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Trustees Reports- 1996

 

Table II.G5. - Estimated OASDI Income Rates, Cost Rates, and Actuarial Balances, Based on Intermediate Estimates With Various CPI-Increase Assumptions
[As a percentage of taxable payroll]

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                                   Ultimate percentage increase in wages-CPI1/
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      Valuation period                    4.0-3.0        5.0-4.0        6.0-5.0
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Summarized income rate: 
  25-year: 1996-2020..............          13.56          13.54          13.52
  50-year: 1996-2045..............          13.37          13.35          13.33
  75-year: 1996-2070..............          13.35          13.33          13.31 
Summarized cost rate:
  25-year: 1996-2020..............          13.32          13.18          13.03
  50-year: 1996-2045..............          14.95          14.74          14.54
  75-year: 1996-2070..............          15.76          15.52          15.29
Balance: 
  25-year: 1996-2020..............           +.23           +.36           +.49
  50-year: 1996-2045..............          -1.58          -1.39          -1.20
  75-year: 1996-2070..............          -2.41          -2.19          -1.98
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1/ The first value in each pair is the assumed ultimate annual percentage
increase in average wages in covered employment. The second value is the
assumed ultimate annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.
      


 
 
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