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Statistical Supplement | December 2007

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2007
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2004 2005 2006 2007
Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
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 70,706 88,466 76,560 94,858 62,340 72,690 75,502
4 For new bills 821,685 871,661 905,206 70,706 88,466 76,560 94,858 62,340 72,690 75,502
5 Redemptions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10,000
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 7,994 2,894 4,967 817 0 1,394 0 0 0 0
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 103,380 109,557 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Exchanges -118,373 -108,098 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Redemptions 0 2,795 10,552 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,236
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 17,249 11,309 26,354 1,061 0 3,742 2,736 0 0 0
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -84,844 -91,121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Exchanges 110,819 97,723 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 5,763 3,626 4,322 0 0 290 0 0 0 0
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -8,012 -7,041 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Exchanges 7,554 7,375 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 1,364 2,007 3,299 0 0 640 0 0 0 0
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -10,524 -11,395 0 0 0 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 1,878 0 6,066 2,736 0 0 0
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 0 2,795 10,552 0 0 0 0 0 0 11,236
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 50,507 25,341 34,138 1,878 0 6,066 2,736 0 0 -11,236
 
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 2,125,500 193,750 228,250 179,500 174,250 177,750 185,000 209,000
32 Gross sales 1,887,650 2,083,300 2,131,500 180,500 240,250 161,250 190,000 188,250 180,000 200,750
 
  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 6,779,023 696,788 843,250 739,145 752,100 672,056 673,157 722,358
36 Gross sales 5,626,285 6,420,945 6,778,132 704,054 840,887 739,251 749,528 669,588 673,778 725,162
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions -15,882 14,028 -5,110 5,984 -9,637 18,143 -13,178 -8,032 4,379 5,446
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 34,626 39,369 29,029 7,862 -9,637 24,209 -10,442 -8,032 4,379 -5,791

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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