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Statistical Supplement | March 2005

Statistical Supplement to the Federal Reserve Bulletin, March 2005
1.17  Federal Reserve Open Market Transactions1
Millions of dollars
Type of transaction and maturity 2001 2002 2003 2004
May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov
U.S. Treasury Securities2  
  Outright transactions  
  Treasury bills  
1 Gross purchases 15,503 21,421 18,150 409 3,831 952 83 3,473 500 3,155
2 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Exchanges 542,736 657,931 738,886 66,123 63,302 78,894 66,355 80,572 59,837 60,682
4 For new bills 542,736 657,931 738,886 66,123 63,302 78,894 66,355 80,572 59,837 60,682
5 Redemptions 10,095 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Others within one year  
6 Gross purchases 15,663 12,720 6,565 1,693 0 1,898 0 0 1,593 0
7 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Maturity shifts 70,336 89,108 96,433 9,748 6,998 0 17,703 6,535 0 19,781
9 Exchanges -72,004 -92,075 -103,153 -8,913 -13,879 0 -21,489 -7,652 0 -23,125
10 Redemptions 16,802 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  One to five years  
11 Gross purchases 22,814 12,748 7,814 783 1,760 3,078 428 899 2,765 2,284
12 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Maturity shifts -45,211 -73,093 -76,364 -4,066 -6,998 0 -10,029 -6,535 0 -16,031
14 Exchanges 64,519 88,276 97,256 6,620 13,879 0 19,771 7,652 0 20,655
  Five to ten years  
15 Gross purchases 6,003 5,074 4,107 713 275 244 568 695 1,225 453
16 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Maturity shifts -21,063 -11,588 -11,131 -2,520 0 0 -5,051 0 0 -84
18 Exchanges 6,063 3,800 5,897 2,293 0 0 1,718 0 0 2,471
  More than ten years  
19 Gross purchases 8,531 2,280 220 84 0 29 0 405 400 86
20 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Maturity shifts -4,062 -4,427 -8,938 -3,163 0 0 -2,624 0 0 -3,666
22 Exchanges 1,423 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  All maturities  
23 Gross purchases 68,513 54,242 36,856 3,681 5,866 6,202 1,078 5,473 6,484 5,977
24 Gross sales 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Redemptions 26,897 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
26 Net change in U.S. Treasury securities 41,616 54,242 36,856 3,681 5,866 6,202 1,078 5,473 6,484 5,977
 
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 120 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
30 Net change in federal agency obligations -120 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
Temporary Transactions  
  Repurchase agreements3  
31 Gross purchases 1,497,713 1,143,126 1,522,888 138,500 138,750 173,500 179,500 180,000 153,500 166,750
32 Gross sales 1,490,838 1,153,876 1,518,638 133,000 136,000 182,250 172,000 183,000 157,500 158,250
 
  Matched sale-purchase agreements  
33 Gross purchases 4,722,667 4,981,624 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 Gross sales 4,724,743 4,958,437 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
 
  Reverse repurchase agreements4  
35 Gross purchases 0 231,272 4,942,131 392,021 427,319 416,602 465,642 510,205 510,553 547,160
36 Gross sales 0 252,363 4,946,691 391,293 426,071 417,540 468,417 512,957 511,896 548,325
 
37 Net change in temporary transactions 4,800 -8,653 -310 6,227 3,998 -9,688 4,725 -5,752 -5,343 7,335
 
38 Total net change in System Open Market Account 46,295 45,589 36,536 9,908 9,864 -3,487 5,804 -280 1,140 13,312

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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