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Statistical Supplement | December 2004

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2004
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2001 2002 2003 2004
Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 15,503 21,421 18,150 747 341 3,516 409 3,831 952 83
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 542,736 657,931 738,886 61,389 56,267 74,959 66,123 63,302 78,894 49,889
4 For new bills 542,736 657,931 738,886 61,389 56,267 74,959 66,123 63,302 78,894 49,889
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 1,311 0 0 1,693 0 1,898 0
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 70,336 89,108 96,433 10,791 16,544 7,293 9,748 0 0 0
9 Exchanges -72,004 -92,075 -103,153 -10,700 -16,333 -8,333 -8,913 0 0 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 1,555 1,293 0 783 1,760 3,078 428
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -45,211 -73,093 -76,364 -9,361 -16,544 -7,293 -4,066 0 0 0
14 Exchanges 64,519 88,276 97,256 9,627 16,333 8,333 6,620 0 0 0
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 6,003 5,074 4,107 510 741 0 713 275 244 568
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -21,063 -11,588 -11,131 -357 0 0 -2,520 0 0 0
18 Exchanges 6,063 3,800 5,897 1,072 0 0 2,293 0 0 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 8,531 2,280 220 235 40 0 84 0 29 0
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -4,062 -4,427 -8,938 -1,072 0 0 -3,163 0 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 4,358 2,414 3,516 3,681 5,866 6,202 1,078
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 4,358 2,414 3,516 3,681 5,866 6,202 1,078
 
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 1,522,888 121,750 167,500 163,650 138,500 138,750 173,500 179,500
32 Gross sales 1,490,838 1,153,876 1,518,638 116,500 168,750 165,900 133,000 136,000 182,250 172,000
 
  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 4,942,131 391,676 444,402 443,463 392,021 427,319 416,602 465,642
36 Gross sales 0 252,363 4,946,691 393,309 444,341 442,966 391,293 426,071 417,540 468,417
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions 4,800 -8,653 -310 3,617 -1,189 -1,752 6,227 3,998 -9,688 4,725
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 46,295 45,589 36,536 7,975 1,225 1,764 9,908 9,864 -3,487 5,804

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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