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Statistical Supplement | August 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 2004
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2001 2002 2003 2003 2004
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 15,503 21,421 18,150 880 925 1,494 619 747 341 3,516
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 542,736 657,931 738,886 75,566 56,871 59,719 80,276 61,389 56,267 74,959
4 For new bills 542,736 657,931 738,886 75,566 56,871 59,719 80,276 61,389 56,267 74,959
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 2,561 0 0 1,311 0 0
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 70,336 89,108 96,433 5,435 0 23,307 0 10,791 16,544 7,293
9 Exchanges -72,004 -92,075 -103,153 -6,368 0 -20,538 0 -10,700 -16,333 -8,333
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 1,447 1,503 237 0 1,555 1,293 0
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -45,211 -73,093 -76,364 -5,435 0 -17,681 0 -9,361 -16,544 -7,293
14 Exchanges 64,519 88,276 97,256 6,368 0 18,905 0 9,627 16,333 8,333
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 6,003 5,074 4,107 280 787 283 0 510 741 0
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -21,063 -11,588 -11,131 0 0 -3,993 0 -357 0 0
18 Exchanges 6,063 3,800 5,897 0 0 1,634 0 1,072 0 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 8,531 2,280 220 0 0 20 0 235 40 0
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -4,062 -4,427 -8,938 0 0 -1,634 0 -1,072 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 2,608 5,775 2,034 619 4,358 2,414 3,516
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 2,608 5,775 2,034 619 4,358 2,414 3,516
 
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 10 0 0 0 0
 
30 Net change in federal agency obligations -120 0 -10 0 0 -10 0 0 0 0
 
Temporary Transactions  
  Repurchase agreements3  
31 Gross purchases 1,497,713 1,143,126 1,522,888 157,750 122,500 138,000 138,250 121,750 167,500 163,650
32 Gross sales 1,490,838 1,153,876 1,518,638 169,250 115,500 127,250 158,500 116,500 168,750 165,900
 
  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 4,942,131 427,913 336,765 425,519 416,239 391,676 444,402 443,463
36 Gross sales 0 252,363 4,946,691 422,259 336,216 432,390 410,716 393,309 444,341 442,966
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions 4,800 -8,653 -310 -5,846 7,549 3,879 -14,727 3,617 -1,189 -1,752
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 46,295 45,589 36,536 -3,238 13,324 5,903 -14,108 7,975 1,225 1,764

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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