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Statistical Supplement | May 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, May 2008
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2005 2006 2007 2007 2008
July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 8,300 5,748 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 871,661 905,206 839,688 72,690 75,502 62,083 62,143 83,590 24,580 35,011
4 For new bills 871,661 905,206 839,688 72,690 75,502 62,083 62,143 83,590 24,580 35,011
5 Redemptions 0 0 49,178 0 10,000 0 0 0 39,178 27,481
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 2,894 4,967 2,211 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 109,557 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Exchanges -108,098 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Redemptions 2,795 10,552 1,236 0 1,236 0 0 0 0 -552
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 11,309 26,354 7,539 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -91,121 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 Exchanges 97,723 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 3,626 4,322 290 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -7,041 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Exchanges 7,375 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 2,007 3,299 640 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -11,395 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Exchanges 3,000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 28,136 44,690 10,680 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 2,795 10,552 50,415 0 11,236 0 0 0 39,178 26,929
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 25,341 34,138 -39,735 0 -11,236 0 0 0 -39,178 -26,929
 
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 2,097,050 2,125,500 2,596,750 185,000 209,000 236,500 268,750 318,750 249,250 203,500
32 Gross sales 2,083,300 2,131,500 2,591,000 180,000 200,750 230,250 265,000 319,750 250,250 224,500
 
  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 6,421,223 6,779,023 8,662,508 673,157 722,358 669,935 786,360 715,682 761,133 830,931
36 Gross sales 6,420,945 6,778,132 8,676,879 673,778 725,162 669,850 788,726 713,543 769,202 826,520
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions 14,028 -5,110 -8,621 4,379 5,446 6,334 1,385 1,139 -9,070 -16,589
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 39,369 29,029 -48,355 4,379 -5,791 6,334 1,385 1,139 -48,248 -43,517

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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