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Statistical Supplement | August 2006

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 2006
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2003 2004 2005 2005 2006
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 18,150 18,138 8,300 1,023 489 0 1,563 1,308 1,228 0
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 738,886 821,685 871,661 68,397 65,570 80,886 67,302 68,077 79,509 64,886
4 For new bills 738,886 821,685 871,661 68,397 65,570 80,886 67,302 68,077 79,509 64,886
5 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 6,565 7,994 2,894 500 1,096 0 0 1,200 0 0
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 96,433 103,380 109,557 11,700 14,200 0 13,599 11,858 8,000 0
9 Exchanges -103,153 -118,373 -108,098 -6,551 -15,297 0 -13,594 -10,989 -8,334 -834
10 Redemptions 0 0 2,795 0 189 0 1,321 0 0 0
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 7,814 17,249 11,309 1,693 1,096 0 2,809 2,498 2,136 1,096
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -76,364 -84,844 -91,121 -11,700 -11,240 0 -13,599 -4,775 -4,500 0
14 Exchanges 97,256 110,819 97,723 6,551 13,077 0 11,830 9,306 8,334 834
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 4,107 5,763 3,626 0 800 0 1,505 25 174 0
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -11,131 -8,012 -7,041 0 266 0 0 -5,205 -3,500 0
18 Exchanges 5,897 7,554 7,375 0 2,221 0 0 841 0 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 220 1,364 2,007 902 0 0 205 924 90 0
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -8,938 -10,524 -11,395 0 -3,227 0 0 -1,878 0 0
22 Exchanges 0 0 3,000 0 0 0 1,765 841 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 36,856 50,507 28,136 4,118 3,481 0 6,082 5,955 3,628 1,096
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 0 0 2,795 0 189 0 1,321 0 0 0
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 36,856 50,507 25,341 4,118 3,292 0 4,761 5,955 3,628 1,096
 
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 2,097,050 145,250 140,750 223,000 185,750 157,000 204,250 163,750
32 Gross sales 1,518,638 1,887,650 2,083,300 147,000 129,500 211,500 206,750 151,250 209,000 166,250
 
  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 6,421,223 509,449 505,101 581,376 504,837 445,563 558,568 488,091
36 Gross sales 4,946,691 5,626,285 6,420,945 508,709 508,976 581,826 498,351 446,346 560,306 485,659
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions -310 -15,882 14,028 -1,010 7,375 11,050 -14,514 4,967 -6,488 -68
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 36,536 34,626 39,369 3,108 10,667 11,050 -9,752 10,922 -2,860 1,028

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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