Table 2.  Receipts, Benefits, and Withdrawals of Major Public Employee - Retirement Systems:
          Quarter Ending Sept 30, 2003 and Prior Periods (Dollar amounts in millions.
          Because of rounding, detail may not add to totals.  r = revised from previously
          published amounts.)


                        Total     Government    Earnings on    Employee      Total
Date                   Receipts  Contributions  Investments  Contributions  Payments   Benefits  Withdrawals

Sept 30, 2003           48,262      14,897         27,159        6,206       28,702      27,713        988
June 30, 2003           87,366       9,609         70,684        7,073       27,200      26,235        965
March 31, 2003          11,450       7,959         -2,343        5,835       24,897      24,028        870

Dec 31, 2002            27,614       8,633         12,829        6,152       24,784      23,900        884
Sept 30, 2002           -9,358       7,127        -23,015        6,531       24,965      24,065        901
June 30, 2002           19,986       7,951          5,101        6,934       24,002      23,139        863
March 31, 2002          30,831       7,632         17,128        6,070       23,425      22,547        878

Dec 31, 2001            38,854       7,398         25,457        6,000       22,946      21,929      1,016
Sept 30, 2001            5,691       7,413         -6,714        4,993       24,150      23,184        966
June 30, 2001           43,419       7,569         29,838        6,012       22,181      21,251        930
March 31, 2001          32,662       7,547         19,587        5,528       21,451      20,493        958

Dec 31, 2000            41,220       8,038         27,416        5,766       21,125      20,175        950
Sept 30, 2000           62,828       8,057         49,571        5,200       21,127      20,071      1,056
June 30, 2000           53,866       9,876         38,671        5,318       19,346      18,481        864
March 31, 2000          58,730       7,787         45,706        5,237       19,330      18,441        890

Dec 31, 1999            61,852       8,782         47,922        5,148       18,736      17,950        786
Sept 30, 1999           58,081       8,360         45,131        4,590       18,246      17,461        786
June 30, 1999           61,615       8,517         47,968        5,130       17,389      16,620        769
March 31, 1999          60,613       9,638         46,069        4,906       18,227      17,480        747

Dec 31, 1998            46,500       8,882         32,978        4,640       17,119      16,349        770
Sept 30, 1998           45,932       9,148         32,690        4,094       17,156      16,387        769
June 30, 1998           53,393       8,256         40,215        4,922       18,374      17,520        854
March 31, 1998          58,850       7,893         46,339        4,619       16,481      15,751        731