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Statistical Supplement | April 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, April 2005
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2002 2003 2004 2004
June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 21,421 18,150 18,138 3,831 952 83 3,473 500 3,155 512
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 657,931 738,886 821,685 63,302 78,894 66,355 80,572 59,837 60,682 73,029
4 For new bills 657,931 738,886 821,685 63,302 78,894 66,355 80,572 59,837 60,682 73,029
5 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 12,720 6,565 7,994 0 1,898 0 0 1,593 0 1,499
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 89,108 96,433 103,380 6,998 0 17,703 6,535 0 19,781 7,987
9 Exchanges -92,075 -103,153 -118,373 -13,879 0 -21,489 -7,652 0 -23,125 -7,948
10 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 12,748 7,814 17,249 1,760 3,078 428 899 2,765 2,284 2,404
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -73,093 -76,364 -84,844 -6,998 0 -10,029 -6,535 0 -16,031 -7,987
14 Exchanges 88,276 97,256 110,819 13,879 0 19,771 7,652 0 20,655 7,948
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 5,074 4,107 5,763 275 244 568 695 1,225 453 340
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -11,588 -11,131 -8,012 0 0 -5,051 0 0 -84 0
18 Exchanges 3,800 5,897 7,554 0 0 1,718 0 0 2,471 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 2,280 220 1,364 0 29 0 405 400 86 85
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -4,427 -8,938 -10,524 0 0 -2,624 0 0 -3,666 0
22 Exchanges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 54,242 36,856 50,507 5,866 6,202 1,078 5,473 6,484 5,977 4,840
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 54,242 36,856 50,507 5,866 6,202 1,078 5,473 6,484 5,977 4,840
 
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 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
30 Net change in federal agency obligations 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Temporary Transactions  
  Repurchase agreements3  
31 Gross purchases 1,143,126 1,522,888 1,876,900 138,750 173,500 179,500 180,000 153,500 166,750 155,250
32 Gross sales 1,153,876 1,518,638 1,887,650 136,000 182,250 172,000 183,000 157,500 158,250 156,000
 
  Matched sale-purchase agreements  
33 Gross purchases 4,981,624 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Gross sales 4,958,437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
  Reverse repurchase agreements4  
35 Gross purchases 231,272 4,942,131 5,621,153 427,319 416,602 465,642 510,205 510,553 547,160 655,872
36 Gross sales 252,363 4,946,691 5,626,285 426,071 417,540 468,417 512,957 511,896 548,325 658,454
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions -8,653 -310 -15,882 3,998 -9,688 4,725 -5,752 -5,343 7,335 -3,332
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 45,589 36,536 34,626 9,864 -3,487 5,804 -280 1,140 13,312 1,508

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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