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Statistical Supplement | February 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, February 2005

1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2001 2002 2003 2004
Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 15,503 21,421 18,150 3,516 409 3,831 952 83 3,473 500
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 542,736 657,931 738,886 74,959 66,123 63,302 78,894 66,355 80,572 59,837
4 For new bills 542,736 657,931 738,886 74,959 66,123 63,302 78,894 66,355 80,572 59,837
5 Redemptions 10,095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 15,663 12,720 6,565 0 1,693 0 1,898 0 0 1,593
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 70,336 89,108 96,433 7,293 9,748 6,998 0 17,703 6,535 0
9 Exchanges -72,004 -92,075 -103,153 -8,333 -8,913 -13,879 0 -21,489 -7,652 0
10 Redemptions 16,802 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 22,814 12,748 7,814 0 783 1,760 3,078 428 899 2,765
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -45,211 -73,093 -76,364 -7,293 -4,066 -6,998 0 -10,029 -6,535 0
14 Exchanges 64,519 88,276 97,256 8,333 6,620 13,879 0 19,771 7,652 0
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 6,003 5,074 4,107 0 713 275 244 568 695 1,225
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -21,063 -11,588 -11,131 0 -2,520 0 0 -5,051 0 0
18 Exchanges 6,063 3,800 5,897 0 2,293 0 0 1,718 0 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 8,531 2,280 220 0 84 0 29 0 405 400
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -4,062 -4,427 -8,938 0 -3,163 0 0 -2,624 0 0
22 Exchanges 1,423 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 68,513 54,242 36,856 3,516 3,681 5,866 6,202 1,078 5,473 6,484
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 26,897 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 41,616 54,242 36,856 3,516 3,681 5,866 6,202 1,078 5,473 6,484
 
Federal Agency Obligations  
  Outright transactions  
27 Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29 Redemptions 120 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
30 Net change in federal agency obligations -120 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Temporary Transactions  
  Repurchase agreements3  
31 Gross purchases 1,497,713 1,143,126 1,522,888 163,650 138,500 138,750 173,500 179,500 180,000 153,500
32 Gross sales 1,490,838 1,153,876 1,518,638 165,900 133,000 136,000 182,250 172,000 183,000 157,500
 
  Matched sale-purchase agreements  
33 Gross purchases 4,722,667 4,981,624 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Gross sales 4,724,743 4,958,437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
  Reverse repurchase agreements4  
35 Gross purchases 0 231,272 4,942,131 443,463 392,021 427,319 416,602 465,642 510,205 510,553
36 Gross sales 0 252,363 4,946,691 442,966 391,293 426,071 417,540 468,417 512,957 511,896
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions 4,800 -8,653 -310 -1,752 6,227 3,998 -9,688 4,725 -5,752 -5,343
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 46,295 45,589 36,536 1,764 9,908 9,864 -3,487 5,804 -280 1,140

1. Sales, redemptions, and negative figures reduce holdings of the System Open Market Account; all other figures increase such holdings.   Return to table

2. Transactions exclude changes in compensation for the effects of inflation on the principal of inflation-indexed securities. Transactions include the rollover of inflation compensation into new securities.   Return to table

3. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. government and federal agency obligations.   Return to table

4. Cash value of agreements, which are collateralized by U.S. Treasury securities.   Return to table

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