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Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on February 27, 2008, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

Table for figure of Gross Issuance of Securities Backed by Alt-A and Subprime Mortgage Pools, 2002-08
Billions of dollars, annual rate
Period Alt-A Subprime
2002 4.4552 10.2234
2003 6.1793 16.2465
2004 13.2155 30.2125
2005 27.6936 38.7530
2006:H1 30.0486 40.1366
2006:H2 30.8974 34.6300
2007:Q1 32.2910 29.5180
2007:Q2 33.6386 24.8979
2007:Q3 12.7353 8.8928
2007:Q4 4.5384 3.8736
January 2008 5.4000 2.0400

Note: Mortgages in alt-A pools are a mix of prime, near-prime, and subprime mortgages; for further details on alt-A pools, refer to text.

Source: Inside MBS & ABS.

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