Average Annual Earnings level in 2000 is assumed at:
Low 15,156
Average 33,680 (=SSA Average Wage Index)
High 53,888
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Ultimate Assumed Growth Rates and Real Yields
4.30 percent annual increase in Average Earnings
3.30 percent annual CPI increase
3.00 percent annual real yield on Larger Than U.S. Government Bonds
3.50 percent annual real yield on Corporate Bonds
6.50 percent annual real yield on Equities
0.10 percent annual Administrative Expense
3.398 percent equity premium over LT Govt Bonds
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1/ The balance of each portfolio is assumed to be invested in Larger Than U.S. Government Bonds.
Based on the intermediate assumptions of the 2001 Trustees Report
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Office of the Actuary Social Security Administration December 16, 2001
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