TABLE 1


Fiscal year Period covered Railroad retirement account (percent) Bloomberg treasury index (percent)
1996 7/1/96-9/30/96 1.97 1.49
1997 10/1/96-9/30/97 9.79 9.09
1998 10/1/97-3/31/98 5.22 4.99


















TABLE 2


Fical year RRA beneficiaries.1 RUIA beneficiaries Total FTE's Beneficiaries per FTE
1993 833,600 40,011 873,611 1,654 528
1994 811,800 40,917 852,717 1,571 543
1995 789,200 35,834 825,034 1,439 573
1996 765,197 35,712 800,909 1,357 590
1997 741,905 34,520 776,425 1,253 620

1Amounts reflect the number of beneficiaries on the roll as of September 30 each year.