"Figure 3. Private sector pension schemes holdings of corporate bonds and equities decreased by 21% and 19%, respectively, between 30 June 2022 and 30 September 2022.","" "Direct investment in equities and corporate bonds, private and public sector pension schemes, £ billion, 31 March 2022, 30 June 2022 and 30 September 2022 ","" "","" "Notes","1. Private sector is private sector defined benefit and hybrid (DBH) and defined contribution (DC) pension schemes. 2. Public sector is public sector defined benefit and hybrid (DBH) pension schemes. " "Unit","£ Billion" "","" "","31 Mar 2022","30 Jun 2022","30 Sep 2022" "Private sector holdings of equities","104","89","72" "Public sector holdings of equities","89","80","78" "Private sector holdings of corporate bonds","164","150","119" "Public sector holdings of corporate bonds","9","9","9"