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Statistical Supplement | April 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, April 2006

1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2003 2004 2005 2005
June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 18,150 18,138 8,300 250 0 2,751 1,992 1,023 489 0
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 738,886 821,685 871,661 91,408 68,438 66,899 87,522 68,397 65,570 80,886
4 For new bills 738,886 821,685 871,661 91,408 68,438 66,899 87,522 68,397 65,570 80,886
5 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 6,565 7,994 2,894 0 0 1,298 0 500 1,096 0
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 96,433 103,380 109,557 7,997 0 26,261 7,999 11,700 14,200 0
9 Exchanges -103,153 -118,373 -108,098 -6,667 0 -18,253 -6,585 -6,551 -15,297 0
10 Redemptions 0 0 2,795 1,305 0 757 0 0 189 0
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 7,814 17,249 11,309 0 0 1,390 3,635 1,693 1,096 0
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -76,364 -84,844 -91,121 -7,997 0 -20,702 -7,999 -11,700 -11,240 0
14 Exchanges 97,256 110,819 97,723 6,667 0 16,781 6,585 6,551 13,077 0
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 4,107 5,763 3,626 340 0 988 130 0 800 0
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -11,131 -8,012 -7,041 0 0 -2,919 0 0 266 0
18 Exchanges 5,897 7,554 7,375 0 0 1,472 0 0 2,221 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 220 1,364 2,007 785 0 0 90 902 0 0
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -8,938 -10,524 -11,395 0 0 -2,640 0 0 -3,227 0
22 Exchanges 0 0 3,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 36,856 50,507 28,136 1,375 0 6,427 5,847 4,118 3,481 0
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 0 0 2,795 1,305 0 757 0 0 189 0
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 36,856 50,507 25,341 70 0 5,670 5,847 4,118 3,292 0
 
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 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
30 Net change in federal agency obligations -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Temporary Transactions  
  Repurchase agreements3  
31 Gross purchases 1,522,888 1,876,900 2,097,050 173,250 201,750 200,750 187,300 145,250 140,750 223,000
32 Gross sales 1,518,638 1,887,650 2,083,300 173,500 200,750 200,750 197,050 147,000 129,500 211,500
 
  Matched sale-purchase agreements  
33 Gross purchases 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
  Reverse repurchase agreements4  
35 Gross purchases 4,942,131 5,621,153 6,421,223 526,972 531,351 555,779 523,085 509,449 505,101 581,376
36 Gross sales 4,946,691 5,626,285 6,420,945 527,769 532,647 554,786 523,518 508,709 508,976 581,826
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions -310 -15,882 14,028 -1,047 -297 993 -10,183 -1,010 7,375 11,050
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 36,536 34,626 39,369 -977 -297 6,662 -4,336 3,108 10,667 11,050

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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