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Statistical Supplement | August 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, August 2007
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2004 2005 2006 2006 2007
Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 18,138 8,300 5,748 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 821,685 871,661 905,206 65,400 85,342 69,275 66,169 70,706 88,466 76,560
4 For new bills 821,685 871,661 905,206 65,400 85,342 69,275 66,169 70,706 88,466 76,560
5 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 7,994 2,894 4,967 1,757 220 0 0 817 0 1,394
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 103,380 109,557 0 7,427 14,046 0 0 0 0 0
9 Exchanges -118,373 -108,098 0 -16,498 -15,441 0 0 0 0 0
10 Redemptions 0 2,795 10,552 3,749 335 0 0 0 0 0
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 17,249 11,309 26,354 1,395 3,151 4,979 0 1,061 0 3,742
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -84,844 -91,121 0 -5,246 -11,009 0 0 0 0 0
14 Exchanges 110,819 97,723 0 15,086 13,147 0 0 0 0 0
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 5,763 3,626 4,322 33 411 445 0 0 0 290
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -8,012 -7,041 0 -2,181 2,073 0 0 0 0 0
18 Exchanges 7,554 7,375 0 1,412 2,294 0 0 0 0 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 1,364 2,007 3,299 0 780 1,072 0 0 0 640
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -10,524 -11,395 0 0 -5,110 0 0 0 0 0
22 Exchanges 0 3,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 50,507 28,136 44,690 3,185 4,562 6,496 0 1,878 0 6,066
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 0 2,795 10,552 3,749 335 0 0 0 0 0
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 50,507 25,341 34,138 -564 4,227 6,496 0 1,878 0 6,066
 
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 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
30 Net change in federal agency obligations 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Temporary Transactions  
  Repurchase agreements3  
31 Gross purchases 1,876,900 2,097,050 2,125,500 178,000 194,500 176,500 176,000 193,750 228,250 179,500
32 Gross sales 1,887,650 2,083,300 2,131,500 169,750 186,500 173,500 184,750 180,500 240,250 161,250
 
  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 5,621,153 6,421,223 6,779,023 649,172 665,558 586,711 630,544 696,788 843,250 739,145
36 Gross sales 5,626,285 6,420,945 6,778,132 651,821 662,802 585,277 633,309 704,054 840,887 739,251
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions -15,882 14,028 -5,110 5,601 10,756 4,434 -11,515 5,984 -9,637 18,143
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 34,626 39,369 29,029 5,037 14,983 10,930 -11,515 7,862 -9,637 24,209

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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