15    .70     1.82   1.88   -.06     12.67   12.03    .64
  2005..    10.85  10.14    .71     1.82   1.93   -.11     12.67   12.07    .61
Low Cost:
  1996..    10.73  10.06    .67     1.89   1.46    .43     12.62   11.52   1.10
  1997..    10.91   9.90   1.01     1.71   1.46    .25     12.62   11.36   1.26
  1998..    10.91   9.74   1.17     1.71   1.46    .25     12.62   11.20   1.42
  1999..    10.91   9.60   1.32     1.71   1.47    .25     12.63   11.06   1.56
  2000.. 1/ 10.80   9.46   1.33  1/ 1.81   1.48    .34  1/ 12.61   10.94   1.67

  2001..    10.82   9.36   1.46     1.81   1.49    .33     12.63   10.85   1.78
  2002..    10.82   9.26   1.56     1.81   1.49    .32     12.63   10.76   1.88
  2003..    10.82   9.18   1.64     1.81   1.51    .30     12.64   10.69   1.94
  2004..    10.82   9.10   1.72     1.81   1.53    .28     12.64   10.63   2.01
  2005..    10.83   9.03   1.80     1.82   1.55    .26     12.64   10.58   2.06
High Cost:
  1996..    10.74  10.31    .43     1.89   1.54    .36     12.63   11.85    .78
  1997..    10.92  10.53    .40     1.71   1.65    .06     12.64   12.18    .46
  1998..    10.93  10.39    .53     1.71   1.70    .01     12.64   12.09    .55
  1999..    10.94  10.69    .24     1.72   1.82   -.11     12.65   12.52    .14
  2000.. 1/ 10.89  11.06   -.17  1/ 1.82   1.97   -.15  1/ 12.70   13.03   -.32

  2001..    10.86  11.07   -.22     1.82   2.05   -.23     12.68   13.12   -.44
  2002..    10.86  11.11   -.25     1.82   2.13   -.31     12.68   13.24   -.56
  2003..    10.87  11.17   -.30     1.82   2.22   -.39     12.69   13.38   -.69
  2004..    10.88  11.25   -.37     1.82   2.31   -.49     12.70   13.56   -.86
  2005..    10.88  11.33   -.44     1.82   2.40   -.57     12.71   13.72  -1.02
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1/ Income rates for 1985, 1990, 1995, and 2000 are modified to include adjust-
ments to the lump-sum payments received in 1983 from the general fund of the
Treasury for the cost of noncontributory wage credits for military service in
1940-56.
2/ Figures shown are preliminary.
Notes: 
1. The income rate excludes interest income and certain transfers from the
general fund of the Treasury.
2. Totals do not necessarily equal the sums of rounded components.
      


 
 
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