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Statistical Supplement | March 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2007
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2003 2004 2005 2006
May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 18,150 18,138 8,300 0 0 1,649 0 0 0 0
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 738,886 821,685 871,661 75,196 95,728 70,972 90,885 72,636 65,400 85,342
4 For new bills 738,886 821,685 871,661 75,196 95,728 70,972 90,885 72,636 65,400 85,342
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 1,375 0 0 415 0 1,757 220
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 96,433 103,380 109,557 24,441 6,667 6,614 20,379 6,861 7,427 14,046
9 Exchanges -103,153 -118,373 -108,098 -15,746 -7,997 -10,078 -13,535 0 -16,498 -15,441
10 Redemptions 0 0 2,795 1,217 0 3,931 0 0 3,749 335
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 7,814 17,249 11,309 2,317 2,650 549 1,454 1,320 1,395 3,151
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -76,364 -84,844 -91,121 -21,298 -3,167 -3,784 -13,673 -6,861 -5,246 -11,009
14 Exchanges 97,256 110,819 97,723 13,452 7,997 7,254 10,421 0 15,086 13,147
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 4,107 5,763 3,626 101 1,080 0 0 548 33 411
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -11,131 -8,012 -7,041 949 -3,500 -2,830 -5,149 0 -2,181 2,073
18 Exchanges 5,897 7,554 7,375 2,294 0 1,588 1,557 0 1,412 2,294
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 220 1,364 2,007 0 0 0 0 228 0 780
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -8,938 -10,524 -11,395 -4,092 0 0 -1,557 0 0 -5,110
22 Exchanges 0 0 3,000 0 0 1,235 1,557 0 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 36,856 50,507 28,136 3,793 3,730 2,198 1,869 2,096 3,185 4,562
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 0 0 2,795 1,217 0 3,931 0 0 3,749 335
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 36,856 50,507 25,341 2,576 3,730 -1,733 1,869 2,096 -564 4,227
 
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 2,097,050 200,750 182,000 177,000 178,000 128,000 178,000 194,500
32 Gross sales 1,518,638 1,887,650 2,083,300 194,250 181,500 178,000 178,000 136,750 169,750 186,500
 
  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 6,421,223 531,844 567,926 584,190 642,084 554,480 649,172 665,558
36 Gross sales 4,946,691 5,626,285 6,420,945 532,338 572,488 584,959 640,413 557,372 651,821 662,802
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions -310 -15,882 14,028 6,006 -4,061 -1,769 1,671 -11,643 5,601 10,756
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 36,536 34,626 39,369 8,582 -331 -3,502 3,540 -9,547 5,037 14,983

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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