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Statistical Supplement | December 2008

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, December 2008
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2005 2006 2007 2008
Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug
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 81,398 0 13,719 1,510 0 0
3 Exchanges 871,661 905,206 839,688 58,896 23,501 20,060 0 5,361 7,320 12,859
4 For new bills 871,661 905,206 839,688 58,896 23,501 20,060 0 5,361 7,320 12,859
5 Redemptions 0 0 49,178 0 25,977 22,667 26,529 6,819 0 0
  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 0 0 1,926 0 0 0
  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 96,356 20,001 33,718 1,510 0 0
25 Redemptions 2,795 10,552 50,415 0 25,977 22,667 28,455 6,819 0 0
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 25,341 34,138 -39,735 0 -122,333 -42,668 -62,173 -8,329 0 0
 
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 2,596,750 256,250 233,750 386,500 345,500 347,250 353,000 276,000
32 Gross sales 2,083,300 2,131,500 2,591,000 220,000 219,500 347,000 347,250 346,500 348,500 277,500
 
  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 8,662,508 770,268 861,490 875,902 813,259 850,374 940,787 912,593
36 Gross sales 6,420,945 6,778,132 8,676,879 773,973 862,311 872,505 811,255 855,495 942,387 909,781
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions 14,028 -5,110 -8,621 32,545 13,429 42,897 253 -4,372 2,900 1,312
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 39,369 29,029 -48,355 32,545 -108,905 229 -61,920 -12,700 2,900 1,312

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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