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Home >Financials >United States Postal Service Annual Report 2010: Foundation For The Future > Introduction to the Financial Section > Management’s Discussion and Analysis of FinancialCondition and Results of Operations > Net Periodic Costs

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Net Periodic Costs

Information about the net periodic costs for the CSRS and FERS pension plans, which is prepared by OPM under SFFAS 33, is as follows:

 

Components of Net Periodic Costs as Calculated by OPM (9/30/09 latest actual data available) (dollars in billions)

CSRS

Projected 2010

Actual 2009

Actuarial Liability as of October 1

$ 214.9

$ 204.1

+ Expected Contributions*

0.4

0.5

– Expected Benefit Disbursements

(10.7)

(10.0)

+ Interest Expense

10.1

12.5

+ Total Actuarial Loss During FY

0.0

7.8

Actuarial Liability as of September 30

$ 214.7

$ 214.9

FERS

Actuarial Liability as of October 1

$ 72.3

$ 62.8

+ Normal Cost

3.53

3.2

– Expected Benefit Disbursements

(1.1)3

(1.0)

+ Interest Expense

3.73

4.0

+ Total Actuarial Loss During FY

0.03

3.3

Actuarial Liability as of September 30

78.43

72.3

Total Actuarial Liability as of September 30

$ 293.1

$ 287.2

*Expected contributions for CSRS consist of employee contributions only.




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