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Statistical Supplement | February 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, February 2006
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2002 2003 2004 2005
Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 21,421 18,150 18,138 0 1,760 250 0 2,751 1,992 1,023
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 657,931 738,886 821,685 63,637 70,894 91,408 68,438 66,899 87,522 68,397
4 For new bills 657,931 738,886 821,685 63,637 70,894 91,408 68,438 66,899 87,522 68,397
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 0 0 0 1,298 0 500
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 89,108 96,433 103,380 0 23,149 7,997 0 26,261 7,999 11,700
9 Exchanges -92,075 -103,153 -118,373 0 -26,036 -6,667 0 -18,253 -6,585 -6,551
10 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 1,305 0 757 0 0
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 12,748 7,814 17,249 1,200 2,295 0 0 1,390 3,635 1,693
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -73,093 -76,364 -84,844 0 -19,402 -7,997 0 -20,702 -7,999 -11,700
14 Exchanges 88,276 97,256 110,819 0 23,565 6,667 0 16,781 6,585 6,551
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 5,074 4,107 5,763 470 898 340 0 988 130 0
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -11,588 -11,131 -8,012 0 -1,277 0 0 -2,919 0 0
18 Exchanges 3,800 5,897 7,554 0 2,471 0 0 1,472 0 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 2,280 220 1,364 230 0 785 0 0 90 902
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -4,427 -8,938 -10,524 0 -2,471 0 0 -2,640 0 0
22 Exchanges 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 54,242 36,856 50,507 1,900 4,953 1,375 0 6,427 5,847 4,118
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 1,305 0 757 0 0
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 54,242 36,856 50,507 1,900 4,953 70 0 5,670 5,847 4,118
 
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 1,876,900 163,500 186,250 173,250 201,750 200,750 187,300 145,250
32 Gross sales 1,153,876 1,518,638 1,887,650 167,000 179,000 173,500 200,750 200,750 197,050 147,000
 
  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 5,621,153 505,211 547,538 526,972 531,351 555,779 523,085 509,449
36 Gross sales 252,363 4,946,691 5,626,285 507,649 546,380 527,769 532,647 554,786 523,518 508,709
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions -8,653 -310 -15,882 -5,938 8,408 -1,047 -297 993 -10,183 -1,010
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 45,589 36,536 34,626 -4,038 13,361 -977 -297 6,662 -4,336 3,108

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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